COL6A3

collagen type VI alpha 3 chain

Summary

This gene encodes the alpha-3 chain, one of the three alpha chains of type VI collagen, a beaded filament collagen found in most connective tissues. The alpha-3 chain of type VI collagen is much larger than the alpha-1 and -2 chains. This difference in size is largely due to an increase in the number of subdomains, similar to von Willebrand Factor type A domains, that are found in the amino terminal globular domain of all the alpha chains. These domains have been shown to bind extracellular matrix proteins, an interaction that explains the importance of this collagen in organizing matrix components. Mutations in the type VI collagen genes are associated with Bethlem myopathy, a rare autosomal dominant proximal myopathy with early childhood onset. Mutations in this gene are also a cause of Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy, also referred to as Ullrich scleroatonic muscular dystrophy, an autosomal recessive congenital myopathy that is more severe than Bethlem myopathy. Multiple transcript variants have been identified, but the full-length nature of only some of these variants has been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009]

Known Variants2,882 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs8860558012:238,232,663A/Tuncertain significance
rs10507852:238,232,752C/Abenign
rs1849001912:238,232,754A/Cbenign
rs16998114162:238,232,802C/Tuncertain significance
rs74362:238,232,811T/Abenign
rs5749547212:238,232,991C/Tlikely benign
rs5571074132:238,233,040G/Auncertain significance
rs5455565642:238,233,132T/Cuncertain significance
rs8860558022:238,233,327G/Auncertain significance
rs1880025842:238,233,366G/Cuncertain significance
rs46637222:238,233,410C/Guncertain significance
rs21062976712:238,233,422T/Guncertain significance
rs1481838392:238,233,427A/Gconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs15591797632:238,233,428T/Glikely benign
rs5686323612:238,233,443C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs10084543222:238,233,447T/Clikely benign
rs5375111282:238,233,452C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs1503761792:238,233,453G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs14097147652:238,233,457A/Cuncertain significance
rs1425460622:238,233,459T/Cuncertain significance
rs8860435552:238,233,462G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs3678992232:238,233,463C/Alikely benign
rs3740243992:238,233,464G/Alikely benign
rs7664396902:238,233,466C/Tlikely benign
rs1846177872:238,233,467G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs9571428572:238,233,469G/Clikely benign
rs1121234722:238,233,473G/Clikely benign
rs7525013372:238,233,474G/Tlikely benign
rs130324042:238,233,483G/Abenign
rs1896636252:238,233,631C/Tlikely benign
rs729841472:238,233,665T/Abenign
rs755410252:238,233,717T/Clikely benign
rs15749108622:238,234,187A/Glikely benign
rs24697650362:238,234,189G/Alikely benign
rs5364566902:238,234,195T/Alikely benign
rs3677287192:238,234,207A/Glikely benign
rs5534865702:238,234,209C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs7570911422:238,234,210G/Alikely benign
rs1139927042:238,234,216C/Tlikely benign
rs15591806782:238,234,219T/Guncertain significance
rs24697652412:238,234,231C/Guncertain significance
rs8860440342:238,234,237T/Cconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs15535414512:238,234,238C/Auncertain significance
rs7693927472:238,234,239C/Gconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs3714685152:238,234,245T/Cuncertain significance
rs13274342072:238,234,246G/Tuncertain significance
rs14795820112:238,234,247T/Cuncertain significance
rs1386948832:238,234,251C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs1442913252:238,234,252G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs12982746552:238,234,255T/Clikely benign
rs14467529712:238,234,261A/Glikely benign
rs8860424482:238,234,278A/Cuncertain significance
rs12157893172:238,234,279T/Clikely benign
rs16999000512:238,234,280C/Tuncertain significance
rs1122903432:238,234,285A/Glikely benign
rs7595145832:238,234,289C/Tlikely benign
rs24697654582:238,234,295G/Auncertain significance
rs16999010082:238,234,298T/Cuncertain significance
rs1475334892:238,234,302G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs7632098062:238,234,305C/Tuncertain significance
rs14053744162:238,234,312C/Tpathogenic
rs21062991112:238,234,314A/Cuncertain significance
rs7512703812:238,234,316T/Clikely benign
rs13859292542:238,234,322A/Glikely benign
rs1410506172:238,234,338T/Gconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs7556135662:238,234,344C/Tuncertain significance
rs1488219862:238,234,345G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs7488142972:238,234,351C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs1381096662:238,234,352G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs1134221962:238,234,357C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs24697656132:238,234,362A/Guncertain significance
rs7713767632:238,234,364A/Guncertain significance
rs10575241482:238,234,366A/Tuncertain significance
rs24697656302:238,234,367T/Guncertain significance
rs1998005642:238,234,371T/Alikely benign
rs7464550032:238,234,374T/Alikely benign
rs7704367822:238,234,375A/Glikely benign
rs7756630872:238,234,381A/Tuncertain significance
rs7631545592:238,234,385G/Tlikely benign
rs3981241372:238,234,400G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs755616812:238,241,881G/Tbenign
rs7703834202:238,242,085C/Alikely benign
rs17003707152:238,242,090C/Tuncertain significance
rs17003709252:238,242,095G/Auncertain significance
rs1124554072:238,242,105G/Alikely benign
rs7493538972:238,242,111A/Glikely benign
rs12889323662:238,242,113G/Tuncertain significance
rs9576083762:238,242,118T/Clikely benign
rs8860423632:238,242,131A/Guncertain significance
rs10647963562:238,242,137A/Guncertain significance
rs17003730112:238,242,140G/Auncertain significance
rs14680046402:238,242,171G/Auncertain significance
rs773682692:238,242,172A/Tlikely benign
rs7604964282:238,242,173G/Tuncertain significance
rs24697844642:238,242,174G/Auncertain significance
rs1829769772:238,242,176G/Cmissense variantpathogenic
rs17003748262:238,242,180G/Auncertain significance
rs9468423882:238,242,190C/Auncertain significance
rs9713988482:238,242,192C/Tlikely pathogenic
rs15591901442:238,242,195T/Cconflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Showing 100 of 2,882 variants. Use the SNP search for the full list.

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.