CYP8B1

cytochrome P450 family 8 subfamily B member 1

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. The cytochrome P450 proteins are monooxygenases which catalyze many reactions involved in drug metabolism and synthesis of cholesterol, steroids and other lipids. This endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein catalyzes the conversion of 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one into 7-alpha,12-alpha-dihydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one. The balance between these two steroids determines the relative amounts of cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid both of which are secreted in the bile and affect the solubility of cholesterol. This gene is unique among the cytochrome P450 genes in that it is intronless. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants36 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs37328603:42,914,012T/A——
rs37328613:42,914,325G/Aintron variant—
rs28882723:42,914,877C/Gintron variant—
rs3704772263:42,915,982T/C—uncertain significance
rs1382928743:42,916,001G/T—likely benign
rs10243813033:42,916,016C/T—uncertain significance
rs7703179823:42,916,035T/A—uncertain significance
rs1473568603:42,916,064C/T—likely benign
rs1120661753:42,916,105C/T—benign
rs25286026553:42,916,120G/A—uncertain significance
rs5432454383:42,916,135T/C—likely benign
rs2000692313:42,916,146A/G—uncertain significance
rs7664890473:42,916,180G/A—uncertain significance
rs617471863:42,916,238G/A—benign
rs356378773:42,916,240G/A—benign
rs25286029183:42,916,245G/T—uncertain significance
rs5280955723:42,916,264G/A—uncertain significance
rs7418173:42,916,511C/A—benign
rs2013375753:42,916,530T/A—uncertain significance
rs7786775763:42,916,585C/T—uncertain significance
rs357644593:42,916,596T/C—benign
rs2005996113:42,916,617C/T—uncertain significance
rs7670775223:42,916,620C/T—uncertain significance
rs7650096273:42,916,711C/T—uncertain significance
rs12064448023:42,916,715C/A—uncertain significance
rs3678848933:42,916,750C/G—uncertain significance
rs3699817753:42,916,835A/T—uncertain significance
rs790955063:42,916,879G/A—benign
rs12538048303:42,916,933C/T—uncertain significance
rs7513849663:42,916,958T/G—uncertain significance
rs98657153:42,917,047A/Tmissense variant—
rs2002743443:42,917,071C/T—uncertain significance
rs25286050373:42,917,097T/A—uncertain significance
rs14493930623:42,917,148A/G—uncertain significance
rs7529431063:42,917,200T/C—uncertain significance
rs3739222713:42,917,227G/A—uncertain significance

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.