HAAO

3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase

Summary

3-Hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase is a monomeric cytosolic protein belonging to the family of intramolecular dioxygenases containing nonheme ferrous iron. It is widely distributed in peripheral organs, such as liver and kidney, and is also present in low amounts in the central nervous system. HAAO catalyzes the synthesis of quinolinic acid (QUIN) from 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid. QUIN is an excitotoxin whose toxicity is mediated by its ability to activate glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. Increased cerebral levels of QUIN may participate in the pathogenesis of neurologic and inflammatory disorders. HAAO has been suggested to play a role in disorders associated with altered tissue levels of QUIN. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants41 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs49536572:42,993,782T/A——
rs2005529802:42,994,581C/A—uncertain significance
rs1462422292:42,994,647C/G—uncertain significance
rs16707630722:42,994,771G/A—uncertain significance
rs7688056152:42,994,777C/G—uncertain significance
rs340531332:42,994,814C/G—uncertain significance
rs1505374162:42,995,018G/A—uncertain significance
rs3728524372:42,995,041C/T—uncertain significance
rs1130198652:42,995,058T/C—benign
rs37555402:42,995,840T/G——
rs134135072:42,996,819A/G—benign
rs1453374032:42,996,907C/T—likely benign
rs24668600982:42,996,917C/T—uncertain significance
rs11354017432:42,996,925C/T—pathogenic
rs1423005892:42,996,959C/G—uncertain significance
rs22418502:42,997,614G/A—benign
rs24668632002:42,997,642A/G—uncertain significance
rs7535039702:42,997,661C/T—uncertain significance
rs14433360142:42,997,667C/T—uncertain significance
rs12918691782:42,997,690A/G—uncertain significance
rs13639545562:43,010,481C/T—likely pathogenic
rs16721523822:43,010,503C/A—likely pathogenic
rs7591037772:43,010,506C/T—likely benign
rs12442248152:43,010,515C/T—uncertain significance
rs24668966922:43,010,553A/G—likely pathogenic
rs12320962912:43,010,923C/T—likely pathogenic
rs7800637632:43,010,934C/T—uncertain significance
rs3690055642:43,010,941C/G—uncertain significance
rs341832202:43,010,950G/A—uncertain significance
rs1996526252:43,010,968G/C—uncertain significance
rs1495165352:43,010,973C/T—likely benign
rs14185705262:43,010,981C/T—uncertain significance
rs1409418262:43,015,684G/A—benign
rs7467028522:43,015,687G/T—pathogenic
rs16725588412:43,015,700C/T—conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs10487684112:43,015,703G/C—likely benign
rs38161822:43,015,704T/A—benign
rs14541755012:43,015,710G/A—uncertain significance
rs1148943332:43,015,717G/A—benign
rs38161832:43,015,719T/Cmissense variantbenign
rs38161842:43,015,757G/A—benign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.