HYAL2

hyaluronidase 2

Summary

This gene encodes a weak acid-active hyaluronidase. The encoded protein is similar in structure to other more active hyaluronidases. Hyaluronidases degrade hyaluronan, one of the major glycosaminoglycans of the extracellular matrix. Hyaluronan and fragments of hyaluronan are thought to be involved in cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. Although it was previously thought to be a lysosomal hyaluronidase that is active at a pH below 4, the encoded protein is likely a GPI-anchored cell surface protein. This hyaluronidase serves as a receptor for the oncogenic virus Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus. The gene is one of several related genes in a region of chromosome 3p21.3 associated with tumor suppression. This gene encodes two alternatively spliced transcript variants which differ only in the 5' UTR.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]

Known Variants55 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs12027127923:50,355,570C/A—uncertain significance
rs3743290993:50,355,585G/A—uncertain significance
rs24708731823:50,355,591A/T—uncertain significance
rs3733074693:50,355,631C/T—uncertain significance
rs1399607193:50,355,709A/C—pathogenic
rs354555893:50,355,730T/G—benign
rs5877073853:50,355,764C/G—uncertain significance
rs7819947353:50,355,782A/G—likely benign
rs1500047513:50,355,818A/G—likely benign
rs3689177083:50,355,819T/C—uncertain significance
rs14723204153:50,355,847G/A—uncertain significance
rs15537158953:50,355,850G/A—likely pathogenic
rs7823723483:50,355,883G/A—likely benign
rs1392029183:50,355,912T/C—uncertain significance
rs9281829953:50,355,916C/T—uncertain significance
rs7826899853:50,356,387C/T—uncertain significance
rs1494545493:50,356,405C/T—likely benign
rs7826623343:50,356,433G/A—uncertain significance
rs1403767583:50,356,435G/A—likely benign
rs3699283473:50,356,458T/C—uncertain significance
rs2016946553:50,356,463G/A—uncertain significance
rs1478384103:50,356,693C/Tdownstream gene variant—
rs2006050963:50,357,013G/A—uncertain significance
rs5876886443:50,357,037C/T—uncertain significance
rs7826822033:50,357,038G/A—pathogenic
rs3739666763:50,357,071C/T—uncertain significance
rs1424056703:50,357,092G/A—conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs10500743:50,357,136C/T—uncertain significance
rs1842026893:50,357,168A/G—benign
rs7819991153:50,357,172G/Amissense variantpathogenic
rs2002019223:50,357,184G/A—uncertain significance
rs21093244833:50,357,208A/C—pathogenic
rs7818916693:50,357,217T/C—uncertain significance
rs7825342383:50,357,223G/T—uncertain significance
rs3741378773:50,357,244C/T—uncertain significance
rs1996568693:50,357,245G/A—uncertain significance
rs21093247073:50,357,310C/G—likely pathogenic
rs15537162853:50,357,316A/C—uncertain significance
rs3759305993:50,357,317G/A—uncertain significance
rs7823025443:50,357,323G/A—uncertain significance
rs785321143:50,357,330C/T—likely benign
rs7821428113:50,357,377C/T—uncertain significance
rs24708771973:50,357,379A/C—uncertain significance
rs13212682913:50,357,478T/C—likely pathogenic
rs1119296973:50,357,498C/G—uncertain significance
rs7824800163:50,357,568T/C—uncertain significance
rs17026534713:50,357,571A/G—uncertain significance
rs24708777303:50,357,605G/A—uncertain significance
rs15537164393:50,357,727G/C—pathogenic
rs7826422463:50,357,731C/T—pathogenic
rs3731634833:50,357,753G/T—uncertain significance
rs7827182603:50,357,806C/T—uncertain significance
rs7092103:50,357,869C/A—benign
rs7820899633:50,357,914C/G—uncertain significance
rs76294253:50,357,929C/T—likely benign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.