KMT2A

lysine methyltransferase 2A

Summary

This gene encodes a transcriptional coactivator that plays an essential role in regulating gene expression during early development and hematopoiesis. The encoded protein contains multiple conserved functional domains. One of these domains, the SET domain, is responsible for its histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferase activity which mediates chromatin modifications associated with epigenetic transcriptional activation. This protein is processed by the enzyme Taspase 1 into two fragments, MLL-C and MLL-N. These fragments reassociate and further assemble into different multiprotein complexes that regulate the transcription of specific target genes, including many of the HOX genes. Multiple chromosomal translocations involving this gene are the cause of certain acute lymphoid leukemias and acute myeloid leukemias. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2010]

Known Variants2,272 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs933274411:118,306,880C/Tlikely benign
rs249709534111:118,307,228A/Tuncertain significance
rs133627428411:118,307,241G/Cuncertain significance
rs213415198011:118,307,253T/Glikely pathogenic
rs78220724311:118,307,254C/Auncertain significance
rs213415203011:118,307,258G/Auncertain significance
rs194918383011:118,307,275C/Tlikely benign
rs136715233111:118,307,281C/Tlikely benign
rs130521595411:118,307,285G/Auncertain significance
rs194918450011:118,307,290C/Tlikely benign
rs155513848711:118,307,292G/Cuncertain significance
rs78234565411:118,307,296G/Alikely benign
rs78197385211:118,307,305C/Alikely benign
rs78211371011:118,307,309G/Tuncertain significance
rs116151946811:118,307,312G/Tuncertain significance
rs933274511:118,307,316C/Tuncertain significance
rs194918508011:118,307,320G/Alikely benign
rs249709721911:118,307,321C/Alikely benign
rs213415256711:118,307,330G/Auncertain significance
rs148229359811:118,307,332C/Tlikely benign
rs122185653911:118,307,334C/Tuncertain significance
rs122493471211:118,307,348C/Tuncertain significance
rs155513851611:118,307,349C/Guncertain significance
rs122645072811:118,307,352C/Tuncertain significance
rs127515984011:118,307,354G/Auncertain significance
rs194918623811:118,307,355G/Auncertain significance
rs194918630411:118,307,356G/Clikely benign
rs143752612811:118,307,357C/Auncertain significance
rs249709814911:118,307,358C/Auncertain significance
rs194918652411:118,307,359C/Alikely benign
rs194918658111:118,307,360C/Tuncertain significance
rs213415287611:118,307,361C/Guncertain significance
rs933274611:118,307,362G/Alikely benign
rs213415293311:118,307,364T/Cbenign
rs113169136511:118,307,366G/Clikely pathogenic
rs249709835511:118,307,367G/Auncertain significance
rs194918689311:118,307,373G/Auncertain significance
rs140250491311:118,307,374C/Tbenign
rs194918702011:118,307,375G/Auncertain significance
rs138941303811:118,307,376G/Auncertain significance
rs194918714811:118,307,379C/Guncertain significance
rs115911482911:118,307,380C/Glikely benign
rs213415313211:118,307,381G/Cuncertain significance
rs933274711:118,307,385C/Tlikely benign
rs194918734811:118,307,386G/Tlikely benign
rs143192130711:118,307,387C/Guncertain significance
rs194918770411:118,307,392C/Glikely benign
rs194918790811:118,307,394C/Auncertain significance
rs147751415211:118,307,395C/Tlikely benign
rs155513855811:118,307,398C/Alikely benign
rs121743137511:118,307,399C/Tuncertain significance
rs126685791011:118,307,400C/Tuncertain significance
rs194918867111:118,307,403C/Guncertain significance
rs194918873311:118,307,404T/Glikely benign
rs155513856611:118,307,407G/Clikely benign
rs78269975511:118,307,411G/Auncertain significance
rs121839829011:118,307,413C/Glikely benign
rs78207738311:118,307,416G/Clikely benign
rs78274121511:118,307,419G/Alikely benign
rs213415370511:118,307,430G/Auncertain significance
rs194919010511:118,307,434C/Tlikely benign
rs213415376111:118,307,435A/Guncertain significance
rs117730917011:118,307,436G/Cuncertain significance
rs78179812611:118,307,437C/Tlikely benign
rs142345384611:118,307,438G/Cuncertain significance
rs78246381111:118,307,439G/Cuncertain significance
rs78223378711:118,307,445G/Alikely benign
rs194919096611:118,307,453G/Tuncertain significance
rs53379502711:118,307,454G/Clikely benign
rs155513864411:118,307,456G/Auncertain significance
rs78265370611:118,307,457G/Auncertain significance
rs78191708611:118,307,464C/Tlikely benign
rs78219101911:118,307,465G/Cuncertain significance
rs249710122111:118,307,467C/Glikely benign
rs155513866011:118,307,468G/Tuncertain significance
rs155513868311:118,307,483T/Cuncertain significance
rs134312483511:118,307,484C/Tuncertain significance
rs86899179311:118,307,487C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs249710173411:118,307,491C/Tlikely benign
rs155513870111:118,307,492G/Auncertain significance
rs249710177311:118,307,493C/Tuncertain significance
rs155513870811:118,307,496C/Apathogenic
rs213415436311:118,307,499C/Tuncertain significance
rs78211252011:118,307,502C/Tuncertain significance
rs249710198411:118,307,505C/Guncertain significance
rs194919313211:118,307,509G/Alikely benign
rs213415443211:118,307,512A/Glikely benign
rs20115586511:118,307,514C/Guncertain significance
rs249710227111:118,307,516T/Cuncertain significance
rs78271349211:118,307,517C/Tuncertain significance
rs213415448311:118,307,518C/Glikely benign
rs155513875011:118,307,527T/Clikely benign
rs78276862411:118,307,530A/Clikely benign
rs78187615611:118,307,531G/Auncertain significance
rs78254144711:118,307,536G/Alikely benign
rs194919418611:118,307,540C/Tlikely benign
rs100622048511:118,307,546C/Tuncertain significance
rs78245986511:118,307,548G/Alikely benign
rs148220255211:118,307,549G/Cuncertain significance
rs78259390211:118,307,555C/Tuncertain significance

Showing 100 of 2,272 variants. Use the SNP search for the full list.

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.