TAFA1

TAFA chemokine like family member 1

Summary

This gene is a member of the TAFA family which is composed of five highly homologous genes that encode small secreted proteins. These proteins contain conserved cysteine residues at fixed positions, and are distantly related to MIP-1alpha, a member of the CC-chemokine family. The TAFA proteins are predominantly expressed in specific regions of the brain, and are postulated to function as brain-specific chemokines or neurokines that act as regulators of immune and nervous cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants10 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs3733469523:68,055,829G/Auncertain significance
rs119208693:68,142,351T/G
rs5364693993:68,203,714G/A
rs130794743:68,343,973G/Aintron variant
rs170475733:68,411,119T/Gintron variant
rs170475863:68,412,874A/Gintron variant
rs9139223643:68,466,439C/Tuncertain significance
rs7541217773:68,466,553G/Tuncertain significance
rs7656840573:68,466,564G/Auncertain significance
rs67901973:68,530,718T/Aintron variant

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.