TAFA2

TAFA chemokine like family member 2

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 Variants17 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs13905314912:62,147,452T/Cuncertain significance
rs254059688912:62,148,738T/Cuncertain significance
rs219877612:62,234,833C/G
rs1760501612:62,250,420T/Gintron variant
rs18155876012:62,261,118C/Auncertain significance
rs116646964912:62,261,155T/Guncertain significance
rs254068910512:62,261,196C/Tuncertain significance
rs103158212:62,263,645A/T
rs439790612:62,264,391T/A
rs1117426712:62,386,600A/Gintron variant
rs52756969712:62,388,456A/G
rs53573379712:62,466,314C/A
rs114607912:62,485,472C/A
rs1078428512:62,558,314C/Tintron variant
rs1078428912:62,606,931G/Aintron variant
rs1161591612:62,610,860A/Gintron variant
rs1117439912:62,646,556G/Aregulatory region variant

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.