TGFA

transforming growth factor alpha

Summary

This gene encodes a growth factor that is a ligand for the epidermal growth factor receptor, which activates a signaling pathway for cell proliferation, differentiation and development. This protein may act as either a transmembrane-bound ligand or a soluble ligand. This gene has been associated with many types of cancers, and it may also be involved in some cases of cleft lip/palate. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]

Known Variants43 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs114662852:70,677,439A/C
rs37715232:70,677,468C/T3 prime UTR variant
rs21669752:70,677,994G/Asynonymous variant
rs15534895182:70,678,007A/Glikely benign
rs11816970452:70,680,353T/Guncertain significance
rs7823265752:70,680,370G/Tuncertain significance
rs12274301302:70,680,385A/Tuncertain significance
rs7818263802:70,680,404C/Tuncertain significance
rs14161500182:70,680,419G/Auncertain significance
rs114662592:70,683,511C/Tbenign
rs5704484872:70,683,532C/Tuncertain significance
rs1400203312:70,683,560A/Gbenign
rs1486798372:70,683,604C/Tuncertain significance
rs67299502:70,690,134G/T
rs15740744992:70,692,738G/Alikely benign
rs7828188522:70,692,835T/Cuncertain significance
rs37715142:70,697,667G/Aupstream gene variant
rs18516102:70,699,159T/Cupstream gene variant
rs9586852:70,703,847C/T
rs37553842:70,704,511A/C
rs21221292:70,706,031A/C
rs28628512:70,712,802T/G
rs75615472:70,715,788C/A
rs39110782:70,717,087G/T
rs37715012:70,717,653A/Gintron variant
rs37553812:70,718,695T/G
rs37553802:70,719,020C/Gintron variant
rs37714982:70,720,070C/G
rs37714972:70,720,245A/G
rs37714942:70,725,352A/Gregulatory region variant
rs37553772:70,732,852A/T
rs4543052:70,736,219A/Gintron variant
rs101785762:70,736,528T/Cregulatory region variant
rs3707233722:70,741,999G/Alikely benign
rs101831712:70,742,022C/Tbenign
rs114662212:70,742,048T/Cbenign
rs37714852:70,756,291C/T
rs114662122:70,757,358A/Gintron variant
rs4322032:70,764,688C/G
rs37714752:70,769,328T/Cintron variant
rs574525742:70,773,904C/Gintron variant
rs67089122:70,775,084C/Aintron variant
rs1997810242:70,780,889G/Auncertain significance

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.