VAX1

ventral anterior homeobox 1

Summary

This gene encodes a homeo-domain containing protein from a class of homeobox transcription factors which are conserved in vertebrates. Genes of this family are involved in the regulation of body development and morphogenesis. The most conserved genes, called HOX genes are found in special gene clusters. This gene belongs to the VAX subfamily and lies in the vicinity of the EMX homeobox gene family. Another member of VAX family is located on chromosome 2. The encoded protein may play an important role in the development of anterior ventral forebrain and visual system. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants45 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs1078776010:118,890,693G/Adownstream gene variant
rs658542910:118,893,231A/G3 prime UTR variantbenign
rs20144155410:118,893,579G/Abenign
rs158994600810:118,893,585G/Alikely benign
rs100686563710:118,893,605A/Cuncertain significance
rs79472748910:118,893,641T/Cuncertain significance
rs249343770410:118,893,671C/Auncertain significance
rs120331588710:118,893,691G/Tuncertain significance
rs125521620210:118,893,703C/Auncertain significance
rs88604271510:118,893,720C/Guncertain significance
rs249343809510:118,893,803A/Tuncertain significance
rs79472749010:118,893,809C/Auncertain significance
rs55193888010:118,893,810G/Alikely benign
rs142733724110:118,893,830C/Auncertain significance
rs57187904810:118,893,836C/Tlikely benign
rs139003671810:118,893,844G/Auncertain significance
rs53448297810:118,893,846G/Alikely benign
rs130149936810:118,893,849C/Alikely benign
rs133541248810:118,893,858A/Glikely benign
rs92587090210:118,893,873C/Gbenign
rs142094343010:118,893,880G/Tuncertain significance
rs55414067510:118,893,882C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs115710499010:118,893,886C/Guncertain significance
rs78010771110:118,893,890G/Tuncertain significance
rs91021516410:118,893,900C/Tlikely benign
rs94438865110:118,893,903T/Alikely benign
rs99365613610:118,893,928G/Tuncertain significance
rs75346538710:118,893,947G/Abenign
rs204128988210:118,893,963C/Tlikely benign
rs37718462310:118,893,983G/Tuncertain significance
rs137007809210:118,893,986G/Auncertain significance
rs75990302810:118,894,054T/Cuncertain significance
rs38790725210:118,894,070G/Tmissense variantpathogenic
rs187134510:118,895,368C/G
rs75353378910:118,896,037C/Guncertain significance
rs131838901110:118,896,130G/Alikely benign
rs249344164310:118,896,162C/Tuncertain significance
rs20000092010:118,896,175G/Alikely benign
rs75123110:118,896,664A/Cregulatory region variant
rs37747567010:118,897,308C/Alikely benign
rs14863089110:118,897,442G/Alikely benign
rs76864601910:118,897,446G/Cuncertain significance
rs14116812410:118,897,449G/Cuncertain significance
rs37655423710:118,897,488T/Guncertain significance
rs249344392210:118,897,534A/Guncertain significance

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.