rs710187

This is a protein-altering variant in the GCAT gene.

GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (1)

Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.

erythrocyte volume

Vuckovic D et al. The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases. Cell 182(5):1214-1231.e11 (2020)
Allele T
OR 0.01
p 3.0e-9
N 408,112
Large GWAS
European

About GCAT

The degradation of L-threonine to glycine consists of a two-step biochemical pathway involving the enzymes L-threonine dehydrogenase and 2-amino-3-ketobutyrate coenzyme A ligase. L-Threonine is first converted into 2-amino-3-ketobutyrate by L-threonine dehydrogenase. This gene encodes the second enzyme in this pathway, which then catalyzes the reaction between 2-amino-3-ketobutyrate and coenzyme A to form glycine and acetyl-CoA. The encoded enzyme is considered a class II pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 14. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

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