LYZ Chromosome 12

Lysozyme
8 variants 8 Health Risk

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What This Gene Does
This gene encodes human lysozyme, whose natural substrate is the bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan (cleaving the beta[1-4]glycosidic linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine). Lysozyme is one of the antimicrobial agents found in human milk, and is also present in spleen, lung, kidney, white blood cells, plasma, saliva, and tears. The protein has antibacterial activity against a number of bacterial species. Missense mutations in this gene have been identified in heritable renal amyloidosis. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]
Gene Info
Gene Group
Lysozymes, c-type
Locus Type
gene with protein product
Location
12q15
Ensembl
ENSG00000090382
Associated Conditions (5)
Inborn genetic diseases
Amyloidosis
hereditary systemic 5
Familial visceral amyloidosis
Ostertag type
Key Variants
All Variants (8)
RSID Category Clinical Significance Conditions
RS1363507110 Health Risk Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Inborn genetic diseases, Amyloidosis, hereditary systemic 5
RS367682582 Health Risk Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Familial visceral amyloidosis, Ostertag type, Amyloidosis
RS531119114 Health Risk Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Inborn genetic diseases, Amyloidosis, hereditary systemic 5
RS764263034 Health Risk Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Familial visceral amyloidosis, Ostertag type, Inborn genetic diseases
RS776898103 Health Risk Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity Familial visceral amyloidosis, Ostertag type, Inborn genetic diseases
RS121913547 Health Risk Pathogenic Amyloidosis, hereditary systemic 5, Amyloidosis
RS121913549 Health Risk Pathogenic Amyloidosis, hereditary systemic 5, Amyloidosis
RS387906536 Health Risk Pathogenic Familial visceral amyloidosis, Ostertag type, Familial visceral amyloidosis
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