FGG fibrinogen gamma chain
Gene ID: 2266, updated on 3-Nov-2024Gene type: protein coding
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Summary
The protein encoded by this gene is the gamma component of fibrinogen, a blood-borne glycoprotein comprised of three pairs of nonidentical polypeptide chains. Following vascular injury, fibrinogen is cleaved by thrombin to form fibrin which is the most abundant component of blood clots. In addition, various cleavage products of fibrinogen and fibrin regulate cell adhesion and spreading, display vasoconstrictor and chemotactic activities, and are mitogens for several cell types. Mutations in this gene lead to several disorders, including dysfibrinogenemia, hypofibrinogenemia and thrombophilia. Alternative splicing results in transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]
Associated conditions
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| Description | Tests |
|---|---|
| A genome-wide association study for venous thromboembolism: the extended cohorts for heart and aging research in genomic epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Assessment of genetic determinants of the association of γ' fibrinogen in relation to cardiovascular disease. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Congenital afibrinogenemia | See labs |
| Familial dysfibrinogenemia | See labs |
| Genetic predictors of fibrin D-dimer levels in healthy adults. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Genetics of venous thrombosis: insights from a new genome wide association study. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Novel loci, including those related to Crohn disease, psoriasis, and inflammation, identified in a genome-wide association study of fibrinogen in 17 686 women: the Women's Genome Health Study. GeneReviews: Not available |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 4q32.1
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 4; NC_000004.12 (154604136..154612656, complement)
- Total number of exons:
- 10
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for FGG variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
- dbVarLink from Gene to dbVar
- MedGenRelated information in MedGen
- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- RefSeqGeneLink to Nucleotide RefSeqGenes
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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