AMY2B amylase alpha 2B
Gene ID: 280, updated on 28-Oct-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: HXA; AMY2; AMY3
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Summary
Amylases are secreted proteins that hydrolyze 1,4-alpha-glucoside bonds in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and thus catalyze the first step in digestion of dietary starch and glycogen. The human genome has a cluster of several amylase genes that are expressed at high levels in either salivary gland or pancreas. This gene encodes an amylase isoenzyme produced by the pancreas. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013]
Genomic context
- Location:
- 1p21.1
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (103554644..103579534)
- Total number of exons:
- 13
Variation
Resource | Links for this gene |
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ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
dbVar | Studies and variants |
SNP | Variation Viewer for AMY2B variants |
Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
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- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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