ASPA aspartoacylase
Gene ID: 443, updated on 28-Oct-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: ASP; ACY2
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Summary
This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of N-acetyl_L-aspartic acid (NAA) to aspartate and acetate. NAA is abundant in the brain where hydrolysis by aspartoacylase is thought to help maintain white matter. This protein is an NAA scavenger in other tissues. Mutations in this gene cause Canavan disease. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Associated conditions
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| Description | Tests |
|---|---|
| A genome-wide association study provides evidence for association of chromosome 8p23 (MYP10) and 10q21.1 (MYP15) with high myopia in the French Population. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Spongy degeneration of central nervous system | See labs |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 17p13.2
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 17; NC_000017.11 (3474110..3503405)
- Total number of exons:
- 8
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for ASPA variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ASPA @ LOVD
- 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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