Gene
ATXN8OS
ATXN8 opposite strand lncRNA
- HGNC 10561(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000230223(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 6315(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 13q21.33
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 13: 70,107,826–70,131,950 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 4 exons across 24.1 kb
- Also known as
- NCRNA00003
- Previous symbols
- SCA8, KLHL1AS
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000424524.3NR_185841.1
- Locus type
- RNA, long non-coding
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How ATXN8OS is laid out
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 1.7 kb of the gene's 24.1 kb.
Traits linked to ATXN8OS
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions ATXN8OS can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Ataxia
- Balance impairment
- Cerebellar vermis atrophy
- Degeneration of cerebellum
- Dystonia
- Inability to coordinate movements when walking
- Increased reflexes
- Limb ataxia
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- Slow movements
- Unsteady walk
- Abnormal autonomic nervous system physiology
- Damage to nerves that sense feeling
- Depression
- Hallucinations
- Hypoplasia of the pons
- Impaired vibratory sensation
- Abnormal pyramidal sign
- Abnormal pyramidal tract morphology
- Dementia
- Difficulty articulating speech
- Difficulty sleeping
- Incoordination
- Lewy bodies
- Loss of brain cells
- Micrographia
- Parkinsonism
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Personality changes
- Progressive cerebellar ataxia
- Resting tremor
- Short stepped shuffling walk
- Substantia nigra gliosis
- Tremor
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). ATXN8OS gene: ATXN8 opposite strand lncRNA. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/atxn8os
Dante Labs. ATXN8OS gene: ATXN8 opposite strand lncRNA [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/atxn8os
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