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Gene

BCAM

basal cell adhesion molecule (Lutheran blood group)

Summary

Cytogenetic location
19q13.32
Coordinates
Chromosome 19: 44,809,103–44,821,421 (GRCh38)
Exons
15 exons across 12.3 kb
Protein
628 amino acids
Also known as
CD239, B-CAM, F8/G253
Previous symbols
LU
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000270233.12NM_005581.5
Locus type
Protein-coding
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads BCAM yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How BCAM is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 19, with a bracket where BCAM sits. BCAM and 31 genes near it on chromosome 19, from 44,315,262 to 45,315,261.Chromosome 1919q13.32p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12p11q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.33q13.41q13.42q13.4344.4 Mb44.6 Mb44.8 Mb45 Mb45.2 MbZNF112: 44,307,664–44,367,217, reverse strandZNF112: 44,329,695–44,401,608, reverse strandZNF285: 44,382,298–44,401,624, reverse strandZNF285ZNF229: 44,417,519–44,448,578, reverse strandZNF229ZNF180: 44,470,957–44,500,547, reverse strandZNF180CEACAM20: 44,501,677–44,529,788, reverse strandCEACAM20IGSF23: 44,613,563–44,636,787, forward strandIGSF23PVR: 44,643,798–44,666,162, forward strandPVRCEACAM19: 44,662,278–44,684,370, forward strandCEACAM19CEACAM16: 44,699,151–44,710,718, forward strandCEACAM16BCL3: 44,747,705–44,760,044, forward strandBCL3CBLC: 44,777,845–44,802,301, forward strandCBLCBCAM: 44,809,103–44,821,421, forward strandBCAMNECTIN2: 44,846,175–44,890,134, forward strandNECTIN2TOMM40: 44,890,569–44,903,695, forward strandTOMM40APOE: 44,903,787–44,909,396, forward strandAPOEAPOC1: 44,913,133–44,920,054, forward strandAPOC1APOC2: 44,936,126–44,949,585, forward strandAPOC2APOC4: 44,942,234–44,945,496, forward strandAPOC4-APOC2: 44,942,238–44,949,565, forward strandCLPTM1: 44,954,585–44,993,342, forward strandCLPTM1RELB: 45,001,431–45,038,194, forward strandRELBCLASRP: 45,039,042–45,070,956, forward strandCLASRPZNF296: 45,071,500–45,076,485, reverse strandZNF296GEMIN7: 45,075,575–45,091,518, forward strandGEMIN7MARK4: 45,079,288–45,305,284, forward strandPPP1R37: 45,091,396–45,148,077, forward strandPPP1R37NKPD1: 45,149,744–45,160,982, reverse strandNKPD1BLOC1S3: 45,152,811–45,216,933, forward strandBLOC1S3TRAPPC6A: 45,162,928–45,178,268, reverse strandTRAPPC6AEXOC3L2: 45,210,600–45,245,429, reverse strandEXOC3L2CKM: 45,306,411–45,323,372, reverse strandCKMDiagram of BCAM: 15 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 19Exon 1: 44,809,103–44,809,206, 104 basesExon 2: 44,811,225–44,811,346, 122 basesExon 3: 44,812,163–44,812,391, 229 basesExon 4: 44,812,478–44,812,548, 71 basesExon 5: 44,813,250–44,813,346, 97 basesExon 6: 44,813,438–44,813,620, 183 basesExon 7: 44,814,152–44,814,288, 137 basesExon 8: 44,814,604–44,814,760, 157 basesExon 9: 44,818,522–44,818,637, 116 basesExon 10: 44,818,741–44,818,882, 142 basesExon 11: 44,819,056–44,819,192, 137 basesExon 12: 44,819,346–44,819,490, 145 basesExon 13: 44,819,582–44,819,726, 145 basesExon 14: 44,820,705–44,820,822, 118 basesExon 15: 44,820,916–44,821,421, 506 bases12468101214155′3′

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 2.4 kb of the gene's 12.3 kb; 1,887 of those bases code for the protein.

Traits linked to BCAM

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions BCAM can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.

External links

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

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). BCAM gene: basal cell adhesion molecule (Lutheran blood group). Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/bcam

Vancouver

Dante Labs. BCAM gene: basal cell adhesion molecule (Lutheran blood group) [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/bcam

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