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Gene

C12orf42

chromosome 12 open reading frame 42

Summary

Cytogenetic location
12q23.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 12: 103,301,955–103,495,968 (GRCh38)
Exons
6 exons across 194 kb
Protein
360 amino acids
Also known as
FLJ25323
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000548883.6NM_198521.5
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads C12orf42 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How C12orf42 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 12, with a bracket where C12orf42 sits. C12orf42 and 4 genes near it on chromosome 12, from 102,898,962 to 103,898,961.Chromosome 1212q23.2p13.33p13.32p13.31p13.2p13.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.3q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.11q24.12q24.13q24.21q24.22q24.23q24.31q24.32q24.33103 Mb103.2 Mb103.4 Mb103.6 Mb103.8 MbPAH: 102,836,889–102,958,410, reverse strandPAHASCL1: 102,957,667–102,960,513, forward strandASCL1C12orf42: 103,301,955–103,495,968, reverse strandC12orf42STAB2: 103,587,267–103,766,845, forward strandSTAB2NT5DC3: 103,770,453–103,841,315, reverse strandNT5DC3Diagram of C12orf42: 6 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 12Exon 6: 103,301,955–103,302,559, 605 basesExon 5: 103,305,974–103,306,345, 372 basesExon 4: 103,368,887–103,368,998, 112 basesExon 3: 103,401,607–103,401,675, 69 basesExon 2: 103,478,349–103,478,447, 99 basesExon 1: 103,495,902–103,495,968, 67 bases6543215′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 1.3 kb of the gene's 194 kb; 1,083 of those bases code for the protein.

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.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). C12orf42 gene: chromosome 12 open reading frame 42. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/c12orf42

Vancouver

Dante Labs. C12orf42 gene: chromosome 12 open reading frame 42 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/c12orf42

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