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Gene

CHD6

chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 6

Summary

Cytogenetic location
20q12
Coordinates
Chromosome 20: 41,402,083–41,618,377 (GRCh38)
Exons
37 exons across 216.3 kb
Protein
2,715 amino acids
Also known as
KIAA1335, FLJ22369, dJ620E11.1, CHD5, RIGB
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000373233.8NM_032221.5
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads CHD6 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How CHD6 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 20, with a bracket where CHD6 sits. CHD6 and 5 genes near it on chromosome 20, from 41,010,230 to 42,010,229.Chromosome 2020q12p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3341.2 Mb41.4 Mb41.6 Mb41.8 Mb42 MbTOP1: 41,028,815–41,124,487, forward strandTOP1PLCG1: 41,136,931–41,196,801, forward strandPLCG1ZHX3: 41,178,448–41,317,783, reverse strandZHX3LPIN3: 41,340,786–41,360,583, forward strandLPIN3EMILIN3: 41,359,962–41,366,855, reverse strandEMILIN3CHD6: 41,402,083–41,618,377, reverse strandCHD6Diagram of CHD6: 37 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 20Exon 37: 41,402,083–41,405,489, 3,407 basesExon 36: 41,412,144–41,412,263, 120 basesExon 35: 41,413,324–41,413,515, 192 basesExon 34: 41,415,186–41,415,638, 453 basesExon 33: 41,416,588–41,416,794, 207 basesExon 32: 41,417,198–41,417,349, 152 basesExon 31: 41,420,508–41,422,079, 1,572 basesExon 30: 41,423,492–41,423,700, 209 basesExon 29: 41,425,178–41,425,394, 217 basesExon 28: 41,426,093–41,426,153, 61 basesExon 27: 41,437,274–41,437,334, 61 basesExon 26: 41,440,000–41,440,129, 130 basesExon 25: 41,445,665–41,445,768, 104 basesExon 24: 41,447,882–41,447,971, 90 basesExon 23: 41,450,946–41,451,105, 160 basesExon 22: 41,451,826–41,452,025, 200 basesExon 21: 41,452,740–41,452,942, 203 basesExon 20: 41,454,626–41,454,736, 111 basesExon 19: 41,455,800–41,455,979, 180 basesExon 18: 41,457,264–41,457,428, 165 basesExon 17: 41,473,322–41,473,517, 196 basesExon 16: 41,483,309–41,483,519, 211 basesExon 15: 41,484,352–41,484,607, 256 basesExon 14: 41,487,665–41,487,808, 144 basesExon 13: 41,488,428–41,488,604, 177 basesExon 12: 41,489,778–41,490,021, 244 basesExon 11: 41,491,698–41,491,819, 122 basesExon 10: 41,493,538–41,493,672, 135 basesExon 9: 41,493,858–41,493,944, 87 basesExon 8: 41,497,384–41,497,501, 118 basesExon 7: 41,498,168–41,498,226, 59 basesExon 6: 41,499,295–41,499,357, 63 basesExon 5: 41,512,846–41,512,995, 150 basesExon 4: 41,514,805–41,514,952, 148 basesExon 3: 41,533,050–41,533,570, 521 basesExon 2: 41,551,305–41,551,360, 56 basesExon 1: 41,618,340–41,618,377, 38 bases37353025201510515′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 10.7 kb of the gene's 216.3 kb; 8,148 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.
  • 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.). CHD6 gene: chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 6. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/chd6

Vancouver

Dante Labs. CHD6 gene: chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 6 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/chd6

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