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Gene

CRYM

crystallin mu

Summary

Cytogenetic location
16p12.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 16: 21,258,521–21,278,290 (GRCh38)
Exons
8 exons across 19.8 kb
Protein
314 amino acids
Also known as
DFNA40
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000572914.2NM_001376256.1
Locus type
Protein-coding
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

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

How CRYM is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 16, with a bracket where CRYM sits. CRYM and 13 genes near it on chromosome 16, from 20,768,406 to 21,768,405.Chromosome 1616p12.2p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q13q21q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.320.8 Mb21 Mb21.2 Mb21.4 Mb21.6 MbACSM3: 20,610,243–20,797,843, forward strandACSM3ERI2: 20,780,193–20,900,349, reverse strandERI2REXO5: 20,806,157–20,850,126, forward strandREXO5DCUN1D3: 20,854,897–20,900,400, reverse strandDCUN1D3LYRM1: 20,899,821–20,925,011, forward strandLYRM1DNAH3: 20,932,482–21,159,441, reverse strandDNAH3LDAF1: 21,158,305–21,181,330, forward strandLDAF1ZP2: 21,197,450–21,214,510, reverse strandZP2ANKS4B: 21,233,673–21,253,850, forward strandANKS4BCRYM: 21,258,521–21,278,290, reverse strandCRYMNPIPB3: 21,402,237–21,448,567, reverse strandNPIPB3METTL9: 21,597,218–21,657,471, forward strandMETTL9IGSF6: 21,639,550–21,652,638, reverse strandIGSF6OTOA: 21,663,968–21,761,935, forward strandOTOADiagram of CRYM: 8 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 16Exon 8: 21,258,521–21,258,845, 325 basesExon 7: 21,261,254–21,261,338, 85 basesExon 6: 21,262,037–21,262,158, 122 basesExon 5: 21,267,554–21,267,737, 184 basesExon 4: 21,269,790–21,269,891, 102 basesExon 3: 21,275,532–21,275,594, 63 basesExon 2: 21,277,431–21,277,584, 154 basesExon 1: 21,278,082–21,278,290, 209 bases876543215′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 1.2 kb of the gene's 19.8 kb; 945 of those bases code for the protein.

Traits linked to CRYM

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions CRYM 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.). CRYM gene: crystallin mu. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/crym

Vancouver

Dante Labs. CRYM gene: crystallin mu [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/crym

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