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Gene

DGCR6

DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 6

Summary

Cytogenetic location
22q11.21
Coordinates
Chromosome 22: 18,906,320–18,912,088 (GRCh38)
Exons
5 exons across 5.8 kb
Protein
220 amino acids
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000331444.12NM_005675.6
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads DGCR6 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How DGCR6 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 22, with a bracket where DGCR6 sits. DGCR6 and 15 genes near it on chromosome 22, from 18,409,204 to 19,409,203.Chromosome 2222q11.21p13p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3318.6 Mb18.8 Mb19 Mb19.2 Mb19.4 MbGGTLC3: 18,516,338–18,518,161, reverse strandGGTLC3TMEM191B: 18,527,802–18,530,573, forward strandTMEM191BRIMBP3: 18,605,815–18,611,919, reverse strandRIMBP3FAM246B: 18,633,984–18,634,682, forward strandFAM246B: 18,906,238–18,947,732, forward strandDGCR6: 18,906,320–18,912,088, forward strandDGCR6PRODH: 18,912,696–18,936,451, reverse strandPRODHFAM246C: 19,029,524–19,031,242, forward strandFAM246CDGCR2: 19,036,280–19,122,461, reverse strandDGCR2ESS2: 19,130,279–19,144,684, reverse strandESS2TSSK2: 19,131,308–19,132,622, forward strandTSSK2GSC2: 19,146,993–19,150,292, reverse strandGSC2SLC25A1: 19,175,573–19,178,863, reverse strandSLC25A1CLTCL1: 19,179,319–19,291,774, reverse strandCLTCL1HIRA: 19,330,185–19,447,450, reverse strandHIRAC22orf39: 19,351,368–19,447,714, reverse strandC22orf39Diagram of DGCR6: 5 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 22Exon 1: 18,906,320–18,906,484, 165 basesExon 2: 18,906,565–18,906,725, 161 basesExon 3: 18,910,172–18,910,272, 101 basesExon 4: 18,910,888–18,911,028, 141 basesExon 5: 18,911,540–18,912,088, 549 bases123455′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 1.1 kb of the gene's 5.8 kb; 663 of those bases code for the protein.

Traits linked to DGCR6

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions DGCR6 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.). DGCR6 gene: DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 6. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/dgcr6

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DGCR6 gene: DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 6 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/dgcr6

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