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Gene

FEM1B

fem-1 homolog B

Summary

Cytogenetic location
15q23
Coordinates
Chromosome 15: 68,277,745–68,295,862 (GRCh38)
Exons
2 exons across 18.1 kb
Protein
627 amino acids
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000306917.5NM_015322.5
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads FEM1B yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How FEM1B is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 15, with a bracket where FEM1B sits. FEM1B and 9 genes near it on chromosome 15, from 67,786,804 to 68,786,803.Chromosome 1515q23p13p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q14q15.1q15.2q15.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q23q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q26.1q26.2q26.367.8 Mb68 Mb68.2 Mb68.4 Mb68.6 MbMAP2K5: 67,542,611–67,807,123, forward strandMAP2K5SKOR1: 67,819,704–67,834,582, forward strandSKOR1PIAS1: 68,054,260–68,198,603, forward strandPIAS1: 68,184,032–68,229,718, reverse strandCALML4: 68,189,788–68,206,087, reverse strandCALML4CLN6: 68,206,977–68,257,211, reverse strandCLN6FEM1B: 68,277,745–68,295,862, forward strandFEM1BITGA11: 68,296,532–68,432,216, reverse strandITGA11CORO2B: 68,578,555–68,727,806, forward strandCORO2BANP32A: 68,778,534–68,820,924, reverse strandANP32ADiagram of FEM1B: 2 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 15Exon 1: 68,277,745–68,278,665, 921 basesExon 2: 68,289,607–68,295,862, 6,256 bases125′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 7.2 kb of the gene's 18.1 kb; 1,884 of those bases code for the protein.

Traits linked to FEM1B

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions FEM1B can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.

Abnormality of the nervous system

Show 26 more traits

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.). FEM1B gene: fem-1 homolog B. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/fem1b

Vancouver

Dante Labs. FEM1B gene: fem-1 homolog B [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/fem1b

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