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Gene

FRG1

FSHD region gene 1

Summary

Cytogenetic location
4q35.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 4: 189,940,872–189,963,192 (GRCh38)
Exons
9 exons across 22.3 kb
Protein
258 amino acids
Also known as
FSG1, FRG1A
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000226798.9NM_004477.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads FRG1 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How FRG1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 4, with a bracket where FRG1 sits. FRG1 and 3 genes near it on chromosome 4, from 189,452,032 to 190,452,031.Chromosome 44q35.2p16.3p16.2p16.1p15.33p15.32p15.31p15.2p15.1p14p13p12p11q11q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.1q21.21q21.22q21.23q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23q24q25q26q27q28.1q28.2q28.3q31.1q31.21q31.22q31.23q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34.1q34.2q34.3q35.1q35.2189.6 Mb189.8 Mb190 Mb190.2 Mb190.4 MbFRG1: 189,940,872–189,963,192, forward strandFRG1DUX4L9: 190,019,718–190,022,665, reverse strandDUX4L9FRG2: 190,024,367–190,027,257, reverse strandFRG2DUX4: 190,173,774–190,196,133, forward strandDUX4Diagram of FRG1: 9 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 4Exon 1: 189,940,872–189,941,071, 200 basesExon 2: 189,943,202–189,943,272, 71 basesExon 3: 189,952,162–189,952,287, 126 basesExon 4: 189,953,068–189,953,125, 58 basesExon 5: 189,955,037–189,955,151, 115 basesExon 6: 189,957,398–189,957,502, 105 basesExon 7: 189,960,748–189,960,839, 92 basesExon 8: 189,961,822–189,961,932, 111 basesExon 9: 189,963,093–189,963,192, 100 bases1234567895′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 kb of the gene's 22.3 kb; 777 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.). FRG1 gene: FSHD region gene 1. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/frg1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. FRG1 gene: FSHD region gene 1 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/frg1

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