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Gene

GDF7

growth differentiation factor 7

Summary

Cytogenetic location
2p24.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 2: 20,667,144–20,679,243 (GRCh38)
Exons
2 exons across 12.1 kb
Protein
450 amino acids
Also known as
BMP12
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000272224.5NM_182828.4
Locus type
Protein-coding
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads GDF7 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How GDF7 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 2, with a bracket where GDF7 sits. GDF7 and 7 genes near it on chromosome 2, from 20,173,194 to 21,173,193.Chromosome 22p24.1p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23.3p23.2p23.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21p16.3p16.2p16.1p15p14p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q12.3q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33.1q33.2q33.3q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.3q37.1q37.2q37.320.2 Mb20.4 Mb20.6 Mb20.8 Mb21 MbSDC1: 20,200,796–20,225,512, reverse strandSDC1PUM2: 20,248,692–20,352,234, reverse strandPUM2RHOB: 20,447,074–20,449,440, forward strandRHOBHS1BP3: 20,560,448–20,651,158, reverse strandHS1BP3GDF7: 20,667,144–20,679,243, forward strandGDF7LDAH: 20,683,762–20,823,130, reverse strandLDAHAPOB: 21,001,305–21,044,075, reverse strandAPOBTDRD15: 21,123,968–21,144,368, forward strandTDRD15Diagram of GDF7: 2 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 2Exon 1: 20,667,144–20,667,630, 487 basesExon 2: 20,670,464–20,679,243, 8,780 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 9.3 kb of the gene's 12.1 kb; 1,353 of those bases code for the protein.

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.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). GDF7 gene: growth differentiation factor 7. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/gdf7

Vancouver

Dante Labs. GDF7 gene: growth differentiation factor 7 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/gdf7

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