Gene
MFSD2A
MFSD2 lysolipid transporter A, lysophospholipid
- HGNC 25897(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000168389(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 84879(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 1p34.2
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 1: 39,955,145–39,969,956 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 14 exons across 14.8 kb
- Protein
- 530 amino acids
- Also known as
- FLJ14490, SLC59A1
- Previous symbols
- MFSD2
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000372811.10NM_032793.5
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How MFSD2A is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Known disease-causing sites
- Stretches short reads find hard
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 2.1 kb of the gene's 14.8 kb; 1,593 of those bases code for the protein.
How a genome test reads MFSD2A
1
position in MFSD2A where ClinVar classes a change as pathogenic or likely pathogenic
None of them falls in a region short reads find hard.
A whole genome covers all 14.8 kb of MFSD2A, introns included, not only the 2.1 kb of exons.
Traits linked to MFSD2A
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions MFSD2A can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
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.
- ClinVar and the GIAB stratifications: known disease-causing sites, and the regions short reads find hard.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). MFSD2A gene: MFSD2 lysolipid transporter A, lysophospholipid. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/mfsd2a
Dante Labs. MFSD2A gene: MFSD2 lysolipid transporter A, lysophospholipid [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/mfsd2a
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