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UGT1A4 UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 1 member A4

Gene ID: 54657, updated on 25-Jan-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: GNT1; UGT1; UDPGT; UGT1A; UGT1D; UGT-1A; UGT-1D; UGT1.1; UGT1.4; UGT1A1; HUG-BR2; UGT1-01; UGT1-04; UGT1A4S; hUG-BR1; UDPGT 1-4

Summary

This gene encodes a UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, an enzyme of the glucuronidation pathway that transforms small lipophilic molecules, such as steroids, bilirubin, hormones, and drugs, into water-soluble, excretable metabolites. This gene is part of a complex locus that encodes several UDP-glucuronosyltransferases. The locus includes thirteen unique alternate first exons followed by four common exons. Four of the alternate first exons are considered pseudogenes. Each of the remaining nine 5' exons may be spliced to the four common exons, resulting in nine proteins with different N-termini and identical C-termini. Each first exon encodes the substrate binding site, and is regulated by its own promoter. This enzyme has some glucuronidase activity towards bilirubin, although is is more active on amines, steroids, and sapogenins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
A genome-wide assessment of variability in human serum metabolism.
GeneReviews: Not available
A genome-wide association study for serum bilirubin levels and gene-environment interaction in a Chinese population.
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A genome-wide association study identifies UGT1A1 as a regulator of serum cell-free DNA in young adults: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.
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A genome-wide association study of total bilirubin and cholelithiasis risk in sickle cell anemia.
GeneReviews: Not available
An atlas of genetic influences on human blood metabolites.
GeneReviews: Not available
Association of SNPs in the UGT1A gene cluster with total bilirubin and mortality in the Diabetes Heart Study.
GeneReviews: Not available
Common variants in the SLCO1B3 locus are associated with bilirubin levels and unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia.
GeneReviews: Not available
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.
GeneReviews: Not available
Genetic determinants influencing human serum metabolome among African Americans.
GeneReviews: Not available
Genome-wide analysis of hepatic lipid content in extreme obesity.
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Genome-wide association meta-analysis for total serum bilirubin levels.
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Genome-wide association of serum bilirubin levels in Korean population.
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Human metabolic individuality in biomedical and pharmaceutical research.
GeneReviews: Not available
Mayo Genome Consortia: a genotype-phenotype resource for genome-wide association studies with an application to the analysis of circulating bilirubin levels.
GeneReviews: Not available
UGT1A1 is a major locus influencing bilirubin levels in African Americans.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
2q37.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (233718736..233773300)
Total number of exons:
5

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