CAPN3 calpain 3
Gene ID: 825, updated on 7-Apr-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: p94; CANP3; LGMD2; nCL-1; CANPL3; LGMD2A; LGMDD4; LGMDR1
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Summary
Calpain, a heterodimer consisting of a large and a small subunit, is a major intracellular protease, although its function has not been well established. This gene encodes a muscle-specific member of the calpain large subunit family that specifically binds to titin. Mutations in this gene are associated with limb-girdle muscular dystrophies type 2A. Alternate promoters and alternative splicing result in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms and some variants are ubiquitously expressed. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Associated conditions
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| Description | Tests |
|---|---|
| Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A | See labs |
| Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant 4 | See labs |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 15q15.1
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 15; NC_000015.10 (42359501..42412317)
- Total number of exons:
- 26
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for CAPN3 variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- CAPN3 homepage - Leiden Muscular Dystrophy pages
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
- dbVarLink from Gene to dbVar
- MedGenRelated information in MedGen
- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- RefSeqGeneLink to Nucleotide RefSeqGenes
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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