PPOX protoporphyrinogen oxidase
Gene ID: 5498, updated on 11-Apr-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: VP; PPO; VPCO; V290M
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Summary
This gene encodes the penultimate enzyme of heme biosynthesis, which catalyzes the 6-electron oxidation of protoporphyrinogen IX to form protoporphyrin IX. Mutations in this gene cause variegate porphyria, an autosomal dominant disorder of heme metabolism resulting from a deficiency in protoporphyrinogen oxidase, an enzyme located on the inner mitochondrial membrane. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Associated conditions
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| Description | Tests |
|---|---|
| Variegate porphyria | See labs |
| Variegate porphyria, childhood-onset | not available |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 1q23.3
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (161165728..161178013)
- Total number of exons:
- 18
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for PPOX variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
- dbVarLink from Gene to dbVar
- MedGenRelated information in MedGen
- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PPOX database
- 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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