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Gene basic information

LiverAtlas Gene ID

HuLG012065

Entrez Gene ID

64577

Official Gene Symbol

ALDH8A1

Synonyms

ALDH12|DJ352A20.2|DKFZp779D2315|MGC138650

Gene name

aldehyde dehydrogenase 8 family, member A1

Gene Type

protein-coding

Chromosome

6

Genomics Location

6q23.2

Known cancer genes

Yes

Protein products

Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 8 member A1

cDNA FLJ52889, highly similar to Homo sapiens aldehyde dehydrogenase 8 family, member A1 (ALDH8A1), transcript variant 1, mRNA

Related liver disease name

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Database cross reference

HGNC:15471
MIM:606467
Ensembl:ENSG00000118514
HPRD:06974
RefSeq Genomic nucleotide accession:AC_000049
RefSeq Genomic nucleotide gi:89161209

Liver relevance

HCC significant genes

Yes/No

Yes

Evidence

EHCO HCC.net OncoDB

Quality score

 

Ontology annotation

GO ID

GO annotation

GO:0001758

retinal dehydrogenase activity

GO:0005622

intracellular

GO:0005737

cytoplasm

GO:0016491

oxidoreductase activity

GO:0042573

retinoic acid metabolic process

GO:0042574

retinal metabolic process

GO:0042904

9-cis-retinoic acid biosynthetic process