Gene: SFTPA2

Alternate names for this Gene: COLEC5|PSAP|PSP-A|PSPA|SFTP1|SFTPA2B|SP-2A|SP-A|SPA2|SPAII

Gene Summary: This gene is one of several genes encoding pulmonary-surfactant associated proteins (SFTPA) located on chromosome 10. Mutations in this gene and a highly similar gene located nearby, which affect the highly conserved carbohydrate recognition domain, are associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The current version of the assembly displays only a single centromeric SFTPA gene pair rather than the two gene pairs shown in the previous assembly which were thought to have resulted from a duplication.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 10

Location in Chromosome : 10q22.3

Description of this Gene: surfactant protein A2

Type of Gene: protein-coding