Gene: SMG8

Alternate names for this Gene: C17orf71

Gene Summary:

Gene is located in Chromosome: 17

Location in Chromosome : 17q22

Description of this Gene: SMG8 nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs6503905 in SMG8 gene and Myeloperoxidase Measurement PMID 23620142 2013 A GWAS for plasma MPO levels in 9260 European ancestry subjects identified a chromosome 17q22 region near MPO that was significantly associated (lead SNP rs6503905; P = 2.94 × 10(-12)), but the CFH locus did not exhibit evidence of association with plasma MPO levels.