Gene: UGCG

Alternate names for this Gene: GCS|GLCT1

Gene Summary: This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the first glycosylation step in the biosynthesis of glycosphingolipids, which are membrane components containing lipid and sugar moieties. The product of this reaction is glucosylceramide, which is the core structure of many glycosphingolipids.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 9

Location in Chromosome : 9q31.3

Description of this Gene: UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs148125759 in UGCG gene and Finding of Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.

rs144721045 in UGCG gene and RDW - Red blood cell distribution width result PMID 28957414 2017 Red blood cell distribution width: Genetic evidence for aging pathways in 116,666 volunteers.

PMID 27863252 2016 The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.

PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.

rs148125759 in UGCG gene and Red Blood Cell Count measurement PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.

rs144721045 in UGCG gene and Red cell distribution width determination PMID 27863252 2016 The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.

PMID 28957414 2017 Red blood cell distribution width: Genetic evidence for aging pathways in 116,666 volunteers.

PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.

rs7866863 in UGCG gene and White Blood Cell Count procedure PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.