Gene: WNT8A

Alternate names for this Gene: WNT8D

Gene Summary: The WNT gene family consists of structurally related genes which encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryogenesis. This gene is a member of the WNT gene family, and may be implicated in development of early embryos as well as germ cell tumors. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 5

Location in Chromosome : 5q31.2

Description of this Gene: Wnt family member 8A

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs2040862 in WNT8A gene and Atrial Fibrillation PMID 22544366 2012 Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation.

PMID 30061737 2018 Biobank-driven genomic discovery yields new insight into atrial fibrillation biology.