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MYH6 myosin heavy chain 6

Gene ID: 4624, updated on 4-Jan-2025
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: ASD3; MYHC; SSS3; CMH14; MYHCA; CMD1EE; alpha-MHC

Summary

Cardiac muscle myosin is a hexamer consisting of two heavy chain subunits, two light chain subunits, and two regulatory subunits. This gene encodes the alpha heavy chain subunit of cardiac myosin. The gene is located approximately 4kb downstream of the gene encoding the beta heavy chain subunit of cardiac myosin. Mutations in this gene cause familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial septal defect 3. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2017]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Atrial septal defect 3
MedGen: C3279790OMIM: 614089GeneReviews: Not available
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Common genetic variation near the connexin-43 gene is associated with resting heart rate in African Americans: a genome-wide association study of 13,372 participants.
GeneReviews: Not available
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1EESee labs
Genome-wide association analysis identifies multiple loci related to resting heart rate.
GeneReviews: Not available
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1See labs
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 14
MedGen: C2750467OMIM: 613251GeneReviews: Not available
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Identification of heart rate-associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders.
GeneReviews: Not available
Primary dilated cardiomyopathySee labs
Several common variants modulate heart rate, PR interval and QRS duration.
GeneReviews: Not available
Sick sinus syndrome 3, susceptibility to
MedGen: C3279791OMIM: 614090GeneReviews: Not available
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Genomic context

Location:
14q11.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 14; NC_000014.9 (23381987..23408273, complement)
Total number of exons:
39

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