Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1589
Gene name Cytochrome P450 family 21 subfamily A member 2
Gene symbol CYP21A2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CA21HCAH1CPS1CYP21CYP21BP450c21B
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6p21.33
Summary This gene encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. The cytochrome P450 proteins are monooxygenases which catalyze many reactions involved in drug metabolism and synthesis of cholesterol, steroids and other lipids. This protein local
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs6467 C>A,G,T Pathogenic, not-provided, benign Intron variant, 5 prime UTR variant
rs6471 G>A,C,T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs6475 T>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs6476 T>A,C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs7755898 C>T Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT016900 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT921008 hsa-miR-4723-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT921009 hsa-miR-4728-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT2386652 hsa-miR-4681 CLIP-seq
MIRT921008 hsa-miR-4723-5p CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004497 Function Monooxygenase activity IEA
GO:0004509 Function Steroid 21-monooxygenase activity IBA
GO:0004509 Function Steroid 21-monooxygenase activity IEA
GO:0004509 Function Steroid 21-monooxygenase activity TAS
GO:0005496 Function Steroid binding IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
613815 2600 ENSG00000231852
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P08686
Protein name Steroid 21-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.14.16) (21-OHase) (Cytochrome P-450c21) (Cytochrome P450 21) (Cytochrome P450 XXI) (Cytochrome P450-C21) (Cytochrome P450-C21B)
Protein function A cytochrome P450 monooxygenase that plays a major role in adrenal steroidogenesis. Catalyzes the hydroxylation at C-21 of progesterone and 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone to respectively form 11-deoxycorticosterone and 11-deoxycortisol, intermediat
PDB 4Y8W , 5VBU
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00067 p450 27 480 Cytochrome P450 Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 494
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Steroid hormone biosynthesis
Metabolic pathways
Aldosterone synthesis and secretion
Cortisol synthesis and secretion
Cushing syndrome
  Mineralocorticoid biosynthesis
Glucocorticoid biosynthesis
Endogenous sterols
Defective CYP21A2 causes Adrenal hyperplasia 3 (AH3)
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Adenoma, cortisol-producing Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs6471 RCV000012935
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL, DUE TO 21-HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENCY Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1776123817, rs2151873259, rs2151874375, rs2151876633, rs200005406, rs2151875295, rs1397184823, rs2151871966, rs778895502, rs201552310, rs772900496, rs267606756, rs779144910, rs2151872060, rs1296268275
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RCV002283864
RCV001449916
RCV001449920
RCV001667853
RCV001667859
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Carcinoma, adrenocortical, androgen-secreting Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs6471 RCV000012936
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs760216630, rs6475, rs6471, rs751456004, rs1333278223, rs1554299737, rs1554304513, rs200005406, rs776989258, rs1246774295, rs1330554738 RCV003230922
RCV003226157
RCV001804725
RCV003388357
RCV004690495
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
21-HYDROXYLASE POLYMORPHISM Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cholangiocarcinoma Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
11-Beta-hydroxylase deficiency 11-beta-hydroxylase deficiency BEFREE 25911436
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Found in Text Mining only
Addison Disease Addison`s Disease BEFREE 8405426, 9973524
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma GWASDB_DG 19836008
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Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma BEFREE 9661649
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Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal Cortical Adenoma Adrenocortical adenoma LHGDN 18505908
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal cortical hypofunction Adrenal Cortical Hypofunction BEFREE 21190981
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms Adrenal neoplasia BEFREE 25970792, 9661649
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal hyperplasia Adrenal hyperplasia BEFREE 16822826, 20059433, 2226916
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal hyperplasia Adrenal hyperplasia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal Hyperplasia Congenital Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Pubtator 10207042, 10404805, 10521100, 10536001, 11073721, 12966197, 14502362, 1496017, 15027021, 15136096, 15858147, 1644925, 17275379, 18048990, 19272182
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Associate
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Found in Text Mining only