Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2235
Gene name Ferrochelatase
Gene symbol FECH
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
EPPEPP1FCE
Chromosome 18
Chromosome location 18q21.31
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is localized to the mitochondrion, where it catalyzes the insertion of the ferrous form of iron into protoporphyrin IX in the heme synthesis pathway. Mutations in this gene are associated with erythropoietic protoporphyria
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs2272783 A>C,G Pathogenic-likely-pathogenic, uncertain-significance Intron variant
rs118204039 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs118204040 A>C Pathogenic Missense variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant
rs146269992 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs146899669 A>C Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT022695 hsa-miR-124-3p Microarray 18668037
MIRT051219 hsa-miR-16-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT050277 hsa-miR-25-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT036042 hsa-miR-1301-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT626825 hsa-miR-6812-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
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:0004325 Function Ferrochelatase activity IBA
GO:0004325 Function Ferrochelatase activity IDA 8973195, 15123683, 27599036
GO:0004325 Function Ferrochelatase activity IEA
GO:0004325 Function Ferrochelatase activity TAS 2260980
GO:0005506 Function Iron ion binding IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
612386 3647 ENSG00000066926
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P22830
Protein name Ferrochelatase, mitochondrial (EC 4.98.1.1) (Heme synthase) (Protoheme ferro-lyase)
Protein function Catalyzes the ferrous insertion into protoporphyrin IX and participates in the terminal step in the heme biosynthetic pathway.
PDB 1HRK , 2HRC , 2HRE , 2PNJ , 2PO5 , 2PO7 , 2QD1 , 2QD2 , 2QD3 , 2QD4 , 2QD5 , 3AQI , 3HCN , 3HCO , 3HCP , 3HCR , 3W1W , 4F4D , 4KLA , 4KLC , 4KLR , 4KMM , 4MK4 , 7CT7 , 7CTC
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00762 Ferrochelatase 68 389 Ferrochelatase Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 423
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Porphyrin metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Biosynthesis of cofactors
  Heme biosynthesis
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
Autosomal erythropoietic protoporphyria Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2511517215, rs2051380165 RCV003224833
RCV001195535
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
FECH-related disorder Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs1430926156, rs764466739, rs1223818578, rs2511539097 RCV003399198
RCV004754228
RCV004755002
RCV003911502
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Protoporphyria, erythropoietic, 1 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs1430926156, rs2122357230, rs984041251, rs1324421474, rs118204039, rs786205245, rs202147607, rs118204040, rs149067146, rs786205246, rs879255507, rs764466739, rs786205247, rs786205248, rs1171981319
View all (9 more)
RCV003234795
RCV001542796
RCV001783269
RCV002074436
RCV000000581
View all (19 more)
★★★★★
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
Acute myeloid leukemia Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BILE DUCT DISEASES CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cervical cancer Benign; Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Erythema Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity 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
Acute Erythroblastic Leukemia Erythroblastic Leukemia BEFREE 19965627
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute intermittent porphyria Intermittent Porphyria BEFREE 12699245
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of colon Adenocarcinoma Of Colon BEFREE 8105866
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult Medulloblastoma Medulloblastoma BEFREE 30445362
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration BEFREE 28377496
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia BEFREE 23135403
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autosomal erythropoietic protoporphyria Erythropoietic Protoporphyria Orphanet
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Bile Duct Diseases Bile Duct Diseases CTD_human_DG 10464147
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Brain Neoplasms Brain Neoplasms BEFREE 26329494
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only