Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6442
Gene name Sarcoglycan alpha
Gene symbol SGCA
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
50DAGADLDAG2DMDA2LGMD2DLGMDR3SCARMD1adhalin
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17q21.33
Summary This gene encodes a component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC), which is critical to the stability of muscle fiber membranes and to the linking of the actin cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix. Its expression is thought to be restricted t
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs35972733 G>A,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign Synonymous variant, intron variant, non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs137852623 C>G,T Pathogenic, pathogenic-likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, intron variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
rs138019537 C>T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, intron variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
rs139454982 G>A,C Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, intron variant, synonymous variant, non coding transcript variant
rs143570936 G>A Pathogenic, pathogenic-likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, intron variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
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:0000139 Component Golgi membrane TAS
GO:0005509 Function Calcium ion binding IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 21516116, 25416956, 25910212, 26871637, 32296183, 32814053
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IEA
GO:0005789 Component Endoplasmic reticulum membrane TAS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600119 10805 ENSG00000108823
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q16586
Protein name Alpha-sarcoglycan (Alpha-SG) (50 kDa dystrophin-associated glycoprotein) (50DAG) (Adhalin) (Dystroglycan-2)
Protein function Component of the sarcoglycan complex, a subcomplex of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex which forms a link between the F-actin cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF05510 Sarcoglycan_2 7 382 Sarcoglycan alpha/epsilon Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Most strongly expressed in skeletal muscle. Also expressed in cardiac muscle and, at much lower levels, in lung. In the fetus, most abundant in cardiac muscle and, at lower levels, in lung. Also detected in liver and kidney. Not expres
Sequence
Sequence length 387
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  Cytoskeleton in muscle cells
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Viral myocarditis
 
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
Abnormality of the musculature Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2144493345, rs2144494074, rs2144495228, rs28933693, rs387907298 RCV001814459
RCV001814397
RCV001814458
RCV001813971
RCV001836716
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2509113878, rs143570936, rs757888349, rs890921874, rs760608643, rs758647756, rs1373671710, rs2509117903, rs137852621, rs28933693, rs137852623, rs886041387, rs138945081, rs780264754, rs757481230
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RCV002281872
RCV002271422
RCV003330528
RCV005433332
RCV004998385
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2144494148, rs2144498403, rs111386656, rs2144502043, rs2144493135, rs1905070544, rs780264754, rs2144495228, rs2144493097, rs2144501172, rs76542495, rs2144498121, rs2144496721, rs2144498569, rs2144500924
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RCV001360645
RCV001360119
RCV001377955
RCV001377786
RCV001380121
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy Pathogenic rs28933693 RCV005624683
★★★★☆
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
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cardiomyopathy Benign; 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
Adrenoleukodystrophy Adrenoleukodystrophy BEFREE 8243517
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alpha-sarcoglycan-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R3 Alpha-Sarcoglycan Muscular Dystrophy Orphanet
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alpha-Sarcoglycanopathies Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy BEFREE 10069710, 10842281, 15736300, 18252745, 18252746, 19798725, 21031578, 21903674, 24742800, 25106685, 26944168, 27297959, 28797108, 29351619, 30007747
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★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alpha-Sarcoglycanopathies Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy CLINVAR_DG 10993494, 11121445, 11475588, 12075495, 12566530, 12746421, 14595658, 15298081, 15736300, 15833425, 16616845, 16778590, 16787395, 17994539, 18252745
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★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alpha-Sarcoglycanopathies Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy ORPHANET_DG 19798725, 21856579
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alpha-Sarcoglycanopathies Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy UNIPROT_DG 30345904, 7657792, 7663524, 8069911, 8528203, 9032047, 9192266, 9585331
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alpha-Sarcoglycanopathies Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alpha-Sarcoglycanopathies Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anxiety Anxiety Disorder BEFREE 28691515, 30554993
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorder BEFREE 28691515, 30554993
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only