Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 501
Gene name Aldehyde dehydrogenase 7 family member A1
Gene symbol ALDH7A1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ATQ1EPDEPEO4PDE
Chromosome 5
Chromosome location 5q23.2
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a member of subfamily 7 in the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene family. These enzymes are thought to play a major role in the detoxification of aldehydes generated by alcohol metabolism and lipid peroxidation. This particula
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs61757684 T>A,C Benign-likely-benign, benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121912707 C>G Pathogenic-likely-pathogenic, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121912708 G>A,C Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Stop gained, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121912709 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121912710 A>C,G Likely-benign, pathogenic Synonymous variant, stop gained, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT052595 hsa-let-7a-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT051932 hsa-let-7b-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT051376 hsa-let-7f-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT041487 hsa-miR-193b-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT662161 hsa-miR-5571-5p 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:0004029 Function Aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity IDA 20207735, 21338592
GO:0004029 Function Aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity IEA
GO:0004029 Function Aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity ISS
GO:0004043 Function L-aminoadipate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 21988832, 32296183
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
107323 877 ENSG00000164904
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P49419
Protein name Alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (Alpha-AASA dehydrogenase) (EC 1.2.1.31) (Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 7 member A1) (EC 1.2.1.3) (Antiquitin-1) (Betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase) (EC 1.2.1.8) (Delta1-piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenase) (P
Protein function Multifunctional enzyme mediating important protective effects. Metabolizes betaine aldehyde to betaine, an important cellular osmolyte and methyl donor. Protects cells from oxidative stress by metabolizing a number of lipid peroxidation-derived
PDB 2J6L , 4X0T , 4X0U , 4ZUK , 4ZUL , 4ZVW , 4ZVX , 4ZVY , 6O4B , 6O4C , 6O4D , 6O4E , 6O4F , 6O4G , 6O4H , 6O4I , 6O4K , 6O4L , 6U2X , 6V0Z
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00171 Aldedh 59 522 Aldehyde dehydrogenase family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Abundant in hepatoma cells and fetal cochlea, ovary, eye, heart, adrenal gland, liver and kidney. Low levels present in adult peripheral blood leukocytes and fetal brain, thymus, spleen, skeletal muscle, lung and tongue. {ECO:0000269|P
Sequence
Sequence length 539
Interactions View interactions
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
Abnormal brain morphology Likely pathogenic rs1060499755 RCV000454207
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Abnormality of the nervous system Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs387906574 RCV001814003
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
ALDH7A1-related disorder Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs796052270, rs201948406, rs140845195, rs779652673 RCV004755799
RCV004755743
RCV003902460
RCV004755933
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Cervical cancer Pathogenic rs779494572 RCV005887576
★★★★☆
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 Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ASTHMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BONE DISEASES CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
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
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Adrenocortical carcinoma Pubtator 35929507 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 7772058 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
ANOPHTHALMIA AND PULMONARY HYPOPLASIA Syndromic microphthalmia BEFREE 28855593
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma BEFREE 11429397, 29262264
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis Pubtator 28476896 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Becker Muscular Dystrophy Becker Muscular Dystrophy BEFREE 25196814
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia BEFREE 29129027
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bone Diseases Bone Disease CTD_human_DG 25004007
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Brain Diseases Brain disease Pubtator 31990480 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Brain Diseases Metabolic Inborn Brain disease Pubtator 25818041 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only