Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1717
Gene name 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase
Gene symbol DHCR7
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
SLOS
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11q13.4
Summary This gene encodes an enzyme that removes the C(7-8) double bond in the B ring of sterols and catalyzes the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to cholesterol. This gene is ubiquitously expressed and its transmembrane protein localizes to the endoplasmic re
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs949177 A>C,G,T Benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Synonymous variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs11555217 C>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, pathogenic Missense variant, stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs28938174 T>A,C Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs61757582 G>A,C,T Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant, synonymous variant
rs72954276 C>T Likely-benign, uncertain-significance, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, missense variant, synonymous variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT016653 hsa-miR-425-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT016982 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT025254 hsa-miR-34a-5p Proteomics 21566225
MIRT052760 hsa-miR-1260b CLASH 23622248
MIRT543741 hsa-miR-451b PAR-CLIP 21572407
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:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25637936, 32694168
GO:0005640 Component Nuclear outer membrane IDA 9878250
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IDA 9878250
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IEA
GO:0005789 Component Endoplasmic reticulum membrane IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
602858 2860 ENSG00000172893
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9UBM7
Protein name 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (7-DHC reductase) (EC 1.3.1.21) (Cholesterol-5,6-epoxide hydrolase subunit DHCR7) (EC 3.3.2.11) (Delta7-sterol reductase) (Sterol Delta(7)-reductase) (Sterol reductase SR-2)
Protein function Oxidoreductase that catalyzes the last step of the cholesterol synthesis pathway, which transforms cholesta-5,7-dien-3beta-ol (7-dehydrocholesterol,7-DHC) into cholesterol by reducing the C7-C8 double bond of its sterol core (PubMed:25637936, Pu
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01222 ERG4_ERG24 40 475 Ergosterol biosynthesis ERG4/ERG24 family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed. Most abundant in adrenal gland, liver, testis, and brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9465114, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9878250}.
Sequence
Sequence length 475
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Steroid biosynthesis
Metabolic pathways
  Activation of gene expression by SREBF (SREBP)
Cholesterol biosynthesis via desmosterol
Cholesterol biosynthesis via lathosterol
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
2-3 toe syndactyly Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs11555217, rs779896782 RCV000414879
RCV000415359
Abnormal brain morphology Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs80338853 RCV000454251
Acute myeloid leukemia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs138659167 RCV005886289
Cervical cancer Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs138659167 RCV005886293
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Hepatoblastoma Uncertain significance rs151170252, rs139724817 RCV001843909
RCV001843524
Intellectual disability Likely benign rs1565584984 RCV001252469
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Abdominal Injuries Associate 14556255
Abortion Spontaneous Associate 32055014
Adenoma Islet Cell Associate 23979957
Agenesis of Corpus Callosum Associate 33270637
Arthritis Rheumatoid Associate 23636220, 28706201, 30796319
Bone Diseases Metabolic Associate 30150596
Breast Neoplasms Associate 30947698, 38526324
Capillary Malformation Arteriovenous Malformation Associate 15965973
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 23734184, 29514927, 37891677
Death Associate 32055014