Gene: VTA1

Alternate names for this Gene: C6orf55|DRG-1|DRG1|HSPC228|LIP5|My012|SBP1

Gene Summary: C6ORF55 encodes a protein involved in trafficking of the multivesicular body, an endosomal compartment involved in sorting membrane proteins for degradation in lysosomes (Ward et al., 2005 [PubMed 15644320]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008].

Gene is located in Chromosome: 6

Location in Chromosome : 6q24.1-q24.2

Description of this Gene: vesicle trafficking 1

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs138647241 in VTA1 gene and Body Height PMID 28552196 2017 Whole-Genome Sequencing Coupled to Imputation Discovers Genetic Signals for Anthropometric Traits.

PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.

PMID 20881960 2010 Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height.

rs225675 in VTA1 gene and Fasting blood glucose measurement PMID 23400010 2014 Genome-wide association analyses suggest NELL1 influences adverse metabolic response to HCTZ in African Americans.

rs225694 in VTA1 gene and Height PMID 20881960 2010 Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height.