The GAA gene homepage

General information
Gene symbol GAA
Gene name glucosidase, alpha; acid
Chromosome 17
Chromosomal band q25.2-q25.3
Imprinted Not imprinted
Genomic reference LRG_673
Transcript reference NM_000152.3
Exon/intron information NM_000152.3 exon/intron table
Associated with diseases GSD, GSD2
Citation reference(s) -
Refseq URL Genomic reference sequence
Curators (2) Marianne Hoogeveen-Westerveld and Pim Pijnappel
Total number of public variants reported 3025
Unique public DNA variants reported 786
Individuals with public variants 1972
Hidden variants 31
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Notes This database is maintained by the Pompe Center Erasmus MC.
The database was originally established by Marian Kroos and Arnold Reuser. In 2017 curatorship was transferred to Marianne Hoogeveen Westerveld and Pim Pijnappel.
Establishment of this gene variant database (LSDB) was supported by the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, Nederland.
Date created April 03, 2005
Date last updated February 26, 2024
Version GAA:240226

Graphical displays and utilities
Graphs Graphs displaying summary information of all variants in the database »
Reading frame checker The Reading-frame checker generates a prediction of the effect of whole-exon changes. Active for: NM_000152.3.
UCSC Genome Browser Show variants in the UCSC Genome Browser (full view, compact view)
Ensembl Genome Browser Show variants in the Ensembl Genome Browser (full view, compact view)
NCBI Sequence Viewer Show distribution histogram of variants in the NCBI Sequence Viewer

Links to other resources
Homepage URL https://www.LOVD.nl/GAA
External URL Pompe disease research ErasmusMC
HGNC 4065
Entrez Gene 2548
PubMed articles GAA
OMIM - Gene 606800
OMIM - Diseases GSD2 (storage disease, glycogen, type II (GSD-2, Pompe disease))
HGMD GAA
GeneCards GAA
GeneTests GAA
Orphanet GAA


Active transcripts


ID     

Chr     

Name     

NCBI ID     

NCBI Protein ID     

DescendingVariants     
00024242 17 transcript variant 1 NM_000152.3 NP_000143.2 3025


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