The EMD gene homepage

This database is one of the gene variant databases from the Leiden Muscular Dystrophy pages
General information
Gene symbol EMD
Gene name emerin
Chromosome X
Chromosomal band q27.3-q28
Imprinted Unknown
Genomic reference NG_008677.1
Transcript reference NM_000117.2
Exon/intron information NM_000117.2 exon/intron table
Associated with diseases EDMD1
Citation reference(s) -
Refseq URL Genomic reference sequence
Curators (1) Johan den Dunnen
Total number of public variants reported 313
Unique public DNA variants reported 196
Individuals with public variants 311
Hidden variants 35
Notes This database is one of the gene variant databases from the:

The basis for this database was the Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy mutation database originally constructed by dr. Yates at http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/emd/.
Date created November 20, 2004
Date last updated February 26, 2024
Version EMD: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_000117.2.
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/EMD
HGNC 3331
Entrez Gene 2010
PubMed articles EMD
OMIM - Gene 300384
OMIM - Diseases EDMD1 (dystrophy, muscular, Emery-Dreifuss, type 1, X-linked (EDMD-1))
HGMD EMD
GeneCards EMD
GeneTests EMD
Orphanet EMD


Active transcripts


ID     

Chr     

Name     

NCBI ID     

NCBI Protein ID     

DescendingVariants     
00007068 X emerin NM_000117.2 NP_000108.1 313


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