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IG orphons: Human

List of the IG orphons per chromosome localization

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The IMGT chromosomal orphon set can be queried individually from the IMGT/GENE-DB interface. The number of genes per orphon set is indicated below, between parentheses.

Chromosome IMGT group name IMGT chromosomal orphon set name Cytogenetic band IMGT subgroups IMGT gene name HGNC symbol
1 IGKV IGKV/OR1 (1 gene) 1 pter-1qter IGKV1 IGKV1/OR1-1IGKV1OR1-1
2 IGKV IGKV/OR2 (18 genes) 2p11.1 IGKV1 IGKV1/OR2-118IGKV1OR2-118
IGKV1/OR2-1IGKV1OR2-1
IGKV1/OR2-2IGKV1OR2-2
2p11.2 IGKV1 IGKV1/OR2-0IGKV1OR2-0
2p12 IGKV3 IGKV3/OR2-268IGKV3OR2-268
2q11.2 IGKV1 IGKV1/OR2-11IGKV1OR2-11
IGKV1/OR2-3IGKV1OR2-3
IGKV1/OR2-6IGKV1OR2-6
IGKV1/OR2-9IGKV1OR2-9
IGKV2 IGKV2/OR2-1IGKV2OR2-1
IGKV2/OR2-10IGKV2OR2-10
IGKV2/OR2-2IGKV2OR2-2
IGKV2/OR2-4IGKV2OR2-4
IGKV2/OR2-7IGKV2OR2-7
IGKV2/OR2-7DIGKV2OR2-7D
IGKV2/OR2-8IGKV2OR2-8
IGKV3 IGKV3/OR2-5IGKV3OR2-5
2q12-2q14 IGKV1 IGKV1/OR2-108IGKV1OR2-108
8 IGLV IGLV/OR8 (2 genes) 8q11.2 - IGLV/OR8-2 IGLVOR8-2
IGLV8 IGLV8/OR8-1IGLV8OR8-1
9 IGHC IGHC/OR9 (1 gene) (1) 9p24.2-p24.1   IGHEP2 (1) IGHEP2
IGKV IGKV/OR9 (2 genes) 9q21.11 IGKV1 IGKV1/OR9-1IGKV1OR9-1
9p12 IGKV1/OR9-2IGKV1OR9-2
10 IGKV IGKV/OR10 (1 gene) 10q11.21 IGKV1 IGKV1/OR10-1 IGKV1OR10-1
15 IGKV IGKV/OR15 (1 gene) 15 pter-15qter IGKV1 IGKV1/OR15-118IGKV1OR15-118
IGHD IGHD/OR15 (10 genes) 15q11.2 IGHD1 IGHD1/OR15-1aIGHD1OR15-1a
IGHD1/OR15-1bIGHD1OR15-1b
IGHD2 IGHD2/OR15-2aIGHD2OR15-2a
IGHD2/OR15-2bIGHD2OR15-2b
IGHD3 IGHD3/OR15-3aIGHD3OR15-3a
IGHD3/OR15-3bIGHD3OR15-3b
IGHD4 IGHD4/OR15-4aIGHD4OR15-4a
IGHD4/OR15-4bIGHD4OR15-4b
IGHD5 IGHD5/OR15-5aIGHD5OR15-5a
IGHD5/OR15-5bIGHD5OR15-5b
IGHV IGHV/OR15 (9 genes) IGHV1 IGHV1/OR15-1IGHV1OR15-1
IGHV1/OR15-2IGHV1OR15-2
IGHV1/OR15-3IGHV1OR15-3
IGHV1/OR15-4IGHV1OR15-4
IGHV1/OR15-5IGHV1OR15-5
IGHV1/OR15-6IGHV1OR15-6
IGHV1/OR15-9IGHV1OR15-9
IGHV3 IGHV3/OR15-7IGHV3OR15-7
IGHV4 IGHV4/OR15-8IGHV4OR15-8
16 IGHV IGHV/OR16 (28 genes) 16p11.2 IGHV1 IGHV1/OR16-1IGHV1OR16-1
IGHV1/OR16-2IGHV1OR16-2
IGHV1/OR16-3IGHV1OR16-3
IGHV1/OR16-4IGHV1OR16-4
IGHV1/OR16-21IGHV1OR16-21
IGHV1/OR16-22IGHV1OR16-22
IGHV1/OR16-24IGHV1OR16-24
IGHV1/OR16-26IGHV1OR16-26
IGHV2 IGHV2/OR16-5IGHV2OR16-5
IGHV2/OR16-23IGHV2OR16-23
IGHV3 IGHV3/OR16-6IGHV3OR16-6
IGHV3/OR16-7IGHV3OR16-7
IGHV3/OR16-8IGHV3OR16-8
IGHV3/OR16-9IGHV3OR16-9
IGHV3/OR16-10IGHV3OR16-10
IGHV3/OR16-11IGHV3OR16-11
IGHV3/OR16-12IGHV3OR16-12
IGHV3/OR16-13IGHV3OR16-13
IGHV3/OR16-14IGHV3OR16-14
IGHV3/OR16-15IGHV3OR16-15
IGHV3/OR16-16IGHV3OR16-16
IGHV3/OR16-17IGHV3OR16-17
IGHV3/OR16-18IGHV3OR16-18
IGHV3/OR16-19IGHV3OR16-19
IGHV3/OR16-20IGHV3OR16-20
IGHV(III) IGHV(III)/OR16-25IGHVIIIOR16-25
IGHV(III)/OR16-27IGHVIIIOR16-27
IGHV(III)/OR16-28IGHVIIIOR16-28
18 IGLC IGLC/OR18 (1 gene)(2) 18p11.31 IGLJ-C/OR18 IGLJ-COR18
21 IGHV IGHV/OR21 (1 gene) 21p11.2 IGHV1 IGHV1/OR21-1IGHV1OR21-1
22 IGLC IGLC/OR22 (2 genes) 22q12.2-22q12.3 - IGLC/OR22-1IGLCOR22-1
IGLC/OR22-2IGLCOR22-2
IGLV IGLV/OR22 (2 genes) 22q11.2-22q12.1 IGLV(IV) IGLV(IV)/OR22-1IGLVIVOR22-1
22q12.2-22q12.3 IGLV(IV) IGLV(IV)/OR22-2IGLVIVOR22-2
IGKV IGKV/OR22 (5 genes) 22q11 IGKV1 IGKV1/OR22-1IGKV1OR22-1
IGKV1/OR22-5IGKV1OR22-5
IGKV2 IGKV2/OR22-3IGKV2OR22-3
IGKV2/OR22-4IGKV2OR22-4
IGKV3 IGKV3/OR22-2IGKV3OR22-2
Y IGKV IGKV/ORY (1 gene)   IGKV1 IGKV1/ORY-1IGKV1ORY-1
N.L. IGKV IGKV/ORNL (3 genes)   IGKV1 IGKV1/OR-2IGKV1OR-2
IGKV1/OR-3IGKV1OR-3
IGKV1/OR-4 IGKV1OR-4

N.L. = not localized

IMGT notes:
(1) Correspond to the processed gene IGHEP2.
(2) Corresponds to the processed gene IGLJ-C/OR18.
IMGT reference:
[1] Lefranc, M.-P. and Lefranc, G., The Immunoglobulin FactsBook, Academic Press, 458 pages (2001) ISBN:012441351X.
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Created:
02/04/2001
Last updated:
Friday, 22-Sep-2023 18:21:24 CEST
Authors:
Morgane Bertignac, Géraldine Folch, Joumana Jabado-Michaloud, Véronique Giudicelli, Gérard Lefranc and Marie-Paule Lefranc
Editors:
Elodie Foulquier, Chantal Ginestoux