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IG chromosomal orphon sets: Human

IG chromosomal orphon sets and links with HGNC, NCBI Gene and OMIM

17 IG chromosomal orphon sets correspond to sets of IG genes localized outside of the three IG major loci, and on different chromosomes.

Click here for an exhaustive list of the IG orphons per chromosome localization.

Number of orphon sets IMGT chromosomal orphon set name IMGT chromosomal orphon set definition HGNC (1) NCBI Gene (1) OMIM (1)
IGH orphon sets: 5 (1 IGHC, 1 IGHD, 3 IGHV) IGHC/OR9 Immunoglobulin heavy constant orphons on chromosome 9 (2) - - -
IGHD/OR15 Immunoglobulin heavy diversity orphons on chromosome 15 IGHDOR15 3496 146990
IGHV/OR15 Immunoglobulin heavy variable orphons on chromosome 15 IGHVOR15 3510 600949
IGHV/OR16 Immunoglobulin heavy variable orphons on chromosome 16 IGHVOR16 3511
IGHV/OR21 Immunoglobulin heavy variable orphons on chromosome 21 - 390530 -
IGK orphon sets: 8 IGKV IGKV/OR1 IGKV/OR1 Immunoglobulin kappa variable orphons on chromosome 1 - - -
IGKV/OR2 Immunoglobulin kappa variable orphons on chromosome 2 IGKVOR2 3524 147185
IGKV/OR9 Immunoglobulin kappa variable orphons on chromosome 9 - - -
IGKV/OR10 Immunoglobulin kappa variable orphons on chromosome 10 - - -
IGKV/OR15 Immunoglobulin kappa variable orphons on chromosome 15 - - -
IGKV/OR22 Immunoglobulin kappa variable orphons on chromosome 22 - - -
IGKV/ORY Immunoglobulin kappa variable orphons on chromosome Y - - -
IGKV/NL Immunoglobulin kappa variable orphons not localized - - -
IGL orphon sets : 4 (2 IGLC, 2 IGLV) IGLV/OR18 Immunoglobulin lambda variable orphons on chromosome 18 (3) - - -
IGLC/OR22 Immunoglobulin lambda constant orphons on chromosome 22 - - -
IGLV/OR8 Immunoglobulin lambda variable orphons on chromosome 8 - - -
IGLV/OR22 Immunoglobulin lambda variable orphons on chromosome 22 - - -
IMGT notes:
(1) Links are indicated for archives. Individual entries for IGHV orphon genes are available at Gene table: human (Homo sapiens) Chromosomal orphon set IGHV.
(2) Correspond to the processed gene IGHEP2.
(3) 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:
30/01/2001
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