HFE

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene[2]
Cytogenetic location
6p22.2[17]
Expressed in
stromal cell of endometrium, Epithelium of choroid plexus, monocyte, right adrenal cortex, smooth muscle tissue, cervix epithelium, seminal vesicula, left adrenal gland, Achilles tendon, gallbladder[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[10]
Genomic end
26098343, 26098571[6][7]
Genomic start
26087281, 26087509[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
88330[3]
Ortholog
Hfe, Hfe[8]
Strand orientation
forward strand[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en hemochromatosis en HFE en HFE1 en HFE gene en HH en HLA-H en homeostatic iron regulator en MVCD7 en TFQTL2 es gen HFE fr gène HFE zh HFE (基因)

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Summary

HFE is a gene[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → HFE
    Genetic association → cardiovascular disease, arterial hypertension, variegate porphyria +1
    RefSeq RNA ID → XR_241893, NM_000410, NM_001300749 +11
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3077
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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