CES5A
Description
The CES5A (carboxylesterase 5A) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 16.
CES5A plays a key role in detoxifying foreign compounds (xenobiotics) and activating certain drug precursors (ester and amide prodrugs).
CES5A is also known as CAUXIN, CES4C1, CES5, CES7, HEL126.
Associated Diseases
- male infertility with teratozoospermia due to single gene mutation
- partial chromosome Y deletion
- spermatogenic failure 63
- spermatogenic failure 7
- spermatogenic failure 65
- spermatogenic failure 10
- spermatogenic failure 11
- spermatogenic failure 47
- spermatogenic failure 40
- spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 3
- spermatogenic failure 70
- spermatogenic failure 41
- spermatogenic failure 39
- congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens
- spermatogenic failure 51
- spermatogenic failure 72
- spermatogenic failure 46
- spermatogenic failure 27
- spermatogenic failure 18
- spermatogenic failure 43
