MMP9

This page contains an overview of the genetic variation in the MMP9 gene, including its role in inherited cardiac disease. For more details, click on the links below, or for a specific variant, enter the HGVS variant here:

MMP9 gene and transcript details

Gene Name
matrix metallopeptidase 9 (gelatinase B, 92kDa gelatinase, 92kDa type IV collagenase)

Gene Links
Ensembl: ENSG00000100985 - Locus Reference Genomic:

Genomic Location
Chromosome 20 : 44,637,566 - 44,645,007 (forward strand)
View in: Ensembl - UCSC Genome Browser


Canonical Seqs Transcript (2121 bases)Protein (707 aa)
ENST00000372330 ENSP00000361405
NM_004994.2
P14780

Summary of MMP9 in Cardiomyopathies


MMP9 variants in ExAC

Details of the protein-altering MMP9 variants (missense, loss of function truncating, inframe indels and splice site regions) found in the ExAC database are shown below. To view lists of specific variants with links to detailed population frequency data, click on the variant numbers - for all or a particular variant class.

Total VariantsCombined frequency of rare variants
All Variants2900.00419
Truncating250.00048
Missense2410.00342
Inframe20.00003
Splice Site220.00027

Rare variants are defined as having a mean allelic frequency of less than 0.0001.