Chromosome 8 (human)
Chromosome 8 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 8 spans about 145 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 4.5 and 5.0% of the total DNA in cells.
About 8% of its genes are involved in brain development and function, and about 16% are involved in cancer. A unique feature of 8p is a region of about 15 megabases that appears to have a high mutation rate. This region shows a significant divergence between human and chimpanzee, suggesting that its high mutation rates have contributed to the evolution of the human brain.

# Genes
The following are some of the gene count estimates of human chromosome 8. Because researchers use different approaches to genome annotation their predictions of the number of genes on each chromosome varies (for technical details, see gene prediction). Among various projects, the collaborative consensus coding sequence project (CCDS) takes an extremely conservative strategy. So CCDS's gene number prediction represents a lower bound on the total number of human protein-coding genes.
The following are some of the genes located on chromosome 8:
- ADHFE1 encoding protein Alcohol dehydrogenase, iron containing 1
- AEG1 : Astrocyte Elevated Gene (linked to hepatocellular carcinoma and neuroblastoma)
- ANK1: ankyrin 1, erythrocytic
- Arc/Arg3.1
- ASAH1: N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (acid ceramidase) 1
- ASPH: encoding enzyme Aspartyl/asparaginyl beta-hydroxylase
- AZIN1: encoding protein Antizyme inhibitor 1
- BRF2: transcription factor IIIB 50 kDa subunit
- C8orf32/WDYHV1: encoding enzyme Protein N-terminal glutamine amidohydrolase
- C8orf33: chromosome 8, open reading frame 33
- C8orf4: encoding protein Uncharacterized protein C8orf4
- C8orf46: encoding protein chromosome 8 open reading frame 46 (C8orf46)
- C8orf48 encoding protein C8orf48
- C8orf58: chromosome 8 open reading frame 58
- CCAT1: colon cancer associated transcript 1
- CCDC25: coiled-coil domain containing protein 25
- CHD7: chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7
- CHMP4C: Charged multivesicular body protein 4c
- CHRAC1 encoding protein Chromatin accessibility complex 1
- CHRNA2: cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 2 (neuronal)
- CLN8: ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8
- CNGB3: cyclic nucleotide gated channel beta 3
- COH1: vacuolar protein sorting 13B
- CRISPLD1 encoding protein Cysteine rich secretory protein LCCL domain containing 1
- CSGALNACT1: Chondroitin sulfate N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1
- CTHRC1 encoding protein Collagen triple helix repeat containing 1
- CYP11B1: cytochrome P450, family 11, subfamily B, polypeptide 1
- CYP11B2: cytochrome P450, family 11, subfamily B, polypeptide 2
- DCSTAMP: dendrocyte expressed seven transmembrane protein
- DPYS: dihydropyrimidinase
- EBAG9: Estrogen receptor binding site associated antigen 9
- EPPK1: epiplakin
- ERICH5 encoding protein Glutamate rich 5
- ESCO2: establishment of sister chromatid cohesion N-acetyltransferase 2
- EXT1: exostosin glycosyltransferase 1
- EXTL3: exostosin-like glycosyltransferase 3
- EYA1: EYA transcriptional coactivator and phosphatase 1
- FABP9: fatty acid binding protein 9, testis
- FAM167A: family with sequence similarity 167, member A
- FAM203B: family with sequence similarity 203, member B
- FAM83A: family with sequence similarity 83, member A
- FAM83H: family with sequence similarity 83, member H
- FBXO16 encoding protein F-box protein 16
- FDFT1 encoding protein Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1
- FGFR1: fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (fms-related tyrosine kinase 2, Pfeiffer syndrome)
- FGL1: Fibrinogen-like protein 1
- GDAP1: ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1
- GDF6: growth differentiation factor 6
- GPIHBP1: GPI-anchored high density lipoprotein binding protein 1
- GRINA: encoding protein Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, N-methyl D-aspartate-associated protein 1 (glutamate binding)
- GSDMC encoding protein Gasdermin C
- GULOP pseudogene: responsible for human inability to produce Vitamin C
- HGSNAT: heparan-alpha-glucosaminide N-acetyltransferase
- HMBOX1: encoding protein Homeobox containing 1, also known as homeobox telomere-binding protein 1 (HOT1)
- HRSP12 encoding enzyme Ribonuclease UK114
- INTS8: integrator complex subunit 8
- INTS9: integrator complex subunit 9
- KCNQ3: potassium channel, voltage gated KQT-like subfamily Q, member 3.
- KIAA0196: KIAA0196
- KIF13B encoding protein Kinesin family member 13B
- LACTB2: lactamase, beta 2
- LAPTM4B: lysosomal-associated transmembrane protein 4B
- LOC642658: encoding protein Basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor scleraxis
- LPL: lipoprotein lipase
- LSM1: U6 snRNA-associated Sm-like protein LSm1
- MAK16: MAK16 homolog
- MCPH1: microcephaly, primary autosomal recessive 1
- MIR6850 encoding protein MicroRNA 6850
- MRPL13 encoding protein Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L13
- MYBL1 encoding protein MYB proto-oncogene like 1
- NBN: nibrin
- NDRG1: N-myc downstream regulated gene 1
- NEF3: neurofilament 3 (150kDa medium)
- NEFL: neurofilament, light polypeptide 68kDa
- ODF1: outer dense fiber protein 1
- OTUD6B: OTU domain containing 6B
- PDP1: pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase catalytic subunit 1
- PKIA: cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor alpha
- PLEC: plectin
- PNMA2: paraneoplastic antigen Ma2
- PREX2: phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate dependent Rac exchange factor 2
- PROSC: proline synthetase co-transcribe bacterial homolog protein
- GLI4: encoding protein Gli family zinc finger 4
- PURG encoding protein Purine-rich element binding protein G
- PVT1: Pvt1 oncogene
- RECQL4: RecQ protein-like 4
- RNF5P1: ring finger protein 5 pseudogene 1
- RRS1: ribosome biogenesis regulator homolog
- RUNX1T1: runt-related transcription factor 1; translocated to, 1 (cyclin D-related)
- SFTPC: surfactant protein C
- SLC20A2: Sodium-dependent phosphate transporter 2
- SLURP1: secreted LY6/PLAUR domain containing 1
- SNAI2: snail homolog 2 (Drosophila)
- SPAG11B: sperm-associated antigen 11B
- STAU2: staufen double-stranded RNA binding protein 2
- SYBU: Syntabulin
- TG: thyroglobulin
- THAP1: THAP domain containing, apoptosis associated protein 1
- TMEM67: encoding protein Meckelin
- TNFRSF11B: tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 11b
- TONSL: encoding protein Tonsoku-like, DNA repair protein
- TPA: tissue plasminogen activator
- TRMT12: tRNA methyltransferase 12 homolog
- TRPS1: trichorhinophalangeal syndrome I
- TTI2 encoding protein TELO2 interacting protein 2
- VCPIP1: valosin containing protein/p47 complex interacting protein 1
- VMAT1: vesicular monoamine transporter protein
- VPS13B: vacuolar protein sorting 13 homolog B (yeast)
- VPS37A: vacuolar protein sorting 37 homolog A
- WRN: Werner syndrome
- YTHDF3: YTH N6-methyladenosine RNA binding protein 3
- ZFP41: encoding protein ZFP41 zinc finger protein
- ZHX2: zinc fingers and homeoboxes protein 2
- ZMAT4: zinc finger matrin-type 4
- ZNF16: zinc finger protein 16
- ZNF395: encoding protein Zinc finger protein 395
- ZNF517 encoding protein Zinc finger protein 517
- ZNF696 encoding protein Zinc finger protein 696
- ZNF703: zinc finger protein 703
- ZNF706: zinc finger protein 706
- ZNF707: encoding protein Zinc finger protein 707

# Diseases and disorders
The following diseases and disorders are some of those related to genes on chromosome 8:
- 8p23.1 duplication syndrome
- Burkitt's lymphoma
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- COACH Syndrome
- Cleft lip and palate
- Cohen syndrome
- Congenital hypothyroidism
- Fahr's syndrome
- Hereditary Multiple Exostoses
- Lipoprotein lipase deficiency, familial
- Pfeiffer syndrome
- Primary microcephaly
- Rothmund-Thomson syndrome
- Schizophrenia, associated with 8p21-22 locus
- Waardenburg syndrome
- Werner syndrome
- Pingelapese blindness
- Langer-Giedion syndrome
- Roberts Syndrome

# Cytogenetic band