BLVRA, Official Symbol BLVRAprovided by HGNC Official Full Name biliverdin reductase Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:1062 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000106605 MIM:109750; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1062 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as BVR; BLVR; BVRA; BVRalpha Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the biliverdin reductase family, members of which catalyze the conversion of biliverdin to bilirubin in the presence of NADPH or NADH. Mutations in this gene are associated with hyperbiliverdinemia. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in spleen (RPKM 33.2), lung (RPKM 23.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all