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The new nomenclature scheme was implemented for the human ABC and mouse Abc genes, in the human and mouse gene databases on Friday 22nd October 1999.

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Approved Symbol Approved Name Previous Symbols Aliases Chromosome Accession Numbers RefSeq IDs
ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 1 ABC1, HDLDT1 TGD 9q31 AJ012376 NM_005502
ABCA2 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 2 ABC2   9q34 U18235 NM_001606
ABCA3 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 3 ABC3 ABC-C, EST111653, LBM180 16p13.3 U78735 NM_001089
ABCA4 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 4 STGD1, ABCR, RP19, STGD FFM, ARMD2 1p22 U88667 NM_000350
ABCA5 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 5   EST90625 17q21-q25 U66672  
ABCA6 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 6   EST155051 17q21 U66680  
ABCA7 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 7   ABCX 19p13.3 AF328787 NM_019112
ABCA8 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 8   KIAA0822 17q24 AB020629  
ABCA9 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 9   EST640918 17q24 AF423307 NM_172386
ABCA10 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 10   EST698739 17q24 AY247065 NM_080282
ABCA11P ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 11 (pseudogene) ABCA11 EST1133530, FLJ14297 4p16.3 AK024359 NM_024903
ABCA12 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 12   DKFZP434G232, LI2, ICR2B 2q34 AF418105 NM_173076
ABCA13 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 13   FLJ33876, FLJ33951 7p12.3 AY204751 NM_152701
ABCB1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 1 PGY1, MDR1, CLCS P-gp, CD243, GP170, ABC20 7q21.12 M14758 NM_000927
ABCB4 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 4 PGY3, MDR3 MDR2, PFIC-3, GBD1 7q21 M23234 NM_000443
ABCB5 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 5   EST422562, ABCB5beta, ABCB5alpha 7p14 U66692 NM_178559
ABCB6 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 6   EST45597, umat, MTABC3 2q36 AF070598 NM_005689
ABCB7 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 7 ABC7 EST140535, Atm1p, ASAT Xq13.3 AF038950 NM_004299
ABCB8 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 8   EST328128, M-ABC1, MABC1 7q35-q36 AF047690 NM_007188
ABCB9 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 9   EST122234 12q24 U66676  
ABCB10 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 10   EST20237, M-ABC2, MTABC2 1q32 U18237 NM_012089
ABCB10P1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 10 pseudogene 1 ABCB10P M-ABC2, MABC2 15q13-q14 AF218417  
ABCB11 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 11 BSEP, PFIC2 ABC16, SPGP, PFIC-2, PGY4 2q24 AF091582 NM_003742
ABCC1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 1 MRP, MRP1 GS-X 16p13.1 L05628  
ABCC2 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 2 CMOAT DJS, MRP2, cMRP 10q24 U63970  
ABCC3 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 3   MRP3, cMOAT2, EST90757, MLP2, MOAT-D 17q21 Y17151 NM_020038
ABCC4 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 4   MRP4, EST170205, MOAT-B, MOATB 13q31 U66682 NM_005845
ABCC5 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 5   MRP5, SMRP, EST277145, MOAT-C 3q27 AF104942 NM_005688
ABCC6 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 6 ARA, PXE MRP6, EST349056, MLP1 16p13.1 AF076622  
ABCC8 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 8 SUR, HRINS HI, PHHI, SUR1, MRP8, ABC36, HHF1, TNDM2 11p15.1 L78207 NM_000352
ABCC9 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 9   SUR2, CMD1O 12p12.1 AF061323 NM_005691
ABCC10 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 10   EST182763, MRP7, SIMRP7 6p12.3 U66684 NM_033450
ABCC11 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 11   MRP8 16q12 AF367202  
ABCC12 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 12   MRP9 16q12.1 AY040220  
ABCC13 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 13   PRED6, C21orf73 21q11.2 AF418600  
ABCD1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 1 ALD AMN, ALDP, adrenoleukodystrophy Xq28 Z21876 NM_000033
ABCD1P1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 1, pseudogene 1     2p11 U90290  
ABCD1P2 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 1, pseudogene 2   bA453N3.6 10p11 U90288  
ABCD1P3 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 1, pseudogene 3     16p11 U90289  
ABCD1P4 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 1, pseudogene 4     22q11 U90291  
ABCD2 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 2 ALDL1 ALDR, ALDRP 12q11-q12 U28150  
ABCD3 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 3 PXMP1 PMP70 1p22-p21 M81182 NM_002858
ABCD4 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 4 PXMP1L PMP69, P70R, EST352188 14q24 AF009746  
ABCE1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family E (OABP), member 1 RNASEL1, RNASELI, RNS4I RLI, OABP 4q31 X74987 NM_002940
ABCF1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family F (GCN20), member 1 ABC50 EST123147 6p21.33 AF027302  
ABCF2 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family F (GCN20), member 2   EST133090, ABC28, M-ABC1, HUSSY-18 7q35-q36 AJ005016  
ABCF3 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family F (GCN20), member 3   EST201864 3q25.1-q25.2 U66685 NM_018358
ABCG1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 1   ABC8 21q22.3 U34919 NM_207174
ABCG2 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 2   EST157481, MXR, BCRP, ABCP, CD338 4q22-q23 AF103796 NM_004827
ABCG4 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 4   WHITE2 11q23 AJ300465 NM_022169
ABCG5 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 5   STSL 2p21 T93792 NM_022436
ABCG8 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 8   GBD4 2p21 AF320294 NM_022437
CFTR cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (ATP-binding cassette sub-family C, member 7) CF, ABCC7 MRP7, ABC35, TNR-CFTR, dJ760C5.1, CFTR/MRP 7q31-q32 M28668 NM_000492
TAP1 transporter 1, ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP) ABCB2 PSF1, RING4, D6S114E 6p21.3   NM_000593
TAP2 transporter 2, ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP) ABCB3 PSF2, RING11, D6S217E 6p21.3 M74447 NM_000544

Approved names were derived from the sub-family descriptions as follows (# to be replaced by the revelant number in the series).  The ABC sub-family assignments were derived from:
Allikmets R, Gerrard B, Hutchinson A, Dean M. Characterization of the human ABC superfamily: isolation and mapping of 21 new genes using the expressed sequence tags database.  Hum Mol Genet. 1996 Oct;5(10):1649-55. PMID:8894702.

ABCA# ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member #
ABCB# ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member #
ABCC# ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member #
ABCD# ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member #
ABCE# ATP-binding cassette, sub-family E (OABP), member #
ABCF# ATP-binding cassette, sub-family F (GCN20), member #
ABCG# ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member #
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