ALX4

ALX homeobox 4

Summary

This gene encodes a paired-like homeodomain transcription factor expressed in the mesenchyme of developing bones, limbs, hair, teeth, and mammary tissue. Mutations in this gene cause parietal foramina 2 (PFM2); an autosomal dominant disease characterized by deficient ossification of the parietal bones. Mutations in this gene also cause a form of frontonasal dysplasia with alopecia and hypogonadism; suggesting a role for this gene in craniofacial development, mesenchymal-epithelial communication, and hair follicle development. Deletion of a segment of chromosome 11 containing this gene, del(11)(p11p12), causes Potocki-Shaffer syndrome (PSS); a syndrome characterized by craniofacial anomalies, cognitive disability, multiple exostoses, and genital abnormalities in males. In mouse, this gene has been shown to use dual translation initiation sites located 16 codons apart. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]

Known Variants257 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs56008726111:44,282,299G/A—benign
rs103051653011:44,282,310A/G—uncertain significance
rs36932802711:44,282,405G/A—benign
rs88604828311:44,282,416A/T—uncertain significance
rs195617863311:44,282,455G/C—uncertain significance
rs53849907811:44,282,579C/G—uncertain significance
rs37330727911:44,282,599C/T—likely benign
rs11475516911:44,282,631T/C—benign
rs11666249311:44,282,635A/G—benign
rs195618013511:44,282,778A/C—uncertain significance
rs1103791911:44,282,808G/C—benign
rs56915121511:44,282,827G/A—uncertain significance
rs129480945611:44,282,851A/G—uncertain significance
rs88604828511:44,282,898A/T—uncertain significance
rs711584111:44,282,999C/A—uncertain significance
rs74821437411:44,283,022C/T—uncertain significance
rs53193121711:44,283,023G/A—uncertain significance
rs105431891611:44,283,145C/T—uncertain significance
rs55043481911:44,283,163G/C—uncertain significance
rs195618298411:44,283,184C/T—uncertain significance
rs711633511:44,283,238G/A—benign
rs76696730911:44,283,270C/T—uncertain significance
rs18298701611:44,283,281C/T—benign
rs88604828611:44,283,292G/A—uncertain significance
rs475523911:44,283,297T/C—benign
rs13968161111:44,283,323G/A—benign
rs88604828711:44,283,371C/T—uncertain significance
rs88604828811:44,283,388C/T—uncertain significance
rs11787750011:44,283,392G/C—benign
rs55613243511:44,283,413C/T—uncertain significance
rs103530112511:44,283,465G/T—uncertain significance
rs88604828911:44,283,521G/T—uncertain significance
rs19248768811:44,283,543G/T—likely benign
rs18285356911:44,283,559C/T—benign
rs88604829011:44,283,569T/A—uncertain significance
rs184025411:44,283,572T/G—benign
rs7701514111:44,283,576G/A—benign
rs37276966911:44,283,654C/T—benign
rs89700511:44,283,722G/A—benign
rs14630439011:44,283,731A/T—benign
rs88604829111:44,283,736A/G—uncertain significance
rs7536952511:44,283,897C/T—benign
rs88604829211:44,283,915G/A—uncertain significance
rs89700411:44,283,925G/A—benign
rs18722888811:44,283,926A/G—uncertain significance
rs88604829311:44,283,935A/G—uncertain significance
rs19211416311:44,283,941A/G—uncertain significance
rs88604829411:44,283,973G/A—uncertain significance
rs13957059911:44,284,055G/T—likely benign
rs18388285411:44,284,160C/T—benign
rs7860702411:44,284,178T/C—benign
rs135047091311:44,284,196G/T—uncertain significance
rs159068386311:44,284,223T/C—uncertain significance
rs710599311:44,284,294T/C—benign
rs88604829511:44,284,333G/A—uncertain significance
rs88604829611:44,284,374C/T—uncertain significance
rs18966289811:44,284,491C/T—benign
rs7800744711:44,284,503T/C—benign
rs5595942711:44,284,508T/C—benign
rs7684579311:44,284,691C/G—benign
rs88604829711:44,284,694A/G—uncertain significance
rs794261211:44,284,705A/C—benign
rs18460520911:44,284,775G/A—benign
rs127169740011:44,284,777A/C—uncertain significance
rs56168501911:44,284,805G/A—uncertain significance
rs56211033511:44,284,814C/T—uncertain significance
rs37380556911:44,284,872C/T—benign
rs88604829811:44,284,934G/A—uncertain significance
rs55249261511:44,284,938C/T—uncertain significance
rs77168426111:44,284,941G/C—uncertain significance
rs1103792011:44,284,957C/T—benign
rs88604829911:44,284,960C/G—uncertain significance
rs88604830011:44,284,996C/A—uncertain significance
rs52979839711:44,285,039G/T—benign
rs88604830111:44,285,048A/G—uncertain significance
rs11378153611:44,285,059C/T—benign
rs7650113111:44,285,177C/T—benign
rs88604830211:44,285,247G/T—uncertain significance
rs88604830311:44,285,269G/A—uncertain significance
rs1045891311:44,285,273A/G—benign
rs105669582311:44,285,282C/T—uncertain significance
rs14648332711:44,285,283G/A—benign
rs14909404211:44,285,316C/T—benign
rs103124958611:44,285,328G/A—uncertain significance
rs53288834811:44,285,356G/A—benign
rs14220732211:44,285,379G/A—uncertain significance
rs77636565411:44,285,401G/T—uncertain significance
rs19266881011:44,285,407G/C—benign
rs11752666811:44,285,431C/T—benign
rs15121413511:44,285,432G/A—benign
rs14040045911:44,285,441C/T—benign
rs55252702611:44,285,442G/A—uncertain significance
rs18895446411:44,285,460C/A—benign
rs18164222311:44,285,481G/A—benign
rs18563233711:44,285,482A/C—benign
rs7622947711:44,285,502C/T—benign
rs54362748811:44,285,505G/A—likely benign
rs74614700011:44,285,537G/A—uncertain significance
rs75861981911:44,285,545G/T—uncertain significance
rs95143728411:44,285,548C/T—uncertain significance

Showing 100 of 257 variants. Use the SNP search for the full list.

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.