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

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

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.