IRX4
Description
The IRX4 (iroquois homeobox 4) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 5.
IRX4 is a protein encoded by the IRX4 gene in humans. It belongs to the Iroquois homeobox gene family, which plays various roles in shaping vertebrate embryos.
IRX4 is likely a key player in the development of the heart's ventricles.
IRX4 is also known as IRXA3.
Associated Diseases
- ventricular septal defect 1
- prostate cancer
- left ventricular noncompaction
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 25
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 20
- cardiomyopathy, familial restrictive, 1
- glycogen storage disease due to muscle and heart glycogen synthase deficiency
- familial atrial fibrillation
- dilated cardiomyopathy 1CC
- dilated cardiomyopathy 1W
- dilated cardiomyopathy 1JJ