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PROX2

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Also known as FLJ36749

Summary

PROX2 (prospero homeobox 2, HGNC:26715) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 14q24.3, encoding Prospero homeobox protein 2 (Q3B8N5). Transcription regulator.

Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be located in chromatin. Predicted to be active in nucleus.

Source: NCBI Gene 283571 — automated summary from GO annotations (Alliance of Genome Resources).

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 8
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 58 total
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 13 tissues, sQTL in 0 (q < 0.05)
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.00 (LoF-tolerant), LOEUF 1.25 (unconstrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_001243007
  • Notable: 58 clinical variants but no curated precision-oncology (CIViC) evidence yet

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:26715
Approved symbolPROX2
Nameprospero homeobox 2
Location14q24.3
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesFLJ36749
Ensembl geneENSG00000119608
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM615094
Entrez283571

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 4 — 4 protein_coding

MANE Select: ENST00000556489

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1, TSL 4: 1

ENST00000556489, ENST00000619947, ENST00000673765, ENST00001133424

RefSeq mRNA: 3 — MANE Select: NM_001243007 NM_001080408, NM_001243007, NM_001384314

CCDS: CCDS45136, CCDS73663

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000556489 — 6 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000008082467485680174856995
ENSE000022597657487110374871237
ENSE000024350057485840774858514
ENSE000024723127485303374855302
ENSE000025136557486253074864008
ENSE000039209547487589574876145

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 139 present calls, max score 78.67.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.0175 / max 8.2010, expressed in 6 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, pancreatic ductal cell, stromal cell of endometrium, granulocyte, bone marrow cell.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

PROX2 is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 13 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 0 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

13 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Adipose Subcutaneouseqtl6.8e-06-0.2114:74811508:G:A
Thyroideqtl7.8e-06-0.1514:74762673:A:T
Nerve Tibialeqtl2.2e-05-0.1814:74774527:TC:T
Artery Tibialeqtl3.6e-05-0.2014:74910989:C:T
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legeqtl7.8e-05+0.2014:74697305:T:C
Breast Mammary Tissueeqtl7.8e-04+0.2114:74865037:T:C
Skin Not Sun Exposed Suprapubiceqtl2.4e-03+0.1614:74849911:T:C
Lungeqtl3.3e-03+0.1914:74771558:T:C
Ovaryeqtl9.7e-03+0.2514:74874436:G:A
Adipose Visceral Omentumeqtl1.6e-02-0.1414:74797072:A:G
Esophagus Mucosaeqtl1.8e-02-0.1514:74661722:G:A
Esophagus Musculariseqtl2.4e-02+0.7014:75192718:C:T
Muscle Skeletaleqtl2.8e-02-0.6414:74995893:CTG:C

FANTOM5 promoters

1 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
1440870.01756

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 246 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047378.67silver quality
pancreatic ductal cellCL:000207967.54silver quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225565.03gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009463.36gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209257.61gold quality
ileal mucosaUBERON:000033157.27silver quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039756.73gold quality
tibialis anteriorUBERON:000138555.70silver quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211855.63gold quality
epithelial cell of pancreasCL:000008355.56gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534355.34silver quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211955.04gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402355.04silver quality
cardiac muscle of right atriumUBERON:000337954.34gold quality
left ventricle myocardiumUBERON:000656654.23gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045854.20gold quality
kidney epitheliumUBERON:000481953.93gold quality
upper arm skinUBERON:000426353.52gold quality
ovaryUBERON:000099252.51gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130252.33gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111952.11gold quality
deltoidUBERON:000147651.67gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985351.26gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045151.10gold quality
uterine cervixUBERON:000000251.07gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162550.80gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112050.79gold quality
lymph nodeUBERON:000002950.70gold quality
tonsilUBERON:000237250.47gold quality
endometriumUBERON:000129550.34gold quality
myocardiumUBERON:000234950.25gold quality
uterusUBERON:000099550.12gold quality
thyroid glandUBERON:000204650.11gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209850.10gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582749.58gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212949.41silver quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224549.25silver quality
cortex of kidneyUBERON:000122549.11gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151149.05gold quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123349.00gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425248.90gold quality
female reproductive systemUBERON:000047448.88gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354048.80gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203748.76silver quality
myometriumUBERON:000129648.73gold quality
muscle tissueUBERON:000238548.56silver quality
ectocervixUBERON:001224948.55gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138348.52silver quality
bloodUBERON:000017848.35silver quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115448.26gold quality
tibial nerveUBERON:000132348.26gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141648.17gold quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113548.14gold quality
skeletal muscle tissueUBERON:000113447.84gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583447.83gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188247.80gold quality
zone of skinUBERON:000001447.77gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187047.75gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138847.71silver quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580547.60gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489047.54silver quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183047.53gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646947.48gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210647.47gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345447.39gold quality
neocortexUBERON:000195047.33gold quality
quadriceps femorisUBERON:000137747.04gold quality
nasal cavity epitheliumUBERON:000538447.03gold quality
vaginaUBERON:000099646.99gold quality
heart left ventricleUBERON:000208446.96silver quality
spinal cordUBERON:000224046.78gold quality
small intestineUBERON:000210846.75gold quality
cardiac ventricleUBERON:000208246.73silver quality
saliva-secreting glandUBERON:000104446.70gold quality
caudate nucleusUBERON:000187346.69gold quality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000746.60gold quality
mouth mucosaUBERON:000372946.55gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115046.49silver quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281046.43gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347346.40gold quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583346.40gold quality
caecumUBERON:000115346.37gold quality
cardiac atriumUBERON:000208146.34gold quality
urinary bladderUBERON:000125546.27silver quality
primary visual cortexUBERON:000243646.27gold quality
heartUBERON:000094846.26silver quality
prostate glandUBERON:000236746.09gold quality
subcutaneous adipose tissueUBERON:000219046.02gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104345.91gold quality
right atrium auricular regionUBERON:000663145.91gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983545.87gold quality
kidneyUBERON:000211345.83gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983445.79gold quality
fundus of stomachUBERON:000116045.77gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584145.73gold quality
anatomical systemUBERON:000046745.71gold quality
brainUBERON:000095545.71gold quality
intestineUBERON:000016045.68silver quality
metanephrosUBERON:000008145.62gold quality
multicellular organismUBERON:000046845.59gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes3.26

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Tissue enhanced

showing 60 of 71 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPM
Choroid plexustissue10.1
Nucleus accumbenstissue8.5
Hippocampustissue7.7
Postcentral gyrustissue6.9
Locus coeruleustissue6.8
Bone marrowtissue2.3
Retinatissue1.3
Skin 1tissue1.1
Lymph nodetissue1.0
Appendixtissue1.0
Basal gangliatissue0.9
Spleentissue0.9
Caudate putamentissue0.9
Cerebral cortextissue0.8
Insular cortextissue0.8
Prefrontal cortextissue0.7
Amygdalatissue0.7
Hippocampal formationtissue0.7
Entorhinal cortextissue0.7
Ventral forebraintissue0.7
Epididymistissue0.6
Motor cortextissue0.6
Putamentissue0.6
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue0.6
Retrosplenial cortextissue0.6
Temporal cortextissue0.6
Frontal cortextissue0.5
Occipital cortextissue0.5
Pituitary glandtissue0.4
Breasttissue0.4
Vaginatissue0.4
Septumtissue0.4
Somatosensory cortextissue0.4
Testistissue0.3
Seminal vesicletissue0.3
Hypothalamustissue0.3
Placentatissue0.3
Gallbladdertissue0.3
Tonsiltissue0.3
Periaqueductal graytissue0.3
Cervixtissue0.2
Stomach 1tissue0.2
Heart muscletissue0.2
Ponstissue0.2
Adipose tissuetissue0.2
Esophagustissue0.2
Salivary glandtissue0.2
Rectumtissue0.2
Skeletal muscletissue0.2
Colontissue0.2
Endometrium 1tissue0.2
Midbraintissue0.2
Medulla oblongatatissue0.2
Thalamustissue0.2
Substantia nigratissue0.2
Thyroid glandtissue0.2
Lungtissue0.2
Small intestinetissue0.2
Prostatetissue0.2
Thymustissue0.2

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 186; highest nTPM — Flocculonodular lobe (12.5), Vermis (11.1), Temporal white matter (11.0), Parieto-temporal junction (white matter) (10.6), Cerebellar cortex (10.3).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting PROX2 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

showing 30 of 95 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-6867-5P100.0082.213464
HSA-MIR-4283100.0066.422097
HSA-MIR-6740-5P100.0065.64932
HSA-MIR-4262100.0073.263931
HSA-MIR-3667-3P99.9967.171636
HSA-MIR-520D-5P99.9873.344883
HSA-MIR-524-5P99.9873.434882
HSA-MIR-493-5P99.9672.472382
HSA-MIR-6721-5P99.9368.922981
HSA-MIR-6783-3P99.8967.922059
HSA-MIR-990299.8969.152250
HSA-MIR-1343-3P99.8966.781815
HSA-MIR-153-5P99.8973.866317
HSA-MIR-5582-3P99.8672.484221
HSA-MIR-5003-3P99.8569.292517
HSA-MIR-548AR-3P99.8571.263889
HSA-MIR-469899.8471.414303
HSA-MIR-5010-3P99.8370.602357
HSA-MIR-548AZ-3P99.8270.563549
HSA-MIR-548BC99.8270.613524
HSA-MIR-548E-3P99.8270.593514
HSA-MIR-548F-3P99.8270.593540
HSA-MIR-205-5P99.8170.051557
HSA-MIR-4659A-3P99.8072.624248
HSA-MIR-4659B-3P99.8072.624248
HSA-MIR-205299.7969.372031
HSA-MIR-3913-5P99.7867.26968
HSA-MIR-129999.7771.242389
HSA-MIR-431999.7669.832586
HSA-MIR-548A-3P99.7670.583524

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 4.19e-15, LOEUF 1.25, missense Z 0.9 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000556489 — one region, missense o/e 0.92.

Cross-species orthologs

5 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioprox2ENSDARG00000041952
mus_musculusProx2ENSMUSG00000042320
rattus_norvegicusProx2ENSRNOG00000005054
drosophila_melanogasterprosFBGN0004595
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00000448

Paralogs (1): PROX1 (ENSG00000117707)

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:1920672) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 1 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
enlarged cecum1

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Gallus gallusQ9101890.1%Diamond
Drosophila virilisQ9U6A169.2%Diamond

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
DLSTprotein-coding1743
RPS6KL1protein-coding83694
FCF1protein-coding51077
YLPM1protein-coding56252
PGFprotein-coding5228
EIF2B2protein-coding8892
AREL1protein-coding9870

Protein

Protein identifiers

Prospero homeobox protein 2 — Q3B8N5 (reviewed: Q3B8N5)

Alternative names: Homeobox prospero-like protein PROX2

All UniProt accessions (3): A0A0G2JMC2, G3V3G0, Q3B8N5

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Transcription regulator. Does not seem to be essential for embryonic development and postnatal survival.

Subcellular location. Nucleus.

Domain organisation. The Prospero-type homeodomain and the adjacent Prospero domain act as a single structural unit, the Homeo-Prospero domain.

Similarity. Belongs to the Prospero homeodomain family.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q3B8N5-11yes
Q3B8N5-22

RefSeq proteins (3): NP_001073877, NP_001229936, NP_001371243 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR009057Homeodomain-like_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR023082Homeo_prospero_domDomain
IPR037131Homeo_prospero_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR039350Prospero_homeodomainFamily

Pfam: PF05044

UniProt features (18 total): region of interest 6, compositionally biased region 4, sequence conflict 3, domain 2, chain 1, splice variant 1, sequence variant 1

Structure

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q3B8N5-F160.970.32

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Predicted intracellular proteins, Transcription factors, Helix-turn-helix domains, UniProt - Evidence at transcript level

Protein evidence: Evidence at transcript level

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH uncertain

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

0 curated (TAS) of 0; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

MSigDB gene sets: 85 (showing top): GSE45365_NK_CELL_VS_CD11B_DC_UP, GOBP_LENS_FIBER_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION, GOBP_HEPATICOBILIARY_SYSTEM_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_EPITHELIUM_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_EPITHELIAL_CELL_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_PANCREAS_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_ANIMAL_ORGAN_MORPHOGENESIS, chr14q24, GOBP_ENDOTHELIUM_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_EMBRYO_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_SENSORY_ORGAN_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_SENSORY_ORGAN_MORPHOGENESIS, GOBP_LENS_MORPHOGENESIS_IN_CAMERA_TYPE_EYE, GOBP_LYMPH_VESSEL_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_RETINA_DEVELOPMENT_IN_CAMERA_TYPE_EYE

GO Biological Process (12): DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006351), regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0006357), central nervous system development (GO:0007417), pancreas development (GO:0031016), tube development (GO:0035295), cell fate commitment (GO:0045165), anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis (GO:0048646), embryonic retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye (GO:0060059), lymphatic endothelial cell differentiation (GO:0060836), lens fiber cell morphogenesis (GO:0070309), hepatocyte differentiation (GO:0070365), regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)

GO Molecular Function (3): RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978), DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981), DNA binding (GO:0003677)

GO Cellular Component (3): chromatin (GO:0000785), nucleus (GO:0005634), cytoplasm (GO:0005737)

GO top-level categories

36 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding2
cellular anatomical structure2
gene expression1
RNA biosynthetic process1
regulation of DNA-templated transcription1
transcription by RNA polymerase II1
nervous system development1
system development1
animal gross anatomical part developmental process1
animal organ development1
multicellular organism development1
anatomical structure development1
cell differentiation1
cellular developmental process1
anatomical structure morphogenesis1
developmental process1
embryonic morphogenesis1
retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye1
lymph vessel development1
endothelial cell differentiation1
cell morphogenesis1
lens morphogenesis in camera-type eye1
lens fiber cell development1
liver development1
epithelial cell differentiation1
DNA-templated transcription1
regulation of gene expression1
regulation of RNA biosynthetic process1
cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding1
chromatin1
DNA-binding transcription factor activity1
regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II1
nucleic acid binding1
chromosome1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
intracellular anatomical structure1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 512 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
PROX2VRTNQ9H8Y1716
PROX2ANKRD61A6NGH8576
PROX2AREL1O15033553
PROX2FAM110DQ8TAY7539
PROX2SYNDIG1LA6NDD5535
PROX2YLPM1P49750519
PROX2CTXN1P60606499
PROX2HEATR4Q86WZ0481
PROX2MANSC4A6NHS7474
PROX2FCF1Q9Y324444
PROX2SWI5Q1ZZU3439
PROX2TMEM235A6NFC5425
PROX2PGPEP1LA6NFU8422
PROX2RPS6KL1Q9Y6S9421
PROX2RNF215Q9Y6U7409

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for PROX2: 58 ClinVar records (0 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 8 GWAS associations.

ClinVar

58 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance50
Likely benign2
Benign3

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 24 predictions of 411):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
14:74855322acceptor_gain0.9900
14:74875893–74875894donor_loss0.99005
14:74856799–74856800donor_loss0.98005
14:74856799donor_loss0.9700
14:74856996–74856998acceptor_loss0.95007
14:74857006acceptor_loss0.9500
14:74863408donor_gain0.9400
14:74856814donor_gain0.9100
14:74857002acceptor_loss0.8800
14:74855313acceptor_gain0.8700

AlphaMissense

566 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 3,870 scored), across 139 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:

ResidueLikely-pathogenic substitutionsMean am_pathogenicityMax am_pathogenicity
F48780.9590.993
F48480.9560.996
F46780.9440.988
S48580.9390.997
F45280.9380.995
N48680.9240.992
H52880.8950.989
D56180.8890.952
D57880.8890.952
F54180.8840.971
F47280.8830.977
H44480.7880.938
W56670.9860.997
E48970.9800.992
W48370.9770.997
F49070.9680.997
F55270.9660.995
K56770.9340.997
K48270.9310.995
K56870.9270.981

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Not detected

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:615094 | disease phenotypes:

GWAS associations

8 associations:

StudyTraitp-value
GCST90002393_41Monocyte count8e-17
GCST90000514_10Gastroesophageal reflux disease2e-9
GCST005238_3Mood instability3e-9
GCST005839_15Depression4e-9
GCST006697_28Parental longevity (combined parental attained age, Martingale residuals)2e-8
GCST009145_7Total cholesterol levels1e-7
GCST006701_9Parental longevity (father’s attained age)2e-7
GCST005237_3Mood instability1e-6

EFO canonical traits (from GWAS)

4 canonical traits:

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0008475mood instability measurement
EFO:0007796parental longevity
EFO:0004574total cholesterol measurement
EFO:0005091monocyte count

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

CTD chemical–gene interactions

10 total (human), top 10 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
aristolochic acid Iincreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
pirinixic acidaffects binding, decreases expression, increases activity1
bisphenol Aaffects cotreatment, decreases methylation1
Fulvestrantaffects cotreatment, decreases methylation1
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation1
Malathiondecreases expression1
Phthalic Acidsincreases methylation1
Tobacco Smoke Pollutiondecreases expression1
Cyclosporineincreases methylation1

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): gastroesophageal reflux disease