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FLASH GENE

Symbol

MX1

contributors: mct - updated : 14-10-2009

HGNC name	myxovirus (influenza virus) resistance 1, interferon-inducible protein p78 (mouse)
HGNC id	7532

FLASH GENE DNA RNA EXPRESSION PROTEIN DISORDER ANIMAL & CELL MODELS

ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

corresponding disease(s)

Other morbid association(s)

Type Gene Modification Chromosome rearrangement Protein expression Protein Function constitutional     --low   in end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy tumoral     --low   by hypermethylation in head and neck tumors constitutional     --other   in multiple sclerosis, MX1 and MX2 proteins are detectable in plaques suggesting endogenous synthesis of type I IFNs as part of the acute inflammatory process

Susceptibility

susceptibility factor for alopecia areata

Variant & Polymorphism

Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
	System Type Disorder Pubmed cancer metastases   its expression can be induced by small molecules, potentially offering a new approach to the prevention and treatment of metastasis

ANIMAL & CELL MODELS