Symbol
| CIDEA
| contributors: mct - updated : 22-10-2011
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HGNC name
| cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor alpha-like effector a
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HGNC id
| 1976
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Other morbid association(s)
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Type | Gene Modification | Chromosome rearrangement | Protein expression | Protein Function
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constitutional
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| --low
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decreased twofold in obese humans and normalized after weight reduction | |
Variant & Polymorphism
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Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
| potential target for the treatment of obesity via the modulation of metabolic rate, based on the findings that CIDEA inhibits the brown adipose tissue uncoupling process |
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