Symbol
| NRCAM
| contributors: mct - updated : 23-03-2022
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HGNC name
| neuronal cell adhesion molecule
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HGNC id
| 7994
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corresponding disease(s)
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DDHNS
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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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tumoral
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| --over
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overexpressed in papillary thyroid carcinomas at the mRNA and protein levels, whatever the tumour stage | tumoral
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| --over
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in papillary thyroid cancer (PTCs) | |
Susceptibility
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to autism (AUTS1) |
Variant & Polymorphism
SNP
| seven SNPs in the NRCAM gene were significantly associated with autism, among which rs2300045 is the most prominent |
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Candidate gene
| for AUTS9 |
Marker
| may represent a potential diagnostic marker for thyroid cancer |
Therapy target
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System | Type | Disorder | Pubmed |
cancer | endocrine | thyroid | |
may represent a potential therapeutic target for thyroid cancer |
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| concurrent Lpin1 and Nrcam mouse mutations result in severe peripheral neuropathy with transitory hindlimb paralysis | |
peripheral nerves of Nrcam-deficient mice exhibit delayed or abnormal node formation |