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FLASH GENE
Symbol ACSL4 contributors: mct - updated : 06-10-2017
HGNC name acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4
HGNC id 3571
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) MRX68 , MRX63 , AMME
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --over  
in breast cancer, colon and hepatocellular carcinoma
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
cancerdigestiveliver
new potential therapeutic target for Hepatocellular Carcinoma as an independent adverse prognostic parameter
cancer  
ACSL4 inhibition is a viable therapeutic approach to preventing ferroptosis-related diseases
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
mice heterozygocis for Facl4 deficiency (Cho, 2001)