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Symbol LEFTY2 contributors: mct/npt - updated : 25-05-2010
HGNC name left-right determination factor 2
HGNC id 3122
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) HTX9
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional        
mutations in this gene have been associated with left-right axis malformations, particularly in the heart and lungs
constitutional        
some types of infertility are associated with a dysregulated expression of the gene in the endometrium
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
lefty 1-/- mutant mice have bilateral expression of Nodal and left isomerism