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Symbol CAPN3 contributors: mct - updated : 11-04-2014
HGNC name calpain 3, (p94)
HGNC id 1480
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) LGMD2A
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional     --low  
reduced expression associated with increased in body fat, obesity and insulin resistance
Susceptibility to idiopathic eosinophilic myositis
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Capn3-deficient muscle in mice
  • Rbfox1 downregulation and altered Capn3 splicing by Frg1 in a mouse model of Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)