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FLASH GENE
Symbol FHL1 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 04-03-2015
HGNC name four and a half LIM domains 1
HGNC id 3702
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) XMPMA , SPM1
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional     --over  
particularly in the pulmonary vasculature, in lungs from patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
constitutional     --low  
in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and failing hearts
constitutional     --over  
in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
constitutional     --over  
in smooth muscle in Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) might be associated with intestinal wall remodeling in HSCR and might be one of the risk factors for gastrointestinal motor dysfunction
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
neuromuscularmyopathy 
FHL1-NFATC1-UTRN signaling axis that can functionally compensate for dystrophin and treat DMD
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • W122S mutant mice did not manifest cytoplasmic inclusions (reducing bodies) in muscle, and loss of function is responsible for the late-onset mild myopathy in the Fhl1 W122S knock-in mice