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FLASH GENE
Symbol ITGA9 contributors: SGE - updated : 30-07-2010
HGNC name integrin, alpha 9
HGNC id 6145
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral   LOH    
homozygously deleted in a lung cancer cell-line (Hibi 1994)
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
  • is required for fibronectin matrix assembly during lymphatic valve morphogenesis, implicating it as a candidate gene for primary lymphedema caused by valve defects (Bazigou 2009)
  • Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS