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FLASH GENE
Symbol EDAR contributors: mct/npt - updated : 02-02-2022
HGNC name ectodysplasin A receptor
HGNC id 2895
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) ED3
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --over  
in (ER) negative breast carcinomas which display squamous differentiation
Susceptibility
  • to high ear thickness in Asian people
  • to tooth shoveling
  • Variant & Polymorphism other
  • association between the 1540T/C polymorphism of EDAR and hair thickness
  • T1540C polymorphism (rs3827760) strongly associated with tooth shoveling in East Asian populations (Kimura 2009)
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
    murine downless (dl) phenotypically to Tabby and crinked