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Symbol SCN9A contributors: mct/npt - updated : 27-10-2017
HGNC name sodium channel, voltage-gated, type IX, alpha subunit
HGNC id 10597
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) ETHA , CIEP , PEXPD , GEFSP2
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --over  
in prostate cancer (Diss 2008)
constitutional germinal mutation     loss of function
loss-of-function mutations in a single gene, SCN9A, cause a general loss of two major senses—nociception and smell
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target extremely promising target for selective pharmaceutical intervention in the analgesia
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS