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Symbol SPRY4 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 22-10-2015
HGNC name sprouty homolog 4 (Drosophila)
HGNC id 15533
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral       loss of function
epigenetic silencing and loss-of-function mutations in progenitor cells could lead to carcinogenesis
tumoral     --low  
in prostate cancer by DNA methylation and this decreased expression may contribute to increased cell migration
Susceptibility
  • to testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT)
  • to congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
  • Variant & Polymorphism other rs4324715 and rs6897876 increasing the risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT)
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target pharmacogenomics target in the fields of oncology and regenerative medicine
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    cancerlung 
    may have efficacy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
    miscelleaneousvascular 
    targeting SPRY4 may be exploited as a target in anti-angiogenesis therapies
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS