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Symbol RBFOX1 contributors: mct - updated : 20-12-2017
HGNC name RNA binding protein, fox-1 homolog (C. elegans) 1
HGNC id 18222
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional     --low  
loss of RBFOX1 causes an increase in excitability of the neuronal population of the dentate gyrus, and seizures
constitutional   deletion    
in genetic generalised epilepsy (GGE)
constitutional       loss of function
haploinsufficiency causes severe neurodevelopmental phenotypes including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, and epilepsy
Susceptibility
  • to autism spectrum disorder
  • to rolandic epilepsy (RE)
  • to lower blood pressure
  • Variant & Polymorphism other
  • de novo copy number variant in autism spectrum disorder
  • a frameshift mutation (p.A233Vfs*74) and a hexanucleotide deletion (p.A299_A300del), associated to rolandic epilepsy
  • multiple rare, coding variants in RBFOX1 associated with reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP)
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
    Rbfox1 downregulation and altered Capn3 splicing by Frg1 in a mouse model of Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)