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Symbol SEMA5A contributors: mct/npt - updated : 22-01-2014
HGNC name sema domain, seven thrombospondin repeats (type 1 and type 1-like), transmembrane domain (TM) and short cytoplasmic domain, (semaphorin) 5A
HGNC id 10736
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) CDCS
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional     --low  
in autism
Susceptibility to Parkinson disease (PD)
Variant & Polymorphism other AC haplotype was associated with a significant increased risk of PD and the AT haplotype showed an associated decreased risk of PD
Candidate gene in the etiology of idiopathic autism
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
cancerbrainglioma/neuroblstoma
SEMA5A and PLXNB3 represent potential novel targets in counteracting glioma progression
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Sema5A deficient mice display a defective branching of cranial vasculature, supporting its participation in blood vessel formation