Symbol
| NR4A2
| contributors: mct - updated : 16-01-2015
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HGNC name
| nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 2
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HGNC id
| 7981
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corresponding disease(s)
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PARK26
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Other morbid association(s)
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Type | Gene Modification | Chromosome rearrangement | Protein expression | Protein Function
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constitutional
| germinal mutation
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in familial Parkinson disease | constitutional
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| --over
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in cartilage derived from patients with osteoarthritis | constitutional
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| --over
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in the T cells isolated from the CNS of multiple sclerosis | constitutional
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| --low
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in end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy | constitutional
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| --low
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in patients with Parkinson disease | |
Susceptibility
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to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to Parkinson disease to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) |
Variant & Polymorphism
other
| polymorphisms associated to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
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copy-number variants (CNVs) in NR4A2 contribute significantly to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk |
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Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
| molecular target for blocking inflammation and tissue destruction associated with chronic inflammatory diseases | |
essential transcription factor for triggering the inflammatory cascade of multiple sclerosis and may serve as a therapeutic target |
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| expression increased in diabetic mice that exhibit elevated gluconeogenesis | |
Nurr1 ablation in mice recapitulates early features of Parkinson disease |