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GDNF

Chr 5p13.2

glial cell derived neurotrophic factor

Aliases:
ATF1, ATF2, HFB1-GDNF
MANE:
ENST00000326524.7

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Predicted protein structure

Clinical relevance (Genomics England PanelApp)

Moderate Evidence (Amber)

  • Familial Hirschsprung Disease

    MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown
  • Gastrointestinal neuromuscular disorders

    Unknown
  • CAKUT

  • Familial pulmonary fibrosis

  • Inherited phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma

  • Paediatric pseudo-obstruction syndrome

    MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown
  • Sudden death in young people

    MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown
  • Unexplained kidney failure in young people

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Disease associations (Open Targets)

  • schizophrenia

    0.44
  • prostate carcinoma

    0.35
  • Hirschsprung disease

    0.35
  • obesity disorder

    0.34
  • anorexia nervosa

    0.33
  • gestational diabetes

    0.33
  • liver disorder

    0.31
  • diverticular disease

    0.30
  • Abnormal nasolacrimal system morphology

    0.24
  • male reproductive system disorder

    0.24

Score is the Open Targets composite evidence score (0-1). Higher = stronger gene-disease association.

Protein function (UniProt)

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor

Neurotrophic factor that enhances survival and morphological differentiation of dopaminergic neurons and increases their high-affinity dopamine uptake (PubMed:8493557). Acts by binding to its coreceptor, GFRA1, leading to autophosphorylation and activation of the RET receptor (PubMed:10829012, PubMed:25242331, PubMed:31535977). Involved in the development of the neural crest (PubMed:15242795)

Data sources: HGNC (CC BY 4.0), AlphaFold (CC BY 4.0, Jumper et al. Nature 2021), Genomics England PanelApp (CC BY 4.0), ClinGen, Open Targets (CC0), UniProt.

Not for sole clinical decision-making. Always verify against primary sources.