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NLGN4X

Chr Xp22.32-p22.31

neuroligin 4 X-linked

Aliases:
KIAA1260, NLGN, HLNX
MANE:
ENST00000381095.8

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Predicted protein structure

Clinical relevance (Genomics England PanelApp)

Diagnostic Grade (Green)

  • DDG2P

    X-LINKED: hemizygous mutation in males, monoallelic mutations in females may cause disease (may be less severe, later onset than males)
  • Intellectual disability

    X-LINKED: hemizygous mutation in males, biallelic mutations in females

Disease associations (Open Targets)

  • neurodegenerative disease

    0.49
  • hereditary disease

    0.47
  • autism

    0.47
  • X-linked intellectual disability

    0.42
  • X-linked complex neurodevelopmental disorder

    0.40
  • insomnia

    0.38
  • schizophrenia

    0.38
  • Intellectual disability

    0.15
  • autism spectrum disorder

    0.12
  • breast carcinoma

    0.08

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

Protein function (UniProt)

Neuroligin-4, X-linked

Cell surface protein involved in cell-cell-interactions via its interactions with neurexin family members

Curated MONDO disease pages that list NLGN4X among their top associated genes.

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.