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TNXB

Chr 6p21.33-p21.32

tenascin XB

Aliases:
TNXBS, XBS, XB, HXBL, TN-X
MANE:
ENST00000644971.2

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Predicted protein structure

Clinical relevance (Genomics England PanelApp)

Diagnostic Grade (Green)

  • Bleeding and platelet disorders

    BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
  • Ehlers Danlos syndrome with a likely monogenic cause

    BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
  • CAKUT

  • Fetal anomalies

    BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta

  • Skeletal dysplasia

  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm or dissection

    BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm or dissection (GMS)

    BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

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Disease associations (Open Targets)

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome due to tenascin-X deficiency

    0.79
  • vesicoureteral reflux 8

    0.70
  • Abnormality of the cardiovascular system

    0.55
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

    0.52
  • hereditary disease

    0.39
  • familial vesicoureteral reflux

    0.37
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type

    0.27
  • Joint hypermobility

    0.27
  • Cyanosis

    0.15
  • Abnormal pattern of respiration

    0.15

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

Protein function (UniProt)

Tenascin-X

Appears to mediate interactions between cells and the extracellular matrix. Substrate-adhesion molecule that appears to inhibit cell migration. Accelerates collagen fibril formation. May play a role in supporting the growth of epithelial tumors

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.