Gene
SLC24A4
solute carrier family 24 member 4
- HGNC 10978↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000140090↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 123041↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 14q32.12
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 14: 92,323,165–92,501,481 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 17 exons across 178.3 kb
- Protein
- 622 amino acids
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Also known as
- NCKX4
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000532405.6NM_153646.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Autosomal dominant
- 3 GenCC submitters rate it definitive or strong
Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- One changed copy, from either parent, is enough. A parent who has one passes it on to each child with a one-in-two chance.
How SLC24A4 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 10.4 kb of the gene's 178.3 kb; 1,869 of those bases code for the protein.
Genes linked to the same conditions
- ACP4acid phosphatase 4Shares 1 condition
- AMBNameloblastinShares 1 condition
- AMELXamelogenin X-linkedShares 1 condition
- DLX3distal-less homeobox 3Shares 1 condition
- ENAMenamelinShares 1 condition
- FAM20AFAM20A golgi associated secretory pathway pseudokinaseShares 1 condition
- GPR68G protein-coupled receptor 68Shares 1 condition
- ITGB6integrin subunit beta 6Shares 1 condition
- KLK4kallikrein related peptidase 4Shares 1 condition
- LAMB3laminin subunit beta 3Shares 1 condition
- MMP20matrix metallopeptidase 20Shares 1 condition
- ODAPHodontogenesis associated phosphoproteinShares 1 condition
Traits linked to SLC24A4
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions SLC24A4 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- GenCC and ClinGen, released 2026-10-16: which conditions the gene is linked to, and how strongly.
- The ACMG secondary findings list, SF v3.2.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). SLC24A4 gene: solute carrier family 24 member 4. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc24a4
Dante Labs. SLC24A4 gene: solute carrier family 24 member 4 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc24a4
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