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Gene id 1673
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Gene Summary

Gene Symbol DEFB4A   Gene   UCSC   Ensembl
Aliases BD-2, DEFB-2, DEFB102, DEFB2, DEFB4, HBD-2, SAP1
Gene name defensin beta 4A
Alternate names beta-defensin 4A, beta defensin-2, defensin, beta 2, defensin, beta 4, skin-antimicrobial peptide 1,
Gene location 8p23.1 (7894676: 7896715)     Exons: 2     NC_000008.11
Gene summary(Entrez) Defensins form a family of microbicidal and cytotoxic peptides made by neutrophils. Members of the defensin family are highly similar in protein sequence. This gene encodes defensin, beta 4, an antibiotic peptide which is locally regulated by inflammation
OMIM 602215

Protein Summary

Gene ontology

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GO accessionTerm nameEvidence codeGo category

KEGG pathways

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Pathway idPathway name
hsa04621NOD-like receptor signaling pathway
hsa05150Staphylococcus aureus infection
hsa04657IL-17 signaling pathway
Associated diseases References
pulmonary alveolar proteinosis PMID:17000097
pulmonary sarcoidosis PMID:17000097
Cystic fibrosis PMID:9843998
Pulmonary fibrosis PMID:17000097
Lung disease PMID:9843998
Teratozoospermia MIK: 17327269

PubMed references

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PMID Condition Mutation Ethnicity Population details Infertility_type Associated_genes Abstract
17327269 Teratozoos
permia

13 (5 controls,
8 cases)
Male infertility GSE6967 analyzed by GEO2R (cutoff 1.5 fold)
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