Gene: HNF4A
Alternate names for this Gene: FRTS4|HNF4|HNF4a7|HNF4a8|HNF4a9|HNF4alpha|MODY|MODY1|NR2A1|NR2A21|TCF|TCF14
Gene Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear transcription factor which binds DNA as a homodimer. The encoded protein controls the expression of several genes, including hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha, a transcription factor which regulates the expression of several hepatic genes. This gene may play a role in development of the liver, kidney, and intestines. Mutations in this gene have been associated with monogenic autosomal dominant non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type I. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding several different isoforms.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 20
Location in Chromosome : 20q13.12
Description of this Gene: hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha
Type of Gene: protein-coding
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Alcohol consumption
PMID 30698716 2019 Multiancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions.
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Biliary calculi
PMID 30504769 2018 Genome-wide association meta-analysis yields 20 loci associated with gallstone disease.
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Blood basophil count (lab test)
PMID 27863252 2016 The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.
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C-reactive protein measurement
PMID 30388399 2018 Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.
PMID 31217584 2019 Genetic analyses of diverse populations improves discovery for complex traits.
PMID 27286809 2016 Bivariate genome-wide association study identifies novel pleiotropic loci for lipids and inflammation.
PMID 21300955 2011 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in >80 000 subjects identifies multiple loci for C-reactive protein levels.
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Coronary heart disease
PMID 21347282 2011 Genome-wide association study of coronary heart disease and its risk factors in 8,090 African Americans: the NHLBI CARe Project.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
PMID 9449683 1998 A missense mutation in hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 alpha, resulting in a reduced transactivation activity, in human late-onset non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
PMID 30718926 2019 Identification of 28 new susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes in the Japanese population.
PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.
PMID 29632382 2018 Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes.
PMID 28869590 2017 Identification of new susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes and shared etiological pathways with coronary heart disease.
PMID 21874001 2011 Genome-wide association study in individuals of South Asian ancestry identifies six new type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci.
PMID 24509480 2014 Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.
PMID 23300278 2013 Genome-wide association study identifies a novel locus contributing to type 2 diabetes susceptibility in Sikhs of Punjabi origin from India.
PMID 31118516 2019 Exome sequencing of 20,791 cases of type 2 diabetes and 24,440 controls.
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Dysmorphic features
PMID 8945471 1996 Mutations in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha gene in maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY1)
PMID 17407387 2007 Macrosomia and hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia in patients with heterozygous mutations in the HNF4A gene.
PMID 11575290 2001 Molecular mechanisms and clinical pathophysiology of maturity-onset diabetes of the young.
PMID 9371825 1997 The maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY1) transcription factor HNF4alpha regulates expression of genes required for glucose transport and metabolism.
PMID 22802087 2012 Novel presentations of congenital hyperinsulinism due to mutations in the MODY genes: HNF1A and HNF4A.
PMID 24285859 2014 The HNF4A R76W mutation causes atypical dominant Fanconi syndrome in addition to a β cell phenotype.
PMID 22654519 2012 Clinical features and treatment of maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY).
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Eosinophil count procedure
PMID 27863252 2016 The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.
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Factor VII measurement
PMID 30642921 2019 A genome-wide association study identifies new loci for factor VII and implicates factor VII in ischemic stroke etiology.
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Fibrinogen assay
PMID 26561523 2016 A meta-analysis of 120 246 individuals identifies 18 new loci for fibrinogen concentration.
PMID 28107422 2017 Comparison of HapMap and 1000 Genomes Reference Panels in a Large-Scale Genome-Wide Association Study.
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Glomerular Filtration Rate
PMID 31152163 2019 A catalog of genetic loci associated with kidney function from analyses of a million individuals.
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Granulocyte count
PMID 27863252 2016 The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.
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Hematocrit procedure
PMID 27863252 2016 The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.
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High density lipoprotein measurement
PMID 27286809 2016 Bivariate genome-wide association study identifies novel pleiotropic loci for lipids and inflammation.
PMID 25961943 2015 The impact of low-frequency and rare variants on lipid levels.
PMID 31217584 2019 Genetic analyses of diverse populations improves discovery for complex traits.
PMID 30698716 2019 Multiancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions.
PMID 29507422 2018 A large electronic-health-record-based genome-wide study of serum lipids.
PMID 20686565 2010 Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.
PMID 30926973 2019 Multi-ancestry genome-wide gene-smoking interaction study of 387,272 individuals identifies new loci associated with serum lipids.
PMID 30275531 2018 Genetics of blood lipids among ~300,000 multi-ethnic participants of the Million Veteran Program.
PMID 19060906 2009 Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.
PMID 24097068 2013 Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.
PMID 23063622 2012 Large-scale gene-centric meta-analysis across 32 studies identifies multiple lipid loci.
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Hyperglycemia
PMID 24947580 2014 Clinical heterogeneity of abnormal glucose homeostasis associated with the HNF4A R311H mutation.
PMID 10768098 2000 Analysis of the HNF4 alpha gene in Caucasian type II diabetic nephropathic patients.
PMID 23485969 2013 Multidomain integration in the structure of the HNF-4α nuclear receptor complex.
PMID 16917892 2006 Mutations in the genes encoding the transcription factors hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha (HNF1A) and 4 alpha (HNF4A) in maturity-onset diabetes of the young.
PMID 26059258 2016 Characteristics of maturity onset diabetes of the young in a large diabetes center.
PMID 23348805 2013 Mutations in the genes encoding the transcription factors hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha and 4 alpha in maturity-onset diabetes of the young and hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.
PMID 15830177 2005 Molecular genetics and phenotypic characteristics of MODY caused by hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha mutations in a large European collection.
PMID 193395 1977 Cancer in chronic ulcerative colitis. Diagnostic role of segmental colonic lavage.
PMID 17407387 2007 Macrosomia and hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia in patients with heterozygous mutations in the HNF4A gene.
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Low density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement
PMID 30698716 2019 Multiancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions.
PMID 27286809 2016 Bivariate genome-wide association study identifies novel pleiotropic loci for lipids and inflammation.
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Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 1
PMID 23485969 2013 Multidomain integration in the structure of the HNF-4α nuclear receptor complex.
PMID 10768098 2000 Analysis of the HNF4 alpha gene in Caucasian type II diabetic nephropathic patients.
PMID 26059258 2016 Characteristics of maturity onset diabetes of the young in a large diabetes center.
PMID 24947580 2014 Clinical heterogeneity of abnormal glucose homeostasis associated with the HNF4A R311H mutation.
PMID 23348805 2013 Mutations in the genes encoding the transcription factors hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha and 4 alpha in maturity-onset diabetes of the young and hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.
PMID 16917892 2006 Mutations in the genes encoding the transcription factors hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 alpha (HNF1A) and 4 alpha (HNF4A) in maturity-onset diabetes of the young.
PMID 9313765 1997 Organization and partial sequence of the hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 alpha/MODY1 gene and identification of a missense mutation, R127W, in a Japanese family with MODY.
PMID 17407387 2007 Macrosomia and hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia in patients with heterozygous mutations in the HNF4A gene.
PMID 10389854 1999 Functional characterization of the MODY1 gene mutations HNF4(R127W), HNF4(V255M), and HNF4(E276Q).
PMID 9243109 1997 A missense mutation in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha gene in a UK pedigree with maturity-onset diabetes of the young.
PMID 15830177 2005 Molecular genetics and phenotypic characteristics of MODY caused by hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha mutations in a large European collection.
PMID 193395 1977 Cancer in chronic ulcerative colitis. Diagnostic role of segmental colonic lavage.
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Neutrophil count (procedure)
PMID 27863252 2016 The Allelic Landscape of Human Blood Cell Trait Variation and Links to Common Complex Disease.
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Red Blood Cell Count measurement
PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.
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Serum HDL cholesterol measurement
PMID 24097068 2013 Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.
PMID 23063622 2012 Large-scale gene-centric meta-analysis across 32 studies identifies multiple lipid loci.
PMID 20686565 2010 Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.
PMID 19060906 2009 Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.
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Serum total cholesterol measurement
PMID 23063622 2012 Large-scale gene-centric meta-analysis across 32 studies identifies multiple lipid loci.
PMID 20686565 2010 Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.
PMID 24097068 2013 Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.
PMID 27286809 2016 Bivariate genome-wide association study identifies novel pleiotropic loci for lipids and inflammation.
PMID 29507422 2018 A large electronic-health-record-based genome-wide study of serum lipids.
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Uric acid measurement (procedure)
PMID 31578528 2019 Target genes, variants, tissues and transcriptional pathways influencing human serum urate levels.
PMID 30993211 2019 Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies multiple novel loci associated with serum uric acid levels in Japanese individuals.
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White Blood Cell Count procedure
PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.