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SCN4A

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q14905707

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene[2]
Chromosome
human chromosome 17[13]
Cytogenetic location
17q23.3[22]
Encodes
Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 4[11]
Expressed in
muscle of thigh, gastrocnemius muscle, Skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis, vastus lateralis muscle, glutes, thoracic diaphragm, triceps brachii muscle, Skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii, deltoid muscle, tibialis anterior muscle[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[12]
Genetic association
paramyotonia congenita, congenital myasthenic syndrome 16, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, potassium-aggravated myotonia, acetazolamide-responsive myotonia, congenital myasthenic syndrome[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Genomic end
63972918, 62050278[6][7]
Genomic start
63938554, 62015914[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
283[3]
Ortholog
Scn4a, Scn4a, scn4aa, para[8][9][10]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en CMS16 en HOKPP2 en HYKPP en HYPP en NAC1A en Nav1.4 en Na(V)1.4 en SCN4A en SkM1 en sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 4
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000007314
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000584310, ENST00000435607, ENST00000581514
Entrez Gene ID
6329
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/0h04z3
HGNC ID
10591
HGNC gene symbol
SCN4A
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
181993826
OMIM ID
603967
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_000334
UMLS CUI
C1419862

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 7
thoracic diaphragm, deltoid muscle, triceps brachii muscle, gastrocnemius muscle, glutes, tibialis anterior muscle, vastus lateralis muscle
Genetic association 4
hypokalemic periodic paralysis, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, paramyotonia congenita, congenital myasthenic syndrome
← Genetic association 4
hypokalemic periodic paralysis, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, paramyotonia congenita, congenital myasthenic syndrome
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 17
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Instance of 1
gene
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Summary

SCN4A is a gene[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → paramyotonia congenita, congenital myasthenic syndrome 16, hypokalemic periodic paralysis +1
    Chromosome → human chromosome 17
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    Instance of → gene
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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