This gene belongs to the clarin family of genes. The clarins appear to belong to a large superfamily of small integral membrane glycoproteins with four transmembrane domains. The exact function of this gene is unknown. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]
Gene ontology (GO)Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
Plays a key role to hearing function. Required for normal organization and maintenance of the stereocilia bundle and for mechano-electrical transduction.
Evidence Score:★☆☆☆☆ Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations★★★☆☆ Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources★★★★☆ ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)★★★★★ ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
CausalDiseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Unknown / Other Associations
ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases
(OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Diseases Linked via Similar GenesDiseases curated for genes most similar to CLRN2 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for CLRN2 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.