This gene encodes a member of a family of proteins that are involved in a variety of biological processes, including embryonic development, cell growth, morphogenesis, tissue repair, tumor growth and invasion. This gene is expressed in cardiac cells and i
Gene ontology (GO)Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
Plays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation and cell differentiation, and is required for normal cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart development.
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.
["MAPK signaling pathway","Ras signaling pathway","Rap1 signaling pathway","Calcium signaling pathway","Regulation of actin cytoskeleton","Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation","Melanoma","Breast cancer","Gastric cancer","PIP3 activates AKT signaling","RAF\/MAP kinase cascade","Constitutive Signaling by Aberrant PI3K in Cancer"]
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Diseases Linked via Similar GenesDiseases curated for genes most similar to FGF16 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for FGF16 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.