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MNX1

Motor neuron and pancreas homeobox 1 (MNX1), also known as Homeobox HB9 (HLXB9), is a human protein encoded by the MNX1 gene.[1]

Clinical significance

Mutations in the MNX1 gene are associated with Currarino syndrome.[2]

References

  1. “Entrez Gene: HLXB9 homeobox HB9”.
  2. Merello E, De Marco P, Ravegnani M, Riccipetitoni G, Cama A, Capra V (2013). “Novel MNX1 mutations and clinical analysis of familial and sporadic Currarino cases”. Eur J Med Genet. 56 (12): 648–54. doi:10.1016/j.ejmg.2013.09.011. PMID 24095820.

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.


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