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A change in the RNF213 gene was identified in a UDN participant with low oxygen level in the blood (chronic hypoxemia), lung disease that causes lung scarring (pulmonary fibrosis), respiratory failure, and delayed speech and language development.
Oct 16, 2023
ring finger protein 213
RNF213 acts as a key immune sensor by restricting the proliferation of cytosolic bacteria, such as Salmonella. It is involved in degradation of microbial invaders by autophagy. (Otten et al., 2021). It is involved in lipid metabolism by regulating fat storage and is involved with lipid droplet formation (Sugihara et al., 2019). It regulates lipotoxicity by inhibiting desaturation of fatty acids (Piccolis et al., 2019). It is involved in the non-canonical Wnt signaling pathway in vascular development (Scholz et al., 2016).
Heterozygous changes in this gene were identified in a UDN participant.
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