FKTN

fukutin

9q31.2

Also known as: CMD1X, FCMD, LGMD2M, LGMDR13, MDDGA4, MDDGB4, MDDGC4

Gene Summary

RefSeq / NCBI

The protein encoded by this gene is a putative transmembrane protein that is localized to the cis-Golgi compartment, where it may be involved in the glycosylation of alpha-dystroglycan in skeletal muscle. The encoded protein is thought to be a glycosyltransferase and could play a role in brain development. Defects in this gene are a cause of Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), Walker-Warburg syndrome (WWS), limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2M (LGMD2M), and dilated cardiomyopathy type 1X (CMD1X). Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular

Washington University Disease Center

ClinGen

Clinical Genome Resource

G2P

Gene-to-Phenotype (EBI)

GeneReviews

NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews

NCBI Gene

National Center for Biotechnology Information

PubMed

Biomedical Literature

UniProt

Universal Protein Resource

DECIPHER

DatabasE of genomiC varIation and Phenotype in Humans

Gene data compiled from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center, NCBI Gene, and OMIM. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.