FAM237B
Chr 7family with sequence similarity 237 member B
Predicted to be located in extracellular region. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
6
ClinVar variants
3
Pathogenic / LP
—
pLI score
0
Active trials
Clinical Summary— FAM237B
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ClinVar Variants
3 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 3 VUS of 6 total submissions
Some data sources returned errors (1)
gnomad: Error: Gene not found
Population Genetics & Constraint
Constraint data not available from gnomAD.
ClinVar Variant Classifications
6 submitted variants in ClinVar
Classification Summary
Pathogenic2
Likely Pathogenic1
VUS3
2
Pathogenic
1
Likely Pathogenic
3
VUS
Curated Variants Distribution
Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories· variant type breakdown unavailable
| Classification | LoF | Missense + Inframe | Non-coding | Synonymous | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathogenic | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Likely Pathogenic | — | — | — | — | 1 |
VUS | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Likely Benign | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Benign | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Total | — | 6 | |||
Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly
View in ClinVar →Protein Context — Lollipop Plot
FAM237B · protein map & ClinVar variants
Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.
OMIM — Genotype-Phenotype
No OMIM entries found.
External Resources
Links to major genomics databases and tools
Variant Interpretation
Population Databases
Gene Resources
Expert Curation
ClinGen
Expert-curated gene-disease validity
GenCC
Gene Curation Coalition — multi-curator classifications
Orphanet
Rare disease encyclopedia and gene-disease associations
PanelApp
Gene panels for rare disease diagnostics (Genomics England)
LOVD
Leiden Open Variation Database — variant listings
GeneReviews
Expert-authored summaries of heritable conditions (NCBI)
Clinical Literature
Landmark / reviewRecent case evidence
Key Publications
Landmark & review papers · by relevance
Profiling mouse brown and white adipocytes to identify metabolically relevant small ORFs and functional microproteins.
Martinez TF et al.·Cell Metab
2023Functional
IGF1 Signaling Regulates Neuropeptide Expression in Hypothalamic Neurons Under Physiological and Pathological Conditions.
He W et al.·Endocrinology
2025
A Pilot Screen of a Novel Peptide Hormone Library Identified Candidate GPR83 Ligands.
Sallee NA et al.·SLAS Discov
2020
Top 10 resultsSearch PubMed ↗
Recent Gene-Specific Literature
Gene in title · MEDLINE · newest first
FAM237B, a conserved orexigenic neuropeptide, is regulated by fasting, insulin, and neuroinflammation in mouse hypothalamic NPY/AgRP neurons.
He W et al.·Mol Cell Endocrinol
2026Functional
Top 5 resultsSearch Europe PMC ↗
Clinical Trials
Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov
No active trials found for this gene.
Search ClinicalTrials.gov →External Resources
Links to major genomics databases and tools
Variant Interpretation
Population Databases
Gene Resources
Expert Curation
ClinGen
Expert-curated gene-disease validity
GenCC
Gene Curation Coalition — multi-curator classifications
Orphanet
Rare disease encyclopedia and gene-disease associations
PanelApp
Gene panels for rare disease diagnostics (Genomics England)
LOVD
Leiden Open Variation Database — variant listings
GeneReviews
Expert-authored summaries of heritable conditions (NCBI)