INSL6
Chr 9insulin like 6
May have a role in sperm development and fertilization
830
ClinVar variants
0
Pathogenic / LP
0.00
pLI score
0
Active trials
Clinical Summary— INSL6
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Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
830 total variants — no pathogenic classifications of 830 total submissions
Population Genetics & Constraint
gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance
Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint?LOEUF (Loss-of-function Observed/Expected Upper bound Fraction) is the upper bound of the 90% CI for LoF OE — the preferred gnomAD v4 metric. Lower = more intolerant to LoF. LOEUF < 0.35 = highly constrained.
1.92LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -1.11
OE 1.43 (0.88–1.92)
Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population
Missense Constraint?Missense Z-score: standard deviations fewer missense variants observed vs. expected. Z > 3.09 (p < 0.001) = gene does not tolerate missense variation. OE missense < 0.6 is also considered constrained.
-2.45Z-score
OE missense 1.62 (1.44–1.82)
201 obs / 124.1 exp
Tolerant to missense variation
Observed / Expected Ratios?Shaded band = 90% confidence interval. Vertical tick = point estimate. Grey threshold line = gnomAD constraint cutoff for that variant class.
LoF OE?Ratio of observed to expected LoF variants. Upper CI bound (LOEUF) ≤ 0.35 = strong LoF constraint signal.1.43 (0.88–1.92)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.1.62 (1.44–1.82)
0≤0.61.4
Synonymous OE?Control metric — synonymous variants are largely neutral and expected near OE = 1.0. Significant deviation may indicate annotation issues.1.59
0≤1.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 11 / 7.7Missense obs/exp: 201 / 124.1Syn Z: -3.20
ClinVar Variant Classifications
830 submitted variants in ClinVar
Classification Summary
Protein Context — Lollipop Plot
INSL6 · protein map & ClinVar variants
Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.
OMIM — Genotype-Phenotype Relationships
1 OMIM entry
INSULIN-LIKE 6; INSL6
MIM #606414 · *
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
SFARI Gene
Autism-gene association scoring (SFARI)
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
Relaxin-like peptides in male reproduction - a human perspective.
Ivell R et al.·Br J Pharmacol
2017Review
Myocardial Infarction-Induced INSL6 Decrease Contributes to Breast Cancer Progression.
Zheng Y et al.·Dis Markers
2023
Relaxin family peptides in the male reproductive system--a critical appraisal.
Ivell R et al.·Mol Hum Reprod
2011Review
Top 10 resultsSearch PubMed ↗
Recent Gene-Specific Literature
Gene in title · MEDLINE · newest first
Regulatory interplay of cyclin D1 and INSM1 in suppressing INSL6 expression: Implications for breast cancer biology.
Homma K et al.·Biochem Biophys Rep
2025🔓 Open Access
The influence of peptide impurity profiles on functional tissue-organ bath response: the 11-mer peptide INSL6[151-161] case.
Verbeken M et al.·Anal Biochem
2012Functional
R171H missense mutation of INSL6 in a patient with spermatogenic failure.
Chen GW et al.·Eur J Med Genet
2011
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
SFARI Gene
Autism-gene association scoring (SFARI)
PanelApp
Gene panels for rare disease diagnostics (Genomics England)
LOVD
Leiden Open Variation Database — variant listings
GeneReviews
Expert-authored summaries of heritable conditions (NCBI)