SPANXN4

Chr X

SPANX family member N4

Also known as: CT11.9

NCBI Gene: 441525ENSG00000189326UniProt: Q5MJ08

This gene represents one of several duplicated family members that are located on the X chromosome. This gene family encodes proteins that play a role in spermiogenesis. These proteins represent a specific subgroup of cancer/testis-associated antigens, and they may be candidates for tumor vaccines. This family member belongs to a subgroup of related genes that are present in all primates and rats and mice, and thus, it represents one of the ancestral family members. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]

111
ClinVar variants
86
Pathogenic / LP
0.35
pLI score
0
Active trials
Clinical Summary— SPANXN4
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Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Constrained for loss-of-function variants (OE-LoF 0.00) despite low pLI — interpret in context.
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ClinVar Variants
86 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 23 VUS of 111 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

gnomAD
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.
1.81LOEUF
pLI 0.352
Z-score 0.75
OE 0.00 (0.00–1.81)
Tolerant

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.
-1.30Z-score
OE missense 1.69 (1.32–1.95)
47 obs / 27.7 exp
Tolerant

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.0.00 (0.00–1.81)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.1.69 (1.32–1.95)
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.0.93
0≤1.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 0 / 0.6Missense obs/exp: 47 / 27.7Syn Z: 0.17

ClinVar Variant Classifications

111 submitted variants in ClinVar

ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic83
Likely Pathogenic3
VUS23
Likely Benign2
83
Pathogenic
3
Likely Pathogenic
23
VUS
2
Likely Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
83
0
83
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
3
0
3
VUS
0
17
6
0
23
Likely Benign
0
2
0
0
2
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total019920111

LoF = frameshift, stop gained/lost, canonical splice · Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

SPANXN4 · 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

OMIM
Clinical Literature
Landmark / reviewRecent case evidence
Key Publications
Landmark & review papers · by relevance
PubMed
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Recent Gene-Specific Literature
Gene in title · MEDLINE · newest first
Europe PMC

No open access results found

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Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov

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External Resources

Links to major genomics databases and tools