STARD4
Chr 5StAR related lipid transfer domain containing 4
Involved in the intracellular transport of cholesterol. Binds cholesterol or other sterols
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ClinVar variants
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Pathogenic / LP
0.00
pLI score
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Active trials
Clinical Summary— STARD4
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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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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.
1.82LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -0.76
OE 1.24 (0.81–1.82)
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.
0.66Z-score
OE missense 0.82 (0.70–0.98)
93 obs / 112.8 exp
Mild missense constraint
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.1.24 (0.81–1.82)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.0.82 (0.70–0.98)
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.0.96
0≤1.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 14 / 11.3Missense obs/exp: 93 / 112.8Syn Z: 0.19
ClinVar Variant Classifications
0 submitted variants in ClinVar
Protein Context — Lollipop Plot
STARD4 · 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
START DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4; STARD4
MIM #607049 · *
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
Recent Gene-Specific Literature
Gene in title · MEDLINE · newest first
STARD4-AS1 promotes coronary artery disease and modulates endothelial dysfunction by targeting miR-204-3p/FLI1.
Li Y et al.·Microvasc Res
2026
Dingxin recipe Ⅲ ameliorates atherosclerosis through stard4-mediated regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism.
Gu Y et al.·Phytomedicine
2026
STARD4 suppresses tumorigenesis and attenuates enzalutamide resistance via lipid metabolic reprogramming and AR stabilization in prostate cancer.
Zhang Y et al.·J Exp Clin Cancer Res
2025🔓 Open Access
Serum STARD4-AS1 as a Novel Marker for Gastric Cancer Diagnosis and Promotes Gastric Cancer Progression.
Chu X et al.·Clin Transl Gastroenterol
2025🔓 Open Access
Top 5 resultsSearch Europe PMC ↗
Clinical Trials
Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov
No active trials found for this gene.
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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)