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CNTNAP4

Gene

contactin associated protein family member 4

HGNCHGNC:18747EnsemblENSG00000152910NCBI Gene85445
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 16q23.1

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asCASPR4 · KIAA1763
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Alias symbolsCASPR4, KIAA1763
Previous namescontactin associated protein-like 4

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Smoking initiation
Substance-Related Disorders
Male reproductive organ cancer
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Alcohol drinking
Smoking behavior
Cardiomyopathies
Head and Neck Neoplasms

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Contactin associated protein family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.