ELAVL4

Gene

ELAV like RNA binding protein 4

HGNCHGNC:3315 EnsemblENSG00000162374 NCBI Gene1996

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p33-p32.3

Also known as

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

Also known asHUD · PNEM

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Previous symbolsHUD

Alias symbolsPNEM

Previous namesELAV (embryonic lethal, abnormal vision, Drosophila)-like 4 (Hu antigen D), ELAV (embryonic lethal, abnormal vision, Drosophila)-like 4, ELAV like neuron-specific RNA binding protein 4

Alias namesHu antigen D

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

Obesity disorder

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Dislocation

Smoking behavior

Substance-Related Disorders

Marijuana Abuse

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.

RNA binding motif containingELAV like RNA binding protein family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-11-02.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.