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FAM25A
family with sequence similarity 25 member A
Chromosome 10 Β· 10q23.2
NCBI Gene: 643161Ensembl: ENSG00000188100.9HGNC: HGNC:23436UniProt: B3EWG3
6PubMed Papers
10Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingneurodegenerative diseasemultiple myelomaBarrett's esophagusesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, FAM25A function remains largely uncharacterized beyond protein binding capacity. However, FAM25A has emerged as a salivary extracellular RNA (exRNA) biomarker for gingivitis detection. As part of a four-biomarker panel (SPRR1A, lnc-TET3-2:1, FAM25A, CRCT1), it demonstrates 71% sensitivity and 100% specificity for gingivitis diagnosis 1. FAM25A expression changes correlate with gingivitis disease regression, suggesting potential clinical utility in periodontal disease monitoring 12. Further investigation is needed to elucidate its molecular function and validate its diagnostic applications.

Sources cited
1
FAM25A is part of a salivary exRNA biomarker panel achieving 71% sensitivity and 100% specificity for gingivitis detection, with expression changes correlating to disease regression
PMID: 29779262
2
FAM25A identified as one of four exRNA biomarkers with >71% sensitivity and 100% specificity for gingivitis diagnosis in a systematic review of periodontal disease biomarkers
PMID: 35453967
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 2 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜10
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.15Weak
multiple myelomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Barrett's esophagusOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
esophageal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
placental retentionOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Colon Sessile Serrated Adenoma/PolypOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
gingivitisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
eosinophilic esophagitisOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Nijmegen breakage syndromeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CRCT1Co-mentioned in literature100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Ovary
0%
Liver
0%
Brain
0%
Lung
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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FAM25ACRCT1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt B3EWG3
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.14LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.09Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.54 [0.28–1.14]
RankingsWhere FAM25A stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #18,074of 20,598
    Most Researched6
  • #11,806of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.14
Genes detectedFAM25A
Sources retrieved2 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
2
1
The Role of Epigenetic and Biological Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Periodontal Disease: A Systematic Review Approach.
PMID: 35453967
Diagnostics (Basel) Β· 2022
1.00
2
Salivary exRNA biomarkers to detect gingivitis and monitor disease regression.
PMID: 29779262
J Clin Periodontol Β· 2018
0.50