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  2. NEFH - neurofilament heavy chain Gene

NEFH - neurofilament heavy chain Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as NFH; CMT2CC

Gene ID: 4744 | Gene type: protein coding

About NEFH

Cytogenetic location: 22q12.2 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 22:29,480,218-29,491,390 (from NCBI)

This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 96 orthologues and is associated with 3 phenotypes. Biased expression in prostate (RPKM 140.1), brain (RPKM 16.4) and 2 other tissues.

Summary

Neurofilaments are type IV intermediate filament heteropolymers composed of LIGHT, medium, and heavy chains. Neurofilaments comprise the axoskeleton and functionally maintain neuronal caliber. They may also play a role in intracellular transport to axons and dendrites. This gene encodes the heavy neurofilament protein. This protein is commonly used as a biomarker of neuronal damage and susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been associated with mutations in this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]

NEFH Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_021076.4 NP_066554.2 neurofilament heavy polypeptide

NEFH Protein Structure

Filament

Filament: Intermediate filament protein (96 - 412)

DUF1388

DUF1388: Repeat of unknown function (DUF1388) (570 - 599)

DUF1388

DUF1388: Repeat of unknown function (DUF1388) (590 - 619)

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Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

neurofilament heavy polypeptide

200 kDa neurofilament protein

Related Diseases

Diseases Alias
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Axonal, Type 2cc

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Axonal Type 2cc

CMT2CC

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy, Type 2cc

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 2cc

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 2cc

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ALS

Lou Gehrig Disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 1

Charcot Disease

ALS1

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Susceptibility To

Fals

Lou Gehrig'S Disease

Mnd

Motor Neuron Disease

Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1, Familial

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1, Autosomal Dominant

Motor Neuron Disease, Bulbar

Motor Neurone Disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis With Dementia

Dementia With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Sclerosis, Lateral, Amyotrophic

Sclerosis, Lateral, Amyotrophic, Type 1

Amyotrophic Sclerosis

Als - [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]

Wasting Palsy

Amyotrophic Paralysis

Amyotrophy Lateral Sclerosis

Wasting Paralysis

Spinal Progressive Amyotrophy

Progressive Atrophic Paralysis

Lateral Sclerosis

Primary Lateral Sclerosis

Adult-Onset Primary Lateral Sclerosis

Adult-Onset Pls

Motor Neuron Disease

Pls

Pls - [Primary Lateral Sclerosis]

Lateral Spinal Sclerosis

Lateral Complete Paralysis

Lateral Incomplete Paralysis

Lateral Paralysis

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy, Type Iic

CMT2C

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Axonal Type 2c

HMSN2C

Hmsn Iic

Autosomal Dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2c

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 2c

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy Type Iic

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Axonal, Autosomal Dominant, Type 2c

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy, Type 2c

Autosomal Cominant Axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2c

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 2c

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Axonal Autosomal Dominant 2c

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 2c

Motor Neuron Disease

Anterior Horn Cell Disease

Motor Neuron Diseases

Mnd - [Motor Neurone Disease]

Lou Gehrig Disease

Creeping Palsy

Creeping Paralysis

Bulbar Motor Neuron Disease

Bulbar Syndrome

Anterior Horn Cell Disorder

Hereditary Motor Neuron Disease

Tooth Disease

Tooth Diseases

Teeth Disease

Tooth Disorders

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Cmt

Hmsn

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy

Pma

Cmt - Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Charcot Marie Tooth Disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Hereditary Neuropathy

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome

Peroneal Muscular Atrophy

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathies

Axonal Neuropathy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Axonal, Type 2e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2

CMT2E

CMT2S

CMT2Y

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2y

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Axonal Type 2s

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Axonal, Type 2s

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 2e

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy Type 2

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy, Type 2s

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Axonal, Autosomal Recessive, Type 2s

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Axonal, Type 2y

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Axonal, Autosomal Dominant, Type 2y

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy, Type 2y

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 2y

Autosomal Dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 2e

Autosomal Dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2 Due To Vcp Mutation

Cmt2 Due To Vcp Mutation

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2s

Autosomal Dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2

Autosomal Dominant Axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Cmt2

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy, Type 2e

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy Guadalajara Neuronal Type

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy Okinawa Type

Autosomal Dominant Axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 2y

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 2y

Autosomal Recessive Axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 2s

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 2s

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 2

Autosomal Dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2y

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 2e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Axonal Type 2e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Neuronal Type 2e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 2s

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Axonal Type 2s

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 2y

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 2

Hereditary Motor And Sensory-Neuropathy Type Ii

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Demyelinating, Type 1f

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1f

CMT1F

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1f

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 1f

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy, Type 1f

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2b5

Ar-Cmt2b5

Autosomal Recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2b5

Seoan Due To Nefl Deficiency

Severe Early-Onset Axonal Neuropathy Due To Nefl Deficiency

Severe Early-Onset Axonal Neuropathy Due To Light Neurofilament Subunit Deficiency

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 1f

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Demyelinating Type 1f

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type If

Progressive Muscular Atrophy

Progressive Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Pure Progressive Muscular Atrophy

Pma

Hereditary Spinal Muscle Atrophy

Pma - [Progressive Muscular Atrophy]

Progressive Muscle Atrophy

Progressive Spinal Muscle Atrophy

Duchenne-Aran Atrophy

Duchenne-Aran Muscle Atrophy

Hereditary Sma - [Spinal Muscle Atrophy]

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease And Deafness

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1e

CMT1E

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy Type 1

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Demyelinating, Type 1e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type I

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy And Deafness, Autosomal Dominant

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Demyelinating Type 1e

Autosomal Dominant Demyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Cmt1

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 1

Autosomal Dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy And Deafness

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease-Deafness

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1

Hmsn1

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy 1

Cmt 1e

Charcot Marie Tooth Disease Type 1e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease-Deafness Syndrome

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease-Hearing Loss Syndrome

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 1e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease And Deafness Autosomal Dominant

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 1e

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type Ie

Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy Type I

Progressive Bulbar Palsy

Bulbar Palsy, Progressive

Progressive Bulbar Atrophy

Bulbar Palsy

Pbp - [Progressive Bulbar Palsy]

Progressive Bulbar Paralysis

Bulbar Paralysis

Chronic Bulbar Palsy

Chronic Bulbar Paralysis

Supranuclear Bulbar Paralysis

Giant Axonal Neuropathy 2
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Ppms

Primary-Progressive Ms

Multiple Sclerosis, Primary Progressive

Frontotemporal Dementia And/Or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1

FTDALS1

Frontotemporal Dementia And/Or Motor Neuron Disease

Ftdmnd

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And/Or Frontotemporal Dementia

Alsftd

Frontotemporal Dementia And/Or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Frontotemporal Dementia And/Or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-1

Frontotemporal Dementia With Motor Neuron Disease

Ftdals

Ftd-Als

Ftd-Mnd

Frontotemporal Dementia With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis With Frontotemporal Dementia 1

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Frontotemporal Dementia

Dementia, Frontotemporal, And/Or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis And/Or Frontotemporal Dementia 1

Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

Grn-Related Frontotemporal Dementia

Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Peripheral Demyelinating Neuropathy

Demyelinating Peripheral Neuropathy

Alzheimer Disease, Familial, 1

Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimer'S Disease

Presenile And Senile Dementia

AD1

Alzheimer Disease, Susceptibility To

Alzheimer Disease, Late-Onset, Susceptibility To

Alzheimer Disease 1, Familial

AD

Familial Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimer Disease, Late-Onset

Alzheimers Dementia

Alzheimer Dementia

Alzheimer Sclerosis

Alzheimer Syndrome

Alzheimer-Type Dementia

Dat

Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia

Sdat

Alzheimer Disease 1

Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer Disease

Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Late Onset Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimer Disease, Early-Onset, With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Late-Onset Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimer'S Disease Pathway Kegg

Dementia Due To Alzheimer'S Disease

Alzheimer Disease Type 1

Alzheimers

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Low Pressure Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus Normal Pressure

Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Nos

Nph - [Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus]

Normal Pressure Hydrocephaly

Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Type Ii

SMA2

Sma Ii

Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Intermediate Type

Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Infantile Chronic Form

Intermediate Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type Ii

Spinal Muscular Atrophy-2

Spinal Muscular Atrophy 2

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2

Dubowitz Disease

Proximal Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2

Sma Type 2

Sma Type Ii

Sma-Ii

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Infantile Chronic Form

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Intermediate Type

Spinal Muscular Atrophies Of Childhood

Atrophy, Muscular, Spinal, Type Ii

Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Type Ii

Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, X-Linked 1

Kennedy Disease

Sbma

Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

Kennedy'S Disease

X-Linked Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

SMAX1

Kd

Kennedy Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy

Bulbospinal Muscular Atrophy, X-Linked

Bulbospinal Neuronopathy, X-Linked Recessive

Xbsn

Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy Of Kennedy

Bulbospinal Muscular Atrophy

X-Linked Bulbospinal Amyotrophy

Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy, X-Linked

Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

X-Linked Bulbo-Spinal Atrophy

X-Linked Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

X-Linked Bsma

X-Linked Bulbospinal Muscular Atrophy

Spinal And Bulbar Muscular Atrophy X-Linked 1

Bulbospinal Muscular Atrophy X-Linked

Bulbospinal Neuronopathy X-Linked Recessive

Kennedy Disease)

Kennedy Syndrome

Atrophy, Muscular, Spinal And Bulbar, Kennedy Type

Atrophy, Muscular, Spinobulbar

Bulbospinal Neuronopathy

Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive, 1

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome

Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive

Progressive Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia

Psp

PSNP1

Familial Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Richardson'S Syndrome

Psp Syndrome

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy 1

Supranuclear Palsy Progressive

Ophthalmoplegia, Supranuclear, Progressive

Steele-Richardson-Olszewksi Syndrome

Neuromuscular Disease

Neuromuscular Diseases

Neuromuscular Disorders

Neuromuscular Disorder

Hemochromatosis, Type 1

Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis Type 1

Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Hh

HFE1

Hfe Hemochromatosis, Modifier Of

Symptomatic Form Of Classic Hemochromatosis

Symptomatic Form Of Hemochromatosis Type 1

Symptomatic Form Of Hfe-Related Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Haemochromatosis

Iron Storage Disorder

Bronze Diabetes

Hereditary Haemochromatosis

Hlah

Hfe

Hemochromatosis, Hereditary

Diabetes Bronze

Classic Hemochromatosis

Hfe-Associated Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis Classic

Bronzed Cirrhosis

Familial Hemochromatosis

Genetic Hemochromatosis

Hc

Pigmentary Cirrhosis

Primary Hemochromatosis

Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard Syndrome

Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum Disease

Hemochromatosis 1

Primary Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Bronze Cirrhosis

Optic Nerve Disease

Optic Neuropathy

Disorder Of The Second Nerve

Optic Nerve Disorder

Optic Nerve

Abnormality Of The Optic Nerve

Optic Nerve Disorders

Neuropathy, Optic

Disorder Of The Optic Nerve

Pick Disease Of Brain

Pick Disease

Pick'S Disease

Pick Disease Of The Brain

Lobar Atrophy Of Brain

Dementia With Lobar Atrophy And Neuronal Cytoplasmic Inclusions

Behavioral Variant Of Frontotemporal Dementia

Dementia In Pick'S Disease

Lobar Atrophy Of The Brain

Bvftd

Bv-Ftd

PIDB

Picks Disease

Peripheral Nervous System Disease

Peripheral Neuropathy

Peripheral Nerve Disease

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

Neuropathy, Peripheral

Peripheral Neuropathy Due To Vitamin Pyridoxine Hyperalimentation

Frontotemporal Dementia

Pallidopontonigral Degeneration

Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

Semantic Dementia

FTD

Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia

Multiple System Tauopathy With Presenile Dementia

Dementia, Frontotemporal

Frontotemporal Dementia With Parkinsonism

Mstd

Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration With Tau Inclusions

Ftld With Tau Inclusions

Dementia, Frontotemporal, With Parkinsonism

Fldem

Ftdp17

Disinhibition-Dementia-Parkinsonism-Amyotrophy Complex

Ddpac

Wilhelmsen-Lynch Disease

Wld

Ppnd

Dementia, Frontotemporal, With Or Without Parkinsonism

Semantic Primary Progressive Aphasia

Semantic Variant Ppa

Wilhemsen-Lynch Disease

Frontotemporal Dementia-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Frontotemporal Dementia And Parkinsonism Linked To Chromosome 17

Ftd-Als

Ftld

Pick Complex

Pick Disease Of The Brain

Frontotemporal Dementia With Parkinsonism-17

Grn-Related Frontotemporal Dementia

Frontotemporal Dementia With Motor Neuron Disease

Dementia In Fronto-Temporal Lobar Degeneration

Ftd - [Frontotemporal Dementia]

Temple Dementia

Frontal Lobe Dementia

Intracranial Berry Aneurysm

Familial Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Familial Berry Aneurysm

Familial Intracranial Saccular Aneurysm

Saccular Cerebral Aneurysm

Aneurysm, Intracranial Berry

Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Aneurysm, Intracranial Berry, 1

Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

Familial Spastic Paraplegia

Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

Strumpell-Lorrain Disease

Familial Spastic Paraparesis

Hsp

Spg

Strümpell-Lorrain Disease

Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary

French Settlement Disease

Strumpell-Lorrain Syndrome

Fsp

Spastic Paraplegia, Familial

Spastic Paraplegia Hereditary

Spastic Paraplegia 3, Autosomal Dominant

Spastic Paraparesis

Hereditary Spastic Paralysis

Familial Spastic Paralysis

Hereditary Spastic Ataxia

Nervous System Disease

Abnormality Of The Nervous System

Nervous System Diseases

Nervous System Disorder

Diseases Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Bos taurus NEFH VGNC VGNC:31985
Mus musculus NEFH MGD MGI:97309
Rattus norvegicus NEFH RGD RGD:3159
Felis catus NEFH VGNC VGNC:82447
Macaca mulatta NEFH VGNC VGNC:75306
Canis familiaris NEFH VGNC VGNC:43723