LHFPL3, Official Symbol LHFPL3provided by HGNC Official Full Name LHFPL tetraspan subfamily member 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6589 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000187416 MIM:609719; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6589 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as LHFPL4 Summary This gene is a member of the lipoma HMGIC fusion partner (LHFP) gene family, which is a subset of the superfamily of tetraspan transmembrane protein encoding genes. Mutations in one LHFP-like gene result in deafness in humans and mice, and a second LHFP-like gene is fused to a high-mobility group gene in a translocation-associated lipoma. A partial gene fragment named LHFPL4 corresponds to a portion of the first exon of this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 18.4) and lung (RPKM 1.0) See more Orthologs mouse all