DUX4L1, Official Symbol DUX4L1provided by HGNC Official Full Name double homeobox 4 like 1 (pseudogene)provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3082 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000280757 AllianceGenome:HGNC:3082 Gene type pseudo RefSeq status INFERRED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as DUX4; DUX10 Summary This gene is located within a D4Z4 repeat array in the subtelomeric region of chromosome 4q. The D4Z4 repeat is polymorphic in length and a similar D4Z4 repeat array has been identified on chromosome 10. Each D4Z4 repeat unit has an open reading frame (named DUX4) that encodes two homeoboxes; the repeat-array and ORF is conserved in other mammals. There is no evidence for transcription of the gene at this locus though RT-PCR and in vitro expression experiments indicate that a telomeric paralog of this gene is transcribed in some haplotypes. Contraction of the macrosatellite repeat causes autosomal dominant facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2014] Annotation information Note: GeneID: 22947 was previously named DUX4/double homeobox 4. GeneID: 100288687 is currently assigned the official DUX4/double homeobox 4 gene name. [19 Jun 2018]