DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating BPIFB4 and midface dysplasia

BPIFB4 [ENSP00000364632]

BPI fold-containing family B member 4; May have the capacity to recognize and bind specific classes of odorants. May act as a carrier molecule, transporting odorants across the mucus layer to access receptor sites. May serve as a primary defense mechanism by recognizing and removing potentially harmful odorants or pathogenic microorganisms from the mucosa or clearing excess odorant from mucus to enable new odorant stimuli to be received (By similarity); Belongs to the BPI/LBP/Plunc superfamily. BPI/LBP family.

Synonyms:  BPIFB4,  BPIFB4p,  hBPIFB4,  F8WEG9,  P59827 ...

Linkouts:  STRING  Pharos  UniProt