CACNA2D4

This page contains an overview of the genetic variation in the CACNA2D4 gene, including its role in inherited cardiac disease. For more details, click on the links below, or for a specific variant, enter the HGVS variant here:

CACNA2D4 gene and transcript details

Gene Name
calcium channel, voltage-dependent, alpha 2/delta subunit 4

Gene Links
Ensembl: ENSG00000151062 - Locus Reference Genomic:

Genomic Location
Chromosome 12 : 1,902,821 - 2,027,639 (reverse strand)
View in: Ensembl - UCSC Genome Browser


Canonical Seqs Transcript (3411 bases)Protein (1137 aa)
ENST00000382722 ENSP00000372169
NM_172364.4
Q7Z3S7

Summary of CACNA2D4 in Cardiomyopathies


CACNA2D4 variants in ExAC

Details of the protein-altering CACNA2D4 variants (missense, loss of function truncating, inframe indels and splice site regions) found in the ExAC database are shown below. To view lists of specific variants with links to detailed population frequency data, click on the variant numbers - for all or a particular variant class.

Total VariantsCombined frequency of rare variants
All Variants5700.00993
Truncating510.00069
Missense4170.00748
Inframe80.00010
Splice Site940.00165

Rare variants are defined as having a mean allelic frequency of less than 0.0001.