FGF14fibroblast growth factor 14
Autism Reports / Total Reports
2 / 2Rare Variants / Common Variants
3 / 0Aliases
FGF14, FGF-14, FHF-4, FHF4, SCA27Associated Syndromes
-Chromosome Band
13q33.1Associated Disorders
DD/NDD, ADHD, IDRelevance to Autism
Genome-wide investigation of tandem repeats in 17,231 genomes of families with autism from the Autism Speaks MSSNG project and the Simons Simplex Collection in Trost et al., 2020 identified a rare tandem repeat expansion in the FGF14 gene (chr13:102160822-102162469 (AAGGAG;AAGAGG; AAAGAAGAAG)) in seven unrelated ASD probands. This tandem repeat in FGF14 was observed in more than 0.1% of ASD-affected individuals in this cohort and had a frequency less than 0.1% in unaffected siblings, 1000 Genomes, and 1,612 additional population controls from GTEx and the Mayo Clinic Biobank.
Molecular Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. FGF family members possess broad mitogenic and cell survival activities, and are involved in a variety of biological processes, including embryonic development, cell growth, morphogenesis, tissue repair, tumor growth and invasion. A mutation in this gene is associated with autosomal dominant cerebral ataxia (spinocerebellar ataxia-27; OMIM 609307).
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Reports related to FGF14 (2 Reports)
# | Type | Title | Author, Year | Autism Report | Associated Disorders |
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1 | Primary | Genome-wide detection of tandem DNA repeats that are expanded in autism | Trost B et al. (2020) | Yes | DD, ID, ADHD |
2 | Support | - | Zhou X et al. (2022) | Yes | - |
Rare Variants (3)
Status | Allele Change | Residue Change | Variant Type | Inheritance Pattern | Parental Transmission | Family Type | PubMed ID | Author, Year |
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- | - | microsatellite | Unknown | - | Simplex | 32717741 | Trost B et al. (2020) | |
- | - | microsatellite | Unknown | - | Unknown | 32717741 | Trost B et al. (2020) | |
c.1A>G | p.Met1? | initiator_codon_variant | De novo | - | - | 35982159 | Zhou X et al. (2022) |
Common Variants
No common variants reported.
SFARI Gene score
Suggestive Evidence


Score Delta: Score remained at 3
criteria met
See SFARI Gene'scoring criteriaThe literature is replete with relatively small studies of candidate genes, using either common or rare variant approaches, which do not reach the criteria set out for categories 1 and 2. Genes that had two such lines of supporting evidence were placed in category 3, and those with one line of evidence were placed in category 4. Some additional lines of "accessory evidence" (indicated as "acc" in the score cards) could also boost a gene from category 4 to 3.
4/1/2022

Increased from to 3
Krishnan Probability Score
Score 0.58560612668489
Ranking 522/25841 scored genes
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ExAC Score
Score 0.72452596259009
Ranking 4353/18225 scored genes
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Sanders TADA Score
Score 0.87508004829024
Ranking 4564/18665 scored genes
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Zhang D Score
Score 0.47873056351973
Ranking 672/20870 scored genes
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