SCN9A( Human )
sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 9
Alias
ETHA|FEB3B|GEFSP7|HSAN2D|NE-NA|NENA|Nav1.7|PN1|SFNP
This gene encodes a voltage-gated sodium channel which plays a significant role in nociception signaling. Mutations in this gene have been associated with primary erythermalgia, channelopathy-associated insensitivity to pain, and paroxysmal extreme pain disorder. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009].