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For instance, genetic variation at a locus containing FAM47E (often noted in conjunction with SCARB2) has been associated with modifications in the age at onset of Parkinson’s disease, suggesting that this region may interact with pathways involved in α‐synuclein aggregation."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "2"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " Moreover, in population‐specific analyses, FAM47E has also emerged as a novel susceptibility locus for Alzheimer’s disease in the Japanese population."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "3"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n "}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n Beyond the nervous system, transcriptomic analyses in kidney tissue have revealed that FAM47E expression correlates with renal function, positioning it as a candidate gene in chronic kidney disease pathways—potentially through effects on cellular metabolism and inflammatory responses."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "4"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n "}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n Although STBD1 is not directly characterized in these reports, its co-localization with FAM47E suggests that the FAM47E-STBD1 genomic region might harbor coordinated regulatory functions. 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