4BSJ, 4BSK232414257ENSG00000037280ENSMUSG00000020357P35916P35917NM_002020NM_182925NM_001354989NM_008029NP_002011NP_891555NP_001341918NP_032055Fms-related tyrosine kinase 4, also known as FLT4, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the FLT4 gene.

[5][6] This gene encodes a tyrosine kinase receptor for vascular endothelial growth factors C and D. The protein is thought to be involved in lymphangiogenesis and maintenance of the lymphatic endothelium.

Mutations in this gene cause hereditary lymphedema type IA.

[7][8][9] This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

This article on a gene on human chromosome 5 is a stub.