TABLE 2.

Overview of inflammatory diseases and immune disorders that are associated with neuronal cell adhesion molecules.

Inflammatory disease	Associated gene	References
Asthma and allergy	CNTN1	(156)
	NRXN1	(193, 194)
Gastrointestinal dysfunction	NLGN3	(207, 210–212)
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy	CNTN1	(158, 160–165, 167–174, 176–178)
	CNTNAP1	(158, 162, 163, 167, 173, 174)
	CNTNAP2	(169)
	NFASC	(160–166, 168, 170, 175)
Multiple sclerosis	CNTN2	(180, 181)
Neurodegenerative disease	CNTN2	(190)
	CNTN4	(192)
	NRXN3	(201, 204)

CNTN, contactin; CNTNAP, CNTN-associated protein; NRXN, neurexin; NLGN, neuroligin; NFASC, neurofascin.