TNF receptor-associated factor pseudogene (ENSG00000225869)

TNF receptor-associated factor pseudogene (ENSG00000225869) is a putative pseudogene predicted in the human genome. Pseudogenes are nonfunctional segments of DNA that resemble protein-coding genes but have lost the ability to encode a functional protein, commonly due to disabling mutations such as frameshifts or premature stop codons[1]. While some pseudogenes can produce regulatory RNAs influencing gene expression, there is no evidence that ENSG00000225869 has such a function. Pseudogenes are not considered therapeutic targets, do not produce proteins, and therefore do not interact with drugs, cause disease, or serve as biomarkers under current knowledge[1][2].