Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
CACNA1A
Calcium Voltage-Gated Channel Subunit Alpha1 A
Disorder
Episodic Ataxia, Type 2
First reported 1996
Supporting publications 161
Key publication · gene–disorder Familial hemiplegic migraine and episodic ataxia type-2 are caused by mutations in the Ca2+ channel gene CACNL1A4.Cell · 1996
Key publication · disorder [UV photography of the external epidermis of the bulb scales of Allium capa with the aid of the fluorescence apparatus Lux UV by Reichert/ Vienna].Mikroskopie · 1959
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between CACNA1A (Calcium Voltage-Gated Channel Subunit Alpha1 A) and Episodic Ataxia, Type 2 is well established and manually curated, with its 5 contributing sources — 4 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis, pathogenic variants, and a causative germline mutation.

Sources 5
Clinical variants 2,884
Symptoms 38
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 161
01
At a glance

Association overview

A cited synthesis of the gene–disorder association, with a clinical-actionability summary where the evidence supports one.

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02
Provenance

Evidence and sources

5 sources

Every contributing database and publication behind this association, with evidence type, strength, accessions and deep links.

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03
CACNA1A

The gene

2 source summaries

A gene summary alongside the source descriptions it was distilled from.

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04
Episodic Ataxia, Type 2

The disorder

11 database identifiers

The disorder’s summary, prevalence, aliases and cross-reference identifiers (OMIM, Orphanet, MONDO, ICD-10, MedGen).

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05
Phenotype

Clinical features

23 clinical features

The disorder’s clinical features (HPO) grouped by body system, each with observed frequency and penetrance.

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06
ClinVar and variant evidence

Genetic basis

2,884 clinical variants

ClinVar variants reported for this pair, with disorder-specific significance, review status, molecular consequence and origin.

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07
Mechanism overlap

Shared mechanisms

Biological pathways and phenotype concepts shared by the gene and the disorder, with supporting publications.

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Literature

Reading

161 publications

Publications linking the gene and the disorder, with title, authors, journal, year and citation metrics.

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09
Provenance

References & sources

18 references

Every source and publication cited across this dossier, as one numbered reference list.

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