Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
CACNA1A
Calcium Voltage-Gated Channel Subunit Alpha1 A
Disorder
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
First reported 1966
Supporting publications 1
Key publication · disorder Childhood epileptic encephalopathy with diffuse slow spike-waves (otherwise known as "petit mal variant") or Lennox syndrome.Epilepsia · 1966
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between CACNA1A (Calcium Voltage-Gated Channel Subunit Alpha1 A) and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome is a manually-curated gene–disease association, drawing on a single expert-curated source, which records a causative germline mutation.

Sources 1
Clinical variants 1
Symptoms 26
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 1
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

1 source

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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Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

The disorder

8 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

25 clinical features

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

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ClinVar and variant evidence

Genetic basis

1 clinical variant

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

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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

1 publication

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

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09
Provenance

References & sources

8 references

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

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