Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
COL6A2
Collagen Type VI Alpha 2 Chain
Disorder
Bethlem Myopathy 1a
First reported 1996
Supporting publications 72
Key publication · gene–disorder Type VI collagen mutations in Bethlem myopathy, an autosomal dominant myopathy with contractures.Nature genetics · 1996
Key publication · disorder Benign congenital muscular dystrophy: a special form of congenital hypotonia.Clinical pediatrics · 1967
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between COL6A2 (Collagen Type VI Alpha 2 Chain) and Bethlem Myopathy 1a is well established and manually curated, with its 2 contributing sources — 1 of them expert-curated — recording pathogenic and likely-pathogenic variants.

Sources 2
Clinical variants 1,679
Symptoms 72
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 72
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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

2 sources

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

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03
COL6A2

The gene

1 source summary

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

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Bethlem Myopathy 1a

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

48 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

1,679 clinical variants

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

72 publications

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

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Provenance

References & sources

13 references

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

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