Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
EIF2B1
Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2B Subunit Alpha
Disorder
Leukoencephalopathy With Vanishing White Matter 1
First reported 1968
Key publication · disorder [Experiences with the CACH medium for the demonstration of trichomonas and yeasts in women with vaginitis].Mykosen · 1968
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between EIF2B1 (Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 2B Subunit Alpha) and Leukoencephalopathy With Vanishing White Matter 1 is well established and manually curated, with its 5 contributing sources — 4 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis, likely-pathogenic variants, and a causative germline mutation.

Sources 5
Clinical variants 15
Symptoms 33
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 0
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
EIF2B1

The gene

1 source summary

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

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04
Leukoencephalopathy With Vanishing White Matter 1

The disorder

17 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

27 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

15 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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Provenance

References & sources

8 references

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

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