Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
GAN
Gigaxonin
Disorder
Giant Axonal Neuropathy 1, Autosomal Recessive
First reported 2000
Supporting publications 22
Key publication · gene–disorder The gene encoding gigaxonin, a new member of the cytoskeletal BTB/kelch repeat family, is mutated in giant axonal neuropathy.Nature genetics · 2000
Key publication · disorder Giant axonal neuropathy--a unique case with segmental neurofilamentous masses.Acta neuropathologica · 1972
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between GAN (Gigaxonin) and Giant Axonal Neuropathy 1, Autosomal Recessive is well established and manually curated, with its 3 contributing sources — 3 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis, pathogenic and likely-pathogenic variants, and causative variation.

Sources 3
Clinical variants 726
Symptoms 53
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 22
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

3 sources

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

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03
GAN

The gene

1 source summary

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

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Giant Axonal Neuropathy 1, Autosomal Recessive

The disorder

6 database identifiers

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

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Phenotype

Clinical features

31 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

726 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

22 publications

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

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Provenance

References & sources

14 references

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

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