Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
GJA8
Gap Junction Protein Alpha 8
Disorder
Microphthalmia
First reported 1950
Key publication · disorder [Some mutations affecting the eyes, collected as examples in the canton of Neuchatel and the Jura Bernois (congenital aniridia, universal albinism, congenital anophthalmos, total achromatopsia, oligophrenia associated with keratoconus, with ectopy of the crystalline, with congenital cataract and with atrophy of the optic nerve)].Bulletin der Schweizerischen Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften · 1950
Association Review

In brief

The association between GJA8 (Gap Junction Protein Alpha 8) and Microphthalmia is supported by expert-curated evidence, drawing on a single expert-curated source, which records likely-pathogenic variants.

Sources 1
Clinical variants 1
Symptoms 0
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 0
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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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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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GJA8

The gene

2 source summaries

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

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Microphthalmia

The disorder

7 database identifiers

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

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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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Provenance

References & sources

3 references

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