Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
GJB2
Gap Junction Protein Beta 2
Disorder
Deafness, Autosomal Recessive
First reported 2021
Supporting publications 6
Key publication · gene–disorder Identification of homozygous mutations for hearing loss.Gene · 2021
Key publication · disorder Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy with cataracts, mental retardation, and skin lesions: five cases.Neurology · 1995
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between GJB2 (Gap Junction Protein Beta 2) and Deafness, Autosomal Recessive is well established and manually curated, drawing on a single expert-curated source, which records pathogenic and likely-pathogenic variants.

Sources 1
Clinical variants 12
Symptoms 0
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 6
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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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03
GJB2

The gene

2 source summaries

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

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Deafness, Autosomal Recessive

The disorder

3 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

12 clinical variants

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

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Literature

Reading

6 publications

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

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Provenance

References & sources

9 references

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

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