Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
GJB2
Gap Junction Protein Beta 2
Disorder
Deafness, X-Linked 2
First reported 1965
Key publication · disorder Sex-linked recessive congenital deafness and the excess of males in profound childhood deafness.Annals of human genetics · 1965
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

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

Sources 1
Clinical variants 44
Symptoms 13
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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02
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, X-Linked 2

The disorder

8 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

6 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

44 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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Provenance

References & sources

5 references

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

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