Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
MC1R
Melanocortin 1 Receptor
Disorder
Albinism, Oculocutaneous, Type Ii
First reported 2003
Supporting publications 12
Key publication · gene–disorder MC1R mutations modify the classic phenotype of oculocutaneous albinism type 2 (OCA2).American journal of human genetics · 2003
Key publication · disorder Marriage of two complete albinos with normally pigmented offspring.The British journal of ophthalmology · 1952
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between MC1R (Melanocortin 1 Receptor) and Albinism, Oculocutaneous, Type Ii is well established and manually curated, with its 4 contributing sources — 3 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis, likely-pathogenic variants, and a susceptibility locus.

Sources 4
Clinical variants 37
Symptoms 52
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 12
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

4 sources

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

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03
MC1R

The gene

2 source summaries

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

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04
Albinism, Oculocutaneous, Type Ii

The disorder

14 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

32 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

37 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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08
Literature

Reading

12 publications

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

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09
Provenance

References & sources

16 references

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

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