Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
MERTK
MER Proto-Oncogene, Tyrosine Kinase
Disorder
Retinitis Pigmentosa 38
First reported 2000
Supporting publications 12
Key publication · gene–disorder Mutations in MERTK, the human orthologue of the RCS rat retinal dystrophy gene, cause retinitis pigmentosa.Nature genetics · 2000
Key publication · disorder Copper metabolism in American retinitis pigmentosa patients.The British journal of ophthalmology · 1978
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between MERTK (MER Proto-Oncogene, Tyrosine Kinase) and Retinitis Pigmentosa 38 is well established and manually curated, with its 4 contributing sources — 3 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis, pathogenic and likely-pathogenic variants, and causative variation.

Sources 4
Clinical variants 87
Symptoms 22
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
MERTK

The gene

1 source summary

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

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04
Retinitis Pigmentosa 38

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

7 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

87 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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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

14 references

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

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