Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
MLC1
Modulator Of VRAC Current 1
Disorder
Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy With Subcortical Cysts
First reported 2001
Supporting publications 22
Key publication · gene–disorder Mutations of MLC1 (KIAA0027), encoding a putative membrane protein, cause megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts.American journal of human genetics · 2001
Key publication · disorder Histopathology of an infantile-onset spongiform leukoencephalopathy with a discrepantly mild clinical course.Acta neuropathologica · 1996
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between MLC1 (Modulator Of VRAC Current 1) and Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy With Subcortical Cysts is well established and manually curated, with its 3 contributing sources — 2 of them expert-curated — recording likely-pathogenic variants and a causative germline mutation.

Sources 3
Clinical variants 70
Symptoms 20
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 22
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

3 sources

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

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03
MLC1

The gene

1 source summary

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

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Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy With Subcortical Cysts

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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Phenotype

Clinical features

18 clinical features

The disorder’s clinical features (HPO) grouped by body system, each with observed frequency and penetrance.

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ClinVar and variant evidence

Genetic basis

70 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

22 publications

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

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Provenance

References & sources

15 references

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

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