Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
MT-TL1
Mitochondrially Encoded TRNA-Leu (UUA/G) 1
Disorder
Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, And Stroke-Like Episodes
First reported 1990
Supporting publications 100
Key publication · gene–disorder A mutation in the tRNA(Leu)(UUR) gene associated with the MELAS subgroup of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies.Nature · 1990
Key publication · disorder Anopheles gambiae Giles and anopheles melas Theobald in a coastal area of Liberia, West Africa.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1955
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between MT-TL1 (Mitochondrially Encoded TRNA-Leu (UUA/G) 1) and Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, And Stroke-Like Episodes is well established and manually curated, with its 3 contributing sources — 2 of them expert-curated — recording pathogenic and likely-pathogenic variants and a causative germline mutation.

Sources 3
Clinical variants 31
Symptoms 120
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 100
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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

3 sources

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

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03
MT-TL1

The gene

1 source summary

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

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Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, And Stroke-Like Episodes

The disorder

11 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

101 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

31 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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Literature

Reading

100 publications

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

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Provenance

References & sources

17 references

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

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