Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
NKX3-2
NK3 Homeobox 2
Disorder
Spondylo-Megaepiphyseal-Metaphyseal Dysplasia
First reported 2009
Supporting publications 2
Key publication · gene–disorder Homozygous inactivating mutations in the NKX3-2 gene result in spondylo-megaepiphyseal-metaphyseal dysplasia.American journal of human genetics · 2009
Key publication · disorder Spondylo-megaepiphyseal-metaphyseal dysplasia: a new bone dysplasia resembling cleidocranial dysplasia.Radiology · 1985
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between NKX3-2 (NK3 Homeobox 2) and Spondylo-Megaepiphyseal-Metaphyseal Dysplasia 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 causative germline mutation.

Sources 4
Clinical variants 6
Symptoms 47
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 2
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
NKX3-2

The gene

1 source summary

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

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Spondylo-Megaepiphyseal-Metaphyseal Dysplasia

The disorder

9 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

33 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

6 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

2 publications

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

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Provenance

References & sources

9 references

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

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