Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
NPC2
NPC Intracellular Cholesterol Transporter 2
Disorder
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C2
First reported 2000
Supporting publications 30
Key publication · gene–disorder Identification of HE1 as the second gene of Niemann-Pick C disease.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2000
Key publication · disorder Complementation studies in Niemann-Pick disease type C indicate the existence of a second group.Journal of medical genetics · 1994
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between NPC2 (NPC Intracellular Cholesterol Transporter 2) and Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C2 is well established and manually curated, with its 4 contributing sources — 3 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis, pathogenic variants, and causative variation.

Sources 4
Clinical variants 241
Symptoms 50
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 30
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
NPC2

The gene

1 source summary

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

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04
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C2

The disorder

7 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

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

241 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

1 shared pathway

Biological pathways and phenotype concepts shared by the gene and the disorder, with supporting publications.

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08
Literature

Reading

30 publications

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

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09
Provenance

References & sources

19 references

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

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