Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
PLA2G6
Phospholipase A2 Group VI
Disorder
Neurodegeneration With Brain Iron Accumulation 2a
First reported 2006
Supporting publications 106
Key publication · gene–disorder PLA2G6, encoding a phospholipase A2, is mutated in neurodegenerative disorders with high brain iron.Nature genetics · 2006
Key publication · disorder Health insurance plan of greater New York; the first three years.Journal of the American Medical Association · 1950
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between PLA2G6 (Phospholipase A2 Group VI) and Neurodegeneration With Brain Iron Accumulation 2a is well established and manually curated, with its 5 contributing sources — 4 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis, pathogenic variants, and a causative germline mutation.

Sources 5
Clinical variants 916
Symptoms 101
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 106
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

5 sources

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

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03
PLA2G6

The gene

2 source summaries

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

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Neurodegeneration With Brain Iron Accumulation 2a

The disorder

14 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

72 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

916 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

106 publications

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

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Provenance

References & sources

18 references

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

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