Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
PLEC
Plectin
Disorder
Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex 5d, Generalized Intermediate, Autosomal Recessive
First reported 2005
Supporting publications 32
Key publication · gene–disorder Plectin deficient epidermolysis bullosa simplex with 27-year-history of muscular dystrophy.Journal of dermatological science · 2005
Key publication · disorder Epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with muscular dystrophy with recessive inheritance.Archives of dermatology · 1988
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between PLEC (Plectin) and Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex 5d, Generalized Intermediate, Autosomal Recessive is well established and manually curated, with its 3 contributing sources — 2 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis and likely-pathogenic variants.

Sources 3
Clinical variants 5,358
Symptoms 16
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 32
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
PLEC

The gene

1 source summary

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

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Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex 5d, Generalized Intermediate, Autosomal Recessive

The disorder

6 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

6 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

5,358 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

32 publications

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

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09
Provenance

References & sources

13 references

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

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