Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
WFS1
Wolframin ER Transmembrane Glycoprotein
Disorder
Wolfram Syndrome
First reported 1998
Supporting publications 57
Key publication · gene–disorder A gene encoding a transmembrane protein is mutated in patients with diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy (Wolfram syndrome).Nature genetics · 1998
Key publication · disorder Recessive inheritance of diabetes: the syndrome of diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness.The Quarterly journal of medicine · 1976
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between WFS1 (Wolframin ER Transmembrane Glycoprotein) and Wolfram Syndrome is well established and manually curated, with its 3 contributing sources — 2 of them expert-curated — recording likely-pathogenic variants and a causative germline mutation.

Sources 3
Clinical variants 11
Symptoms 43
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 57
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
WFS1

The gene

1 source summary

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

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04
Wolfram Syndrome

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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05
Phenotype

Clinical features

39 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

11 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

57 publications

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

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Provenance

References & sources

15 references

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

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