Genopathy
Gene-Disorder Association · Article
Gene
XK
X-Linked Kx Blood Group Antigen, Kell And VPS13A Binding Protein
Disorder
Mcleod Syndrome
First reported 1994
Supporting publications 7
Key publication · gene–disorder Isolation of the gene for McLeod syndrome that encodes a novel membrane transport protein.Cell · 1994
Key publication · disorder A new phenotype (McLeod) in the Kell blood-group system.Vox sanguinis · 1961
Manually curated
Association Review

In brief

The association between XK (X-Linked Kx Blood Group Antigen, Kell And VPS13A Binding Protein) and Mcleod Syndrome is well established and manually curated, with its 4 contributing sources — 4 of them expert-curated — recording a known molecular basis, pathogenic variants, and a causative germline mutation.

Sources 4
Clinical variants 17
Symptoms 46
Compounds 0
Trials 0
Publications 7
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
XK

The gene

1 source summary

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

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04
Mcleod Syndrome

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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05
Phenotype

Clinical features

29 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

17 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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08
Literature

Reading

7 publications

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

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09
Provenance

References & sources

14 references

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

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