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Genetic Epilepsy

Gene: WDR45

Green List (high evidence)

WDR45 (WD repeat domain 45)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000196998
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000196998
OMIM: 300526, Gene2Phenotype
WDR45 is in 14 panels

2 reviews

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

Green List (high evidence)

The WDR45 gene has an important role in the autophagy pathway, which is the major intracellular degradation system by which cytoplasmic materials are packaged into autophagosomes and delivered to lysosomes for degradation.

More than 20 unrelated individuals reported. XLD.
Sources: Expert list
Created: 29 Jan 2021, 9:01 p.m.

Mode of inheritance
X-LINKED: hemizygous mutation in males, monoallelic mutations in females may cause disease (may be less severe, later onset than males)

Phenotypes
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 5, MIM# 300894

Publications

Ain Roesley (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Green List (high evidence)

PMID: 30842224; probands with RETT-like syndromes categorised into 1) typical RTT, 2) atypical RTT, 3) RTT-like phenotype. Total of 4 families with SNV in WDR45
Created: 20 Apr 2020, 2:55 a.m. | Last Modified: 20 Apr 2020, 2:55 a.m.
Panel Version: 0.2361

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Phenotypes
Rett syndrome; Rett-like phenotypes

Publications

Details

Mode of Inheritance
X-LINKED: hemizygous mutation in males, monoallelic mutations in females may cause disease (may be less severe, later onset than males)
Sources
  • Expert Review Green
  • Expert list
  • Victorian Clinical Genetics Services
  • Australian Genomics Health Alliance Epilepsy Flagship
  • Victorian Clinical Genetics Services
Phenotypes
  • Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 5, MIM# 300894
  • Rett syndrome
  • Rett-like phenotypes
OMIM
300526
Clinvar variants
Variants in WDR45
Penetrance
None
Publications
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

21 May 2024, Gel status: 3

Set Phenotypes

Ain Roesley (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Phenotypes for gene: WDR45 were changed from Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 5, MIM# 300894; Rett syndrome; Rett-like phenotypes to Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 5, MIM# 300894; Rett syndrome; Rett-like phenotypes

21 May 2024, Gel status: 3

Set mode of inheritance

Ain Roesley (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Mode of inheritance for gene: WDR45 was changed from X-LINKED: hemizygous mutation in males, monoallelic mutations in females may cause disease (may be less severe, later onset than males) to X-LINKED: hemizygous mutation in males, monoallelic mutations in females may cause disease (may be less severe, later onset than males)

21 May 2024, Gel status: 3

Set publications

Ain Roesley (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Publications for gene: WDR45 were set to 23176820; 30842224

21 May 2024, Gel status: 3

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Ain Roesley (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Gene: wdr45 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).

21 May 2024, Gel status: 3

Set Phenotypes

Ain Roesley (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Phenotypes for gene: WDR45 were changed from to Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 5, MIM# 300894; Rett syndrome; Rett-like phenotypes

21 May 2024, Gel status: 3

Set publications

Ain Roesley (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Publications for gene: WDR45 were set to

21 May 2024, Gel status: 3

Set mode of inheritance

Ain Roesley (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Mode of inheritance for gene: WDR45 was changed from Unknown to X-LINKED: hemizygous mutation in males, monoallelic mutations in females may cause disease (may be less severe, later onset than males)

17 Nov 2019, Gel status: 3

Created, Added New Source, Set mode of inheritance

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services; Australian Genomics)

gene: WDR45 was added gene: WDR45 was added to Genetic Epilepsy_AustralianGenomics_VCGS. Sources: Australian Genomics Health Alliance Epilepsy Flagship,Expert Review Green,Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Mode of inheritance for gene: WDR45 was set to Unknown