General Information of Disease (ID: DIS3H1TR)

Disease Name Giant axonal neuropathy 1
Synonyms
GAN1; giant axonal neuropathy 1, autosomal recessive; neuropathy, giant axonal; giant axonal neuropathy 1; giant axonal neuropathy-1; giant axonal neuropathy caused by mutation in GAN; giant axonal neuropathy caused by mutation in gan; gan giant axonal neuropathy; gan; GAN giant axonal neuropathy; giant axonal neuropathy type 1
Definition Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is a degenerative disorder that is characterized by a progressive motor and sensitive peripheral and central nervous system neuropathy.
Disease Hierarchy
DIS17IIR: Giant axonal neuropathy
DIS3H1TR: Giant axonal neuropathy 1
Disease Identifiers
MONDO ID
MONDO_0009749
MESH ID
D056768
UMLS CUI
C1850386
OMIM ID
256850
MedGen ID
376775
Orphanet ID
643

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA)
This Disease Is Related to 1 DTT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DTT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
GAN TT6WNG2 Definitive Autosomal recessive [1]
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This Disease Is Related to 4 DOT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DOT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
MAD2L1BP OT2O2IUJ Strong Biomarker [2]
MAP1S OT5WUD4C Strong Biomarker [3]
PRPH OT6VUH78 Strong Altered Expression [4]
GAN OT055MEP Definitive Autosomal recessive [1]
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References

1 Technical standards for the interpretation and reporting of constitutional copy-number variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen). Genet Med. 2020 Feb;22(2):245-257. doi: 10.1038/s41436-019-0686-8. Epub 2019 Nov 6.
2 The instability of the BTB-KELCH protein Gigaxonin causes Giant Axonal Neuropathy and constitutes a new penetrant and specific diagnostic test.Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2014 Apr 24;2:47. doi: 10.1186/2051-5960-2-47.
3 Gene targeting of GAN in mouse causes a toxic accumulation of microtubule-associated protein 8 and impaired retrograde axonal transport.Hum Mol Genet. 2006 May 1;15(9):1451-63. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddl069. Epub 2006 Mar 24.
4 Intermediate filament protein accumulation in motor neurons derived from giant axonal neuropathy iPSCs rescued by restoration of gigaxonin.Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Mar 1;24(5):1420-31. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddu556. Epub 2014 Nov 4.