General Information of Disease (ID: DISINIV9)

Disease Name Hypomyelinating leukodystrophy 2
Synonyms
leukodystrophy, hypomyelinating, 2; Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease, 1; GJC2 leukodystrophy; hypomyelinating leukodystrophy type 2; Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease due to GJC2 mutation; PMLD1; leukodystrophy caused by mutation in GJC2; Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease 1; HLD2; leukodystrophy, hypomyelinating, type 2
Definition Any leukodystrophy in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the GJC2 gene.
Disease Hierarchy
DISVY1TT: Leukodystrophy
DISLYB1F: Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease
DISINIV9: Hypomyelinating leukodystrophy 2
Disease Identifiers
MONDO ID
MONDO_0012125
MESH ID
C563855
UMLS CUI
C1837355
OMIM ID
608804
MedGen ID
325157
Orphanet ID
280282
SNOMED CT ID
870287007

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA)
This Disease Is Related to 2 DTT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DTT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
GJC2 TTPOCAL Definitive Autosomal recessive [1]
GJC2 TTPOCAL Definitive Genetic Variation [2]
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This Disease Is Related to 2 DOT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DOT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
PLP1 OT8CM9CX Strong Genetic Variation [2]
GJC2 OTLF9WW4 Definitive Autosomal recessive [1]
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References

1 GJA12 mutations are a rare cause of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease. Neurology. 2008 Mar 4;70(10):748-54. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000284828.84464.35. Epub 2007 Dec 19.
2 Novel mutations in the GJC2 gene associated with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease.Mol Biol Rep. 2019 Aug;46(4):4507-4516. doi: 10.1007/s11033-019-04906-4. Epub 2019 Jul 3.