General Information of Disease (ID: DISMTYMP)

Disease Name Oculocutaneous albinism type 2
Synonyms
oculocutaneous albinism type II; Albinoidism; oculocutaneous albinism, type 2; oculocutaneous albinism tyrosinase positive; albinism, oculocutaneous, type II; albinism, oculocutaneous, type 2; tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism; Brown oculocutaneous albinism; albinism, Brown oculocutaneous; albinism 2; OCA2; oculocutaneous albinism, tyrosinase-positive; albinism, oculocutaneous, type II, modifier of; oculocutaneous albinism type 2
Definition
Oculocutaneous albinism type 2 (OCA2) is a type of OCA and the most common form of OCA seen in the African population, characterized by variable hypopigmentation of the skin and hair, numerous characteristic ocular changes and misrouting of the optic nerves at the chiasm.
Disease Hierarchy
DISJS7CU: Oculocutaneous albinism
DISMTYMP: Oculocutaneous albinism type 2
Disease Identifiers
MONDO ID
MONDO_0008746
MESH ID
C537730
UMLS CUI
C0268495
OMIM ID
203200
MedGen ID
82810
Orphanet ID
79432
SNOMED CT ID
26336006

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA)
This Disease Is Related to 3 DTT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DTT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
GABRA5 TTNZPQ1 Limited Biomarker [1]
TYRP1 TTFRV98 Limited Genetic Variation [2]
MC1R TT0MV2T Strong Genetic Variation [3]
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This Disease Is Related to 1 DTP Molecule(s)
Gene Name DTP ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
SLC45A2 DTNCJAT Strong Altered Expression [2]
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This Disease Is Related to 3 DOT Molecule(s)
Gene Name DOT ID Evidence Level Mode of Inheritance REF
GPR143 OTWUA2AV Strong Genetic Variation [2]
HERC2 OTNQYKOB Strong Biomarker [1]
OCA2 OTDWIGBF Definitive Autosomal recessive [4]
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References

1 Angelman syndrome and severe infections in a patient with de novo 15q11.2-q13.1 deletion and maternally inherited 2q21.3 microdeletion.Gene. 2013 Jan 10;512(2):453-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.10.061. Epub 2012 Nov 1.
2 Spectrum of candidate gene mutations associated with Indian familial oculocutaneous and ocular albinism.Mol Vis. 2010 Aug 9;16:1514-24.
3 Identification and functional characterization of natural human melanocortin 1 receptor mutant alleles in Pakistani population.Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2015 Nov;28(6):730-5. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12400. Epub 2015 Sep 22.
4 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.