CUL7

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A change in the CUL7 gene was identified in a male, age 13 with intellectual disability, absent speech, seizures, abnormality of brain white matter (periventricular leukomalacia), and excess curvature of the spine (kyphosis, scoliosis) (read full description).

Date of Report

Feb 21, 2019

Full Name

cullin 7

Location

Chromosome 6 (6p21.1)

Function

The CUL7 gene codes for a protein involved in the ubiquitin-proteasome system responsible for disposal of excess or unnecessary proteins (Skaar JR, Arai T, Decaprio JA, 2005)

Database Links

GeneCards: CUL7

MedlinePlus Genetics: CUL7

NCBI Gene: 9820

OMIM: 609577

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: Q14999

Clinical Significance

A change in this gene was identified in a UDN participant. Research is underway to see if this change is causing symptoms in this participant.

Gene	Inheritance	Position (hg19)	Transcript	DNA Change	Protein Change
CUL7	Autosomal recessive	chr6:g.43006687G>A	NM_014780.4	c.4333C>T	p.Arg1445Ter

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