MPEG1

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A change in the MPEG1 gene was identified in a female, age 25 with early-onset hearing loss, frequent fevers and flares of pain with blurred vision and vomiting, systemic itching, delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis), recurrent infections, and reduced sweating (read full description).

Date of Report

Aug 19, 2021

Full Name

macrophage expressed 1

Location

Chromosome 11 (11q12.1)

Function

The MPEG1 gene encodes for a pore-forming protein which is part of the ‘Membrane Attack Complex/Perforin’ (MACPF) superfamily. The protein acts as a pore-forming immune effector against intracellular and extracellular pathogens (McCormack et al., 2017; Merselis et al., 2020; Bayly-Jones et al., 2020).

Database Links

GeneCards: MPEG1

NCBI Gene: 219972

OMIM: 610390

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: Q2M385

Clinical Significance

A change in this gene was identified to be causing symptoms in a UDN participant (OMIM 619223).

Gene	Inheritance	Position (hg19)	Transcript	DNA Change	Protein Change
MPEG1	Unknown	chr11:g.58979049G>T	NM_001039396.1	c.1290C>A	p.Tyr430Ter

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