BIRC7

Chr 20

baculoviral IAP repeat containing 7

The protein encoded by this gene is an inhibitor of apoptosis protein that regulates cell death by inhibiting caspases 3, 7, and 9, and functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase to promote cell survival. This gene is not highly constrained against loss-of-function variants and is not currently associated with established Mendelian pediatric neurological disorders. Mutations in BIRC7 have been linked to cancer progression rather than developmental neurological conditions.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, UniProt
GOFmechanismLOEUF 1.34
Clinical SummaryBIRC7
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.34LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 0.60
OE 0.83 (0.531.34)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
-0.01Z-score
OE missense 1.00 (0.891.13)
191 obs / 190.6 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.83 (0.531.34)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.00 (0.891.13)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.14
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 12 / 14.5Missense obs/exp: 191 / 190.6Syn Z: -1.01
DN
0.6065th %ile
GOF
0.6639th %ile
LOF
0.3550th %ile

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is gain-of-function.

GOFprediction above median

Note: In-silico variant effect predictors (SIFT, PolyPhen, REVEL, CADD) may underestimate pathogenicity of missense variants in genes with GOF or DN mechanisms. Consider functional evidence and clinical context.

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

BIRC7 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

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