DLG4

Chr 17AD

discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 4

Also known as: MRD62, PSD95, SAP-90, SAP90

This gene encodes a member of the membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) family. It heteromultimerizes with another MAGUK protein, DLG2, and is recruited into NMDA receptor and potassium channel clusters. These two MAGUK proteins may interact at postsynaptic sites to form a multimeric scaffold for the clustering of receptors, ion channels, and associated signaling proteins. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Primary Disease Associations & Inheritance

Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 62MIM #618793
AD
392
ClinVar variants
145
Pathogenic / LP
1.00
pLI score· haploinsufficient
2
Active trials
Clinical SummaryDLG4
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Gene-Disease Validity (ClinGen)
complex neurodevelopmental disorder · ADDefinitive

Definitive — sufficient evidence for diagnostic panels

Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Highly constrained gene — heterozygous loss-of-function variants are very rare in the population (pLI 1.00). One damaged copy is likely sufficient to cause disease.
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ClinVar Variants
145 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 173 VUS of 392 total submissions
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Clinical Trials
2 active or recruiting trials — potential therapeutic options may be available
Some data sources returned errors (1)

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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Dual constrained — LoF & missense intolerant
LoF Constraint?LOEUF (Loss-of-function Observed/Expected Upper bound Fraction) is the upper bound of the 90% CI for LoF OE — the preferred gnomAD v4 metric. Lower = more intolerant to LoF. LOEUF < 0.35 = highly constrained.
0.24LOEUF
pLI 1.000
Z-score 5.46
OE 0.11 (0.060.24)
Highly constrained

Highly LoF-intolerant (top ~10% of genes)

Missense Constraint?Missense Z-score: standard deviations fewer missense variants observed vs. expected. Z > 3.09 (p < 0.001) = gene does not tolerate missense variation. OE missense < 0.6 is also considered constrained.
4.93Z-score
OE missense 0.36 (0.320.41)
174 obs / 477.3 exp
Constrained

Highly missense-constrained (top ~0.1%)

Observed / Expected Ratios?Shaded band = 90% confidence interval. Vertical tick = point estimate. Grey threshold line = gnomAD constraint cutoff for that variant class.
LoF OE?Ratio of observed to expected LoF variants. Upper CI bound (LOEUF) ≤ 0.35 = strong LoF constraint signal.0.11 (0.060.24)
00.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.0.36 (0.320.41)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE?Control metric — synonymous variants are largely neutral and expected near OE = 1.0. Significant deviation may indicate annotation issues.0.93
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 5 / 44.1Missense obs/exp: 174 / 477.3Syn Z: 0.82

ClinVar Variant Classifications

392 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic91
Likely Pathogenic54
VUS173
Likely Benign48
Benign19
Conflicting7
91
Pathogenic
54
Likely Pathogenic
173
VUS
48
Likely Benign
19
Benign
7
Conflicting

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
34
3
54
0
91
Likely Pathogenic
36
8
8
2
54
VUS
9
131
31
2
173
Likely Benign
0
6
13
29
48
Benign
0
3
10
6
19
Conflicting
7
Total7915111639392

LoF = frameshift, stop gained/lost, canonical splice · Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

DLG4 · protein map & ClinVar variants

Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.

Gene2Phenotype Curations

DLG4-related intellectual disability

strong
ADLoss Of FunctionAbsent Gene Product
Dev. Disorders
G2P ↗

Gene2Phenotype curations · DECIPHER consortium patient cohort (public variants) · deciphergenomics.org

OMIM — Genotype-Phenotype Relationships

1 OMIM entry

Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal dominant 62

MIM #618793

Molecular basis of disorder known

Autosomal dominant
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GeneReview available — DLG4
Authoritative clinical overview · NCBI Bookshelf · Recommended first read
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Clinical Literature
Landmark / reviewRecent case evidence
Key Publications
Landmark & review papers · by relevance
PubMed
DLG4-related synaptopathy: a new rare brain disorder.
Rodríguez-Palmero A et al.·Genet Med
2021
Top 10 resultsSearch PubMed ↗