The protein is predicted to be involved in organizing the Golgi apparatus and localizes to Golgi membranes and cisternae. Mutations are associated with chromosome 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome, which involves developmental delay, intellectual disability, and seizures. This gene shows very low constraint against loss-of-function variants, and the association with disease likely reflects the broader genomic rearrangement rather than single-gene effects.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, OMIM
MultiplemechanismLOEUF 1.981 OMIM phenotype
Clinical SummaryGOLGA8S
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.98LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -3.55
OE 1.92 (1.381.98)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
-4.44Z-score
OE missense 1.96 (1.771.99)
331 obs / 168.7 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE1.92 (1.381.98)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.96 (1.771.99)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.59
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 33 / 17.2Missense obs/exp: 331 / 168.7Syn Z: -3.76
DN
0.7327th %ile
GOF
0.7127th %ile
LOF
0.2969th %ile

This gene has evidence for multiple mechanisms of pathogenicity (dominant-negative and gain-of-function). Both the Badonyi & Marsh prediction and the broader genomic evidence point to dominant-negative as the predominant mechanism. Different variants in this gene may act through different mechanisms — interpret in context of the specific variant.

DNprediction above median
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

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