ITGA8
Chr 10ARintegrin subunit alpha 8
The integrin alpha-8 subunit forms heterodimeric integrin alpha8beta1 receptors that regulate recruitment of mesenchymal cells into epithelial structures during kidney development and mediate neurite outgrowth of sensory and motor neurons. Mutations cause autosomal recessive renal hypodysplasia/aplasia, a congenital kidney malformation disorder. The gene shows low constraint to loss-of-function variation (pLI near zero), consistent with its recessive inheritance pattern.
Primary Disease Associations & Inheritance
Population Genetics & Constraint
gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance
Typical tolerance to LoF variation
Tolerant to missense variation
Predictions shown for reference only — model trained on dominant genes, not applicable to AR conditions.
The Badonyi & Marsh prediction model was trained exclusively on dominant disease genes. Predictions are not reliable for genes with autosomal recessive inheritance and are shown at reduced opacity for reference only.
Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.
ClinVar Variant Classifications
497 submitted variants in ClinVar
Classification Summary
Curated Variants Distribution
Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories
| Classification | LoF | Missense + Inframe | Non-coding | Synonymous | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathogenic | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
Likely Pathogenic | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
VUS | 1 | 200 | 12 | 1 | 214 |
Likely Benign | 0 | 9 | 41 | 70 | 120 |
Benign | 0 | 6 | 86 | 12 | 104 |
Conflicting | — | 3 | |||
| Total | 13 | 217 | 162 | 83 | 478 |
LoF = frameshift, stop gained/lost, canonical splice · Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly
View in ClinVar →Protein Context — Lollipop Plot
ITGA8 · protein map & ClinVar variants
Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.
External Resources
Links to major genomics databases and tools
Clinical Trials
Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov
No active trials found for this gene.
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Links to major genomics databases and tools