LCE3E

Chr 1

late cornified envelope 3E

Also known as: LEP17

Predicted to be involved in keratinization. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

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DNmechanismLOEUF 1.50
Clinical SummaryLCE3E
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Constrained for loss-of-function variants (OE-LoF 0.00) despite low pLI — interpret in context.
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ClinVar Variants
23 VUS of 25 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint?
1.50LOEUF
pLI 0.466
Z-score 1.18
OE 0.00 (0.001.50)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint?
-0.37Z-score
OE missense 1.14 (0.931.41)
62 obs / 54.3 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios?
LoF OE?0.00 (0.001.50)
00.351.4
Missense OE?1.14 (0.931.41)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE?1.03
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 0 / 1.6Missense obs/exp: 62 / 54.3Syn Z: -0.10

This gene — mechanism propensity

DN
0.79top 25%
GOF
0.5660th %ile
LOF
0.3067th %ile

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is dominant-negative.

DNprediction 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

25 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

VUS23
Likely Benign1
23
VUS
1
Likely Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
0
0
0
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
0
0
0
VUS
0
23
0
0
23
Likely Benign
0
1
0
0
1
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total0240024

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

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11 pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (of 17) ClinVar copy-number / structural variants overlap LCE3E — these span large chromosomal regions, not the gene specifically, and are excluded from the counts above. Explore in CNV tools →

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

LCE3E · protein map & ClinVar variants

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Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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