SPINK7

Chr 5

serine peptidase inhibitor Kazal type 7

Also known as: ECG2, ECRG2

NCBI Gene: 84651ENSG00000145879UniProt: P58062

Predicted to enable serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within inflammatory response and negative regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response. Predicted to be located in extracellular space. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

31
ClinVar variants
12
Pathogenic / LP
0.08
pLI score
0
Active trials
Clinical Summary— SPINK7
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Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.08) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
12 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 16 VUS of 31 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

gnomAD
Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
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.
1.42LOEUF
pLI 0.078
Z-score 1.02
OE 0.47 (0.19–1.42)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

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.
-0.04Z-score
OE missense 1.02 (0.80–1.31)
45 obs / 44.2 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

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.0.47 (0.19–1.42)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.1.02 (0.80–1.31)
0≤0.61.4
Synonymous OE?Control metric — synonymous variants are largely neutral and expected near OE = 1.0. Significant deviation may indicate annotation issues.1.25
0≤1.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 2 / 4.3Missense obs/exp: 45 / 44.2Syn Z: -0.80

ClinVar Variant Classifications

31 submitted variants in ClinVar

ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic12
VUS16
Likely Benign3
12
Pathogenic
16
VUS
3
Likely Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
12
0
12
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
0
0
0
VUS
0
14
2
0
16
Likely Benign
0
2
1
0
3
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total01615031

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

SPINK7 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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

OMIM — Genotype-Phenotype Relationships

1 OMIM entry

OMIM
Clinical Literature
Landmark / reviewRecent case evidence
Key Publications
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PubMed
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Recent Gene-Specific Literature
Gene in title · MEDLINE · newest first
Europe PMC
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Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

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External Resources

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