WDR62

Chr 19AR

WD repeat domain 62

Also known as: C19orf14, MCPH2

The WDR62 protein functions in cerebral cortical development and is localized to the nucleus. Autosomal recessive mutations cause primary microcephaly with or without cortical malformations and cognitive disability. The pathogenic mechanism involves disrupted cortical development during embryogenesis.

GeneReviewsOMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, OMIM, UniProt
LOFmechanismARLOEUF 0.861 OMIM phenotype
Clinical SummaryWDR62
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Gene-Disease Validity (ClinGen)
microcephaly 2, primary, autosomal recessive, with or without cortical malformations · ARDefinitive

Definitive — sufficient evidence for diagnostic panels

Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
0.86LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 2.53
OE 0.67 (0.530.86)
Tolerant

Typical tolerance to LoF variation

Missense Constraint
0.67Z-score
OE missense 0.94 (0.880.99)
803 obs / 858.0 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.67 (0.530.86)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.94 (0.880.99)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.03
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 47 / 69.8Missense obs/exp: 803 / 858.0Syn Z: -0.42
Curated Mechanism (G2P)Gene2Phenotype (DDG2P) ↗
definitiveWDR62-related microcephaly, cortical malformations, and intellectual developmental disorderLOFAR

Predictions shown for reference only — model trained on dominant genes, not applicable to AR conditions.

DN
0.6355th %ile
GOF
0.6736th %ile
LOF
0.4431th %ile

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

WDR62 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

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