15q11q13 microduplication syndrome

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Also known as 15q11-q13 duplication syndrome15q11-q13 microduplication syndrome15q11q13 duplication syndromeautism susceptibility 4dup(15)(q11q13)Dup15qtrisomy 15q11-q13trisomy 15q11q13

Summary

15q11q13 microduplication syndrome (MONDO:0012081) is a disease with 9 cohort genes.

At a glance

  • Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide) [Orphanet-validated]
  • Cohort genes: 9
  • ClinVar variants: 25
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 19

Clinical features

Epidemiology

Prevalence records

2 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:

TypeClassValueGeographyValidation
Cases/families30WorldwideValidated
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000WorldwideValidated

Signs & symptoms

Clinical features (HPO)

19 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 19 by frequency):

HPO IDTermFrequency
HP:0000722Compulsive behaviorsVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000750Delayed speech and language developmentVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001249Intellectual disabilityVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001252HypotoniaVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001263Global developmental delayVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0007018Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000717AutismFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001250SeizureFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002186ApraxiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0004209Clinodactyly of the 5th fingerFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000256MacrocephalyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000286EpicanthusOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000298Mask-like faciesOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000494Downslanted palpebral fissuresOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001251AtaxiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001382Joint hypermobilityOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0004322Short statureOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0006101Finger syndactylyOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0030680Abnormal cardiovascular system morphologyOccasional (5-29%)

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical name15q11q13 microduplication syndrome
Mondo IDMONDO:0012081
OMIM608636
Orphanet238446
NCITC126692
SNOMED CT719427001
UMLSC2675336
MedGen390767
GARD0017172
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: 15q11-q13 duplication syndrome · 15q11-q13 microduplication syndrome · 15q11q13 duplication syndrome · autism susceptibility 4 · dup(15)(q11q13) · Dup15q · trisomy 15q11-q13 · trisomy 15q11q13

Data availability: 25 ClinVar variants · 35 cell lines.

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › chromosomal disordersyndrome caused by partial chromosomal duplication › partial duplication of the long arm of chromosome 15 › 15q11q13 microduplication syndrome

Related subtypes (1): 15q overgrowth syndrome

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

ClinVar germline variants

25 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

21 pathogenic, 2 uncertain significance, 1 likely pathogenic, 1 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
236260Single allelePathogenicno assertion criteria provided
4820130NC_000015.9:g.20000001_(28100000_30300000)dupPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1703231Single alleleAPBA2Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
2574688GRCh37/hg19 15q11.2-13.2(chr15:22770421-30386398)APBA2Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
3062003GRCh38/hg38 15q11.2-13.3(chr15:22612582-32116118)APBA2Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3062004GRCh38/hg38 15q11.2-13.1(chr15:22612582-29993699)APBA2Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
625709GRCh37/hg19 15q11.1-13.2(chr15:20190548-30300265)APBA2Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
625714GRCh37/hg19 15q11.2-13.3(chr15:22383299-32917689)APBA2Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
625745GRCh37/hg19 15q11.2-13.1(chr15:23810184-29213896)APBA2Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1703637GRCh37/hg19 15q11.2-13.1(chr15:23620191-28545601)ATP10APathogenicno assertion criteria provided
2506559GRCh37/hg19 15q11.2-13.1(chr15:23684691-28566579)ATP10APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
4819225Single alleleATP10APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
625715GRCh37/hg19 15q11.2-13.1(chr15:22770994-28517432)ATP10APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
625746GRCh37/hg19 15q11.2-13.1(chr15:23810397-28525505)ATP10APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
666599Single alleleATP10APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1707411Single alleleCYFIP1Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
625833GRCh37/hg19 15q11.2-13.1(chr15:22816713-28530182)GOLGA6L2Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
625710GRCh37/hg19 15q11.1-13.1(chr15:20191652-28525310)IPWPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
625712GRCh37/hg19 15q11.2-13.3(chr15:22382860-32396457)KLF13Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3062005GRCh38/hg38 15q11.2-13.1(chr15:22612582-28435882)x4LOC132090298Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1098669NC_000015.10:g.22804175_30375696dupSNORD115-4Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3250355NC_000015.10:g.(?22786657)(28299516_?)dupATP10ALikely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
4292194NM_181552.4(CUX1):c.1961-1G>ACUX1Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
386816NM_015570.4(AUTS2):c.3169G>A (p.Gly1057Ser)AUTS2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1341875NC_000015.10:g.31722025_32224686dupCHRNA7Uncertain significancecriteria provided, single submitter

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 5 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
ATP10AOrphanet:411515Angelman syndrome due to imprinting defect in 15q11-q13
AUTS2Orphanet:352490Autism spectrum disorder due to AUTS2 deficiency
AUTS2Orphanet:641372B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma with t(7;9)(q11.2;p13.2)
CHRNA7Orphanet:19931815q13.3 microdeletion syndrome
CUX1Orphanet:178469Autosomal dominant non-syndromic intellectual disability

Cohort genes → proteins

9 cohort genes, 8 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence9

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
ATP10AHGNC:13542ENSG00000206190O60312Phospholipid-transporting ATPase VAclinvar
KLF13HGNC:13672ENSG00000169926Q9Y2Y9Krueppel-like factor 13clinvar
CYFIP1HGNC:13759ENSG00000273749Q7L576Cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein 1clinvar
AUTS2HGNC:14262ENSG00000158321Q8WXX7Autism susceptibility gene 2 proteinclinvar
CHRNA7HGNC:1960ENSG00000175344P36544Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7clinvar
CUX1HGNC:2557ENSG00000257923P39880Homeobox protein cut-like 1clinvar
GOLGA6L2HGNC:26695ENSG00000174450Q8N9W4Golgin subfamily A member 6-like protein 2clinvar
SNORD115-4HGNC:33023ENSG00000200680small nucleolar RNA, C/D box 115-4clinvar
APBA2HGNC:579ENSG00000034053Q99767Amyloid-beta A4 precursor protein-binding family A member 2clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
ATP10APhospholipid-transporting ATPase VACatalytic component of P4-ATPase flippase complex, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP coupled to the transport of phosphatidylcholine (PC) from the outer to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane.
KLF13Krueppel-like factor 13Transcription factor that activates expression from GC-rich minimal promoter regions, including genes in the cells of the erythroid lineage.
CYFIP1Cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein 1Component of the CYFIP1-EIF4E-FMR1 complex which binds to the mRNA cap and mediates translational repression.
AUTS2Autism susceptibility gene 2 proteinComponent of a Polycomb group (PcG) multiprotein PRC1-like complex, a complex class required to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of many genes, including Hox genes, throughout development.
CHRNA7Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7Component of neuronal acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) that function as pentameric, ligand-gated cation channels with high calcium permeability among other activities. nAChRs are excitatory neurotrasnmitter receptors formed by a collection…
CUX1Homeobox protein cut-like 1Transcription factor involved in the control of neuronal differentiation in the brain.
APBA2Amyloid-beta A4 precursor protein-binding family A member 2Putative function in synaptic vesicle exocytosis by binding to STXBP1, an essential component of the synaptic vesicle exocytotic machinery.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 0 · Difficult: 4 · Unknown: 5 · Druggable fraction: 0.0

Family distribution

Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Transcription factor32.8×0.255
Scaffold/PPI11.9×0.623
Other/Unknown51.0×0.641

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
ATP10ATranscription factorno7.6.2.1P_typ_ATPase, P-type_ATPase_IV, ATPase_P-typ_transduc_dom_A_sf
KLF13Transcription factornoZnf_C2H2_type, Znf_C2H2_sf
CYFIP1Other/UnknownnoCytoplasmic_FMR1-int, CYRIA/CYRIB_Rac1-bd
AUTS2Other/UnknownnoAUTS2
CHRNA7Other/UnknownnoNicotinic_acetylcholine_rcpt, Neurotrans-gated_channel_TM, Neur_channel
CUX1Transcription factornoHD, CUT_dom, Homeodomain-like_sf
GOLGA6L2Other/UnknownnoGOLGA6L
SNORD115-4Other/Unknownno
APBA2Scaffold/PPInoPDZ, PTB/PI_dom, PH-like_dom_sf

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

8 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.

Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)

BucketGenes
narrow (1-5 tissues)0
moderate (6-20)1
broad (>20)8
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
right hemisphere of cerebellum2
oocyte2
descending thoracic aorta1
endothelial cell1
thoracic aorta1
cerebellar cortex1
cerebellar hemisphere1
epithelium of esophagus1
esophagus squamous epithelium1
germinal epithelium of ovary1
cortical plate1
ganglionic eminence1
tibia1
adrenal tissue1
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis1
buccal mucosa cell1
secondary oocyte1
left testis1
right testis1
testis1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
ATP10A229broadmarkerendothelial cell, descending thoracic aorta, thoracic aorta
KLF13169ubiquitousmarkerright hemisphere of cerebellum, cerebellar hemisphere, cerebellar cortex
CYFIP1295ubiquitousmarkeresophagus squamous epithelium, germinal epithelium of ovary, epithelium of esophagus
AUTS2292ubiquitousmarkercortical plate, tibia, ganglionic eminence
CHRNA7186broadmarkeradrenal tissue, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, oocyte
CUX1297ubiquitousmarkersecondary oocyte, buccal mucosa cell, oocyte
GOLGA6L218tissue_specificmarkerleft testis, right testis, testis
SNORD115-453yesadult mammalian kidney, skin of leg, liver
APBA2131ubiquitousmarkersuperior frontal gyrus, right hemisphere of cerebellum, cerebellum

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 0.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
CUX12,356
APBA22,193
CYFIP12,156
AUTS21,700
KLF131,019
ATP10A1,016
CHRNA7568
GOLGA6L2430
SNORD115-40

Structural data

PDB: 3 · AlphaFold-only: 5 · No structure: 1

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
CHRNA7P3654451
CYFIP1Q7L5765
CUX1P398803

AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)

SymbolUniProtpLDDT
ATP10AO6031271.30
GOLGA6L2Q8N9W462.54
APBA2Q9976759.74
KLF13Q9Y2Y958.91
AUTS2Q8WXX741.89

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 32. Enrichment computed across 9 evidence-associated genes (7 with Reactome annotation).

Pathways by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 7 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Highly calcium permeable postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors1148.3×0.070CHRNA7
Acetylcholine binding and downstream events1116.5×0.070CHRNA7
Postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors1116.5×0.070CHRNA7
Signaling by cytosolic FGFR1 fusion mutants190.6×0.070CUX1
Neuronal System212.7×0.070CHRNA7, APBA2
RHO GTPases Activate WASPs and WAVEs145.3×0.085CYFIP1
RUNX1 interacts with co-factors whose precise effect on RUNX1 targets is not known142.9×0.085AUTS2
Signaling by FGFR1 in disease141.8×0.085CUX1
Protein-protein interactions at synapses137.9×0.085APBA2
Intra-Golgi traffic137.1×0.085CUX1
Ion transport by P-type ATPases129.7×0.085ATP10A
Neurexins and neuroligins128.1×0.085APBA2
FCGR3A-mediated phagocytosis126.7×0.085CYFIP1
Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation126.3×0.085CYFIP1
RHOG GTPase cycle121.2×0.087CYFIP1
Transcriptional regulation by RUNX1120.9×0.087AUTS2
Differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells to T helper 2 cells (Th2 cells)120.9×0.087KLF13
VEGFA-VEGFR2 Pathway119.9×0.087CYFIP1
RAC2 GTPase cycle118.1×0.091CYFIP1
RAC3 GTPase cycle117.0×0.092CYFIP1
Intra-Golgi and retrograde Golgi-to-ER traffic115.0×0.098CUX1
Neurotransmitter receptors and postsynaptic signal transmission114.3×0.098CHRNA7
Ion channel transport113.7×0.098ATP10A
Transmission across Chemical Synapses110.9×0.118CHRNA7
RAC1 GTPase cycle18.7×0.140CYFIP1
Membrane Trafficking15.3×0.214CUX1
Vesicle-mediated transport15.0×0.219CUX1
Transport of small molecules13.6×0.283ATP10A
Neutrophil degranulation13.3×0.291CYFIP1
RNA Polymerase II Transcription13.2×0.291AUTS2

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 7 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
dendrite extension2481.5×5e-04CYFIP1, AUTS2
positive regulation of lamellipodium assembly2172.0×0.002CYFIP1, AUTS2
axon extension2141.6×0.002CYFIP1, AUTS2
cognition281.6×0.005CYFIP1, CHRNA7
monoatomic ion transmembrane transport259.4×0.007ATP10A, CHRNA7
regulation of amyloid fibril formation11203.7×0.010CHRNA7
sensory processing1802.5×0.010CHRNA7
regulation of translation at postsynapse, modulating synaptic transmission1802.5×0.010CYFIP1
positive regulation of membrane tubulation1802.5×0.010ATP10A
regulation of cell shape235.1×0.010ATP10A, CYFIP1
synaptic transmission involved in micturition1601.9×0.010CHRNA7
dendritic spine organization1601.9×0.010CHRNA7
positive regulation of neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway1481.5×0.011CYFIP1
regulation of amyloid precursor protein catabolic process1481.5×0.011CHRNA7
regulation of modification of postsynaptic actin cytoskeleton1343.9×0.013CYFIP1
modulation of excitatory postsynaptic potential1300.9×0.013CHRNA7
response to acetylcholine1300.9×0.013CHRNA7
positive regulation of Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin nucleation1300.9×0.013CYFIP1
chemical synaptic transmission222.1×0.013CHRNA7, APBA2
dendrite arborization1267.5×0.013CHRNA7
negative regulation of erythrocyte differentiation1218.9×0.016KLF13
short-term memory1185.2×0.017CHRNA7
ruffle organization1185.2×0.017CYFIP1
positive regulation of protein metabolic process1141.6×0.020CHRNA7
response to amyloid-beta1141.6×0.020CHRNA7
positive regulation of dendrite morphogenesis1126.7×0.020CUX1
positive regulation of amyloid-beta formation1126.7×0.020CHRNA7
negative regulation of amyloid-beta formation1126.7×0.020CHRNA7
positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation196.3×0.025CHRNA7
positive regulation of Rac protein signal transduction192.6×0.025AUTS2

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 8

Druggability breadth: 2 of 9 evidence-associated genes (22%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Genes with an approved drug

The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.

SymbolExample approved molecule
CHRNA7VARENICLINE

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
CHRNA7304
ATP10A00
KLF1300
CYFIP100
AUTS200
CUX100
GOLGA6L200
SNORD115-400
APBA200

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTargets in cohort
VARENICLINE4CHRNA7
NALTREXONE4CHRNA7
MECAMYLAMINE4CHRNA7
NICOTINE4CHRNA7
TROPISETRON4CHRNA7
ACETYLCHOLINE4CHRNA7
BUPROPION4CHRNA7
CARBAMOYLCHOLINE4CHRNA7
DEXMECAMYLAMINE3CHRNA7
ENCENICLINE3CHRNA7
CYTISINICLINE3CHRNA7
LEVOMENOL2CHRNA7
LOBELINE2CHRNA7
STILONIUM IODIDE2CHRNA7
BRADANICLINE2CHRNA7
RIVANICLINE2CHRNA7
GTS-212CHRNA7
STILONIUM2CHRNA7
AZD03282CHRNA7
FACINICLINE2CHRNA7
AZD14462CHRNA7
TEBANICLINE2CHRNA7
TILORONE2CHRNA7
SSR1807112CHRNA7
PHA-5436131CHRNA7
ABT-1071CHRNA7
TRANSTORINE1CHRNA7
AVL-32881CHRNA7
TC-22161CHRNA7
NORNICOTINE1CHRNA7

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.

Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
CHRNA7562Binding:474, Functional:84, ADMET:3, Toxicity:1
CYFIP17Binding:7

Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)

SymbolEC numbersNames
ATP10A7.6.2.1P-type phospholipid transporter

Cohort genes with high screening signal

≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.

SymbolChEMBL assays
CHRNA7562

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 9; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).

Chemical tractability of cohort targets

30 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.

CompoundMax phaseCohort target (bioactivity)
VARENICLINE4CHRNA7
NALTREXONE4CHRNA7
MECAMYLAMINE4CHRNA7
NICOTINE4CHRNA7
TROPISETRON4CHRNA7
ACETYLCHOLINE4CHRNA7
BUPROPION4CHRNA7
CARBAMOYLCHOLINE4CHRNA7
DEXMECAMYLAMINE3CHRNA7
ENCENICLINE3CHRNA7
CYTISINICLINE3CHRNA7
LEVOMENOL2CHRNA7
LOBELINE2CHRNA7
STILONIUM IODIDE2CHRNA7
BRADANICLINE2CHRNA7
RIVANICLINE2CHRNA7
GTS-212CHRNA7
STILONIUM2CHRNA7
AZD03282CHRNA7
FACINICLINE2CHRNA7
AZD14462CHRNA7
TEBANICLINE2CHRNA7
TILORONE2CHRNA7
SSR1807112CHRNA7
PHA-5436131CHRNA7
ABT-1071CHRNA7
TRANSTORINE1CHRNA7
AVL-32881CHRNA7
TC-22161CHRNA7
NORNICOTINE1CHRNA7

Druggability pyramid

Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)1CHRNA7
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug0
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug8ATP10A, KLF13, CYFIP1, AUTS2, CUX1, GOLGA6L2, SNORD115-4, APBA2

Undrugged target profiles

8 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
ATP10A0
KLF130
CYFIP17
AUTS20
CUX10
GOLGA6L20
SNORD115-40
APBA20

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.