Alpha thalassemia spectrum
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Also known as A-thalassemiaalpha thalassaemiaalpha-thalassemiaalpha-thalassemia traitthalassemia, alpha-thalassemias, alpha-
Summary
Alpha thalassemia spectrum (MONDO:0011399) is a disease caused by variants in HBA1 and HBA2, with 5 cohort genes and 9 clinical trials. The dominant Reactome pathway is Heme assimilation (3 cohort genes).
At a glance
- Prevalence: Unknown (Europe) [Orphanet-validated]
- Causal genes: HBA1 (GenCC Definitive), HBA2 (GenCC Strong)
- Cohort genes: 5
- ClinVar variants: 445
- Phenotypes (HPO): 23
- Clinical trials: 9
Clinical features
Epidemiology
Prevalence records
1 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:
| Type | Class | Value | Geography | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence at birth | 1-5 / 10 000 | 10.3 | United States | Validated |
Signs & symptoms
Clinical features (HPO)
23 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 23 by frequency):
| HPO ID | Term | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| HP:0001935 | Microcytic anemia | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0011902 | Abnormal hemoglobin | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0001433 | Hepatosplenomegaly | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001635 | Congestive heart failure | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001698 | Pericardial effusion | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001923 | Reticulocytosis | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001978 | Extramedullary hematopoiesis | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002202 | Pleural effusion | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0007430 | Generalized edema | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001081 | Cholelithiasis | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001744 | Splenomegaly | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001789 | Hydrops fetalis | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001878 | Hemolytic anemia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001903 | Anemia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001971 | Hypersplenism | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0002863 | Myelodysplasia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0004823 | Anisopoikilocytosis | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0005507 | Hemoglobin Barts | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0010620 | Malar prominence | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0010978 | Abnormality of immune system physiology | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0100543 | Cognitive impairment | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0430028 | Hyperplasia of the maxilla | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000952 | Jaundice | Occasional (5-29%) |
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | alpha thalassemia spectrum |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0011399 |
| MeSH | D017085 |
| OMIM | 604131 |
| Orphanet | 846 |
| DOID | DOID:1099 |
| ICD-10-CM | D56.0 |
| ICD-11 | 531667506 |
| NCIT | C34368 |
| SNOMED CT | 68913001 |
| UMLS | C0002312 |
| MedGen | 1434 |
| GARD | 0000621 |
| MedDRA | 10043390 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: A-thalassemia · alpha thalassaemia · alpha thalassemia spectrum · alpha-thalassemia · alpha-thalassemia trait · thalassemia, alpha- · thalassemias, alpha-
Data availability: 445 ClinVar variants · 5 GenCC gene-disease records · 26 cell lines.
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 2 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary disease › inherited hemoglobinopathy › thalassemia › alpha thalassemia spectrum
Related subtypes (1): beta thalassemia
Subtypes (2): digenic alpha thalassemia spectrum, monogenic alpha thalassemia spectrum
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
445 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
173 likely pathogenic, 84 uncertain significance, 83 pathogenic, 53 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 20 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 12 likely benign, 10 benign, 6 benign/likely benign, 3 not provided, 1 uncertain significance; other
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375745 | NM_000517.4:c.[339C>G;340_351delCTCCCCGCCGAG] | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided | |
| 375750 | NM_000517.4:c.[-2_-3delAC;-alpha3.7] | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided | |
| 4820116 | NC_000016.9:g.208984_(235732_238422)del | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter | |
| 487442 | NC_000016.10:g.(?151209)(182142_?)del | HBA-LCR | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 869337 | NC_000016.10:g.151479_182582del | HBA-LCR | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 1048833 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.95+2_95+6del | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1331033 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.328del (p.Leu110fs) | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 15624 | NM_000517.4(HBA2):c.427T>C (p.Ter143Gln) | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 15849 | NM_000558.3(HBA1):c.179G>A (p.Gly60Asp) | HBA1 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 15879 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.283_300+3dup | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 2428550 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.62_63insT (p.Ala22fs) | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 2428673 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.1A>G (p.Met1Val) | HBA1 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 2580349 | GRCh37/hg19 16p13.3(chr16:215947-231157)x1 | HBA1 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2681961 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.95+1G>A | HBA1 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 2920892 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.96-2A>G | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 3075902 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.44G>A (p.Trp15Ter) | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 3220863 | Single allele | HBA1 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3579876 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.2T>C (p.Met1Thr) | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 3579878 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.95+2T>C | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 375753 | NC_000016.10:g.172005_177200del | HBA1 | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 38635 | NM_005332.2(HBZ):c.330_*22601del | HBA1 | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 38636 | NG_000006.1(HBA1):g.34247_38050del | HBA1 | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 3893661 | NC_000016.10:g.173384_177187dup | HBA1 | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 3903433 | NC_000016.10:g.175997_178388del | HBA1 | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 439103 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.43T>C (p.Trp15Arg) | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 4533035 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.349G>T (p.Glu117Ter) | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 4814422 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.95+1G>C | HBA1 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 487448 | NC_000016.10:g.(?169780)(182142_?)del | HBA1 | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 618153 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.187del (p.Val63fs) | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 619842 | NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.237del (p.Asn79fs) | HBA1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 24 · Orphanet: 45 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)
the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.
| Gene | Classification | Inheritance | Disease | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBA1 | Definitive | Semidominant | alpha thalassemia spectrum | 13 |
| HBA2 | Strong | Autosomal recessive | alpha thalassemia spectrum | 11 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| HBA1 | Orphanet:163596 | Hemoglobin Bart’s fetalis syndrome |
| HBA1 | Orphanet:247511 | Autosomal dominant secondary polycythemia |
| HBA1 | Orphanet:330041 | Hemoglobin M disease |
| HBA1 | Orphanet:707789 | Unstable alpha globin chain variant disease |
| HBA1 | Orphanet:715143 | Heterozygous beta-thalassemia intermedia with supernumerary alpha-globin gene |
| HBA1 | Orphanet:93616 | Hemoglobin H disease |
| HBA1 | Orphanet:98791 | Alpha-thalassemia-intellectual disability syndrome linked to chromosome 16 |
| HBA2 | Orphanet:163596 | Hemoglobin Bart’s fetalis syndrome |
| HBA2 | Orphanet:247511 | Autosomal dominant secondary polycythemia |
| HBA2 | Orphanet:330041 | Hemoglobin M disease |
| HBA2 | Orphanet:707789 | Unstable alpha globin chain variant disease |
| HBA2 | Orphanet:715143 | Heterozygous beta-thalassemia intermedia with supernumerary alpha-globin gene |
| HBA2 | Orphanet:715154 | Low oxygen affinity alpha chain hemoglobin disease |
| HBA2 | Orphanet:93616 | Hemoglobin H disease |
| HBA2 | Orphanet:98791 | Alpha-thalassemia-intellectual disability syndrome linked to chromosome 16 |
| NPRL3 | Orphanet:98820 | Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci |
| HBB | Orphanet:2132 | Hemoglobin C disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:2133 | Hemoglobin E disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:231214 | Beta-thalassemia major |
| HBB | Orphanet:231222 | Beta-thalassemia intermedia |
| HBB | Orphanet:231226 | Unstable beta globin chain variant disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:231237 | Delta-beta-thalassemia |
| HBB | Orphanet:231242 | Hemoglobin C-beta-thalassemia syndrome |
| HBB | Orphanet:231249 | Hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndrome |
| HBB | Orphanet:232 | Sickle cell anemia |
| HBB | Orphanet:247511 | Autosomal dominant secondary polycythemia |
| HBB | Orphanet:251365 | Sickle cell S-C disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:251370 | Sickle cell S-D Punjab disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:251375 | Sickle cell S-E disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:251380 | Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-sickle cell disease syndrome |
| HBB | Orphanet:330041 | Hemoglobin M disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:46532 | Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-beta-thalassemia syndrome |
| HBB | Orphanet:695140 | Sickle cell-beta zero-thalassemia |
| HBB | Orphanet:695147 | Sickle cell-beta plus-thalassemia |
| HBB | Orphanet:699822 | Sickle cell S-Lepore disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:700090 | Sickle cell S-O Arab disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:700107 | Sickle cell S-other specified hemoglobin variant |
| HBB | Orphanet:700111 | Homozygous hemoglobin O Arab disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:715125 | Hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia intermedia |
| HBB | Orphanet:715128 | Hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia major |
| HBB | Orphanet:715135 | Hemoglobin Lepore-beta-thalassemia intermedia |
| HBB | Orphanet:715140 | Hemoglobin Lepore-beta-thalassemia major |
| HBB | Orphanet:715143 | Heterozygous beta-thalassemia intermedia with supernumerary alpha-globin gene |
| HBB | Orphanet:715157 | Low oxygen affinity beta chain hemoglobin disease |
| HBB | Orphanet:90039 | Hemoglobin D disease |
Cohort genes → proteins
5 cohort genes, 4 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 5 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBA1 | HGNC:4823 | ENSG00000206172 | P69905 | Hemoglobin subunit alpha | gencc,clinvar |
| HBA2 | HGNC:4824 | ENSG00000188536 | P69905 | Hemoglobin subunit alpha | gencc,clinvar |
| NPRL3 | HGNC:14124 | ENSG00000103148 | Q12980 | GATOR1 complex protein NPRL3 | clinvar |
| HBM | HGNC:4826 | ENSG00000206177 | Q6B0K9 | Hemoglobin subunit mu | clinvar |
| HBB | HGNC:4827 | ENSG00000244734 | P68871 | Hemoglobin subunit beta | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| HBA1 | Hemoglobin subunit alpha | Involved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various peripheral tissues. |
| HBA2 | Hemoglobin subunit alpha | Involved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various peripheral tissues. |
| NPRL3 | GATOR1 complex protein NPRL3 | As a component of the GATOR1 complex functions as an inhibitor of the amino acid-sensing branch of the mTORC1 pathway. |
| HBB | Hemoglobin subunit beta | Involved in oxygen transport from the lung to the various peripheral tissues. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 0 · Difficult: 0 · 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.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other/Unknown | 5 | 1.8× | 0.054 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBA1 | Other/Unknown | no | Globin, Hemoglobin_a-typ, Hemoglobin_pi | |
| HBA2 | Other/Unknown | no | Globin, Hemoglobin_a-typ, Hemoglobin_pi | |
| NPRL3 | Other/Unknown | no | Npr3, HTH_NPRL3 | |
| HBM | Other/Unknown | no | Globin, Hemoglobin_a-typ, Globin-like_sf | |
| HBB | Other/Unknown | no | Globin, Hemoglobin_b, Globin-like_sf |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
5 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 5 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| blood | 4 |
| monocyte | 3 |
| bone marrow | 2 |
| trabecular bone tissue | 2 |
| bone element | 1 |
| hindlimb stylopod muscle | 1 |
| right uterine tube | 1 |
| vena cava | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBA1 | 133 | tissue_specific | marker | monocyte, blood, bone marrow |
| HBA2 | 143 | tissue_specific | marker | monocyte, blood, bone element |
| NPRL3 | 276 | ubiquitous | marker | blood, hindlimb stylopod muscle, right uterine tube |
| HBM | 139 | tissue_specific | marker | trabecular bone tissue, bone marrow, blood |
| HBB | 284 | broad | marker | monocyte, trabecular bone tissue, vena cava |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 4.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| NPRL3 | 1,511 |
| HBM | 553 |
| HBB | 454 |
| HBA1 | 434 |
| HBA2 | 434 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| HBA1 | HBA2 | biogrid_interaction, intact |
| HBA1 | HBB | intact |
| HBA2 | HBB | intact |
| HBB | HBM | biogrid_interaction, intact |
Structural data
PDB: 5 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| HBA1 | P69905 | 356 |
| HBA2 | P69905 | 356 |
| HBB | P68871 | 350 |
| NPRL3 | Q12980 | 10 |
| HBM | Q6B0K9 | 1 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 11. Enrichment computed across 5 evidence-associated genes (4 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 4 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heme assimilation | 3 | 2855.0× | 2e-10 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| Erythrocytes take up oxygen and release carbon dioxide | 3 | 951.7× | 7e-09 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| Erythrocytes take up carbon dioxide and release oxygen | 3 | 658.9× | 1e-08 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| Scavenging of heme from plasma | 3 | 658.9× | 1e-08 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| Heme signaling | 3 | 161.6× | 8e-07 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| Cytoprotection by HMOX1 | 3 | 138.2× | 1e-06 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| Chaperone Mediated Autophagy | 1 | 124.1× | 0.013 | HBB |
| Late endosomal microautophagy | 1 | 81.6× | 0.017 | HBB |
| Amino acids regulate mTORC1 | 1 | 50.1× | 0.024 | NPRL3 |
| Factors involved in megakaryocyte development and platelet production | 1 | 16.6× | 0.065 | HBB |
| Neutrophil degranulation | 1 | 5.8× | 0.162 | HBB |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 5 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| oxygen transport | 4 | 842.6× | 5e-11 | HBA1, HBA2, HBM, HBB |
| erythrocyte development | 4 | 421.3× | 5e-10 | HBA1, HBA2, HBM, HBB |
| nitric oxide transport | 3 | 2022.2× | 8e-10 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| cellular oxidant detoxification | 3 | 1123.5× | 5e-09 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| carbon dioxide transport | 3 | 777.8× | 1e-08 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| hydrogen peroxide catabolic process | 3 | 404.4× | 1e-07 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| response to hydrogen peroxide | 3 | 280.9× | 3e-07 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| inflammatory response | 3 | 22.6× | 4e-04 | HBA1, HBA2, HBB |
| renal absorption | 1 | 337.0× | 0.007 | HBB |
| aorta morphogenesis | 1 | 177.4× | 0.010 | NPRL3 |
| cardiac muscle tissue development | 1 | 177.4× | 0.010 | NPRL3 |
| blood vessel diameter maintenance | 1 | 124.8× | 0.013 | HBB |
| ventricular septum development | 1 | 99.1× | 0.015 | NPRL3 |
| positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process | 1 | 91.1× | 0.016 | HBB |
| platelet aggregation | 1 | 67.4× | 0.018 | HBB |
| negative regulation of TORC1 signaling | 1 | 64.8× | 0.018 | NPRL3 |
| cellular response to amino acid starvation | 1 | 63.6× | 0.018 | NPRL3 |
| roof of mouth development | 1 | 49.6× | 0.022 | NPRL3 |
| regulation of blood pressure | 1 | 44.4× | 0.024 | HBB |
| positive regulation of autophagy | 1 | 41.6× | 0.024 | NPRL3 |
Therapeutics
Drugs indicated for this disease
0 approved, 1 in late-stage (phase 3) trials. Disease-direct ChEMBL indications, not inferred from the associated-gene cohort below.
| Drug | Development status |
|---|---|
| Mitapivat | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 4
Druggability breadth: 3 of 5 evidence-associated genes (60%) 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.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| HBB | CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| HBB | 23 | 4 |
| HBA1 | 0 | 0 |
| HBA2 | 0 | 0 |
| NPRL3 | 0 | 0 |
| HBM | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL | 4 | HBB |
| MECHLORETHAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | HBB |
| PHENAZOPYRIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | HBB |
| MERCAPTOPURINE ANHYDROUS | 4 | HBB |
| AZACITIDINE | 4 | HBB |
| AZATHIOPRINE | 4 | HBB |
| TOPOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | HBB |
| ACYCLOVIR | 4 | HBB |
| FLUOROURACIL | 4 | HBB |
| RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA | 4 | HBB |
| HYDROQUINONE | 4 | HBB |
| MENADIONE | 4 | HBB |
| THIOTEPA | 4 | HBB |
| THIOGUANINE | 4 | HBB |
| RESERPINE | 4 | HBB |
| CURCUMIN | 3 | HBB |
| HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN | 3 | HBB |
| MOLIBRESIB | 2 | HBB |
| FISETIN | 2 | HBB |
| TEROXIRONE | 2 | HBB |
| 5-FLUOROURIDINE | 2 | HBB |
| ELLAGIC ACID | 2 | HBB |
| BAICALEIN | 2 | HBB |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| HBB | 68 | Binding:50, Functional:18 |
| HBA1 | 59 | Binding:46, Functional:13 |
| HBA2 | 59 | Binding:46, Functional:13 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 5; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Chemical tractability of cohort targets
23 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.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL | 4 | HBB |
| MECHLORETHAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | HBB |
| PHENAZOPYRIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | HBB |
| MERCAPTOPURINE ANHYDROUS | 4 | HBB |
| AZACITIDINE | 4 | HBB |
| AZATHIOPRINE | 4 | HBB |
| TOPOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | HBB |
| ACYCLOVIR | 4 | HBB |
| FLUOROURACIL | 4 | HBB |
| RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA | 4 | HBB |
| HYDROQUINONE | 4 | HBB |
| MENADIONE | 4 | HBB |
| THIOTEPA | 4 | HBB |
| THIOGUANINE | 4 | HBB |
| RESERPINE | 4 | HBB |
| CURCUMIN | 3 | HBB |
| HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN | 3 | HBB |
| MOLIBRESIB | 2 | HBB |
| FISETIN | 2 | HBB |
| TEROXIRONE | 2 | HBB |
| 5-FLUOROURIDINE | 2 | HBB |
| ELLAGIC ACID | 2 | HBB |
| BAICALEIN | 2 | HBB |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 1 | HBB |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 0 | |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 0 | |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 4 | HBA1, HBA2, NPRL3, HBM |
Undrugged target profiles
4 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| HBA1 | 59 | HBB |
| HBA2 | 59 | HBB |
| NPRL3 | 0 | — |
| HBM | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 9.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 7 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 1 |
| PHASE1 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT01419704 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | WITHDRAWN | Phase I/II Pilot Study of Mixed Chimerism to Treat Hemoglobinopathies |
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