developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 6B

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Also known as DEE6Bdevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathy 6B, non-Dravet

Summary

developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 6B (MONDO:0030268) is a disease with 2 cohort genes.

At a glance

  • Cohort genes: 2
  • ClinVar variants: 135

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namedevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathy 6B
Mondo IDMONDO:0030268
OMIM619317
DOIDDOID:0070379
UMLSC5543353
MedGen1779648
GARD0025526
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: DEE6B · developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 6B · developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 6B, non-Dravet

Data availability: 135 ClinVar variants.

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary diseasehereditary neurological diseaseMendelian neurodevelopmental disordergenetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathydevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathy 6B

Related subtypes (104): developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 9, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 8, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 2, multiple congenital anomalies-hypotonia-seizures syndrome 2, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 36, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 1, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 3, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 4, microcephaly, seizures, and developmental delay, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 5, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 7, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 11, neonatal-onset encephalopathy with rigidity and seizures, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 14, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 15, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 17, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 18, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 19, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 23, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 27, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 30, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 50, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 35, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 37, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 38, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 40, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 48, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 49, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 51, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 91, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 92, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 93, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 96, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 90, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 85, with or without midline brain defects, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 67, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 86, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 87, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 88, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 97, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 98, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 99, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 100, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 101, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 89, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 102, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 103, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 104, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 105 with hypopituitarism, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 106, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 107, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 68, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 69, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 70, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 71, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 72, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 74, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 75, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 76, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 77, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 78, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 79, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 80, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 81, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 82, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 83, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 84, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 52, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 53, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 54, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 55, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 56, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 57, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 58, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 59, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 60, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 61, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 62, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 63, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 64, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 65, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 73, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 66, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 6A, non-neonatal early infantile epileptic encephalopathy, Dravet syndrome, neonatal-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, hemiplegic migraine-developmental and epileptic encephalopathy spectrum, DNM1-encephalopathy and neurodevelopmental disorder, TMEM63B-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with anemia, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 108, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 109, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 110, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 111, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 112, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 113, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 114, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 115, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 116, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 118, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 120, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 121, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 119

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

135 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

34 uncertain significance, 27 pathogenic, 27 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 23 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 18 likely pathogenic, 2 benign, 2 benign/likely benign, 1 likely benign, 1 not provided

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1454054NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.4322C>T (p.Ala1441Val)LOC102724058Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
167639NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.3733C>T (p.Arg1245Ter)LOC102724058Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1711850NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.5476G>T (p.Glu1826Ter)LOC102724058Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
189870NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.4906C>T (p.Arg1636Ter)LOC102724058Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
189881NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.5536_5539del (p.Lys1846fs)LOC102724058Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
189896NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.5674C>T (p.Arg1892Ter)LOC102724058Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
206910NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.3724_3725dup (p.Asp1243fs)LOC102724058Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
4292082NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.4933C>G (p.Arg1645Gly)LOC102724058Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
429551NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.4044G>C (p.Met1348Ile)LOC102724058Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
530440NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.5263G>T (p.Asp1755Tyr)LOC102724058Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
68533NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.3734G>A (p.Arg1245Gln)LOC102724058Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
68559NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.4970G>A (p.Arg1657His)LOC102724058Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
68570NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.5347G>A (p.Ala1783Thr)LOC102724058Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1057080NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.1169T>C (p.Leu390Pro)SCN1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1098587NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.1264G>T (p.Val422Leu)SCN1APathogenicno assertion criteria provided
1179015NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.2846G>A (p.Cys949Tyr)SCN1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
12889NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.664C>T (p.Arg222Ter)SCN1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
12896NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.434T>C (p.Met145Thr)SCN1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1323556NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.840G>A (p.Trp280Ter)SCN1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1418113NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.811G>A (p.Gly271Ser)SCN1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1515913NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.602+1delSCN1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1683549NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.1303del (p.Glu435fs)SCN1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1686141NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.5005G>A (p.Ala1669Thr)SCN1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
189938NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.2589+3A>TSCN1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
197187NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.602+1G>ASCN1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
206787NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.2782C>T (p.Gln928Ter)SCN1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
206914NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.141del (p.Asn47fs)SCN1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
206933NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.985G>T (p.Gly329Cys)SCN1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
2430163NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.2589+2dupSCN1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
2446437NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.1171-1G>ASCN1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 7 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
SCN1AOrphanet:1942Epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures
SCN1AOrphanet:2382Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
SCN1AOrphanet:293181Epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures
SCN1AOrphanet:33069Dravet syndrome
SCN1AOrphanet:36387Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizure plus
SCN1AOrphanet:442835Non-specific early-onset epileptic encephalopathy
SCN1AOrphanet:569Familial or sporadic hemiplegic migraine

Cohort genes → proteins

2 cohort genes, 1 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence2

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
SCN1AHGNC:10585ENSG00000144285P35498Sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alphaclinvar
SCN1A-AS1HGNC:54069ENSG00000236107SCN1A and SCN9A antisense RNA 1clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
SCN1ASodium channel protein type 1 subunit alphaPore-forming subunit of Nav1.1, a voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channel that directly mediates the depolarizing phase of action potentials in excitable membranes.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 1 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 1 · Druggable fraction: 0.5

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
Ion channel155.8×0.036
Other/Unknown10.9×0.805

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
SCN1AIon channelyesNa_channel_asu, Ion_trans_dom, Na_channel_a1su
SCN1A-AS1Other/Unknownno

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

2 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)0
broad (>20)2
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
Brodmann (1909) area 231
lateral nuclear group of thalamus1
primary visual cortex1
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis1
primordial germ cell in gonad1
sural nerve1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
SCN1A154tissue_specificmarkerBrodmann (1909) area 23, lateral nuclear group of thalamus, primary visual cortex
SCN1A-AS1129tissue_specificmarkersural nerve, primordial germ cell in gonad, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 0.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
SCN1A2,287
SCN1A-AS10

Structural data

PDB: 1 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 1

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
SCN1AP354981

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 8. Enrichment computed across 2 evidence-associated genes (1 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 1 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Interaction between L1 and Ankyrins1368.4×0.012SCN1A
Phase 0 - rapid depolarisation1346.1×0.012SCN1A
L1CAM interactions1120.2×0.018SCN1A
Cardiac conduction1108.8×0.018SCN1A
Muscle contraction177.2×0.021SCN1A
Axon guidance145.1×0.027SCN1A
Nervous system development142.9×0.027SCN1A
Developmental Biology114.5×0.069SCN1A

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 1 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
membrane depolarization during action potential11685.2×0.003SCN1A
neuronal action potential propagation11404.3×0.003SCN1A
detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain11123.5×0.003SCN1A
neuromuscular process controlling posture11053.2×0.003SCN1A
nerve development1936.2×0.003SCN1A
cardiac muscle cell action potential involved in contraction1702.2×0.003SCN1A
adult walking behavior1495.6×0.003SCN1A
neuronal action potential1481.5×0.003SCN1A
determination of adult lifespan1432.1×0.003SCN1A
sodium ion transport1271.8×0.004SCN1A
sodium ion transmembrane transport1203.0×0.005SCN1A
establishment of localization in cell1160.5×0.006SCN1A

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

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

Druggability breadth: 1 of 2 evidence-associated genes (50%) 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
SCN1AMEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
SCN1A944
SCN1A-AS100

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTargets in cohort
MEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE4SCN1A
BEPRIDIL4SCN1A
DIBUCAINE4SCN1A
ARTICAINE4SCN1A
BUPIVACAINE4SCN1A
IMIPRAMINE4SCN1A
DROPERIDOL4SCN1A
DICYCLOMINE4SCN1A
TETRABENAZINE4SCN1A
PHENIRAMINE4SCN1A
PRILOCAINE4SCN1A
PROPOXYCAINE4SCN1A
PROPARACAINE4SCN1A
HEXYLCAINE4SCN1A
PRAMOXINE4SCN1A
BENOXINATE4SCN1A
QUINIDINE4SCN1A
FELODIPINE4SCN1A
PHENYTOIN4SCN1A
QUININE4SCN1A
NISOLDIPINE4SCN1A
NIFEDIPINE4SCN1A
PRAZOSIN4SCN1A
DILTIAZEM4SCN1A
PRENYLAMINE4SCN1A
COCAINE4SCN1A
TRIFLUOPERAZINE4SCN1A
CINNARIZINE4SCN1A
THIORIDAZINE4SCN1A
ETIDOCAINE4SCN1A

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

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

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
SCN1A149Binding:115, Functional:18, ADMET:14, Toxicity:2

Cohort genes with high screening signal

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

SymbolChEMBL assays
SCN1A149

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 1; 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)
MEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE4SCN1A
BEPRIDIL4SCN1A
DIBUCAINE4SCN1A
ARTICAINE4SCN1A
BUPIVACAINE4SCN1A
IMIPRAMINE4SCN1A
DROPERIDOL4SCN1A
DICYCLOMINE4SCN1A
TETRABENAZINE4SCN1A
PHENIRAMINE4SCN1A
PRILOCAINE4SCN1A
PROPOXYCAINE4SCN1A
PROPARACAINE4SCN1A
HEXYLCAINE4SCN1A
PRAMOXINE4SCN1A
BENOXINATE4SCN1A
QUINIDINE4SCN1A
FELODIPINE4SCN1A
PHENYTOIN4SCN1A
QUININE4SCN1A
NISOLDIPINE4SCN1A
NIFEDIPINE4SCN1A
PRAZOSIN4SCN1A
DILTIAZEM4SCN1A
PRENYLAMINE4SCN1A
COCAINE4SCN1A
TRIFLUOPERAZINE4SCN1A
CINNARIZINE4SCN1A
THIORIDAZINE4SCN1A
ETIDOCAINE4SCN1A

Druggability pyramid

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

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)1SCN1A
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug0
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug1SCN1A-AS1

Undrugged target profiles

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

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
SCN1A-AS10

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.