Ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency 2

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Also known as ectodermal dysplasia, anhidrotic, with T-cell immunodeficiency, autosomal dominantEPAID2

Summary

Ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency 2 (MONDO:0012806) is a disease caused by NFKBIA (GenCC Definitive), with 2 cohort genes.

At a glance

  • Causal gene: NFKBIA (GenCC Definitive)
  • Cohort genes: 2
  • ClinVar variants: 351

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical nameectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency 2
Mondo IDMONDO:0012806
MeSHC567411
OMIM612132
DOIDDOID:0081079
NCITC176826
UMLSC2677481
MedGen394295
GARD0015542
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: ectodermal dysplasia, anhidrotic, with T-cell immunodeficiency, autosomal dominant · EPAID2

Data availability: 351 ClinVar variants · 3 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › immune system disorderinborn error of immunityectodermal dysplasia and immune deficiencyectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency 2

Related subtypes (1): ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency 1

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

351 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

142 uncertain significance, 141 likely benign, 35 benign, 17 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 9 pathogenic, 6 benign/likely benign, 1 likely pathogenic

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
2577914NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.28G>T (p.Glu10Ter)LOC130055497Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
14003NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.95G>T (p.Ser32Ile)NFKBIAPathogenicno assertion criteria provided
14005NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.40G>T (p.Glu14Ter)NFKBIAPathogenicno assertion criteria provided
2581077NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.101T>C (p.Leu34Pro)NFKBIAPathogenicno assertion criteria provided
280143NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.25C>T (p.Gln9Ter)NFKBIAPathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
590308NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.107C>A (p.Ser36Tyr)NFKBIAPathogenicno assertion criteria provided
590309NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.94A>G (p.Ser32Gly)NFKBIAPathogenicno assertion criteria provided
590310NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.96C>G (p.Ser32Arg)NFKBIAPathogenicno assertion criteria provided
590311NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.95G>A (p.Ser32Asn)NFKBIAPathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
3764637NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.106T>G (p.Ser36Ala)NFKBIALikely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1033535NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.337-20G>ALOC130055494Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
1559668NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.403T>G (p.Cys135Gly)LOC130055494Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
648247NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.368A>G (p.Gln123Arg)LOC130055494Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
452693NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.33G>A (p.Trp11Ter)LOC130055497Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
14004NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.32G>A (p.Trp11Ter)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
1599595NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.866A>G (p.Tyr289Cys)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
1646820NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.885_896del (p.Phe295_Thr299delinsLeu)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
1906172NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.532G>A (p.Ala178Thr)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
2083832NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.506C>T (p.Thr169Ile)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
2143995NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.509C>T (p.Pro170Leu)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
313113NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.547+10C>TNFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
570970NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.409C>T (p.Pro137Ser)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
576934NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.337-3T>CNFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
636651NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.228-15C>TNFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
841041NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.179C>T (p.Pro60Leu)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
853953NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.299A>G (p.Asp100Gly)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
945894NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.940C>T (p.Arg314Cys)NFKBIAConflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
1404682NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.340C>G (p.Pro114Ala)LOC130055494Uncertain significancecriteria provided, single submitter
1946653NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.416T>C (p.Leu139Pro)LOC130055494Uncertain significancecriteria provided, single submitter
2003281NM_020529.3(NFKBIA):c.416T>G (p.Leu139Arg)LOC130055494Uncertain significancecriteria provided, single submitter

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 4 · Orphanet: 6 · 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.

GeneClassificationInheritanceDiseaseRecords
NFKBIADefinitiveAutosomal dominantectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency 24

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
NFKBIAOrphanet:150Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
NFKBIAOrphanet:251576Gliosarcoma
NFKBIAOrphanet:251579Giant cell glioblastoma
NFKBIAOrphanet:98813Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency
PPP2R3COrphanet:171709Male infertility due to globozoospermia
PPP2R3COrphanet:1770XY type gonadal dysgenesis-associated anomalies syndrome

Cohort genes → proteins

2 cohort genes, 2 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence2

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
NFKBIAHGNC:7797ENSG00000100906P25963NF-kappa-B inhibitor alphagencc,clinvar
PPP2R3CHGNC:17485ENSG00000092020Q969Q6Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit B’’ subunit gammaclinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
NFKBIANF-kappa-B inhibitor alphaInhibits the activity of dimeric NF-kappa-B/REL complexes by trapping REL (RELA/p65 and NFKB1/p50) dimers in the cytoplasm by masking their nuclear localization signals.
PPP2R3CSerine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit B’’ subunit gammaMay regulate MCM3AP phosphorylation through phosphatase recruitment.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 0 · Difficult: 1 · Unknown: 1 · 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
Scaffold/PPI18.6×0.225
Other/Unknown10.9×0.805

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
NFKBIAScaffold/PPInoAnkyrin_rpt, Ankyrin_rpt-contain_sf, NF-kappa-B_inhibitor
PPP2R3COther/UnknownnoEF-hand-dom_pair, EF_Hand_1_Ca_BS, PPP2R3C

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
lower lobe of lung1
pericardium1
vena cava1
left testis1
right testis1
ventricular zone1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
NFKBIA302ubiquitousmarkervena cava, pericardium, lower lobe of lung
PPP2R3C288ubiquitousmarkerright testis, left testis, ventricular zone

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 0.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
NFKBIA6,991
PPP2R3C945

Structural data

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

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
NFKBIAP259635

AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)

SymbolUniProtpLDDT
PPP2R3CQ969Q690.08

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 15. 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
IkBA variant leads to EDA-ID11631.4×0.004NFKBIA
SUMOylation of immune response proteins1951.7×0.004NFKBIA
NF-kB is activated and signals survival1878.5×0.004NFKBIA
Dengue virus modulates apoptosis1713.8×0.004NFKBIA
RIP-mediated NFkB activation via ZBP11671.8×0.004NFKBIA
TRAF6 mediated NF-kB activation1456.8×0.005NFKBIA
Turbulent (oscillatory, disturbed) flow shear stress activates signaling by PIEZO1 and integrins in endothelial cells1356.9×0.006NFKBIA
TAK1-dependent IKK and NF-kappa-B activation1300.5×0.006NFKBIA
SARS-CoV-1 activates/modulates innate immune responses1271.9×0.006NFKBIA
Activation of NF-kappaB in B cells1196.9×0.008NFKBIA
FCERI mediated NF-kB activation1156.4×0.009NFKBIA
CLEC7A (Dectin-1) signaling1142.8×0.009NFKBIA
Downstream TCR signaling1128.3×0.009NFKBIA
Interleukin-1 signaling1124.1×0.009NFKBIA
Ub-specific processing proteases153.1×0.019NFKBIA

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 2 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
regulation of antimicrobial humoral response14213.0×0.005PPP2R3C
negative regulation of cholesterol transport12106.5×0.005NFKBIA
nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 1 signaling pathway11685.2×0.005NFKBIA
regulation of dephosphorylation11404.3×0.005PPP2R3C
regulation of mitochondrial depolarization11404.3×0.005PPP2R3C
cortical cytoskeleton organization1842.6×0.006PPP2R3C
negative regulation of lipid storage1766.0×0.006NFKBIA
nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 2 signaling pathway1766.0×0.006NFKBIA
response to muramyl dipeptide1702.2×0.006NFKBIA
negative regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation1648.1×0.006NFKBIA
positive regulation of B cell differentiation1561.7×0.006PPP2R3C
cellular response to cold1526.6×0.006NFKBIA
negative regulation of protein import into nucleus1468.1×0.006NFKBIA
negative regulation of myeloid cell differentiation1468.1×0.006NFKBIA
non-canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction1421.3×0.006NFKBIA
interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway1401.2×0.006NFKBIA
response to muscle stretch1383.0×0.006NFKBIA
B cell homeostasis1280.9×0.007PPP2R3C
lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway1263.3×0.007NFKBIA
toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway1263.3×0.007NFKBIA
response to exogenous dsRNA1263.3×0.007NFKBIA
T cell homeostasis1227.7×0.007PPP2R3C
negative regulation of Notch signaling pathway1216.1×0.007NFKBIA
negative regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response1210.7×0.007NFKBIA
spleen development1200.6×0.007PPP2R3C
B cell receptor signaling pathway1200.6×0.007NFKBIA
canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction1183.2×0.008NFKBIA
obsolete negative regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity1179.3×0.008NFKBIA
tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway1165.2×0.008NFKBIA
positive regulation of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II1135.9×0.009NFKBIA

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 0 · Phase ≥3: 0 · Phased (≥1): 0 · Undrugged: 2

Druggability breadth: 1 of 2 evidence-associated genes (50%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
NFKBIA00
PPP2R3C00

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

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

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
NFKBIA48Binding:48

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 2; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

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

Chemical tractability of cohort targets

0 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.

Druggability pyramid

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

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)0
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug0
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug2NFKBIA, PPP2R3C

Undrugged target profiles

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

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
NFKBIA48
PPP2R3C0

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.