Ehlers-Danlos/osteogenesis imperfecta syndrome

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Also known as EDS/OI syndrome

Summary

Ehlers-Danlos/osteogenesis imperfecta syndrome (MONDO:0016470) is a disease with 2 cohort genes.

At a glance

  • Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Europe)
  • Cohort genes: 2
  • ClinVar variants: 1

Clinical features

Epidemiology

Prevalence records

1 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:

TypeClassValueGeographyValidation
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000EuropeNot yet validated

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical nameEhlers-Danlos/osteogenesis imperfecta syndrome
Mondo IDMONDO:0016470
MeSHC565178
OMIM619115
Orphanet230857
UMLSC4518787
MedGen1386497
GARD0017156
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: EDS/OI syndrome

Data availability: 1 ClinVar variant · 2 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

An umbrella term covering 2 Mondo subtypes.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › syndromic diseaseEhlers-Danlos syndromeEhlers-Danlos/osteogenesis imperfecta syndrome

Related subtypes (24): Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arthrochalasia type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, spondylodysplastic type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, periodontitis type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, autosomal dominant, type unspecified, joint laxity, familial, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fibronectinemic type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type, brittle cornea syndrome, X-linked Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, musculocontractural type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome due to tenascin-X deficiency, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Beasley-Cohen type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, kyphoscoliotic type, 2, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, kyphoscoliotic type 1, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular-like type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type, spondylodysplastic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Bethlem myopathy 2, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic-like, 2, COL1A1-related Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, COL1A2-related Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic-like, 3

Subtypes (2): combined osteogenesis imperfecta and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 1, combined osteogenesis imperfecta and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 2

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

1 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

1 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
196607NM_000088.4(COL1A1):c.1984-5C>ACOL1A1Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 41 · Orphanet: 18 · 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
COL1A1DefinitiveAutosomal dominantEhlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type20
COL1A2DefinitiveAutosomal recessiveEhlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular type21

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
COL1A1Orphanet:1310Caffey disease
COL1A1Orphanet:1899Arthrochalasia Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
COL1A1Orphanet:216796Osteogenesis imperfecta type 1
COL1A1Orphanet:216804Osteogenesis imperfecta type 2
COL1A1Orphanet:216812Osteogenesis imperfecta type 3
COL1A1Orphanet:216820Osteogenesis imperfecta type 4
COL1A1Orphanet:230857Ehlers-Danlos/osteogenesis imperfecta syndrome
COL1A1Orphanet:287Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
COL1A1Orphanet:31112Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
COL1A1Orphanet:314029High bone mass osteogenesis imperfecta
COL1A2Orphanet:1899Arthrochalasia Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
COL1A2Orphanet:216796Osteogenesis imperfecta type 1
COL1A2Orphanet:216804Osteogenesis imperfecta type 2
COL1A2Orphanet:216812Osteogenesis imperfecta type 3
COL1A2Orphanet:216820Osteogenesis imperfecta type 4
COL1A2Orphanet:230851Cardiac-valvular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
COL1A2Orphanet:230857Ehlers-Danlos/osteogenesis imperfecta syndrome
COL1A2Orphanet:314029High bone mass osteogenesis imperfecta

Cohort genes → proteins

2 cohort genes, 2 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence2

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
COL1A1HGNC:2197ENSG00000108821P02452Collagen alpha-1(I) chaingencc,clinvar
COL1A2HGNC:2198ENSG00000164692P08123Collagen alpha-2(I) chaingencc

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
COL1A1Collagen alpha-1(I) chainType I collagen is a member of group I collagen (fibrillar forming collagen).
COL1A2Collagen alpha-2(I) chainType I collagen is a member of group I collagen (fibrillar forming collagen).

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 0 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 2 · 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
Other/Unknown21.8×0.312

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
COL1A1Other/UnknownnoFib_collagen_C, VWF_dom, Collagen
COL1A2Other/UnknownnoFib_collagen_C, Collagen, Collagen_superfamily

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
periodontal ligament2
skin of hip2
stromal cell of endometrium2

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
COL1A1298ubiquitousmarkerstromal cell of endometrium, skin of hip, periodontal ligament
COL1A2295ubiquitousmarkerperiodontal ligament, stromal cell of endometrium, skin of hip

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 1.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
COL1A15,341
COL1A2179

Intra-cohort edges

ABSources
COL1A1COL1A2intact

Structural data

PDB: 2 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
COL1A1P0245214
COL1A2P081235

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 28. Enrichment computed across 2 evidence-associated genes (2 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 2 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Defective VWF binding to collagen type I23806.7×9e-07COL1A1, COL1A2
Enhanced cleavage of VWF variant by ADAMTS1322855.0×9e-07COL1A1, COL1A2
Defective VWF cleavage by ADAMTS13 variant22855.0×9e-07COL1A1, COL1A2
Enhanced binding of GP1BA variant to VWF multimer:collagen21631.4×2e-06COL1A1, COL1A2
Defective binding of VWF variant to GPIb:IX:V21631.4×2e-06COL1A1, COL1A2
GP1b-IX-V activation signalling2951.7×5e-06COL1A1, COL1A2
Anchoring fibril formation2761.3×6e-06COL1A1, COL1A2
Platelet Adhesion to exposed collagen2671.8×7e-06COL1A1, COL1A2
Scavenging by Class A Receptors2601.0×7e-06COL1A1, COL1A2
Fibronectin matrix formation2571.0×7e-06COL1A1, COL1A2
Crosslinking of collagen fibrils2571.0×7e-06COL1A1, COL1A2
Platelet Aggregation (Plug Formation)2439.2×1e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
Syndecan interactions2423.0×1e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
MET activates PTK2 signaling2380.7×1e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
GPVI-mediated activation cascade2308.6×2e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
Collagen chain trimerization2259.6×3e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
Developmental Lineage of Pancreatic Ductal Cells2228.4×3e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
Assembly of collagen fibrils and other multimeric structures2200.3×4e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
Collagen degradation2175.7×5e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
Collagen biosynthesis and modifying enzymes2170.4×5e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
Non-integrin membrane-ECM interactions2154.3×6e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
ECM proteoglycans2150.3×6e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
Integrin cell surface interactions2134.3×7e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
Cell surface interactions at the vascular wall295.2×1e-04COL1A1, COL1A2
Immunoregulatory interactions between a Lymphoid and a non-Lymphoid cell287.2×1e-04COL1A1, COL1A2
RUNX2 regulates osteoblast differentiation1228.4×0.005COL1A1
SMAD2/SMAD3:SMAD4 heterotrimer regulates transcription1154.3×0.007COL1A2
Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling151.4×0.019COL1A2

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
skin morphogenesis21404.3×2e-05COL1A1, COL1A2
blood vessel development2374.5×2e-04COL1A1, COL1A2
cellular response to amino acid stimulus2306.4×2e-04COL1A1, COL1A2
collagen fibril organization2224.7×2e-04COL1A1, COL1A2
skeletal system development2125.8×6e-04COL1A1, COL1A2
protein heterotrimerization18426.0×8e-04COL1A2
cellular response to vitamin E18426.0×8e-04COL1A1
cellular response to fluoride14213.0×0.001COL1A1
tooth mineralization12808.7×0.002COL1A1
cellular response to acetaldehyde11685.2×0.003COL1A1
intramembranous ossification11404.3×0.003COL1A1
cartilage development involved in endochondral bone morphogenesis11203.7×0.003COL1A1
bone trabecula formation11053.2×0.004COL1A1
collagen-activated tyrosine kinase receptor signaling pathway1648.1×0.005COL1A1
response to hyperoxia1561.7×0.005COL1A1
negative regulation of cell-substrate adhesion1526.6×0.005COL1A1
collagen metabolic process1526.6×0.005COL1A2
collagen biosynthetic process1526.6×0.005COL1A1
extracellular matrix assembly1468.1×0.006COL1A2
response to steroid hormone1421.3×0.006COL1A1
endochondral ossification1271.8×0.008COL1A1
cellular response to fibroblast growth factor stimulus1271.8×0.008COL1A1
odontogenesis1263.3×0.008COL1A2
response to cAMP1255.3×0.008COL1A1
face morphogenesis1247.8×0.008COL1A1
response to hydrogen peroxide1234.1×0.008COL1A1
embryonic skeletal system development1195.9×0.009COL1A1
protein localization to nucleus1175.5×0.010COL1A1
positive regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition1159.0×0.010COL1A1
cellular response to epidermal growth factor stimulus1159.0×0.010COL1A1

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

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

Druggability breadth: 2 of 2 evidence-associated genes (100%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
COL1A100
COL1A200

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

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

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
COL1A18Binding:8
COL1A24Functional:4

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 drug2COL1A1, COL1A2

Undrugged target profiles

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

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
COL1A18
COL1A24

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.