Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci

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Also known as epilepsy, familial focal, with variable focifamilial partial epilepsy with variable fociFFEVF

Summary

Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci (MONDO:0020310) is a disease with 4 cohort genes. The dominant Reactome pathway is Amino acids regulate mTORC1 (3 cohort genes).

At a glance

  • Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide) [Orphanet-validated]
  • Cohort genes: 4
  • ClinVar variants: 2,138
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 26

Clinical features

Epidemiology

Prevalence records

2 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:

TypeClassValueGeographyValidation
Cases/families76WorldwideValidated
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000WorldwideValidated

Signs & symptoms

Clinical features (HPO)

26 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 26 by frequency):

HPO IDTermFrequency
HP:0007359Focal-onset seizureVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0011185EEG with focal epileptiform dischargesVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizureFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0025373Interictal EEG abnormalityFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0031951Nocturnal seizuresFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000708Atypical behaviorOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000729Autistic behaviorOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000980PallorOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001249Intellectual disabilityOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002349Focal aware seizureOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002367Visual hallucinationsOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002384Focal impaired awareness seizureOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002427Motor aphasiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0003401ParesthesiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0008765Auditory hallucinationsOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0010841Multifocal epileptiform dischargesOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0012005Deja vuOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0012469Infantile spasmsOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0012531PainOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0031284FlushingOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0032046Focal cortical dysplasiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0100543Cognitive impairmentOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002126PolymicrogyriaVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0002521HypsarrhythmiaVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0007206HemimegalencephalyVery rare (<1-4%)
HP:0011171Simple febrile seizuresVery rare (<1-4%)

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namefamilial focal epilepsy with variable foci
Mondo IDMONDO:0020310
MeSHC565785
OMIM604364
Orphanet98820
DOIDDOID:0081420
ICD-11855404450
SNOMED CT764522009
UMLSC1858477
MedGen348951
GARD0013295
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci · familial focal epilepsy with variable foci · familial partial epilepsy with variable foci · FFEVF

Data availability: 2,138 ClinVar variants · 4 GenCC gene-disease records · 6 cell lines.

Disease family

An umbrella term covering 4 Mondo subtypes.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › nervous system disordercentral nervous system disorderbrain disorderepilepsyfocal epilepsyfamilial partial epilepsyfamilial focal epilepsy with variable foci

Related subtypes (6): familial sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy, self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes, autosomal dominant epilepsy with auditory features, generalized epilepsy-paroxysmal dyskinesia syndrome, mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis

Subtypes (4): epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 2, epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 3, epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 1, epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 4

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

600 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

262 uncertain significance, 222 likely benign, 68 pathogenic, 16 likely pathogenic, 13 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 12 benign, 4 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 3 benign/likely benign

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1068966NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.800G>A (p.Trp267Ter)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069166NC_000022.10:g.(?32160941)(32161066_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069167NC_000022.10:g.(?32179873)(32179991_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069168NC_000022.10:g.(?32180780)(32302503_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069222NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.2275_2281del (p.Tyr759fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069249NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.158del (p.Leu53fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069270NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.208_209del (p.Asp70fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069325NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.2196dup (p.Val733fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069373NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.2548dup (p.Asp850fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069404NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.3205C>T (p.Gln1069Ter)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1070245NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.4290del (p.Tyr1431fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1070712NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.4671_4672del (p.Trp1558fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1070820NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.2958_2959insTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTGAGACGGAGTCTCGCTCTGTCGCCCAGGCTGGAGTGCAGTGGCGGGATCTCGGCTCACTGCAAGCTCCGCCTCCTGGATGGTTTT (p.Val987delinsPhePhePhePhePheXaaXaaXaaXaaPhePhePhePhePhePhePhePhePheTer)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1071232NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.3578del (p.Leu1193fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1071236NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.862del (p.Glu288fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1071273NC_000022.10:g.(?32188019)(32194642_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1071274NC_000022.10:g.(?32205577)(32206647_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1071275NC_000022.10:g.(?32150888)(32188823_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1071348NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.2898C>A (p.Cys966Ter)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1072903NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.2094dup (p.Ser699fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1073135NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.3449_3450del (p.Glu1150fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1073159NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.280-2A>GDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1073184NC_000022.10:g.(?32150888)(32162674_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1073185NC_000022.10:g.(?32150888)(32164869_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1073186NC_000022.10:g.(?32301960)(32302483_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1073187NC_000022.10:g.(?32174065)(32180881_?)delDEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1073664NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.247C>T (p.Gln83Ter)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1073683NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.305dup (p.Leu102fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1074181NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.2489_2511del (p.Leu830fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1074536NM_001242896.3(DEPDC5):c.176dup (p.Glu60fs)DEPDC5Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 32 · Orphanet: 12 · 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
DEPDC5DefinitiveAutosomal dominantepilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 111
NPRL2StrongAutosomal dominantepilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 217
NPRL3StrongAutosomal dominantepilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 34

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
DEPDC5Orphanet:442835Non-specific early-onset epileptic encephalopathy
DEPDC5Orphanet:98784Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy
DEPDC5Orphanet:98820Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci
NPRL2Orphanet:98820Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci
NPRL3Orphanet:98820Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci
APPOrphanet:100006ABeta amyloidosis, Dutch type
APPOrphanet:1020Early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease
APPOrphanet:324703ABetaL34V amyloidosis
APPOrphanet:324708ABeta amyloidosis, Iowa type
APPOrphanet:324713ABeta amyloidosis, Italian type
APPOrphanet:324718ABetaA21G amyloidosis
APPOrphanet:324723ABeta amyloidosis, Arctic type

Cohort genes → proteins

4 cohort genes, 4 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence4

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
DEPDC5HGNC:18423ENSG00000100150O75140GATOR1 complex protein DEPDC5gencc,clinvar
NPRL2HGNC:24969ENSG00000114388Q8WTW4GATOR1 complex protein NPRL2gencc,clinvar
NPRL3HGNC:14124ENSG00000103148Q12980GATOR1 complex protein NPRL3gencc
APPHGNC:620ENSG00000142192P05067Amyloid-beta precursor proteinclinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
DEPDC5GATOR1 complex protein DEPDC5As a component of the GATOR1 complex functions as an inhibitor of the amino acid-sensing branch of the mTORC1 pathway.
NPRL2GATOR1 complex protein NPRL2Catalytic component of the GATOR1 complex, a multiprotein complex that functions as an inhibitor of the amino acid-sensing branch of the mTORC1 pathway.
NPRL3GATOR1 complex protein NPRL3As a component of the GATOR1 complex functions as an inhibitor of the amino acid-sensing branch of the mTORC1 pathway.
APPAmyloid-beta precursor proteinFunctions as a cell surface receptor and performs physiological functions on the surface of neurons relevant to neurite growth, neuronal adhesion and axonogenesis.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 0 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 4 · 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/Unknown41.8×0.097

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
DEPDC5Other/UnknownnoDEP_dom, IML1, WH-like_DNA-bd_sf
NPRL2Other/UnknownnoNPR2-like
NPRL3Other/UnknownnoNpr3, HTH_NPRL3
APPOther/UnknownnoKunitz_BPTI, Amyloid_glyco_extra, Amyloid_glyco

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

4 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)4
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
frontal pole1
middle frontal gyrus1
paraflocculus1
cerebellar hemisphere1
granulocyte1
right hemisphere of cerebellum1
blood1
hindlimb stylopod muscle1
right uterine tube1
Brodmann (1909) area 91
prefrontal cortex1
renal medulla1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
DEPDC5236ubiquitousmarkerparaflocculus, frontal pole, middle frontal gyrus
NPRL2285ubiquitousmarkergranulocyte, right hemisphere of cerebellum, cerebellar hemisphere
NPRL3276ubiquitousmarkerblood, hindlimb stylopod muscle, right uterine tube
APP295ubiquitousmarkerprefrontal cortex, renal medulla, Brodmann (1909) area 9

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 3.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
APP11,686
NPRL31,511
DEPDC51,273
NPRL21,222

Intra-cohort edges

ABSources
DEPDC5NPRL2biogrid_interaction, intact, string_interaction
DEPDC5NPRL3biogrid_interaction, intact, string_interaction
NPRL2NPRL3biogrid_interaction, intact, string_interaction

Structural data

PDB: 4 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
APPP05067256
DEPDC5O7514011
NPRL2Q8WTW410
NPRL3Q1298010

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 70. Enrichment computed across 4 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.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Amino acids regulate mTORC13150.3×3e-05DEPDC5, NPRL2, NPRL3
Aggregated β-amyloid induces FXII autocatalysis11427.5×0.025APP
Aggregated β-amyloid interacts with fibrinogen1713.8×0.033APP
Formyl peptide receptors bind formyl peptides and many other ligands1356.9×0.040APP
Inflammasomes1285.5×0.040APP
Cell recruitment (pro-inflammatory response)1285.5×0.040APP
Neurodegenerative Diseases1219.6×0.040APP
Defective Intrinsic Pathway for Apoptosis1190.3×0.040APP
Advanced glycosylation endproduct receptor signaling1178.4×0.040APP
The NLRP3 inflammasome1167.9×0.040APP
Diseases of programmed cell death1158.6×0.040APP
Deregulated CDK5 triggers multiple neurodegenerative pathways in Alzheimer’s disease models1129.8×0.044APP
Insertion of tail-anchored proteins into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane1119.0×0.044APP
TRAF6 mediated NF-kB activation1114.2×0.044APP
Purinergic signaling in leishmaniasis infection1105.7×0.044APP
Nucleotide-binding domain, leucine rich repeat containing receptor (NLR) signaling pathways189.2×0.044APP
Lysosome Vesicle Biogenesis181.6×0.044APP
TAK1-dependent IKK and NF-kappa-B activation175.1×0.044APP
Interleukin-1 family signaling168.0×0.044APP
DDX58/IFIH1-mediated induction of interferon-alpha/beta163.4×0.044APP
trans-Golgi Network Vesicle Budding163.4×0.044APP
Regulation of clotting cascade158.3×0.044APP
Toll Like Receptor 10 (TLR10) Cascade153.9×0.044APP
Toll Like Receptor 5 (TLR5) Cascade153.9×0.044APP
MyD88 cascade initiated on plasma membrane151.0×0.044APP
Toll Like Receptor 3 (TLR3) Cascade148.4×0.044APP
TRIF (TICAM1)-mediated TLR4 signaling147.6×0.044APP
Protein localization147.6×0.044APP
TRAF6 mediated induction of NFkB and MAP kinases upon TLR7/8 or 9 activation147.6×0.044APP
MyD88 dependent cascade initiated on endosome147.6×0.044APP

GO biological processes 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.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
negative regulation of TORC1 signaling3243.1×5e-06DEPDC5, NPRL2, NPRL3
cellular response to amino acid starvation3238.5×5e-06DEPDC5, NPRL2, NPRL3
positive regulation of autophagy3156.0×1e-05DEPDC5, NPRL2, NPRL3
collateral sprouting in absence of injury11404.3×0.007APP
astrocyte activation involved in immune response11053.2×0.007APP
axo-dendritic transport11053.2×0.007APP
microglia development11053.2×0.007APP
negative regulation of kinase activity11053.2×0.007NPRL2
cellular response to norepinephrine stimulus11053.2×0.007APP
regulation of spontaneous synaptic transmission11053.2×0.007APP
axon midline choice point recognition1842.6×0.007APP
swimming behavior1842.6×0.007APP
hippocampal neuron apoptotic process1842.6×0.007APP
positive regulation of amyloid fibril formation1842.6×0.007APP
mating behavior1702.2×0.007APP
regulation of synapse structure or activity1702.2×0.007APP
response to insulin-like growth factor stimulus1702.2×0.007APP
cellular response to manganese ion1601.9×0.007APP
NMDA selective glutamate receptor signaling pathway1601.9×0.007APP
modulation of excitatory postsynaptic potential1526.6×0.008APP
ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway1324.1×0.011APP
negative regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation1324.1×0.011APP
neuron remodeling1300.9×0.011APP
neuron projection maintenance1280.9×0.011APP
astrocyte activation1247.8×0.011APP
regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity1247.8×0.011APP
positive regulation of protein metabolic process1247.8×0.011APP
intracellular copper ion homeostasis1234.1×0.011APP
response to lead ion1234.1×0.011APP
regulation of Wnt signaling pathway1221.7×0.011APP

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

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

Druggability breadth: 1 of 4 evidence-associated genes (25%) 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
APPFLORBETAPIR F 18

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
APP404
DEPDC500
NPRL200
NPRL300

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTargets in cohort
FLORBETAPIR F 184APP
FLORBETAPIR4APP
METHYLENE BLUE CATION4APP
FLUTEMETAMOL F 184APP
TRETINOIN4APP
METHYLENE BLUE ANHYDROUS4APP
CLIOQUINOL4APP
DONEPEZIL4APP
FLORBETABEN F184APP
NIACIN4APP
FLUTEMETAMOL4APP
GENTIAN VIOLET4APP
AMODIAQUINE4APP
CARVEDILOL4APP
CHLOROQUINE4APP
TACRINE4APP
RETINOL4APP
CURCUMIN3APP
CAFFEIC ACID3APP
TRAMIPROSATE3APP
RESVERATROL3APP
FLUTAFURANOL3APP
EPIGALOCATECHIN GALLATE3APP
LANABECESTAT3APP
QUERCETIN3APP
EDETIC ACID3APP
PARAROSANILINE2APP
LUTEOLIN2APP
PITTSBURGH COMPOUND B2APP
AFTOBETIN2APP

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

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

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
APP1,744Binding:1699, Functional:44, ADMET:1

Cohort genes with high screening signal

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

SymbolChEMBL assays
APP1,744

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 4; 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)
FLORBETAPIR F 184APP
FLORBETAPIR4APP
METHYLENE BLUE CATION4APP
FLUTEMETAMOL F 184APP
TRETINOIN4APP
METHYLENE BLUE ANHYDROUS4APP
CLIOQUINOL4APP
DONEPEZIL4APP
FLORBETABEN F184APP
NIACIN4APP
FLUTEMETAMOL4APP
GENTIAN VIOLET4APP
AMODIAQUINE4APP
CARVEDILOL4APP
CHLOROQUINE4APP
TACRINE4APP
RETINOL4APP
CURCUMIN3APP
CAFFEIC ACID3APP
TRAMIPROSATE3APP
RESVERATROL3APP
FLUTAFURANOL3APP
EPIGALOCATECHIN GALLATE3APP
LANABECESTAT3APP
QUERCETIN3APP
EDETIC ACID3APP
PARAROSANILINE2APP
LUTEOLIN2APP
PITTSBURGH COMPOUND B2APP
AFTOBETIN2APP

Druggability pyramid

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

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)1APP
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug0
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug3DEPDC5, NPRL2, NPRL3

Undrugged target profiles

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

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
DEPDC50
NPRL20
NPRL30

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.