Febrile seizures, familial, 3a

Summary

Febrile seizures, familial, 3a (MONDO:0800329) is a disease with 1 cohort gene.

At a glance

• Cohort genes: 1
• ClinVar variants: 5

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

Field	Value
Canonical name	febrile seizures, familial, 3a
Mondo ID	MONDO:0800329
UMLS	C2751756
MedGen	442807
Is cancer (heuristic)	no

Also known as: FEB3A

Data availability: 5 ClinVar variants · 5 cell lines.

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary disease › febrile seizures, familial › febrile seizures, familial, 3a

Related subtypes (12): febrile seizures, familial, 1, febrile seizures, familial, 2, febrile seizures, familial, 4, generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 2, febrile seizures, familial, 8, febrile seizures, familial, 6, febrile seizures, familial, 5, febrile seizures, familial, 7, familial febrile seizures 9, febrile seizures, familial, 10, febrile seizures, familial, 11, febrile seizures, familial, 3b

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

5 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

2 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 1 pathogenic, 1 drug response, 1 likely pathogenic

ClinVar	Variant (HGVS)	Gene	Classification	Review
12889	NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.664C>T (p.Arg222Ter)	SCN1A	Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic	criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
12896	NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.434T>C (p.Met145Thr)	SCN1A	Pathogenic	criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
68575	NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.580G>A (p.Asp194Asn)	SCN1A	Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic	criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
3770207	NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.1037C>A (p.Pro346Gln)	SCN1A	Likely pathogenic	criteria provided, single submitter
12897	NM_001165963.4(SCN1A):c.603-91G>A	SCN1A	drug response	reviewed by expert panel

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)

Gene	Orphanet ID	Rare disease
SCN1A	Orphanet:1942	Epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures
SCN1A	Orphanet:2382	Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
SCN1A	Orphanet:293181	Epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures
SCN1A	Orphanet:33069	Dravet syndrome
SCN1A	Orphanet:36387	Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizure plus
SCN1A	Orphanet:442835	Non-specific early-onset epileptic encephalopathy
SCN1A	Orphanet:569	Familial or sporadic hemiplegic migraine

Cohort genes → proteins

1 cohort genes, 1 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

Subset	Genes
multi_evidence	1

Cohort genes (full)

Symbol	HGNC	Ensembl	UniProt	Name	Evidence
SCN1A	HGNC:10585	ENSG00000144285	P35498	Sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha	clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

Symbol	Protein name	Function (lead sentence)
SCN1A	Sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alpha	Pore-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: 0 · Druggable fraction: 1.0

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
Ion channel	1	111.5×	0.009

Per-gene assignment

Symbol	Family	Druggable?	EC	InterPro (top 3)
SCN1A	Ion channel	yes		Na_channel_asu, Ion_trans_dom, Na_channel_a1su

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

1 cohort gene 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)	1
unknown	0

Top tissues across cohort

Tissue	Cohort genes
Brodmann (1909) area 23	1
lateral nuclear group of thalamus	1
primary visual cortex	1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

Symbol	Bgee breadth	FANTOM5 breadth	SCXA	Top tissues
SCN1A	154	tissue_specific	marker	Brodmann (1909) area 23, lateral nuclear group of thalamus, primary visual cortex

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 0.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

Symbol	Interactor count
SCN1A	2,287

Structural data

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

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

Symbol	UniProt	PDB entries
SCN1A	P35498	1

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 8. Enrichment computed across 1 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.

Pathway	Cohort genes	Fold	FDR	Sample cohort genes
Interaction between L1 and Ankyrins	1	368.4×	0.012	SCN1A
Phase 0 - rapid depolarisation	1	346.1×	0.012	SCN1A
L1CAM interactions	1	120.2×	0.018	SCN1A
Cardiac conduction	1	108.8×	0.018	SCN1A
Muscle contraction	1	77.2×	0.021	SCN1A
Axon guidance	1	45.1×	0.027	SCN1A
Nervous system development	1	42.9×	0.027	SCN1A
Developmental Biology	1	14.5×	0.069	SCN1A

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 term	Cohort genes	Fold	FDR	Sample cohort genes
membrane depolarization during action potential	1	1685.2×	0.003	SCN1A
neuronal action potential propagation	1	1404.3×	0.003	SCN1A
detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain	1	1123.5×	0.003	SCN1A
neuromuscular process controlling posture	1	1053.2×	0.003	SCN1A
nerve development	1	936.2×	0.003	SCN1A
cardiac muscle cell action potential involved in contraction	1	702.2×	0.003	SCN1A
adult walking behavior	1	495.6×	0.003	SCN1A
neuronal action potential	1	481.5×	0.003	SCN1A
determination of adult lifespan	1	432.1×	0.003	SCN1A
sodium ion transport	1	271.8×	0.004	SCN1A
sodium ion transmembrane transport	1	203.0×	0.005	SCN1A
establishment of localization in cell	1	160.5×	0.006	SCN1A

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

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

Druggability breadth: 1 of 1 evidence-associated genes (100%) 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
SCN1A	MEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Top cohort targets by molecule count

Symbol	Molecules	Max phase
SCN1A	94	4

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

Molecule	Max phase	Targets in cohort
MEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE	4	SCN1A
BEPRIDIL	4	SCN1A
DIBUCAINE	4	SCN1A
ARTICAINE	4	SCN1A
BUPIVACAINE	4	SCN1A
IMIPRAMINE	4	SCN1A
DROPERIDOL	4	SCN1A
DICYCLOMINE	4	SCN1A
TETRABENAZINE	4	SCN1A
PHENIRAMINE	4	SCN1A
PRILOCAINE	4	SCN1A
PROPOXYCAINE	4	SCN1A
PROPARACAINE	4	SCN1A
HEXYLCAINE	4	SCN1A
PRAMOXINE	4	SCN1A
BENOXINATE	4	SCN1A
QUINIDINE	4	SCN1A
FELODIPINE	4	SCN1A
PHENYTOIN	4	SCN1A
QUININE	4	SCN1A
NISOLDIPINE	4	SCN1A
NIFEDIPINE	4	SCN1A
PRAZOSIN	4	SCN1A
DILTIAZEM	4	SCN1A
PRENYLAMINE	4	SCN1A
COCAINE	4	SCN1A
TRIFLUOPERAZINE	4	SCN1A
CINNARIZINE	4	SCN1A
THIORIDAZINE	4	SCN1A
ETIDOCAINE	4	SCN1A

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

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

Symbol	Assays	Type breakdown
SCN1A	149	Binding: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.

Symbol	ChEMBL assays
SCN1A	149

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.

Compound	Max phase	Cohort target (bioactivity)
MEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE	4	SCN1A
BEPRIDIL	4	SCN1A
DIBUCAINE	4	SCN1A
ARTICAINE	4	SCN1A
BUPIVACAINE	4	SCN1A
IMIPRAMINE	4	SCN1A
DROPERIDOL	4	SCN1A
DICYCLOMINE	4	SCN1A
TETRABENAZINE	4	SCN1A
PHENIRAMINE	4	SCN1A
PRILOCAINE	4	SCN1A
PROPOXYCAINE	4	SCN1A
PROPARACAINE	4	SCN1A
HEXYLCAINE	4	SCN1A
PRAMOXINE	4	SCN1A
BENOXINATE	4	SCN1A
QUINIDINE	4	SCN1A
FELODIPINE	4	SCN1A
PHENYTOIN	4	SCN1A
QUININE	4	SCN1A
NISOLDIPINE	4	SCN1A
NIFEDIPINE	4	SCN1A
PRAZOSIN	4	SCN1A
DILTIAZEM	4	SCN1A
PRENYLAMINE	4	SCN1A
COCAINE	4	SCN1A
TRIFLUOPERAZINE	4	SCN1A
CINNARIZINE	4	SCN1A
THIORIDAZINE	4	SCN1A
ETIDOCAINE	4	SCN1A

Druggability pyramid

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

Tier	Definition	Genes	Symbols
A	Approved (phase 4 drug)	1	SCN1A
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	0

Undrugged target profiles

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

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.