Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 7

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Also known as Gefs+, type 7GEFSP7

Summary

Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 7 (MONDO:0013470) is a disease caused by SCN9A (GenCC Strong), with 6 cohort genes. The dominant Reactome pathway is Interaction between L1 and Ankyrins (3 cohort genes).

At a glance

  • Causal gene: SCN9A (GenCC Strong)
  • Cohort genes: 6
  • ClinVar variants: 2,680

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namegeneralized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 7
Mondo IDMONDO:0013470
MeSHC567827
OMIM613863
DOIDDOID:0111295
UMLSC2751778
MedGen416630
GARD0018665
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: Gefs+, type 7 · GEFSP7 · generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 7

Data availability: 2,680 ClinVar variants · 2 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary diseasehereditary neurological disease › hereditary generalized epilepsy › generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plusgeneralized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 7

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

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:

396 uncertain significance, 139 likely benign, 23 pathogenic, 16 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 11 benign, 10 likely pathogenic, 3 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 2 benign/likely benign

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1054402NC_000002.11:g.(?165946660)(167168266_?)delSCN1APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1069309NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.5004T>A (p.Tyr1668Ter)SCN1A-AS1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1354382NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.1497del (p.Lys499fs)SCN1A-AS1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1392241NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.1678_1679insCT (p.Arg560fs)SCN1A-AS1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1415855NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.915C>A (p.Tyr305Ter)SCN1A-AS1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1430446NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.3818del (p.Thr1272_Leu1273insTer)SCN1A-AS1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1441374NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.3096del (p.Lys1033fs)SCN1A-AS1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1450127NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.1502C>A (p.Ser501Ter)SCN1A-AS1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1450897NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.2507C>A (p.Ser836Ter)SCN1A-AS1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1451235NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.5008A>T (p.Lys1670Ter)SCN1A-AS1Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1454265NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.5004T>G (p.Tyr1668Ter)SCN1A-AS1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1024965NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.2599G>C (p.Gly867Arg)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1068510NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.2204del (p.Lys735fs)SCN9APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1068637NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.5100G>A (p.Trp1700Ter)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1070653NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.2984_2985insC (p.Ile995_Lys996insTer)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1070796NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.4740_4743dup (p.Asp1582delinsPheTer)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1074563NC_000002.11:g.(?167055172)(167060984_?)delSCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1075008NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.116del (p.Lys39fs)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1075155NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.4855C>T (p.Arg1619Ter)SCN9APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1075796NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.2667dup (p.Lys890Ter)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1076717NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.2409T>A (p.Tyr803Ter)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1076959NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.3801+1G>ASCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1355824NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.3183_3199del (p.Phe1062fs)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1378654NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.4195_4196del (p.Leu1399fs)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1448916NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.4828C>T (p.Arg1610Ter)SCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1451242NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.3352-1G>ASCN9APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1067970NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.4398+2T>CSCN1A-AS1Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1466702NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.2518-1G>TSCN1A-AS1Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1496453NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.3924+1G>CSCN1A-AS1Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1500840NM_001365536.1(SCN9A):c.3928G>A (p.Val1310Ile)SCN1A-AS1Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 16 · Orphanet: 24 · 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
SCN9AStrongAutosomal dominantgeneralized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus, type 716

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
SCN9AOrphanet:306577Hereditary sodium channelopathy-related small fibers neuropathy
SCN9AOrphanet:33069Dravet syndrome
SCN9AOrphanet:36387Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizure plus
SCN9AOrphanet:46348Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder
SCN9AOrphanet:88642Congenital insensitivity to pain-anosmia-neuropathic arthropathy
SCN9AOrphanet:90026Primary erythromelalgia
SCN9AOrphanet:970Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 2
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
SCN2AOrphanet:140927Self-limited neonatal-infantile epilepsy
SCN2AOrphanet:1934Early infantile developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
SCN2AOrphanet:2131Alternating hemiplegia of childhood
SCN2AOrphanet:293181Epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures
SCN2AOrphanet:306Self-limited infantile epilepsy
SCN2AOrphanet:33069Dravet syndrome
SCN2AOrphanet:36387Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizure plus
SCN2AOrphanet:697160Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome
TTC21BOrphanet:474Jeune syndrome
TTC21BOrphanet:93591Infantile nephronophthisis

Cohort genes → proteins

6 cohort genes, 5 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence6

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
SCN9AHGNC:10597ENSG00000169432Q15858Sodium channel protein type 9 subunit alphagencc,clinvar
SCN1AHGNC:10585ENSG00000144285P35498Sodium channel protein type 1 subunit alphaclinvar
SCN2AHGNC:10588ENSG00000136531Q99250Sodium channel protein type 2 subunit alphaclinvar
TTC21BHGNC:25660ENSG00000123607Q7Z4L5Tetratricopeptide repeat protein 21Bclinvar
CSRNP3HGNC:30729ENSG00000178662Q8WYN3Cysteine/serine-rich nuclear protein 3clinvar
SCN1A-AS1HGNC:54069ENSG00000236107SCN1A and SCN9A antisense RNA 1clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
SCN9ASodium channel protein type 9 subunit alphaPore-forming subunit of Nav1.7, a voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channel that directly mediates the depolarizing phase of action potentials in excitable membranes.
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.
SCN2ASodium channel protein type 2 subunit alphaMediates the voltage-dependent sodium ion permeability of excitable membranes.
TTC21BTetratricopeptide repeat protein 21BComponent of the IFT complex A (IFT-A), a complex required for retrograde ciliary transport and entry into cilia of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
CSRNP3Cysteine/serine-rich nuclear protein 3Binds to the consensus sequence 5’-AGAGTG-3’ and has transcriptional activator activity.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 3 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 3 · 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 channel355.8×3e-05
Other/Unknown30.9×0.758

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
SCN9AIon channelyesIQ_motif_EF-hand-BS, Na_channel_asu, Ion_trans_dom
SCN1AIon channelyesNa_channel_asu, Ion_trans_dom, Na_channel_a1su
SCN2AIon channelyesIQ_motif_EF-hand-BS, Na_channel_asu, Ion_trans_dom
TTC21BOther/UnknownnoTPR-like_helical_dom_sf, TPR_rpt, TTC21A/TTC21B
CSRNP3Other/UnknownnoCys/Ser-rich_nuc_prot, CSRNP_N
SCN1A-AS1Other/Unknownno

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

6 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)6
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
Brodmann (1909) area 233
sural nerve2
middle temporal gyrus2
dorsal root ganglion1
stromal cell of endometrium1
lateral nuclear group of thalamus1
primary visual cortex1
cerebellar vermis1
calcaneal tendon1
cerebellar hemisphere1
right uterine tube1
entorhinal cortex1
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis1
primordial germ cell in gonad1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
SCN9A187ubiquitousmarkersural nerve, dorsal root ganglion, stromal cell of endometrium
SCN1A154tissue_specificmarkerBrodmann (1909) area 23, lateral nuclear group of thalamus, primary visual cortex
SCN2A187broadmarkermiddle temporal gyrus, Brodmann (1909) area 23, cerebellar vermis
TTC21B179ubiquitousmarkerright uterine tube, calcaneal tendon, cerebellar hemisphere
CSRNP3226broadmarkerBrodmann (1909) area 23, middle temporal gyrus, entorhinal 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: 2.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
SCN2A2,810
SCN1A2,287
TTC21B1,588
SCN9A1,575
CSRNP3486
SCN1A-AS10

Intra-cohort edges

ABSources
SCN1ASCN2Abiogrid_interaction, string_interaction
SCN2ASCN9Aintact

Structural data

PDB: 4 · AlphaFold-only: 1 · No structure: 1

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
SCN9AQ1585843
SCN2AQ992505
TTC21BQ7Z4L53
SCN1AP354981

AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)

SymbolUniProtpLDDT
CSRNP3Q8WYN360.42

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 13. Enrichment computed across 6 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
Interaction between L1 and Ankyrins3276.3×6e-07SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
Phase 0 - rapid depolarisation3259.6×6e-07SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
L1CAM interactions390.2×1e-05SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
Cardiac conduction381.6×1e-05SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
Muscle contraction357.9×2e-05SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
Sensory perception of taste2167.9×8e-05SCN9A, SCN2A
Axon guidance333.9×8e-05SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
Nervous system development332.2×8e-05SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
Sensory perception of sweet, bitter, and umami (glutamate) taste2139.3×1e-04SCN9A, SCN2A
Sensory Perception247.6×8e-04SCN9A, SCN2A
Developmental Biology310.8×0.001SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
Intraflagellar transport150.1×0.021TTC21B
Hedgehog ‘off’ state144.6×0.022TTC21B

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 5 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
cardiac muscle cell action potential involved in contraction3421.3×1e-06SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
neuronal action potential3288.9×2e-06SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
sodium ion transmembrane transport3121.8×2e-05SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
sodium ion transport2108.7×0.001SCN1A, SCN2A
action potential propagation13370.4×0.003SCN9A
intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to osmotic stress11685.2×0.004SCN2A
regulation of intraciliary retrograde transport11685.2×0.004TTC21B
protein localization to non-motile cilium1842.6×0.007TTC21B
detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception1561.7×0.008SCN9A
negative regulation of eating behavior1561.7×0.008TTC21B
forebrain dorsal/ventral pattern formation1421.3×0.010TTC21B
membrane depolarization during action potential1337.0×0.011SCN1A
Bergmann glial cell differentiation1306.4×0.011TTC21B
neuronal action potential propagation1280.9×0.011SCN1A
intraciliary retrograde transport1224.7×0.012TTC21B
detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain1224.7×0.012SCN1A
cerebellar Purkinje cell differentiation1210.7×0.012TTC21B
neuromuscular process controlling posture1210.7×0.012SCN1A
nerve development1187.2×0.012SCN1A
behavioral response to pain1177.4×0.012SCN9A
ventricular system development1168.5×0.012TTC21B
detection of temperature stimulus involved in sensory perception of pain1168.5×0.012SCN9A
regulation of smoothened signaling pathway1124.8×0.016TTC21B
adult walking behavior199.1×0.019SCN1A
determination of adult lifespan186.4×0.021SCN1A
protein localization to cilium180.2×0.021TTC21B
sensory perception of pain174.9×0.022SCN9A
myelination150.3×0.032SCN2A
circadian rhythm148.9×0.032SCN9A
response to toxic substance142.1×0.035SCN9A

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

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

Druggability breadth: 3 of 6 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
SCN9AIMIPRAMINE
SCN1AMEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE
SCN2ABEPRIDIL

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
SCN2A994
SCN1A944
SCN9A364
TTC21B00
CSRNP300
SCN1A-AS100

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTargets in cohort
IMIPRAMINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
SERTINDOLE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
PIMOZIDE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
NIFEDIPINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
DILTIAZEM4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
MIBEFRADIL4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
HALOPERIDOL4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
MEXILETINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
AMITRIPTYLINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
AMIODARONE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
CHLORPROMAZINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
CARBAMAZEPINE4SCN9A
MEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE4SCN1A, SCN9A
CANNABIDIOL4SCN9A
SAFINAMIDE4SCN9A
LACOSAMIDE4SCN9A
TETRACAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
LAMOTRIGINE4SCN2A, SCN9A
RILUZOLE4SCN2A, SCN9A
LIDOCAINE4SCN9A
BEPRIDIL4SCN1A, SCN2A
DIBUCAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
ARTICAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
BUPIVACAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
DROPERIDOL4SCN1A, SCN2A
DICYCLOMINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
TETRABENAZINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
PHENIRAMINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
PRILOCAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
PROPOXYCAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

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

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
SCN9A428Binding:395, Functional:29, ADMET:3, Toxicity:1
SCN2A203Binding:172, Functional:20, ADMET:10, Toxicity:1
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
SCN9A428
SCN1A149
SCN2A203

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 5; 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)
IMIPRAMINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
SERTINDOLE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
PIMOZIDE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
NIFEDIPINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
DILTIAZEM4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
MIBEFRADIL4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
HALOPERIDOL4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
MEXILETINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
AMITRIPTYLINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
AMIODARONE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
CHLORPROMAZINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
CARBAMAZEPINE4SCN9A
MEXILETINE HYDROCHLORIDE4SCN1A, SCN9A
CANNABIDIOL4SCN9A
SAFINAMIDE4SCN9A
LACOSAMIDE4SCN9A
TETRACAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN9A
LAMOTRIGINE4SCN2A, SCN9A
RILUZOLE4SCN2A, SCN9A
LIDOCAINE4SCN9A
BEPRIDIL4SCN1A, SCN2A
DIBUCAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
ARTICAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
BUPIVACAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
DROPERIDOL4SCN1A, SCN2A
DICYCLOMINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
TETRABENAZINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
PHENIRAMINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
PRILOCAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A
PROPOXYCAINE4SCN1A, SCN2A

Druggability pyramid

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

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)3SCN9A, SCN1A, SCN2A
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug0
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug3TTC21B, CSRNP3, SCN1A-AS1

Undrugged target profiles

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

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
TTC21B0
CSRNP30
SCN1A-AS10

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.