junctional epidermolysis bullosa, non-Herlitz type

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Also known as epidermolysis bullosa, generalised atrophic benignJEB-nHJEN-nH

Summary

junctional epidermolysis bullosa, non-Herlitz type (MONDO:0009180) is a disease caused by variants in COL17A1, LAMB3, ITGB4, and 2 other genes, with 7 cohort genes. The dominant Reactome pathway is Type I hemidesmosome assembly (5 cohort genes).

At a glance

  • Causal genes: COL17A1 (GenCC Definitive), LAMB3 (GenCC Definitive), ITGB4 (GenCC Strong), LAMA3 (GenCC Strong) (+1 more)
  • Cohort genes: 7
  • ClinVar variants: 387

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namejunctional epidermolysis bullosa, non-Herlitz type
Mondo IDMONDO:0009180
OMIM226650
Orphanet89840
SNOMED CT33662006
UMLSC0268374
MedGen82798
GARD0024652
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: epidermolysis bullosa, generalised atrophic benign · JEB-nH · JEN-nH

Data availability: 387 ClinVar variants · 10 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

An umbrella term covering 2 Mondo subtypes.

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › integumentary system disorder › skin disordervesiculobullous skin diseaseepidermolysis bullosainherited epidermolysis bullosajunctional epidermolysis bullosajunctional epidermolysis bullosa, non-Herlitz type

Related subtypes (14): late-onset localized junctional epidermolysis bullosa-intellectual disability syndrome, junctional epidermolysis bullosa Herlitz type, junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia, laryngo-onycho-cutaneous syndrome, epidermolysis bullosa, junctional 7, with interstitial lung disease and nephrotic syndrome, junctional epidermolysis bullosa inversa, late-onset junctional epidermolysis bullosa, epidermolysis bullosa, junctional 2A, intermediate, epidermolysis bullosa, junctional 2B, severe, epidermolysis bullosa, junctional 3A, intermediate, epidermolysis bullosa, junctional 3B, severe, epidermolysis bullosa, junctional 4, intermediate, epidermolysis bullosa, junctional 5A, intermediate, epidermolysis bullosa, junctional 6, with pyloric atresia

Subtypes (2): localized junctional epidermolysis bullosa, non-Herlitz type, generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa non-Herlitz type

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

387 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

100 uncertain significance, 94 benign, 63 likely pathogenic, 44 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 36 pathogenic, 25 benign/likely benign, 20 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 5 likely benign

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1029877NM_000494.4(COL17A1):c.505C>T (p.Arg169Ter)COL17A1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1174485NM_000494.4(COL17A1):c.4041T>G (p.Tyr1347Ter)COL17A1Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
1683482NM_000494.4(COL17A1):c.1880del (p.Gly627fs)COL17A1Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
298713NM_000494.4(COL17A1):c.2407G>T (p.Gly803Ter)COL17A1Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
419270NM_000494.4(COL17A1):c.3922del (p.Ser1308fs)COL17A1Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
427173NM_000494.4(COL17A1):c.25C>T (p.Arg9Ter)COL17A1Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
585309NM_000494.4(COL17A1):c.214C>T (p.Arg72Ter)COL17A1Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
804336NM_000494.4(COL17A1):c.779del (p.Pro260fs)COL17A1Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
449049NM_198129.4(LAMA3):c.8941C>T (p.Gln2981Ter)LAMA3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
496811NM_198129.4(LAMA3):c.7654C>T (p.Arg2552Ter)LAMA3Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1071051NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.823-1G>ALAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1074943NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.1676del (p.Gly558_Leu559insTer)LAMB3Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1301693NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.3247C>T (p.Gln1083Ter)LAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1361158NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.435_436del (p.Tyr146fs)LAMB3Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
14539NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.1903C>T (p.Arg635Ter)LAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
14541NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.124C>T (p.Arg42Ter)LAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
14542NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.904del (p.Trp302fs)LAMB3Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
14543NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.628G>A (p.Glu210Lys)LAMB3Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
14547NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.1439_1443del (p.Pro480fs)LAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
14548NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.1587_1588del (p.Gly530fs)LAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
14551NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.565-3T>CLAMB3Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
14552NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.619A>C (p.Lys207Gln)LAMB3Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
14553NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.629-1G>ALAMB3Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
155999NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.1133-22G>ALAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1804002NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.1628dup (p.Cys546fs)LAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
188764NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.1705C>T (p.Arg569Ter)LAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
188846NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.565-2A>GLAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
188937NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.463dup (p.Ser155fs)LAMB3Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
189004NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.1365_1366del (p.Asn456fs)LAMB3Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
189034NM_000228.3(LAMB3):c.1978C>T (p.Arg660Ter)LAMB3Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 82 · Orphanet: 19 · 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
COL17A1DefinitiveAutosomal recessiveepidermolysis bullosa, junctional 4, intermediate14
ITGB4DefinitiveAutosomal recessivejunctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia14
LAMA3DefinitiveAutosomal recessivejunctional epidermolysis bullosa13
LAMA4DefinitiveAutosomal recessivejunctional epidermolysis bullosa18
LAMB3DefinitiveAutosomal recessivejunctional epidermolysis bullosa, non-Herlitz type15
LAMC2DefinitiveAutosomal recessivejunctional epidermolysis bullosa8

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
COL17A1Orphanet:251393Localized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
COL17A1Orphanet:293381Epithelial recurrent erosion dystrophy
COL17A1Orphanet:79402Intermediate generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
COL17A1Orphanet:79406Late-onset junctional epidermolysis bullosa
ITGB4Orphanet:1114Aplasia cutis congenita
ITGB4Orphanet:158684Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with pyloric atresia
ITGB4Orphanet:251393Localized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
ITGB4Orphanet:79402Intermediate generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
ITGB4Orphanet:79403Junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia
LAMA3Orphanet:2407Laryngo-onycho-cutaneous syndrome
LAMA3Orphanet:79402Intermediate generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
LAMA3Orphanet:79404Severe generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
LAMA4Orphanet:154Familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy
LAMB3Orphanet:100031Hypoplastic amelogenesis imperfecta
LAMB3Orphanet:79402Intermediate generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
LAMB3Orphanet:79404Severe generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
LAMC2Orphanet:79402Intermediate generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
LAMC2Orphanet:79404Severe generalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
GALK1Orphanet:79237Galactokinase deficiency

Cohort genes → proteins

7 cohort genes, 7 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence7

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
COL17A1HGNC:2194ENSG00000065618Q9UMD9Collagen alpha-1(XVII) chaingencc,clinvar
ITGB4HGNC:6158ENSG00000132470P16144Integrin beta-4gencc,clinvar
LAMA3HGNC:6483ENSG00000053747Q16787Laminin subunit alpha-3gencc,clinvar
LAMA4HGNC:6484ENSG00000112769Q16363Laminin subunit alpha-4gencc,clinvar
LAMB3HGNC:6490ENSG00000196878Q13751Laminin subunit beta-3gencc,clinvar
LAMC2HGNC:6493ENSG00000058085Q13753Laminin subunit gamma-2gencc,clinvar
GALK1HGNC:4118ENSG00000108479P51570Galactokinaseclinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
COL17A1Collagen alpha-1(XVII) chainMay play a role in the integrity of hemidesmosome and the attachment of basal keratinocytes to the underlying basement membrane.
ITGB4Integrin beta-4Integrin alpha-6/beta-4 is a receptor for laminin.
LAMA3Laminin subunit alpha-3Binding to cells via a high affinity receptor, laminin is thought to mediate the attachment, migration and organization of cells into tissues during embryonic development by interacting with other extracellular matrix components.
LAMA4Laminin subunit alpha-4Binding to cells via a high affinity receptor, laminin is thought to mediate the attachment, migration and organization of cells into tissues during embryonic development by interacting with other extracellular matrix components.
LAMB3Laminin subunit beta-3Binding to cells via a high affinity receptor, laminin is thought to mediate the attachment, migration and organization of cells into tissues during embryonic development by interacting with other extracellular matrix components.
LAMC2Laminin subunit gamma-2Binding to cells via a high affinity receptor, laminin is thought to mediate the attachment, migration and organization of cells into tissues during embryonic development by interacting with other extracellular matrix components.
GALK1GalactokinaseCatalyzes the transfer of a phosphate from ATP to alpha-D-galactose and participates in the first committed step in the catabolism of galactose.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 2 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 5 · Druggable fraction: 0.29

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
Antibody/Immunoglobulin14.2×0.332
Kinase14.0×0.332
Other/Unknown51.3×0.332

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
COL17A1Other/UnknownnoCollagen, Collagen_superfamily
ITGB4Antibody/ImmunoglobulinyesEGF, Integrin_bsu_VWA, Calx_beta
LAMA3Other/UnknownnoLaminin_IV, EGF, Laminin_G
LAMA4Other/UnknownnoEGF, Laminin_G, LE_dom
LAMB3Other/UnknownnoEGF, LE_dom, Laminin_N
LAMC2Other/UnknownnoLaminin_IV, EGF, LE_dom
GALK1Kinaseyes2.7.1.6Galactokinase, GHMP_knse_ATP-bd_CS, GHMP_kinase_N_dom

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

7 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)7
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
skin of leg3
skin of abdomen2
periodontal ligament2
zone of skin1
minor salivary gland1
tibial nerve1
right lung1
lower esophagus1
lower esophagus muscularis layer1
nerve1
cartilage tissue1
gingival epithelium1
hair follicle1
islet of Langerhans1
apex of heart1
monocyte1
right lobe of liver1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
COL17A1182broadmarkerskin of abdomen, skin of leg, zone of skin
ITGB4267broadmarkertibial nerve, minor salivary gland, skin of leg
LAMA3239broadmarkerright lung, skin of leg, skin of abdomen
LAMA4268ubiquitousmarkerlower esophagus muscularis layer, lower esophagus, nerve
LAMB3215ubiquitousmarkercartilage tissue, periodontal ligament, gingival epithelium
LAMC2209broadmarkerislet of Langerhans, hair follicle, periodontal ligament
GALK1174ubiquitousmarkerright lobe of liver, apex of heart, monocyte

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 14.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
LAMA42,688
ITGB42,536
GALK12,244
LAMA32,195
LAMC22,061
COL17A11,769
LAMB31,697

Intra-cohort edges

ABSources
COL17A1ITGB4biogrid_interaction, string_interaction
COL17A1LAMA3string_interaction
COL17A1LAMA4string_interaction
COL17A1LAMB3string_interaction
COL17A1LAMC2string_interaction
ITGB4LAMA3string_interaction
ITGB4LAMA4string_interaction
ITGB4LAMB3string_interaction
ITGB4LAMC2string_interaction
LAMA3LAMB3string_interaction
LAMA3LAMC2string_interaction
LAMA4LAMB3string_interaction
LAMA4LAMC2string_interaction
LAMB3LAMC2string_interaction

Structural data

PDB: 3 · AlphaFold-only: 4 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
GALK1P5157020
ITGB4P1614413
COL17A1Q9UMD91

AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)

SymbolUniProtpLDDT
LAMB3Q1375178.55
LAMA4Q1636373.75
LAMC2Q1375372.89
LAMA3Q16787

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 29. Enrichment computed across 7 evidence-associated genes (7 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 7 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Type I hemidesmosome assembly5741.6×2e-13COL17A1, ITGB4, LAMA3, LAMB3, LAMC2
Laminin interactions5271.9×3e-11ITGB4, LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Assembly of collagen fibrils and other multimeric structures5143.1×5e-10COL17A1, ITGB4, LAMA3, LAMB3, LAMC2
MET promotes cell motility4343.5×1e-09LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Non-integrin membrane-ECM interactions5110.2×1e-09ITGB4, LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Attachment of bacteria to epithelial cells4283.7×2e-09LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Collagen formation4261.0×3e-09ITGB4, LAMA3, LAMB3, LAMC2
MET activates PTK2 signaling4217.5×5e-09LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Signaling by MET4181.3×9e-09LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Formation of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC)4176.4×9e-09LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Developmental Lineage of Pancreatic Ductal Cells4130.5×3e-08LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Extracellular matrix organization545.1×5e-08ITGB4, LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Cell junction organization4107.0×6e-08ITGB4, LAMA3, LAMB3, LAMC2
Anchoring fibril formation3326.3×1e-07LAMA3, LAMB3, LAMC2
Cell-Cell communication478.6×2e-07ITGB4, LAMA3, LAMB3, LAMC2
Signaling by Receptor Tyrosine Kinases429.5×8e-06LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Degradation of the extracellular matrix350.5×3e-05LAMA3, LAMB3, LAMC2
Defective GALK1 causes GALCT211631.4×1e-03GALK1
ECM proteoglycans242.9×0.001LAMA3, LAMA4
Signal Transduction45.8×0.004LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
Galactose catabolism1233.1×0.006GALK1
Syndecan interactions160.4×0.022ITGB4
Differentiation of Keratinocytes in Interfollicular Epidermis in Mammalian Skin139.8×0.031ITGB4
Collagen chain trimerization137.1×0.032COL17A1
Developmental Cell Lineages132.0×0.036ITGB4
Collagen degradation125.1×0.043COL17A1
Collagen biosynthesis and modifying enzymes124.4×0.043COL17A1
Immunoregulatory interactions between a Lymphoid and a non-Lymphoid cell112.4×0.080COL17A1
Developmental Biology12.1×0.395ITGB4

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 7 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
hemidesmosome assembly31031.8×4e-08COL17A1, ITGB4, LAMA3
epidermis development4120.4×2e-07COL17A1, LAMA3, LAMB3, LAMC2
cell adhesion421.4×2e-04ITGB4, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2
endodermal cell differentiation2141.6×6e-04LAMA3, LAMB3
regulation of embryonic development294.4×0.001LAMA3, LAMA4
regulation of cell adhesion287.5×0.001LAMA3, LAMA4
galactitol metabolic process12407.4×0.002GALK1
glycolytic process from galactose12407.4×0.002GALK1
cell-matrix adhesion246.8×0.002COL17A1, ITGB4
regulation of cell migration245.0×0.002LAMA3, LAMA4
peripheral nervous system myelin formation1802.5×0.003ITGB4
beta-D-galactose catabolic process via UDP-galactose, Leloir pathway1481.5×0.005GALK1
cell-cell adhesion229.0×0.005ITGB4, LAMA3
nail development1343.9×0.006ITGB4
trophoblast cell migration1343.9×0.006ITGB4
galactose metabolic process1300.9×0.006GALK1
mesodermal cell differentiation1218.9×0.008ITGB4
skin morphogenesis1200.6×0.008ITGB4
cell adhesion mediated by integrin196.3×0.016ITGB4
filopodium assembly192.6×0.016ITGB4
brown fat cell differentiation161.7×0.022LAMB3
cell motility157.3×0.023ITGB4
negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis149.1×0.025LAMA4
response to wounding131.7×0.038ITGB4
integrin-mediated signaling pathway122.9×0.050ITGB4
autophagy115.7×0.069ITGB4
positive regulation of cell migration18.8×0.112LAMC2
cell migration18.8×0.112ITGB4
positive regulation of cell population proliferation14.8×0.190LAMC2

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 6

Druggability breadth: 6 of 7 evidence-associated genes (86%) 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
GALK1PYRANTEL PAMOATE

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
GALK164
COL17A100
ITGB400
LAMA300
LAMA400
LAMB300
LAMC200

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTargets in cohort
PYRANTEL PAMOATE4GALK1
HEXACHLOROPHENE4GALK1
QUERCETIN3GALK1
GOSSYPOL3GALK1
STREPTONIGRIN2GALK1
LUTEOLIN2GALK1

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.

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

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
GALK119Binding:15, Functional:4
ITGB42Binding:2

Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)

SymbolEC numbersNames
GALK12.7.1.6galactokinase

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 7; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

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

Chemical tractability of cohort targets

6 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)
PYRANTEL PAMOATE4GALK1
HEXACHLOROPHENE4GALK1
QUERCETIN3GALK1
GOSSYPOL3GALK1
STREPTONIGRIN2GALK1
LUTEOLIN2GALK1

Druggability pyramid

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

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)1GALK1
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug1ITGB4
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug5COL17A1, LAMA3, LAMA4, LAMB3, LAMC2

Undrugged target profiles

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

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
COL17A10
ITGB42
LAMA30
LAMA40
LAMB30
LAMC20

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.