Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis

Summary

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MONDO:0020476) is a disease with 1 cohort gene (2 GWAS associations across 1 studies) and 1 clinical trial.

At a glance

• Cohort genes: 1
• GWAS associations: 2
• Clinical trials: 1

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

Field	Value
Canonical name	mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis
Mondo ID	MONDO:0020476
Orphanet	99701
UMLS	C4749367
MedGen	1659013
GARD	0019684
Is cancer (heuristic)	no

Also known as: MTLE-HS

Data availability: 2 GWAS associations (1 study).

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › nervous system disorder › central nervous system disorder › brain disorder › epilepsy › focal epilepsy › familial partial epilepsy › mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis

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, familial focal epilepsy with variable foci

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

2 GWAS associations across 1 studies. Top hits map to 2 distinct genes (as reported by GWAS).

Top associations by p-value

rsID	p-value	Gene	Risk allele	Odds ratio
rs7587026	3e-09	SCN1A-AS1, SCN1A	A	1.42

Top studies (by case count)

Study	Lead author	Year	Cases	Controls	Title
GCST002170	Kasperaviciute D	2013	1,018	7,552	Epilepsy, hippocampal sclerosis and febrile seizures linked by common genetic variation around SCN1A.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

Tier distribution (top 50 variants)

Tier	Variants
Tier 1: coding	0
Tier 2: splice/UTR	0
Tier 3: regulatory	0
Tier 4: intronic/intergenic	1

MAF distribution

Bucket	Variants
common (>=0.05)	1
low_freq (0.01-0.05)	0
rare (<0.01)	0
unknown	0

Functional consequences

Consequence	Count
intron_variant	1

Top variants

rsID	Chr	Pos	Alleles	MAF	Consequence	Gene	p-value	Tier
rs7587026	2	166122240	C>A,G	0.263	intron_variant	SCN1A-AS1, SCN1A	3e-09	Tier 4: intronic/intergenic

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 7 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 1

Dual-evidence genes (GWAS + Mendelian — highest-confidence targets)

Gene	HGNC	Evidence routes
SCN1A	SCN1A	GWAS, Orphanet

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
gwas_only	1

Cohort genes (full)

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

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: 1.

Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)

Phase	Trials
Not specified	1

Top trials by phase / activity

NCT	Phase	Status	Title
NCT06558864	Not specified	NOT_YET_RECRUITING	High Selective Subiculum SEEG Guided RF-TC for mTLE-HS