Summary
Panic disorder (MONDO:0005383) is a disease with 17 cohort genes (24 GWAS associations across 10 studies) and 217 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include paroxetine, sertraline, and alprazolam.
At a glance
- Cohort genes: 17
- GWAS associations: 24
- Clinical trials: 217
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Canonical name | panic disorder |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0005383 |
| EFO | EFO:0004262 |
| MeSH | D016584 |
| DOID | DOID:594 |
| ICD-10-CM | F41.0 |
| ICD-11 | 56162827 |
| NCIT | C34890 |
| SNOMED CT | 371631005 |
| UMLS | C0030319 |
| MedGen | 14588 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Data availability: 24 GWAS associations (10 studies).
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 3 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by developmental or physiological process › psychiatric disorder › mental disorder › anxiety disorder › panic disorder
Related subtypes (9): separation anxiety disorder, neurocirculatory asthenia, generalized anxiety disorder, phobic disorder, acute stress disorder, neurotic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, mixed anxiety and depressive disorder
Subtypes (3): familial panic disorder, panic disorder without agoraphobia, panic disorder with agoraphobia
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
24 GWAS associations across 10 studies. Top hits map to 12 distinct genes (as reported by GWAS).
Top associations by p-value
| rsID | p-value | Gene | Risk allele | Odds ratio |
|---|
| rs12579350 | 4e-09 | ANO2 | ? | |
| rs35546597 | 2e-08 | BORCS6 - AURKB | ? | |
| rs860554 | 5e-08 | PKP1 | ? | |
| rs10534613 | 5e-08 | IQCE | ? | |
| rs3816995 | 2e-07 | SDK2 | ? | |
| rs9302001 | 3e-07 | SOX21-AS1 - LINC00557 | ? | |
| rs941184 | 3e-07 | CALCOCO1 | ? | |
| rs144783209 | 3e-07 | SMAD1, SMAD1-AS2 | T | 1.47 |
| rs9372078 | 5e-07 | IYD - PLEKHG1 | ? | |
| rs17466684 | 7e-07 | GULOP - CLU | ? | |
| rs12061304 | 1e-06 | KCNA3 - Y_RNA | ? | |
| rs3749380 | 2e-06 | GRM7 | ? | |
| rs79919349 | 2e-06 | PTMAP6 - RNU6-929P | A | 1.77 |
| rs41280169 | 3e-06 | PTBP3 | T | 1.4 |
| rs2554444 | 3e-06 | SNHG14 | T | 1.2 |
| rs2731006 | 4e-06 | LINC02450 - MRPS36P5 | ? | |
| rs3810265 | 4e-06 | CPT1C - TSKS | ? | |
| rs2103868 | 5e-06 | TNFRSF21 | ? | |
| rs6914428 | 5e-06 | DHFRP5 - FKBP1C | G | 1.18 |
| rs4901869 | 6e-06 | LINC01500 | ? | |
| rs16989303 | 6e-06 | SMOX - LINC01433 | ? | |
| rs4702982 | 6e-06 | FAM174A - RN7SKP62 | ? | |
| rs7299940 | 7e-06 | RAN - Y_RNA | ? | |
| rs2823455 | 9e-06 | RAD23BP3 - USP25 | ? | |
Top studies (by case count)
| Study | Lead author | Year | Cases | Controls | Title |
|---|
| GCST009838 | Levey DF | 2020 | 28,525 | 163,731 | Reproducible Genetic Risk Loci for Anxiety: Results From ∼200,000 Participants in the Million Veteran Program. |
| GCST90078645 | Backman JD | 2021 | 7,804 | 36,479 | Exome sequencing and analysis of 454,787 UK Biobank participants. |
| GCST90082631 | Backman JD | 2021 | 7,804 | 36,479 | Exome sequencing and analysis of 454,787 UK Biobank participants. |
| GCST90038651 | Donertas HM | 2021 | 6,514 | 478,084 | Common genetic associations between age-related diseases. |
| GCST009525 | Forstner AJ | 2019 | 2,147 | 7,760 | Genome-wide association study of panic disorder reveals genetic overlap with neuroticism and depression. |
| GCST90225525 | Brasher MS | 2023 | 1,909 | 500,553 | Testing associations between human anxiety and genes previously implicated by mouse anxiety models. |
| GCST90079808 | Backman JD | 2021 | 1,685 | 383,717 | Exome sequencing and analysis of 454,787 UK Biobank participants. |
| GCST90083794 | Backman JD | 2021 | 1,685 | 383,717 | Exome sequencing and analysis of 454,787 UK Biobank participants. |
| GCST001742 | Otowa T | 2012 | 718 | 1,717 | Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for panic disorder in the Japanese population. |
| GCST000320 | Otowa T | 2009 | 200 | 0 | Genome-wide association study of panic disorder in the Japanese population. |
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
Tier distribution (top 50 variants)
| Tier | Variants |
|---|
| Tier 1: coding | 1 |
| Tier 2: splice/UTR | 1 |
| Tier 3: regulatory | 0 |
| Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | 22 |
MAF distribution
| Bucket | Variants |
|---|
| common (>=0.05) | 19 |
| low_freq (0.01-0.05) | 5 |
| rare (<0.01) | 0 |
| unknown | 0 |
Functional consequences
| Consequence | Count |
|---|
| intron_variant | 12 |
| intergenic_variant | 9 |
| missense_variant | 1 |
| 3_prime_UTR_variant | 1 |
| non_coding_transcript_exon_variant | 1 |
Top variants
| rsID | Chr | Pos | Alleles | MAF | Consequence | Gene | p-value | Tier |
|---|
| rs12579350 | 12 | 5687935 | G>A,T | 0.01 | intron_variant | ANO2 | 4e-09 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs35546597 | 17 | 8201734 | CAAAAAAAAAA>C,CAA,CAAAAAA,CAAAAAAA,CAAAAAAAA,CAAAAAAAAA,CAAAAAAAAAAA,CAAAAAAAAAAAA,CAAAAAAAAAAAAA,CAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA | 0.05 | intergenic_variant | BORCS6 - AURKB | 2e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs860554 | 1 | 201293304 | C>A,G,T | 0.05 | intron_variant | PKP1 | 5e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs10534613 | 7 | 2592402 | CAA>C | 0.05 | intron_variant | IQCE | 5e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs3816995 | 17 | 73339121 | G>A | 0.03 | intron_variant | SDK2 | 2e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs9302001 | 13 | 94811138 | C>A,T | 0.2 | intergenic_variant | SOX21-AS1 - LINC00557 | 3e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs941184 | 12 | 53720374 | C>A,G,T | 0.03 | intron_variant | CALCOCO1 | 3e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs144783209 | 4 | 145482377 | G>A,C,T | 0.05 | intron_variant | SMAD1, SMAD1-AS2 | 3e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs9372078 | 6 | 150592825 | T>A | 0.11 | intergenic_variant | IYD - PLEKHG1 | 5e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs17466684 | 8 | 27595330 | G>A | 0.09 | intron_variant | GULOP - CLU | 7e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs12061304 | 1 | 110695063 | A>G | 0.1 | intron_variant | KCNA3 - Y_RNA | 1e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs3749380 | 3 | 6861610 | C>A,G,T | 0.25 | missense_variant | GRM7 | 2e-06 | Tier 1: coding |
| rs79919349 | 20 | 56707790 | G>A | 0.05 | intron_variant | PTMAP6 - RNU6-929P | 2e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs41280169 | 9 | 112220657 | C>T | 0.05 | 3_prime_UTR_variant | PTBP3 | 3e-06 | Tier 2: splice/UTR |
| rs2554444 | 15 | 25012438 | A>T | 0.05 | intergenic_variant | SNHG14 | 3e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs2731006 | 12 | 42767023 | C>T | 0.29 | intergenic_variant | LINC02450 - MRPS36P5 | 4e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs3810265 | 19 | 49720009 | G>A,C | 0.07 | non_coding_transcript_exon_variant | CPT1C - TSKS | 4e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs2103868 | 6 | 47262879 | A>C,G,T | 0.26 | intron_variant | TNFRSF21 | 5e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs6914428 | 6 | 62520835 | G>A,C | 0.05 | intergenic_variant | DHFRP5 - FKBP1C | 5e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs4901869 | 14 | 58867410 | A>G | 0.02 | intron_variant | LINC01500 | 6e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs16989303 | 20 | 4188432 | G>A | 0.21 | intergenic_variant | SMOX - LINC01433 | 6e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs4702982 | 5 | 100655944 | C>T | 0.16 | intron_variant | FAM174A - RN7SKP62 | 6e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs7299940 | 12 | 130906209 | C>G | 0.29 | intergenic_variant | RAN - Y_RNA | 7e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs2823455 | 21 | 15696847 | C>T | 0.03 | intergenic_variant | RAD23BP3 - USP25 | 9e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 10 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|
| SNRPN | Orphanet:177901 | Prader-Willi syndrome due to paternal deletion of 15q11q13 type 1 |
| SNRPN | Orphanet:177904 | Prader-Willi syndrome due to paternal deletion of 15q11q13 type 2 |
| SNRPN | Orphanet:177907 | Prader-Willi syndrome due to translocation |
| SNRPN | Orphanet:177910 | Prader-Willi syndrome due to imprinting mutation |
| SNRPN | Orphanet:411515 | Angelman syndrome due to imprinting defect in 15q11-q13 |
| SNRPN | Orphanet:98754 | Prader-Willi syndrome due to maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 15 |
| IQCE | Orphanet:93334 | Postaxial polydactyly type A |
| GRM7 | Orphanet:1934 | Early infantile developmental and epileptic encephalopathy |
| GRM7 | Orphanet:88616 | Autosomal recessive non-syndromic intellectual disability |
| PKP1 | Orphanet:158668 | Ectodermal dysplasia-skin fragility syndrome |
Cohort genes → proteins
17 cohort genes, 17 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|
| PTBP3 | HGNC:10253 | ENSG00000119314 | O95758 | Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein 3 | gwas |
| SNRPN | HGNC:11164 | ENSG00000128739 | P63162 | Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein-associated protein N | gwas |
| SNURF | HGNC:11171 | ENSG00000273173 | Q9Y675 | SNRPN upstream reading frame protein | gwas |
| AURKB | HGNC:11390 | ENSG00000178999 | Q96GD4 | Aurora kinase B | gwas |
| ANO2 | HGNC:1183 | ENSG00000047617 | Q9NQ90 | Anoctamin-2 | gwas |
| USP25 | HGNC:12624 | ENSG00000155313 | Q9UHP3 | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 25 | gwas |
| TNFRSF21 | HGNC:13469 | ENSG00000146072 | O75509 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 21 | gwas |
| SMOX | HGNC:15862 | ENSG00000088826 | Q9NWM0 | Spermine oxidase | gwas |
| SDK2 | HGNC:19308 | ENSG00000069188 | Q58EX2 | Protein sidekick-2 | gwas |
| PLEKHG1 | HGNC:20884 | ENSG00000120278 | Q9ULL1 | Pleckstrin homology domain-containing family G member 1 | gwas |
| CLU | HGNC:2095 | ENSG00000120885 | P10909 | Clusterin | gwas |
| SUSD1 | HGNC:25413 | ENSG00000106868 | Q6UWL2 | Sushi domain-containing protein 1 | gwas |
| IQCE | HGNC:29171 | ENSG00000106012 | Q6IPM2 | IQ domain-containing protein E | gwas |
| CALCOCO1 | HGNC:29306 | ENSG00000012822 | Q9P1Z2 | Calcium-binding and coiled-coil domain-containing protein 1 | gwas |
| GRM7 | HGNC:4599 | ENSG00000196277 | Q14831 | Metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 | gwas |
| SMAD1 | HGNC:6767 | ENSG00000170365 | Q15797 | SMAD family member 1 | gwas |
| PKP1 | HGNC:9023 | ENSG00000081277 | Q13835 | Plakophilin-1 | gwas |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|
| PTBP3 | Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein 3 | RNA-binding protein that mediates pre-mRNA alternative splicing regulation. |
| SNRPN | Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein-associated protein N | May be involved in tissue-specific alternative RNA processing events. |
| AURKB | Aurora kinase B | Serine/threonine-protein kinase component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis. |
| ANO2 | Anoctamin-2 | Calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC) which may play a role in olfactory signal transduction. |
| USP25 | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 25 | Deubiquitinating enzyme that hydrolyzes ubiquitin moieties conjugated to substrates and thus, functions in various biological processes including inflammation and immune response. |
| TNFRSF21 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 21 | Promotes apoptosis, possibly via a pathway that involves the activation of NF-kappa-B. |
| SMOX | Spermine oxidase | Flavoenzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of spermine to spermidine. |
| SDK2 | Protein sidekick-2 | Adhesion molecule that promotes lamina-specific synaptic connections in the retina and is specifically required for the formation of neuronal circuits that detect motion. |
| PLEKHG1 | Pleckstrin homology domain-containing family G member 1 | Acts as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for RAC1 and CDC42. |
| CLU | Clusterin | Functions as extracellular chaperone that prevents aggregation of non native proteins. |
| IQCE | IQ domain-containing protein E | Component of the EvC complex that positively regulates ciliary Hedgehog (Hh) signaling. |
| CALCOCO1 | Calcium-binding and coiled-coil domain-containing protein 1 | Functions as a coactivator for aryl hydrocarbon and nuclear receptors (NR). |
| GRM7 | Metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 | G-protein coupled receptor activated by glutamate that regulates axon outgrowth through the MAPK-cAMP-PKA signaling pathway during neuronal development. |
| SMAD1 | SMAD family member 1 | Transcriptional modulator that plays a role in various cellular processes, including embryonic development, cell differentiation, and tissue homeostasis. |
| PKP1 | Plakophilin-1 | A component of desmosome cell-cell junctions which are required for positive regulation of cellular adhesion. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 6 · Difficult: 1 · Unknown: 10 · Druggable fraction: 0.35
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 |
|---|
| Phosphatase | 1 | 4.9× | 0.688 |
| Protease | 1 | 2.1× | 0.688 |
| Antibody/Immunoglobulin | 1 | 1.7× | 0.688 |
| Kinase | 1 | 1.6× | 0.688 |
| GPCR | 1 | 1.4× | 0.688 |
| Other/Unknown | 10 | 1.1× | 0.688 |
| Scaffold/PPI | 1 | 1.0× | 0.728 |
| Enzyme (other) | 1 | 0.7× | 0.773 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|
| PTBP3 | Other/Unknown | no | | RRM_dom, HnRNP-L/PTB, Nucleotide-bd_a/b_plait_sf |
| SNRPN | Other/Unknown | no | | Sm_dom_euk/arc, LSM_dom_sf, snRNP-assoc_SmB/SmN |
| SNURF | Other/Unknown | no | | SNURF |
| AURKB | Kinase | yes | | Prot_kinase_dom, Ser/Thr_kinase_AS, Kinase-like_dom_sf |
| ANO2 | Other/Unknown | no | | Anoctamin, Anoct_dimer, Anoctamin_TM |
| USP25 | Protease | yes | | Peptidase_C19_UCH, UIM_dom, UBA-like_sf |
| TNFRSF21 | Other/Unknown | no | | Death_dom, TNFR/NGFR_Cys_rich_reg, DEATH-like_dom_sf |
| SMOX | Enzyme (other) | yes | 1.5.3.16 | Amino_oxidase, FAD/NAD-bd_sf, Flavin_monoamine_oxidase |
| SDK2 | Antibody/Immunoglobulin | yes | | Ig_sub2, Ig_sub, FN3_dom |
| PLEKHG1 | Scaffold/PPI | no | | DH_dom, PH_domain, PH-like_dom_sf |
| CLU | Other/Unknown | no | | Clusterin-like, Clusterin_N, Clusterin_C |
| SUSD1 | Phosphatase | yes | | EGF-type_Asp/Asn_hydroxyl_site, Sushi_SCR_CCP_dom, EGF |
| IQCE | Other/Unknown | no | | IQ_motif_EF-hand-BS, CellDiv_DevSignal_Domain |
| CALCOCO1 | Other/Unknown | no | | CALCOCO1-like, SKICH, CALCOCO1/2_Zn_UBZ1 |
| GRM7 | GPCR | yes | | GPCR_3_mtglu_rcpt, GPCR_3, ANF_lig-bd_rcpt |
| SMAD1 | Other/Unknown | no | | SMAD_dom, MAD_homology1_Dwarfin-type, SMAD_FHA_dom_sf |
| PKP1 | Other/Unknown | no | | Armadillo, ARM-like, ARM-type_fold |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
17 cohort genes 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) | 17 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|
| sural nerve | 3 |
| ganglionic eminence | 2 |
| calcaneal tendon | 2 |
| left testis | 2 |
| lower esophagus mucosa | 2 |
| epithelium of nasopharynx | 1 |
| gingival epithelium | 1 |
| nasopharynx | 1 |
| prefrontal cortex | 1 |
| primary visual cortex | 1 |
| superior frontal gyrus | 1 |
| cortical plate | 1 |
| stromal cell of endometrium | 1 |
| oocyte | 1 |
| ventricular zone | 1 |
| male germ cell | 1 |
| skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis | 1 |
| sperm | 1 |
| islet of Langerhans | 1 |
| mucosa of urinary bladder | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|
| PTBP3 | 281 | ubiquitous | marker | epithelium of nasopharynx, nasopharynx, gingival epithelium |
| SNRPN | 134 | broad | marker | superior frontal gyrus, prefrontal cortex, primary visual cortex |
| SNURF | 134 | ubiquitous | marker | cortical plate, ganglionic eminence, stromal cell of endometrium |
| AURKB | 187 | ubiquitous | marker | ventricular zone, ganglionic eminence, oocyte |
| ANO2 | 165 | tissue_specific | marker | sural nerve, left testis, calcaneal tendon |
| USP25 | 285 | ubiquitous | marker | sperm, male germ cell, skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis |
| TNFRSF21 | 282 | ubiquitous | marker | islet of Langerhans, mucosa of urinary bladder, periodontal ligament |
| SMOX | 258 | ubiquitous | marker | amygdala, lower esophagus mucosa, C1 segment of cervical spinal cord |
| SDK2 | 219 | broad | marker | cartilage tissue, tibia, type B pancreatic cell |
| PLEKHG1 | 214 | ubiquitous | marker | sural nerve, ileal mucosa, spleen |
| CLU | 294 | ubiquitous | marker | lateral globus pallidus, calcaneal tendon, paraflocculus |
| SUSD1 | 204 | ubiquitous | marker | monocyte, leukocyte, granulocyte |
| IQCE | 231 | ubiquitous | marker | left testis, right testis, sural nerve |
| CALCOCO1 | 292 | ubiquitous | marker | mucosa of stomach, skin of leg, lower esophagus muscularis layer |
| GRM7 | 168 | broad | marker | endothelial cell, middle temporal gyrus, CA1 field of hippocampus |
| SMAD1 | 297 | ubiquitous | marker | secondary oocyte, nipple, corpus epididymis |
| PKP1 | 184 | broad | marker | upper arm skin, skin of abdomen, lower esophagus mucosa |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 1.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|
| AURKB | 6,131 |
| CLU | 4,205 |
| USP25 | 2,203 |
| GRM7 | 2,166 |
| PTBP3 | 1,820 |
| SMAD1 | 1,398 |
| SDK2 | 1,373 |
| PKP1 | 1,357 |
| CALCOCO1 | 1,317 |
| IQCE | 1,124 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|
| PLEKHG1 | SDK2 | string_interaction |
Structural data
PDB: 10 · AlphaFold-only: 7 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|
| SMAD1 | Q15797 | 10 |
| USP25 | Q9UHP3 | 7 |
| TNFRSF21 | O75509 | 7 |
| GRM7 | Q14831 | 6 |
| SDK2 | Q58EX2 | 4 |
| SNRPN | P63162 | 2 |
| SMOX | Q9NWM0 | 2 |
| CLU | P10909 | 2 |
| AURKB | Q96GD4 | 1 |
| PKP1 | Q13835 | 1 |
AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)
| Symbol | UniProt | pLDDT |
|---|
| SUSD1 | Q6UWL2 | 78.21 |
| CALCOCO1 | Q9P1Z2 | 77.57 |
| ANO2 | Q9NQ90 | 74.81 |
| PTBP3 | O95758 | 70.48 |
| IQCE | Q6IPM2 | 69.36 |
| SNURF | Q9Y675 | 52.06 |
| PLEKHG1 | Q9ULL1 | 50.77 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 91. Enrichment computed across 17 evidence-associated genes (13 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 13 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|
| SDK interactions | 1 | 439.2× | 0.138 | SDK2 |
| PAOs oxidise polyamines to amines | 1 | 292.8× | 0.138 | SMOX |
| Interconversion of polyamines | 1 | 219.6× | 0.138 | SMOX |
| Terminal pathway of complement | 1 | 109.8× | 0.172 | CLU |
| Transcriptional regulation of brown and beige adipocyte differentiation | 1 | 87.8× | 0.172 | SMAD1 |
| Apoptotic cleavage of cell adhesion proteins | 1 | 79.9× | 0.172 | PKP1 |
| Induction of Cell-Cell Fusion | 1 | 67.6× | 0.172 | ANO2 |
| RUNX2 regulates bone development | 1 | 62.8× | 0.172 | SMAD1 |
| Activation of SMO | 1 | 48.8× | 0.172 | IQCE |
| Cardiogenesis | 1 | 32.5× | 0.172 | SMAD1 |
| Attenuation phase | 1 | 31.4× | 0.172 | TNFRSF21 |
| HSF1 activation | 1 | 29.3× | 0.172 | TNFRSF21 |
| Transcriptional regulation of brown and beige adipocyte differentiation by EBF2 | 1 | 29.3× | 0.172 | SMAD1 |
| Regulation of MECP2 expression and activity | 1 | 28.3× | 0.172 | AURKB |
| Signaling by BMP | 1 | 27.4× | 0.172 | SMAD1 |
| APC/C-mediated degradation of cell cycle proteins | 1 | 25.8× | 0.172 | AURKB |
| Regulation of mitotic cell cycle | 1 | 25.8× | 0.172 | AURKB |
| Dengue virus activates/modulates innate and adaptive immune responses | 1 | 25.8× | 0.172 | CLU |
| HSF1-dependent transactivation | 1 | 24.4× | 0.172 | TNFRSF21 |
| Transcriptional Regulation by MECP2 | 1 | 24.4× | 0.172 | AURKB |
| Class C/3 (Metabotropic glutamate/pheromone receptors) | 1 | 22.5× | 0.172 | GRM7 |
| Late SARS-CoV-2 Infection Events | 1 | 22.5× | 0.172 | ANO2 |
| Ub-specific processing proteases | 2 | 8.2× | 0.172 | USP25, SMAD1 |
| Transcriptional regulation by RUNX2 | 1 | 19.5× | 0.179 | SMAD1 |
| Cell-cell junction organization | 1 | 19.1× | 0.179 | SDK2 |
| SUMOylation of DNA replication proteins | 1 | 19.1× | 0.179 | AURKB |
| Regulation of Complement cascade | 1 | 17.9× | 0.183 | CLU |
| Antimicrobial peptides | 1 | 17.2× | 0.184 | CLU |
| Amplification of signal from the kinetochores | 1 | 15.2× | 0.197 | AURKB |
| Cell junction organization | 1 | 14.4× | 0.197 | SDK2 |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 15 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|
| mesodermal cell fate commitment | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.021 | SMAD1 |
| regulation of neuronal signal transduction | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.021 | CLU |
| positive regulation of neurofibrillary tangle assembly | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.021 | CLU |
| positive regulation of lateral attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.021 | AURKB |
| desmosome maintenance | 1 | 561.7× | 0.021 | PKP1 |
| immune complex clearance | 1 | 561.7× | 0.021 | CLU |
| oligodendrocyte apoptotic process | 1 | 561.7× | 0.021 | TNFRSF21 |
| repair of mitotic kinetochore microtubule attachment defect | 1 | 561.7× | 0.021 | AURKB |
| regulation of amyloid-beta clearance | 1 | 561.7× | 0.021 | CLU |
| negative regulation of interleukin-17-mediated signaling pathway | 1 | 561.7× | 0.021 | USP25 |
| mitotic sister chromatid biorientation | 1 | 561.7× | 0.021 | AURKB |
| negative regulation of activation of membrane attack complex | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | CLU |
| osteoblast fate commitment | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | SMAD1 |
| polyamine catabolic process | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | SMOX |
| adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled glutamate receptor signaling pathway | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | GRM7 |
| cell cycle G2/M phase transition | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | AURKB |
| spermine catabolic process | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | SMOX |
| response to misfolded protein | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | CLU |
| protein targeting to lysosome involved in chaperone-mediated autophagy | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | CLU |
| positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid segregation | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | AURKB |
| negative regulation of mRNA catabolic process | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | PKP1 |
| positive regulation of cap-dependent translational initiation | 1 | 374.5× | 0.021 | PKP1 |
| positive regulation of gene expression | 4 | 10.3× | 0.021 | CLU, CALCOCO1, SMAD1, PKP1 |
| mitotic cytokinesis checkpoint signaling | 1 | 280.9× | 0.025 | AURKB |
| positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid separation | 1 | 280.9× | 0.025 | AURKB |
| negative regulation of glutamate secretion | 1 | 224.7× | 0.025 | GRM7 |
| positive regulation of microtubule depolymerization | 1 | 224.7× | 0.025 | AURKB |
| transepithelial water transport | 1 | 224.7× | 0.025 | PKP1 |
| negative regulation of complement activation | 1 | 224.7× | 0.025 | CLU |
| camera-type eye photoreceptor cell differentiation | 1 | 224.7× | 0.025 | SDK2 |
Therapeutics
Drugs indicated for this disease
2 approved, 3 in late-stage (phase 3) trials. Disease-direct ChEMBL indications, not inferred from the associated-gene cohort below.
Earlier-phase candidates (phase 2, investigational — efficacy not yet established): Carbon Dioxide, Citalopram, Doxapram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Propranolol, Sertraline, Xenon.
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 2 · Phased (≥1): 2 · Undrugged: 15
Druggability breadth: 7 of 17 evidence-associated genes (41%) 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 |
|---|
| AURKB | SORAFENIB TOSYLATE |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|
| AURKB | 82 | 4 |
| GRM7 | 1 | 3 |
| PTBP3 | 0 | 0 |
| SNRPN | 0 | 0 |
| SNURF | 0 | 0 |
| ANO2 | 0 | 0 |
| USP25 | 0 | 0 |
| TNFRSF21 | 0 | 0 |
| SMOX | 0 | 0 |
| SDK2 | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|
| AURKB | 1,227 | Binding:1199, ADMET:22, Functional:6 |
| GRM7 | 110 | Binding:56, Functional:54 |
| USP25 | 19 | Binding:19 |
| SMOX | 18 | Binding:15, ADMET:3 |
| ANO2 | 8 | Binding:5, ADMET:3 |
| PTBP3 | 1 | Binding:1 |
| PKP1 | 1 | Binding:1 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|
| SMOX | 1.5.3.16 | spermine oxidase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|
| AURKB | 1,227 |
| GRM7 | 110 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 17; 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) |
|---|
| SORAFENIB TOSYLATE | 4 | AURKB |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| TIVOZANIB | 4 | AURKB |
| LENVATINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| AXITINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| SORAFENIB | 4 | AURKB |
| ENTRECTINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| BELUMOSUDIL | 4 | AURKB |
| PACRITINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| FOSTAMATINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| TOFACITINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| VANDETANIB | 4 | AURKB |
| UPADACITINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| PEXIDARTINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| PAZOPANIB | 4 | AURKB |
| NINTEDANIB | 4 | AURKB |
| SUNITINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| DASATINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| ERLOTINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| LAPATINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| QUIZARTINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| CRIZOTINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| MIDOSTAURIN | 4 | AURKB |
| INAMRINONE | 4 | AURKB |
| CABOZANTINIB | 4 | AURKB |
| LINSITINIB | 3 | AURKB |
| DACTOLISIB | 3 | AURKB |
| LINIFANIB | 3 | AURKB |
| ORANTINIB | 3 | AURKB |
| DEFACTINIB | 3 | AURKB |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 1 | AURKB |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 1 | GRM7 |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 3 | USP25, SMOX, SDK2 |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 1 | SUSD1 |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 11 | PTBP3, SNRPN, SNURF, ANO2, TNFRSF21, PLEKHG1, CLU, IQCE, CALCOCO1, SMAD1 (+1 more) |
Undrugged target profiles
15 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|
| PTBP3 | 1 | — |
| SNRPN | 0 | — |
| SNURF | 0 | — |
| ANO2 | 8 | — |
| USP25 | 19 | — |
| TNFRSF21 | 0 | — |
| SMOX | 18 | — |
| SDK2 | 0 | — |
| PLEKHG1 | 0 | — |
| CLU | 0 | — |
| SUSD1 | 0 | — |
| IQCE | 0 | — |
| CALCOCO1 | 0 | — |
| SMAD1 | 0 | — |
| PKP1 | 1 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 217.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|
| Not specified | 147 |
| PHASE4 | 29 |
| PHASE2 | 15 |
| PHASE3 | 12 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 8 |
| PHASE1 | 4 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 2 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|
| NCT05737511 | PHASE4 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Efficacy of Hydroxyzine for Patients With Panic Disorder |
| NCT00031317 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Evaluation of Clonazepam and Paroxetine for Panic Disorder With Depression |
| NCT00167479 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | A Study of Risperidone Monotherapy in Bipolar Anxiety |
| NCT00182533 | PHASE4 | TERMINATED | Sertraline in Generalized Social Phobia With Co-Occurring Anxiety and Mood Disorders |
| NCT00198094 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | A Study of Sertraline and Early Alprazolam XR Administration Versus Sertraline Only in Panic Disorder Patients |
| NCT00266409 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Trial to Compare Time to Response in the Symptoms of Anxiety to Concomitant Treatment With Niravam™ and an SSRI or SNRI to Treatment With an SSRI or SNRI Alone in Subjects With Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Panic Disorder |
| NCT00347269 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Primary Care Intervention Strategy for Anxiety Disorders |
| NCT00352469 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Trial of Seroquel SR for Alcohol Dependence and Comorbid Anxiety |
| NCT00438386 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Aripiprazole for the Treatment of Refractory Anxiety |
| NCT00438971 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | The Efficacy and Tolerability of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Panic Disorder |
| NCT00492414 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Costs of Lost Productive Time Among Korean Workers With Panic Disorder and Effect of Treatment With Paroxetine Controlled Release |
| NCT00540098 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Paroxetine vs Placebo Combined With Aerobic Exercise or Relaxation in Panic Disorder |
| NCT00579280 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Quetiapine SR and Divalproex Sodium ER in the Treatment of Anxiety in Bipolar Disorder With Panic Disorder and/or GAD |
| NCT00619892 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | A Study of Quetiapine SR (Seroquel SR) to Treat SSRI-Resistant, Comorbid Panic Disorder Patients |
| NCT00634790 | PHASE4 | TERMINATED | A Study To Assess the Safety of Extended Release Alprazolam for the Treatment of Adolescents With Panic Disorder or Anxiety With Panic Attacks |
| NCT00635076 | PHASE4 | TERMINATED | A Study to Assess the Long-term Use of Alprazolam Extended Release (XL) in the Treatment of Adolescents With Panic Disorder |
| NCT00635531 | PHASE4 | TERMINATED | A Study to Evaluate the Use of Extended Release Alprazolam in the Treatment of Adolescents With Panic Disorder |
| NCT00677352 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | A Study Of Sertraline Compared With Paroxetine In The Treatment Of Panic Disorder |
| NCT00767754 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Changes of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism After 12 Weeks of Paroxetine Treatment in Panic Disorder |
| NCT00767871 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Changes of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism and After 12 Weeks of Escitalpram Treatment in Panic Disorder |
| NCT00803400 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise Added to Alprazolam in Panic Disorder Treatment |
| NCT01172652 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Ziprasidone in Bipolar Disorder With Comorbid Lifetime Panic or Generalized Anxiety Disorder(GAD) |
| NCT01201967 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | A Collaborative Care Program to Improve Treatment of Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Cardiac Patients |
| NCT01551225 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Escitalopram Trial for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients With Panic Disorder |
| NCT02395510 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | A 10-Week, Open-Label, Flexible Dose Adaptive Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Vortioxetine in Subjects With Panic Disorder |
| NCT02593682 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | The Role of Orexin in Human Panic Disorder |
| NCT02852577 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Long Term Treatment of Panic Disorder With Clonazepam or Paroxetine |
| NCT03522844 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | Treatments for Anxiety: Meditation and Escitalopram |
| NCT03785223 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | A 14 Week, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Study of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Controlled Release Capsules in Adult ADHD With and Without Anxiety Disorder Comorbidity |
| NCT00000368 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Treatment of Panic Disorder: Long Term Strategies |
| NCT00038896 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Study Evaluating Venlafaxine ER in Adults With Panic Disorder |
| NCT00044772 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Study Evaluating Venlafaxine ER in Patients With Panic Disorder |
| NCT00102427 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Improving Quality of Primary Care for Patients With Anxiety and/or Panic Disorders |
| NCT00118417 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Therapies for Treatment-Resistant Panic Disorder Symptoms |
| NCT00128388 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Psychodynamic Therapy for Treating Panic Disorder |
| NCT00158327 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Telephone-Based Care Management Program for Individuals With Anxiety Disorders |
| NCT00195598 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Study Comparing Venlafaxine vs. Paroxetine in Panic Disorder |
| NCT00279617 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Levetiracetam Treatment of Panic Disorder and Lactate-Induced Panic Attacks |
| NCT00344474 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Personality-targeted Interventions for Adolescent Alcohol Misuse |
| NCT00353470 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Comparison of Psychotherapy Programs to Treat Panic Disorder |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
- Cohort genes: PTBP3, SNRPN, SNURF, AURKB, ANO2, USP25, TNFRSF21, SMOX, SDK2, PLEKHG1, CLU, SUSD1, IQCE, CALCOCO1, GRM7, SMAD1, PKP1
- Drugs: Paroxetine, Sertraline, Alprazolam, Cycloserine, Hydroxyzine, Venlafaxine, Ziprasidone, Clonazepam, Escitalopram, Imipramine, Aripiprazole, Citalopram, Clozapine, Divalproex, Duloxetine, Isoproterenol, Levetiracetam, Methylphenidate, Quetiapine, Ramelteon, Risperidone, Suvorexant, Vortioxetine, Xenon, Artemisinin, Carbon Dioxide