Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration
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Also known as brain iron accumulation type I syndromeHallervorden-Spatz diseaseHallervorden-Spatz syndromeNBIA1neuroaxonal dystrophy, late infantileneurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 1neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation type 1pigmentary pallidal degenerationPKAN
Summary
Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (MONDO:0009319) is a disease caused by PANK2 (GenCC Definitive), with 5 cohort genes and 8 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include deferiprone and fosmetpantotenate.
At a glance
- Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe) [Orphanet-validated]
- Causal gene: PANK2 (GenCC Definitive)
- Cohort genes: 5
- ClinVar variants: 658
- Phenotypes (HPO): 60
- Clinical trials: 8
Clinical features
Epidemiology
Prevalence records
1 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:
| Type | Class | Value | Geography | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point prevalence | 1-9 / 1 000 000 | 0.15 | Europe | Validated |
Signs & symptoms
Clinical features (HPO)
60 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 50 by frequency):
| HPO ID | Term | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| HP:0000505 | Visual impairment | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0000546 | Retinal degeneration | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0001257 | Spasticity | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0001266 | Choreoathetosis | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0001288 | Gait disturbance | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0001332 | Dystonia | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0002071 | Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor function | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0002505 | Loss of ambulation | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0000496 | Abnormality of eye movement | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000510 | Rod-cone dystrophy | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000580 | Pigmentary retinopathy | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000662 | Nyctalopia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000708 | Atypical behavior | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000938 | Osteopenia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001260 | Dysarthria | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001268 | Mental deterioration | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001300 | Parkinsonism | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001927 | Acanthocytosis | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002063 | Rigidity | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002451 | Limb dystonia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002454 | Eye of the tiger anomaly of globus pallidus | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002483 | Bulbar signs | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0007994 | Peripheral visual field loss | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0008181 | Abetalipoproteinemia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0009763 | Limb pain | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0012045 | Retinal flecks | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0012179 | Craniofacial dystonia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0012678 | Iron accumulation in substantia nigra | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0031959 | Leg dystonia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000712 | Emotional lability | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000716 | Depression | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000722 | Compulsive behaviors | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000726 | Dementia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001123 | Visual field defect | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001152 | Saccadic smooth pursuit | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001249 | Intellectual disability | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001263 | Global developmental delay | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001270 | Motor delay | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001347 | Hyperreflexia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001350 | Slurred speech | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0002167 | Abnormality of speech or vocalization | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0003084 | Fractures of the long bones | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0007018 | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0007132 | Pallidal degeneration | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0009088 | Speech articulation difficulties | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0011504 | Bull’s eye maculopathy | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0011916 | Toe extensor amyotrophy | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0025402 | Square-wave jerks | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0030051 | Tip-toe gait | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0031814 | Palilalia | Occasional (5-29%) |
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0009319 |
| MeSH | D006211 |
| OMIM | 234200 |
| Orphanet | 157850 |
| DOID | DOID:3981 |
| ICD-10-CM | G23.0 |
| NCIT | C84988 |
| SNOMED CT | 2992000 |
| UMLS | C0018523 |
| MedGen | 6708 |
| GARD | 0006564 |
| NORD | 1550 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: brain iron accumulation type I syndrome · Hallervorden-Spatz disease · Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome · NBIA1 · neuroaxonal dystrophy, late infantile · neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 1 · neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation type 1 · pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration · pigmentary pallidal degeneration · PKAN
Data availability: 658 ClinVar variants · 3 GenCC gene-disease records · 7 cell lines.
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 2 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by developmental or physiological process › metabolic disease › mineral metabolism disease › iron metabolism disease › neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation › pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration
Related subtypes (13): Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 5, aceruloplasminemia, neuroferritinopathy, Kufor-Rakeb syndrome, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 4, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 6, PLA2G6-associated neurodegeneration, fatty acid hydroxylase-associated neurodegeneration, early-onset progressive encephalopathy-spastic ataxia-distal spinal muscular atrophy syndrome, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 7, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 8, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 9
Subtypes (2): classic pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration, atypical pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration
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:
287 likely benign, 146 uncertain significance, 71 pathogenic, 31 likely pathogenic, 29 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 18 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 12 benign/likely benign, 6 benign
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526631 | NC_000020.11:g.(?3889081)(3912654_?)del | LOC125384566 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1878518 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.215_216insA (p.Arg73fs) | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 2634258 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.104C>A (p.Ser35Ter) | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 2736936 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.185_197del (p.Val62fs) | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2784668 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.225del (p.Arg76fs) | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2844377 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.189_201del (p.Ala64fs) | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 284671 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.-21G>T | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 2852428 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.262del (p.Arg88fs) | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3384757 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.84_100dup (p.Val34fs) | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 4549 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.240C>G (p.Tyr80Ter) | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 4561 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.203C>A (p.Ser68Ter) | LOC130065345 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3248221 | NC_000020.10:g.(?3869748)(3903941_?)del | MIR103A2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 4556 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.1253C>T (p.Thr418Met) | MIR103A2 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1030294 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.905+1G>C | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1068023 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.353T>C (p.Phe118Ser) | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1321409 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.1277A>G (p.Tyr426Cys) | PANK2 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1323413 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.682G>T (p.Glu228Ter) | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1363985 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.1086del (p.Phe362fs) | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1416528 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.944T>C (p.Leu315Pro) | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1419098 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.906-99_929del | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1439787 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.317dup (p.Asp107fs) | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1452444 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.440_441insCT (p.Tyr148fs) | PANK2 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1458749 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.652-1G>C | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1696025 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.664C>T (p.Gln222Ter) | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1933981 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.1370T>A (p.Leu457Ter) | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2138325 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.885C>G (p.Tyr295Ter) | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2138326 | NM_001386393.1(PANK2):c.1094T>C (p.Met365Thr) | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2427434 | NC_000020.10:g.(?3888553)(3888945_?)del | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2427435 | NC_000020.10:g.(?3869748)(3891497_?)del | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2427436 | NC_000020.10:g.(?3891204)(3893301_?)del | PANK2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 3 · Orphanet: 2 · 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.
| Gene | Classification | Inheritance | Disease | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANK2 | Definitive | Autosomal recessive | pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration | 3 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| PANK2 | Orphanet:216866 | Classic pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration |
| PANK2 | Orphanet:216873 | Atypical pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration |
Cohort genes → proteins
5 cohort genes, 3 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 5 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANK2 | HGNC:15894 | ENSG00000125779 | Q9BZ23 | Pantothenate kinase 2, mitochondrial | gencc,clinvar |
| AP5S1 | HGNC:15875 | ENSG00000125843 | Q9NUS5 | AP-5 complex subunit sigma-1 | clinvar |
| MAVS | HGNC:29233 | ENSG00000088888 | Q7Z434 | Mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein | clinvar |
| MIR103A2 | HGNC:31491 | ENSG00000199024 | microRNA 103a-2 | clinvar | |
| PANK2-AS1 | HGNC:40732 | ENSG00000229539 | PANK2 antisense RNA 1 | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| PANK2 | Pantothenate kinase 2, mitochondrial | Mitochondrial isoform that catalyzes the phosphorylation of pantothenate to generate 4’-phosphopantothenate in the first and rate-determining step of coenzyme A (CoA) synthesis. |
| AP5S1 | AP-5 complex subunit sigma-1 | As part of AP-5, a probable fifth adaptor protein complex it may be involved in endosomal transport. |
| MAVS | Mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein | Adapter required for innate immune defense against viruses. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 1 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 4 · Druggable fraction: 0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enzyme (other) | 1 | 2.4× | 0.353 |
| Other/Unknown | 4 | 1.4× | 0.353 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANK2 | Enzyme (other) | yes | 2.7.1.33 | Type_II_PanK, ATPase_NBD |
| AP5S1 | Other/Unknown | no | AP-5_subunit_s1 | |
| MAVS | Other/Unknown | no | DEATH-like_dom_sf, CARD_dom, CARD_IPS1 | |
| MIR103A2 | Other/Unknown | no | ||
| PANK2-AS1 | Other/Unknown | no |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
4 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) | 5 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| primordial germ cell in gonad | 3 |
| monocyte | 2 |
| buccal mucosa cell | 2 |
| endothelial cell | 1 |
| stromal cell of endometrium | 1 |
| biceps brachii | 1 |
| skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii | 1 |
| colonic mucosa | 1 |
| heart right ventricle | 1 |
| skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis | 1 |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANK2 | 282 | ubiquitous | marker | endothelial cell, stromal cell of endometrium, monocyte |
| AP5S1 | 226 | ubiquitous | marker | primordial germ cell in gonad, biceps brachii, skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii |
| MAVS | 277 | ubiquitous | marker | skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis, heart right ventricle, colonic mucosa |
| MIR103A2 | 149 | marker | primordial germ cell in gonad, buccal mucosa cell, monocyte | |
| PANK2-AS1 | 173 | yes | buccal mucosa cell, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, primordial germ cell in gonad |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 0.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| MAVS | 3,769 |
| PANK2 | 1,312 |
| AP5S1 | 527 |
| MIR103A2 | 0 |
| PANK2-AS1 | 0 |
Structural data
PDB: 3 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 2
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| MAVS | Q7Z434 | 11 |
| AP5S1 | Q9NUS5 | 2 |
| PANK2 | Q9BZ23 | 1 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 31. Enrichment computed across 5 evidence-associated genes (2 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 2 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coenzyme A biosynthesis | 1 | 713.8× | 0.022 | PANK2 |
| NF-kB activation through FADD/RIP-1 pathway mediated by caspase-8 and -10 | 1 | 439.2× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| TRAF3-dependent IRF activation pathway | 1 | 380.7× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| TRAF6 mediated NF-kB activation | 1 | 228.4× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| TRAF6 mediated IRF7 activation | 1 | 190.3× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| Dengue virus activates/modulates innate and adaptive immune responses | 1 | 167.9× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| Negative regulators of DDX58/IFIH1 signaling | 1 | 163.1× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| Evasion by RSV of host interferon responses | 1 | 163.1× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| Ovarian tumor domain proteases | 1 | 139.3× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| SARS-CoV-1 activates/modulates innate immune responses | 1 | 135.9× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| DDX58/IFIH1-mediated induction of interferon-alpha/beta | 1 | 126.9× | 0.022 | MAVS |
| Antimicrobial mechanism of IFN-stimulated genes | 1 | 98.5× | 0.024 | MAVS |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Pathway | 1 | 98.5× | 0.024 | MAVS |
| SARS-CoV-1-host interactions | 1 | 87.8× | 0.025 | MAVS |
| RSV-host interactions | 1 | 78.2× | 0.026 | MAVS |
| SARS-CoV-1 Infection | 1 | 71.4× | 0.026 | MAVS |
| PKR-mediated signaling | 1 | 70.5× | 0.026 | MAVS |
| Deubiquitination | 1 | 62.1× | 0.026 | MAVS |
| Interferon Signaling | 1 | 60.1× | 0.026 | MAVS |
| SARS-CoV-2-host interactions | 1 | 59.5× | 0.026 | MAVS |
| SARS-CoV-2 activates/modulates innate and adaptive immune responses | 1 | 44.6× | 0.033 | MAVS |
| SARS-CoV-2 Infection | 1 | 40.2× | 0.035 | MAVS |
| SARS-CoV Infections | 1 | 27.7× | 0.048 | MAVS |
| Cytokine Signaling in Immune system | 1 | 20.4× | 0.063 | MAVS |
| Viral Infection Pathways | 1 | 15.4× | 0.079 | MAVS |
| Innate Immune System | 1 | 12.8× | 0.091 | MAVS |
| Infectious disease | 1 | 12.4× | 0.091 | MAVS |
| Post-translational protein modification | 1 | 9.6× | 0.112 | MAVS |
| Disease | 1 | 6.5× | 0.153 | MAVS |
| Immune System | 1 | 6.5× | 0.153 | MAVS |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 3 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive regulation of IP-10 production | 1 | 5617.3× | 0.008 | MAVS |
| regulation of peroxisome organization | 1 | 1872.4× | 0.008 | MAVS |
| obsolete regulation of bile acid metabolic process | 1 | 1872.4× | 0.008 | PANK2 |
| positive regulation of myeloid dendritic cell cytokine production | 1 | 936.2× | 0.008 | MAVS |
| positive regulation of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 production | 1 | 936.2× | 0.008 | MAVS |
| positive regulation of response to cytokine stimulus | 1 | 802.5× | 0.008 | MAVS |
| pantothenate metabolic process | 1 | 702.2× | 0.008 | PANK2 |
| regulation of triglyceride metabolic process | 1 | 702.2× | 0.008 | PANK2 |
| regulation of fatty acid metabolic process | 1 | 624.1× | 0.008 | PANK2 |
| coenzyme A biosynthetic process | 1 | 510.7× | 0.009 | PANK2 |
| protein localization to mitochondrion | 1 | 432.1× | 0.009 | MAVS |
| cellular response to exogenous dsRNA | 1 | 351.1× | 0.011 | MAVS |
| cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor signaling pathway | 1 | 295.6× | 0.011 | MAVS |
| positive regulation of type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway | 1 | 280.9× | 0.011 | MAVS |
| positive regulation of interferon-alpha production | 1 | 216.1× | 0.013 | MAVS |
| protein tetramerization | 1 | 208.1× | 0.013 | MAVS |
| positive regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly | 1 | 193.7× | 0.013 | MAVS |
| regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential | 1 | 181.2× | 0.013 | PANK2 |
| positive regulation of defense response to virus by host | 1 | 175.5× | 0.013 | MAVS |
| cellular response to interferon-beta | 1 | 175.5× | 0.013 | MAVS |
| activation of innate immune response | 1 | 160.5× | 0.013 | MAVS |
| positive regulation of type I interferon production | 1 | 140.4× | 0.014 | MAVS |
| positive regulation of protein import into nucleus | 1 | 140.4× | 0.014 | MAVS |
| positive regulation of interferon-beta production | 1 | 130.6× | 0.014 | MAVS |
| negative regulation of viral genome replication | 1 | 124.8× | 0.014 | MAVS |
| type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway | 1 | 114.6× | 0.015 | MAVS |
| aerobic respiration | 1 | 82.6× | 0.019 | PANK2 |
| endosomal transport | 1 | 81.4× | 0.019 | AP5S1 |
| positive regulation of interleukin-8 production | 1 | 81.4× | 0.019 | MAVS |
| antiviral innate immune response | 1 | 75.9× | 0.020 | MAVS |
Therapeutics
Drugs indicated for this disease
0 approved, 2 in late-stage (phase 3) trials. Disease-direct ChEMBL indications, not inferred from the associated-gene cohort below.
| Drug | Development status |
|---|---|
| Deferiprone | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
| Fosmetpantotenate | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 0 · Phase ≥3: 0 · Phased (≥1): 0 · Undrugged: 5
Druggability breadth: 2 of 5 evidence-associated genes (40%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| PANK2 | 0 | 0 |
| AP5S1 | 0 | 0 |
| MAVS | 0 | 0 |
| MIR103A2 | 0 | 0 |
| PANK2-AS1 | 0 | 0 |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| MAVS | 3 | Binding:3 |
| PANK2 | 1 | Binding:1 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| PANK2 | 2.7.1.33 | pantothenate kinase |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 4; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Chemical tractability of cohort targets
0 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.
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 0 | |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 0 | |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 1 | PANK2 |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 4 | AP5S1, MAVS, MIR103A2, PANK2-AS1 |
Undrugged target profiles
5 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| PANK2 | 1 | — |
| AP5S1 | 0 | — |
| MAVS | 3 | — |
| MIR103A2 | 0 | — |
| PANK2-AS1 | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 8.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 5 |
| PHASE3 | 3 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT01741532 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Efficacy and Safety Study of Deferiprone in Patients With Pantothenate Kinase-associated Neurodegeneration (PKAN) |
| NCT02174848 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Long-term Deferiprone Treatment in Patients With Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration |
| NCT03041116 | PHASE3 | TERMINATED | Efficacy and Safety Study of Fosmetpantotenate (RE-024) in PKAN Participants |
| NCT03333200 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Longitudinal Study of Neurodegenerative Disorders |
| NCT05522374 | Not specified | RECRUITING | TIRCON International NBIA Registry |
| NCT01838018 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Brain Perfusion in Pantothenate Kinase-associated Neurodegeneration (PKAN) |
| NCT02635841 | Not specified | NO_LONGER_AVAILABLE | Compassionate Use of Deferiprone in Patients With PKAN |
| NCT04182763 | Not specified | COMPLETED | CoA-Z in Pantothenate Kinase-associated Neurodegeneration (PKAN) |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| DEFERIPRONE | 4 | 3 |
| FOSMETPANTOTENATE | 3 | 1 |
Related Atlas pages
- Cohort genes: PANK2, AP5S1, MAVS, MIR103A2, PANK2-AS1
- Drugs: Deferiprone, Fosmetpantotenate