PHACE syndrome
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Also known as P-CIISpascual-Castroviejo syndrome type 2pascual-Castroviejo type II syndromePosterior fossa brain malformations, hemangiomas of the face, arterial anomalies, cardiac anomalies, and eye abnormalities
Summary
PHACE syndrome (MONDO:0011676) is a disease with 1 cohort gene and 4 clinical trials.
At a glance
- Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide) [Orphanet-validated]
- Cohort genes: 1
- ClinVar variants: 1
- Phenotypes (HPO): 34
- Clinical trials: 4
Clinical features
Epidemiology
Prevalence records
2 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:
| Type | Class | Value | Geography | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases/families | 300 | Worldwide | Validated | |
| Point prevalence | <1 / 1 000 000 | Worldwide | Validated |
Signs & symptoms
Clinical features (HPO)
34 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 34 by frequency):
| HPO ID | Term | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| HP:0009145 | Abnormal cerebral artery morphology | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0000501 | Glaucoma | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000568 | Microphthalmia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000609 | Optic nerve hypoplasia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001305 | Dandy-Walker malformation | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001627 | Abnormal heart morphology | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001671 | Abnormal cardiac septum morphology | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002408 | Cerebral arteriovenous malformation | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000252 | Microcephaly | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000315 | Abnormality of the orbital region | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000486 | Strabismus | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000508 | Ptosis | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000518 | Cataract | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000612 | Iris coloboma | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000646 | Amblyopia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000647 | Sclerocornea | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000766 | Abnormal sternum morphology | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000821 | Hypothyroidism | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001100 | Heterochromia iridis | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001250 | Seizure | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001252 | Hypotonia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001263 | Global developmental delay | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001274 | Agenesis of corpus callosum | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001321 | Cerebellar hypoplasia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001636 | Tetralogy of Fallot | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001680 | Coarctation of aorta | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0002616 | Aortic root aneurysm | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0004374 | Hemiplegia/hemiparesis | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0005306 | Capillary hemangioma | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0005344 | Abnormality of the carotid arteries | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0007797 | Retinal vascular malformation | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0100028 | Ectopic thyroid | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0100719 | Lens coloboma | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0100761 | Visceral angiomatosis | Occasional (5-29%) |
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | PHACE syndrome |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0011676 |
| OMIM | 606519 |
| Orphanet | 42775 |
| ICD-11 | 1825849023 |
| UMLS | C1847874 |
| MedGen | 376231 |
| GARD | 0008338 |
| MedDRA | 10068032 |
| NORD | 1927 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: P-CIIS · pascual-Castroviejo syndrome type 2 · pascual-Castroviejo type II syndrome · Posterior fossa brain malformations, hemangiomas of the face, arterial anomalies, cardiac anomalies, and eye abnormalities
Data availability: 1 ClinVar variant · 3 cell lines.
Disease family
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › nervous system disorder › congenital nervous system disorder › PHACE syndrome
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palsy, congenital abducens nerve palsy, neurodevelopmental disorder-craniofacial dysmorphism-cardiac defect-hip dysplasia syndrome, congenital insensitivity to pain with severe intellectual disability, X-linked intellectual disability-cerebellar hypoplasia-spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia syndrome, global developmental delay-visual anomalies-progressive cerebellar atrophy-truncal hypotonia syndrome, lissencephaly spectrum disorders, hyaline body myopathy, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, craniorachischisis, Leber congenital amaurosis, Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, X-linked intellectual disability-hypogammaglobulinemia-progressive neurological deterioration syndrome, X-linked intellectual disability-epilepsy-progressive joint contractures-dysmorphism syndrome, X-linked intellectual disability, Pai type, X-linked intellectual disability, Stevenson type, X-linked intellectual disability, Stoll type, congenital muscular dystrophy, congenital vitreoretinal dysplasia, 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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
1 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
1 pathogenic/likely pathogenic
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13980 | NM_004333.6(BRAF):c.1600G>C (p.Gly534Arg) | BRAF | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 11 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | Orphanet:1340 | Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome |
| BRAF | Orphanet:146 | Differentiated thyroid carcinoma |
| BRAF | Orphanet:251615 | Pilomyxoid astrocytoma |
| BRAF | Orphanet:389 | Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
| BRAF | Orphanet:500 | Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines |
| BRAF | Orphanet:54595 | Craniopharyngioma |
| BRAF | Orphanet:58017 | Classic hairy cell leukemia |
| BRAF | Orphanet:626 | Large/giant congenital melanocytic nevus |
| BRAF | Orphanet:648 | Noonan syndrome |
| BRAF | Orphanet:840 | Syringocystadenoma papilliferum |
| BRAF | Orphanet:96253 | Cushing disease |
Cohort genes → proteins
1 cohort genes, 1 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 1 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAF | HGNC:1097 | ENSG00000157764 | P15056 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf | Protein kinase involved in the transduction of mitogenic signals from the cell membrane to the nucleus. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinase | 1 | 27.7× | 0.036 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAF | Kinase | yes | 2.7.10.2 | Prot_kinase_dom, Ser-Thr/Tyr_kinase_cat_dom, PKC_DAG/PE |
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 |
|---|---|
| buccal mucosa cell | 1 |
| calcaneal tendon | 1 |
| colonic epithelium | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAF | 265 | ubiquitous | marker | buccal mucosa cell, colonic epithelium, calcaneal tendon |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 0.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| BRAF | 7,394 |
Structural data
PDB: 1 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | P15056 | 131 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 39. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signaling by MRAS-complex mutants | 1 | 2855.0× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| Signalling to p38 via RIT and RIN | 1 | 2284.0× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| Negative feedback regulation of MAPK pathway | 1 | 1903.3× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| ARMS-mediated activation | 1 | 1631.4× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| Prolonged ERK activation events | 1 | 1427.5× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| SHOC2 M1731 mutant abolishes MRAS complex function | 1 | 1427.5× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| Gain-of-function MRAS complexes activate RAF signaling | 1 | 1427.5× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| Signaling by FGFR3 | 1 | 1142.0× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| Signaling by FGFR4 | 1 | 1038.2× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| Frs2-mediated activation | 1 | 951.7× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| Signaling by FGFR1 | 1 | 815.7× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| Spry regulation of FGF signaling | 1 | 713.8× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Signalling to ERKs | 1 | 601.0× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Negative regulation of FGFR3 signaling | 1 | 439.2× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Signaling by RAS mutants | 1 | 423.0× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Negative regulation of FGFR4 signaling | 1 | 407.9× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Signaling by FGFR2 | 1 | 407.9× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Negative regulation of FGFR1 signaling | 1 | 368.4× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Negative regulation of FGFR2 signaling | 1 | 368.4× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Signaling by FGFR | 1 | 346.1× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| RAF activation | 1 | 335.9× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Signaling by high-kinase activity BRAF mutants | 1 | 317.2× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| MAP2K and MAPK activation | 1 | 285.5× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Signaling by RAF1 mutants | 1 | 278.5× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Negative regulation of MAPK pathway | 1 | 265.6× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Signaling by moderate kinase activity BRAF mutants | 1 | 253.8× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Paradoxical activation of RAF signaling by kinase inactive BRAF | 1 | 253.8× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Signaling downstream of RAS mutants | 1 | 253.8× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Oncogenic MAPK signaling | 1 | 248.3× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| Signaling by NTRK1 (TRKA) | 1 | 196.9× | 0.007 | BRAF |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD4-positive or CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell lineage commitment | 1 | 5617.3× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| positive regulation of axon regeneration | 1 | 3370.4× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| negative regulation of synaptic vesicle exocytosis | 1 | 3370.4× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell differentiation | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| myeloid progenitor cell differentiation | 1 | 2407.4× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| positive regulation of D-glucose transmembrane transport | 1 | 2106.5× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| head morphogenesis | 1 | 2106.5× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| establishment of protein localization to membrane | 1 | 1872.4× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| negative regulation of fibroblast migration | 1 | 1532.0× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| endothelial cell apoptotic process | 1 | 1296.3× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| regulation of T cell differentiation | 1 | 1203.7× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| face development | 1 | 802.5× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| synaptic vesicle exocytosis | 1 | 766.0× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation | 1 | 766.0× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| stress fiber assembly | 1 | 766.0× | 0.003 | BRAF |
| postsynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission | 1 | 674.1× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| positive regulation of axonogenesis | 1 | 581.1× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| thyroid gland development | 1 | 543.6× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| negative regulation of endothelial cell apoptotic process | 1 | 495.6× | 0.004 | BRAF |
| T cell differentiation in thymus | 1 | 411.0× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| positive regulation of substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading | 1 | 374.5× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading | 1 | 343.9× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| thymus development | 1 | 337.0× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| ERK1 and ERK2 cascade | 1 | 318.0× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| positive regulation of stress fiber assembly | 1 | 312.1× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| visual learning | 1 | 306.4× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| long-term synaptic potentiation | 1 | 280.9× | 0.005 | BRAF |
| epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway | 1 | 247.8× | 0.006 | BRAF |
| somatic stem cell population maintenance | 1 | 247.8× | 0.006 | BRAF |
| cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus | 1 | 240.7× | 0.006 | BRAF |
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 |
|---|---|
| BRAF | VEMURAFENIB |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | 48 | 4 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| VEMURAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| PONATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| SORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DASATINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | BRAF |
| RUXOLITINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| INFIGRATINIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | BRAF |
| INFIGRATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| REGORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DABRAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| COBIMETINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| NILOTINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ABEMACICLIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ENCORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| TOVORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| PAZOPANIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DASATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ERLOTINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| GEFITINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| IMATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| MASITINIB | 3 | BRAF |
| AVUTOMETINIB | 3 | BRAF |
| NAPORAFENIB | 3 | BRAF |
| QUERCETIN | 3 | BRAF |
| MOTESANIB | 3 | BRAF |
| DORAMAPIMOD | 2 | BRAF |
| FORETINIB | 2 | BRAF |
| REBASTINIB | 2 | BRAF |
| CEP-32496 | 2 | BRAF |
| BAFETINIB | 2 | BRAF |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | 1,442 | Binding:1400, Functional:37, ADMET:5 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| BRAF | 2.7.10.2, 2.7.11.1 | non-specific protein-tyrosine kinase, non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|---|
| BRAF | 1,442 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| VEMURAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| PONATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| SORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DASATINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | BRAF |
| RUXOLITINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| INFIGRATINIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | BRAF |
| INFIGRATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| REGORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DABRAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| COBIMETINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| NILOTINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ABEMACICLIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ENCORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| TOVORAFENIB | 4 | BRAF |
| PAZOPANIB | 4 | BRAF |
| DASATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| ERLOTINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| GEFITINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| IMATINIB | 4 | BRAF |
| MASITINIB | 3 | BRAF |
| AVUTOMETINIB | 3 | BRAF |
| NAPORAFENIB | 3 | BRAF |
| QUERCETIN | 3 | BRAF |
| MOTESANIB | 3 | BRAF |
| DORAMAPIMOD | 2 | BRAF |
| FORETINIB | 2 | BRAF |
| REBASTINIB | 2 | BRAF |
| CEP-32496 | 2 | BRAF |
| BAFETINIB | 2 | BRAF |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 1 | BRAF |
| 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: 4.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 4 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT03440697 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Pathogenetic Basis of Aortopathy and Aortic Valve Disease |
| NCT05133245 | Not specified | ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION | PHACE - Prospective Genetic Investigation |
| NCT01016756 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Genetic Analysis of PHACE Syndrome (Hemangioma With Other Congenital Anomalies) |
| NCT01018082 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Longitudinal Study of Neurologic, Cognitive, and Radiologic Outcomes of PHACE Syndrome |
Related Atlas pages
- Cohort genes: BRAF