predisposition to invasive fungal disease due to CARD9 deficiency

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Also known as CANDF2candidiasis familial chronic mucocutaneous, autosomal recessivecandidiasis, familial, 2candidiasis, familial, 2, autosomal recessivecandidiasis, familial, type 2CARD9 deficiencyinvasive candidiasis-deep dermatophytosis syndrome

Summary

predisposition to invasive fungal disease due to CARD9 deficiency (MONDO:0008905) is a disease caused by CARD9 (GenCC Strong), with 1 cohort gene.

At a glance

  • Causal gene: CARD9 (GenCC Strong)
  • Cohort genes: 1
  • ClinVar variants: 573

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namepredisposition to invasive fungal disease due to CARD9 deficiency
Mondo IDMONDO:0008905
OMIM212050
Orphanet457088
UMLSC1859353
MedGen347128
GARD0017795
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: CANDF2 · candidiasis familial chronic mucocutaneous, autosomal recessive · candidiasis, familial, 2 · candidiasis, familial, 2, autosomal recessive · candidiasis, familial, type 2 · CARD9 deficiency · invasive candidiasis-deep dermatophytosis syndrome

Data availability: 573 ClinVar variants · 3 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

Classification path: disease susceptibility › inherited disease susceptibilitypredisposition to invasive fungal disease due to CARD9 deficiency

Related subtypes (283): microvascular complications of diabetes, susceptibility, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, susceptibility, bacteremia, susceptibility, pregnancy loss, recurrent, susceptibility, autoimmune thyroid disease, susceptibility to, susceptibility to HIV infection, appendicitis, proneness to, atherosclerosis susceptibility, multiple sclerosis, susceptibility to, dyslexia, susceptibility to, 1, endometriosis, susceptibility to, 1, osteoarthritis susceptibility 2, essential hypertension, genetic, osteoarthritis susceptibility 1, otitis media, susceptibility to, pelvic organ prolapse, susceptibility to, pulmonary edema of mountaineers, susceptibility to, sarcoidosis, susceptibility to, 1, strabismus, susceptibility to, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, susceptibility to, 1, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 1, hemolytic uremic syndrome, atypical, susceptibility to, 1, hypervitaminosis a, susceptibility to, kuru, susceptibility to, leprosy, susceptibility to, 3, nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, susceptibility to, diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent, X-linked, susceptibility to, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to, 3, dyslexia, susceptibility to, 9, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 15, Leber optic atrophy, susceptibility to, dyslexia, susceptibility to, 2, Helicobacter pylori infection, susceptibility to, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 1, inherited susceptibility to asthma, renal dysplasia, cystic, susceptibility to, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 1, leishmaniasis, tegumentary, susceptibility to, xanthomatosis, susceptibility to, hyperlipidemia, combined, 1, urinary tract infections, recurrent, susceptibility to, hypertension, essential, susceptibility to, 1, hepatic fibrosis, severe, susceptibility to, due to Schistosoma mansoni infection, dyslexia, susceptibility to, 3, Ascaris lumbricoides infection, susceptibility to, hypertension, essential, susceptibility to, 2, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 7, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 2, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 3, nephrolithiasis, uric acid, susceptibility to, atrioventricular septal defect, susceptibility to, 2, vitiligo-associated multiple autoimmune disease susceptibility 1, polysubstance abuse, susceptibility to, dyslexia, susceptibility to, 6, glaucoma, normal tension, susceptibility to, anorexia nervosa, susceptibility to, 1, stroke, susceptibility to, 1, dyslexia, susceptibility to, 5, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 2, familial meningioma, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 5, systemic lupus erythematosus with hemolytic anemia, susceptibility to, 1, hypertension, essential, susceptibility to, 3, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to, 1, bulimia nervosa, susceptibility to, 1, leprosy, susceptibility to, 2, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 9, Parkinson disease 11, autosomal dominant, susceptibility to, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 3, susceptibility to, autoimmune disease, susceptibility to, 1, osteoarthritis susceptibility 3, systemic lupus erythematosus with nephritis, susceptibility to, 1, systemic lupus erythematosus with nephritis, susceptibility to, 2, systemic lupus erythematosus with nephritis, susceptibility to, 3, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to, 2, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to, 4, autoimmune disease, susceptibility to, 2, autoimmune disease, susceptibility to, 3, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 4, myocardial infarction, susceptibility to, major depressive disorder 1, legionnaire disease, susceptibility to, myocardial infarction, susceptibility to, 2, major depressive disorder 2, hypertension, essential, susceptibility to, 4, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 3, myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, susceptibility to, 3, orofacial cleft 6, susceptibility to, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to, 5, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, susceptibility to, 1, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, susceptibility to, 2, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, susceptibility to, 3, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, susceptibility to, 4, Alzheimer disease 9, susceptibility to respiratory infections associated with CD8alpha chain mutation, dyslexia, susceptibility to, 8, autoimmune disease, susceptibility to, 4, hepatitis C virus, susceptibility to, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 4, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 4, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 2, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 3, leprosy, susceptibility to, 1, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 5, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 6, opioid dependence, susceptibility to, 1, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 7, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 8, hypertension, essential, susceptibility to, 5, hypertension, essential, susceptibility to, 6, Parkinson disease 13, autosomal dominant, susceptibility to, West Nile virus, susceptibility to, hepatitis B virus, susceptibility to, Buruli ulcer, susceptibility to, osteoarthritis susceptibility 4, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 9, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to, 7, hypertension, essential, susceptibility to, 7, leprosy, susceptibility to, 4, hypertension, essential, susceptibility to, 8, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 13, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to, 8, myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, susceptibility to, 4, susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis, 2, susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis, 3, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 6, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 5, epilepsy, childhood absence, susceptibility to, 6, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 7, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 8, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 9, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 10, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 11, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 12, celiac disease, susceptibility to, 13, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to, 9, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 10, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 11, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 12, epilepsy, childhood absence, susceptibility to, 5, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, susceptibility to, 5, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, susceptibility to, 6, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 13, sarcoidosis, susceptibility to, 2, sarcoidosis, susceptibility to, 3, osteoarthritis susceptibility 5, osteoarthritis susceptibility 6, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 4, susceptibility to, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 8, herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 2, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, susceptibility to, 7, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 10, pelvic organ prolapse, susceptibility to, 2, systemic lupus erythematosus, susceptibility to, 14, leprosy, susceptibility to, 5, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, susceptibility to, 2, hearing loss, cisplatin-induced, susceptibility to, susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild, fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic, susceptibility to, 2, leprosy, susceptibility to, 6, autoimmune disease, susceptibility to, 6, Parkinson disease 5, autosomal dominant, susceptibility to, aspergillosis, susceptibility to, sick sinus syndrome 3, susceptibility to, Parkinson disease 18, autosomal dominant, susceptibility to, epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic, susceptibility to, 9, dengue virus, susceptibility to, coronary heart disease, susceptibility to, 6, podoconiosis, susceptibility to, peripartum cardiomyopathy, susceptibility to, influenza, severe, susceptibility to, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, susceptibility to, 3, human herpesvirus 8, susceptibility to, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 12, herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 3, herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 4, pulmonary hypertension, neonatal, susceptibility to, craniosynostosis 5, susceptibility to, melioidosis, susceptibility to, chronic mountain sickness, susceptibility to, herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 7, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 14, hereditary neoplastic syndrome, autosomal recessive Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases due to partial IFNgammaR1 deficiency, autosomal recessive Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases due to partial IFNgammaR2 deficiency, susceptibility to localized juvenile periodontitis, inherited susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases, neural tube defects, susceptibility to, multiple system atrophy 1, susceptibility to, nephrolithiasis susceptibility caused by SLC26A1, myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, susceptibility to, 1, epilepsy, childhood absence, susceptibility to, 1, autism, susceptiblity to, susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis, 1, malaria, susceptibility to, spondyloarthropathy, susceptibility to, herpes simplex encephalitis, susceptibility to, 1, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 18, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 15, hepatitis, fulminant viral, susceptibility to, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 16, autosomal recessive mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases due to partial jak1 deficiency, aortic aneurysm, familial thoracic 11, susceptibility to, craniosynostosis 7, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, susceptibility to, 24, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, susceptibility to, 25, epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic, susceptibility to, 10, susceptibility to angioedema induced by ACE inhibitors, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, susceptibility to, exfoliation syndrome, susceptibility to, basal cell carcinoma, susceptibility to, graft-versus-host disease, susceptibility to, narcolepsy, susceptibility to, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, susceptibility to, restless legs syndrome, susceptibility to, psoriasis, susceptibility to, age related macular degeneration, susceptibility to, allergic rhinitis, susceptibility to, dermatitis, atopic, susceptibility to, Hirschsprung disease, susceptibility to, diabetes mellitus, ketosis-prone, schizophrenia, susceptibility to, radioulnar synostosis, nonsyndromic, susceptibility to, lumbar disk herniation, susceptibility to, lumbar disk degeneration, susceptibility to, psoriatic arthritis, susceptibility to, migraine with or without aura, susceptibility to, Alzheimer disease, susceptibility to, mitochondrial, Asperger syndrome, susceptibility to, tobacco addiction, susceptibility to, lipodystrophy, partial, acquired, susceptibility to, Graves disease, susceptibility to, 1, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 17, breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, blepharospasm, benign essential, susceptibility to, hemorrhage, intracerebral, susceptibility to, IgA nephropathy, susceptibility to, hemolytic uremic syndrome, atypical, susceptibility to, 7, vitiligo-associated multiple autoimmune disease susceptibility 6, delayed sleep phase syndrome, susceptibility to, encephalitis, acute, infection-induced, susceptibility to, malignant hyperthermia, susceptibility to, multicentric Castleman disease, susceptibility to, pelvic organ prolapse, susceptibility to, 1, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, susceptibility to, 13, Graves disease, susceptibility to, X-linked 2, autoimmune thyroid disease, susceptibility to, 5, atrioventricular septal defect, susceptibility to, 1, epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic, susceptibility to, 6, autoimmune disease, susceptibility to, 5, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 6, seasonal affective disorder, susceptibility to, ventricular fibrillation during myocardial infarction, susceptibility to, UV-induced skin damage, susceptibility to, antisocial behavior, susceptibility to, aplastic anemia, susceptibility to, cardiomyopathy, familial hypertrophic, 4, susceptibility to, cirrhosis, noncryptogenic, susceptibility to, coronary artery disease, severe, susceptibility to, dengue fever, susceptibility to, dengue hemorrhagic fever, susceptibility to, dengue shock syndrome, susceptibility to, dyslexia, susceptibility to, 4, dyslexia, susceptibility to, 7, efavirenz central nervous system toxicity, susceptibility to, obesity, susceptibility to, bleeding disorder, platelet-type, 13, susceptibility to, Schistosoma mansoni infection, susceptibility/resistance to, Parkinson disease 24, autosomal dominant, susceptibility to, iron overload, susceptibility to, hydrocephalus, congenital, 5, susceptibility to, hearing loss, noise-induced, susceptibility to, hyperemesis gravidarum, susceptibility to, Parkinson disease 26, autosomal dominant, susceptibility to, epilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 19, polycystic kidney disease 9, susceptibility to, rhabdomyolysis, susceptibility to, scoliosis, isolated, susceptibility to, dystonia 38, susceptibility to, gallbladder disease 4, epilepsy, juvenile absence, susceptibility to, GBA1-related Parkinson disease, susceptibility, SH2B3-related immune system disorder

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

573 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

255 likely benign, 240 uncertain significance, 23 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 18 benign, 17 pathogenic, 8 benign/likely benign, 6 likely pathogenic, 4 risk factor, 2 pathogenic/likely pathogenic

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1366255NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.579dup (p.Glu194Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1453058NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1045C>T (p.Gln349Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1698432NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.820dup (p.Asp274fs)CARD9Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
2008637NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.106C>T (p.Gln36Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
2013317NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.273C>G (p.Tyr91Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
2040735NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1350dup (p.Asp451fs)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
2062936NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1348_1349del (p.Ser450fs)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
2101675NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.575del (p.Gln192fs)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
2103982NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1213C>T (p.Gln405Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
2737986NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1000A>T (p.Lys334Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
2779176NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.205C>T (p.Gln69Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3245198NC_000009.11:g.(?139258754)(139266530_?)delCARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3406NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.883C>T (p.Gln295Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
4733950NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.475G>T (p.Glu159Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
567137NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1289dup (p.Ser431fs)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
575157NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1351_1354del (p.Asp451fs)CARD9Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
836732NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.766del (p.Leu256fs)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
88852NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.865C>T (p.Gln289Ter)CARD9Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
535824NC_000009.12:g.(?136364105)(136372098_?)delLOC130003002Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1500511NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1078-1G>ACARD9Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1897178NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.807+1G>TCARD9Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
2871709NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1358-1G>ACARD9Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3245199NC_000009.11:g.(?139264852)(139265707_?)delCARD9Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3779479NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.808-1G>CCARD9Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
4772367NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1357+1G>ACARD9Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1698429NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.188_191dup (p.Leu65fs)CARD9risk factorno assertion criteria provided
1698430NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.472C>T (p.Gln158Ter)CARD9risk factorno assertion criteria provided
1698431NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.68C>A (p.Ser23Ter)CARD9risk factorno assertion criteria provided
88853NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.301C>T (p.Arg101Cys)CARD9risk factorno assertion criteria provided
1021343NM_052813.5(CARD9):c.1424G>T (p.Arg475Leu)CARD9Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 4 · Orphanet: 1 · 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
CARD9StrongAutosomal recessivepredisposition to invasive fungal disease due to CARD9 deficiency4

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
CARD9Orphanet:457088Predisposition to invasive fungal disease due to CARD9 deficiency

Cohort genes → proteins

1 cohort genes, 1 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence1

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
CARD9HGNC:16391ENSG00000187796Q9H257Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9gencc,clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
CARD9Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9Adapter protein that plays a key role in innate immune response against fungi by forming signaling complexes downstream of C-type lectin receptors.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 0 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 1 · Druggable fraction: 0.0

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.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Other/Unknown11.8×0.558

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
CARD9Other/UnknownnoCARD, DEATH-like_dom_sf, CARD_CARD9

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)

BucketGenes
narrow (1-5 tissues)0
moderate (6-20)0
broad (>20)1
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
leukocyte1
monocyte1
mononuclear cell1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
CARD9172broadmarkermonocyte, mononuclear cell, leukocyte

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 0.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
CARD93,636

Structural data

PDB: 1 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
CARD9Q9H2578

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 6. 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.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Nucleotide-binding domain, leucine rich repeat containing receptor (NLR) signaling pathways1356.9×0.008CARD9
NOD1/2 Signaling Pathway1317.2×0.008CARD9
C-type lectin receptors (CLRs)1237.9×0.008CARD9
CLEC7A (Dectin-1) signaling1142.8×0.011CARD9
Innate Immune System125.5×0.047CARD9
Immune System113.0×0.077CARD9

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 termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
regulation of interleukin-2 production18426.0×0.003CARD9
response to peptidoglycan12407.4×0.003CARD9
response to aldosterone11685.2×0.003CARD9
host-mediated modulation of intestinal microbiota composition11532.0×0.003CARD9
neutrophil mediated immunity11404.3×0.003CARD9
response to muramyl dipeptide11404.3×0.003CARD9
positive regulation of T-helper 17 type immune response11404.3×0.003CARD9
positive regulation of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor production1991.3×0.004CARD9
antifungal innate immune response1936.2×0.004CARD9
positive regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade1802.5×0.004CARD9
positive regulation of macrophage cytokine production1732.7×0.004CARD9
immunoglobulin mediated immune response1702.2×0.004CARD9
stress-activated MAPK cascade1702.2×0.004CARD9
positive regulation of interleukin-17 production1601.9×0.004CARD9
positive regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response1543.6×0.004CARD9
response to exogenous dsRNA1526.6×0.004CARD9
positive regulation of innate immune response1526.6×0.004CARD9
regulation of immune response1495.6×0.004CARD9
positive regulation of chemokine production1374.5×0.005CARD9
positive regulation of cytokine production1271.8×0.006CARD9
JNK cascade1271.8×0.006CARD9
apoptotic signaling pathway1224.7×0.007CARD9
obsolete positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity1205.5×0.007CARD9
positive regulation of interleukin-6 production1166.8×0.008CARD9
positive regulation of JNK cascade1163.6×0.008CARD9
positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production1153.2×0.008CARD9
defense response to Gram-positive bacterium1127.7×0.010CARD9
protein homooligomerization1122.1×0.010CARD9
positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade185.1×0.013CARD9
regulation of apoptotic process183.4×0.013CARD9

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 0 · Phase ≥3: 0 · Phased (≥1): 0 · Undrugged: 1

Druggability breadth: 0 of 1 evidence-associated genes (0%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
CARD900

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

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

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):

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)0
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug0
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug1CARD9

Undrugged target profiles

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

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
CARD90

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.