Systemic primary carnitine deficiency disease
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Also known as Carnitine deficiencyCARNITINE deficiency, systemic primaryCarnitine deficiency, systemic, due to defect in renal reabsorption of carnitineCarnitine plasma-membrane transporter deficiencyCarnitine transporter defectcarnitine transporter deficiencycarnitine uptake defectCarnitine uptake deficiencyCDSPCUDdeficiency of plasma-membrane carnitine transporterprimary carnitine deficiencyrenal carnitine transport defectSPCD
Summary
Systemic primary carnitine deficiency disease (MONDO:0008919) is a disease caused by SLC22A5 (GenCC Definitive), with 7 cohort genes and 6 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include levocarnitine, carnitine, and dextrocarnitine.
At a glance
- Prevalence: 6-9 / 10 000 (Faroe Islands) [Orphanet-validated]
- Causal gene: SLC22A5 (GenCC Definitive)
- Cohort genes: 7
- ClinVar variants: 1,231
- Phenotypes (HPO): 9
- Clinical trials: 6
Clinical features
Epidemiology
Prevalence records
7 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:
| Type | Class | Value | Geography | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence at birth | 1-9 / 100 000 | 3.2 | Europe | Validated |
| Annual incidence | >1 / 1000 | 138.9 | Faroe Islands | Validated |
| Point prevalence | 6-9 / 10 000 | 77 | Faroe Islands | Validated |
| Point prevalence | <1 / 1 000 000 | 0.0069 | China | Validated |
| Prevalence at birth | 1-9 / 100 000 | 3.2 | United States | Validated |
| Prevalence at birth | 1-9 / 100 000 | 2.5 | Japan | Validated |
| Prevalence at birth | 1-9 / 1 000 000 | 0.83 | Australia | Validated |
Signs & symptoms
Clinical features (HPO)
9 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 9 by frequency):
| HPO ID | Term | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| HP:0000467 | Neck muscle weakness | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0001289 | Confusion | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0001324 | Muscle weakness | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0002013 | Vomiting | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0002240 | Hepatomegaly | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0002312 | Clumsiness | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0002910 | Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0006846 | Acute encephalopathy | Very frequent (80-99%) |
| HP:0007334 | Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with focal onset | Very frequent (80-99%) |
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | systemic primary carnitine deficiency disease |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0008919 |
| MeSH | C536778 |
| OMIM | 212140 |
| Orphanet | 158 |
| DOID | DOID:14365 |
| ICD-10-CM | E71.41 |
| NCIT | C98864 |
| SNOMED CT | 21764004 |
| UMLS | C0342788 |
| MedGen | 90999 |
| GARD | 0005104 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: Carnitine deficiency · CARNITINE deficiency, systemic primary · Carnitine deficiency, systemic, due to defect in renal reabsorption of carnitine · Carnitine plasma-membrane transporter deficiency · Carnitine transporter defect · carnitine transporter deficiency · carnitine uptake defect · Carnitine uptake deficiency · CDSP · CUD · cud · deficiency of plasma-membrane carnitine transporter · primary carnitine deficiency · renal carnitine transport defect · SPCD · systemic primary carnitine deficiency disease
Data availability: 1,231 ClinVar variants · 7 GenCC gene-disease records · 2 cell lines.
Disease family
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary disease › inborn errors of metabolism › inborn disorder of amino acid and other organic acid metabolism › inborn disorder of amino acid metabolism › systemic primary carnitine deficiency disease
Related subtypes (32): disorder of methionine catabolism, inborn serine deficiency, cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome, inborn organic aciduria, gamma-amino butyric acid metabolism disorder, homocystinuria, urea cycle disorder, adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency, cystathioninuria, hyperlysinemia, Brunner syndrome, glycine encephalopathy, aminoacylase 1 deficiency, adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency, hyperphenylalaninemia due to tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency, inborn disorder of tryptophan metabolism, inborn disorder of proline metabolism, inborn disorder of ornithine metabolism, inborn disorder of amino acid transport, inborn disorder of histidine metabolism, inborn disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, inborn disorder of branched-chain amino acid metabolism, arakawa syndrome 2, 2-methylacetoacetyl CoA thiolase deficiency, albinism, hyperphenylalaninemia due to DNAJC12 deficiency, inborn disorder of the metabolism of sulfur-containing amino acids and hydrogen sulfide, inborn disorder of glycine and serine metabolism, inborn disorder of ornithine, proline and hydroxyproline metabolism, inborn disorder of glutamate/glutamine and aspartate/asparagine metabolism, hyperglycinemia, transient neonatal, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient hyperphenylalaninemia
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:
229 likely benign, 197 uncertain significance, 49 pathogenic, 41 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 41 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 30 likely pathogenic, 10 benign, 3 benign/likely benign
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1206321 | NM_020812.4(DOCK6):c.3190_3191del (p.Leu1064fs) | DOCK6 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 25340 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.-149G>A | LOC129994569 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1042938 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.113C>A (p.Ser38Tyr) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1068475 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.1520T>C (p.Leu507Ser) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1068602 | NC_000005.9:g.(?131713846)(131714183_?)del | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1068603 | NC_000005.9:g.(?131719829)(131728317_?)del | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1068932 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.37G>T (p.Glu13Ter) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1069784 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.1240del (p.Leu414fs) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1070131 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.587_588del (p.Phe196fs) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1070906 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.844dup (p.Arg282fs) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1071451 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.2T>C (p.Met1Thr) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1072441 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.1347C>A (p.Tyr449Ter) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1074182 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.479C>A (p.Ser160Ter) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1367433 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.1350del (p.Ala451fs) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1398476 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.860_861del (p.Gln287fs) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1417216 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.328C>T (p.Gln110Ter) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1419604 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.1446C>G (p.Tyr482Ter) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1424747 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.847T>C (p.Trp283Arg) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1424767 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.1336G>T (p.Val446Phe) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1426461 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.976C>T (p.Gln326Ter) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1430105 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.69_71del (p.Phe23del) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1432590 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.835G>T (p.Glu279Ter) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1451189 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.859C>T (p.Gln287Ter) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1451545 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.839C>T (p.Ser280Phe) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1451891 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.802del (p.Val268fs) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1452650 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.1289del (p.Val430fs) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1453057 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.449del (p.Phe150fs) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1453608 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.494_497del (p.Asp165fs) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1455669 | NC_000005.9:g.(?131713846)(131720003_?)del | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 1456659 | NM_003060.4(SLC22A5):c.1412G>C (p.Arg471Pro) | SLC22A5 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 9 · Orphanet: 3 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC22A5 | Definitive | Autosomal recessive | systemic primary carnitine deficiency disease | 9 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| SLC22A5 | Orphanet:158 | Systemic primary carnitine deficiency |
| ZBTB18 | Orphanet:36367 | Distal deletion 1q syndrome |
| DOCK6 | Orphanet:974 | Adams-Oliver syndrome |
Cohort genes → proteins
7 cohort genes, 6 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 7 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC22A5 | HGNC:10969 | ENSG00000197375 | O76082 | Organic cation/carnitine transporter 2 | gencc,clinvar |
| SLC22A4 | HGNC:10968 | ENSG00000197208 | Q9H015 | Solute carrier family 22 member 4 | clinvar |
| ZBTB18 | HGNC:13030 | ENSG00000179456 | Q99592 | Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 18 | clinvar |
| ACSL6 | HGNC:16496 | ENSG00000164398 | Q9UKU0 | Long-chain-fatty-acid–CoA ligase 6 | clinvar |
| DOCK6 | HGNC:19189 | ENSG00000130158 | Q96HP0 | Dedicator of cytokinesis protein 6 | clinvar |
| RNF167 | HGNC:24544 | ENSG00000108523 | Q9H6Y7 | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF167 | clinvar |
| MIR3936HG | HGNC:40538 | ENSG00000233006 | MIR3936 host gene | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| SLC22A5 | Organic cation/carnitine transporter 2 | Sodium-ion dependent, high affinity carnitine transporter. |
| SLC22A4 | Solute carrier family 22 member 4 | Transporter that mediates the transport of endogenous and microbial zwitterions and organic cations. |
| ZBTB18 | Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 18 | Transcriptional repressor that plays a role in various developmental processes such as myogenesis and brain development. |
| ACSL6 | Long-chain-fatty-acid–CoA ligase 6 | Catalyzes the conversion of long-chain fatty acids to their active form acyl-CoA for both synthesis of cellular lipids, and degradation via beta-oxidation. |
| DOCK6 | Dedicator of cytokinesis protein 6 | Acts as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for CDC42 and RAC1 small GTPases. |
| RNF167 | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF167 | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that acts as a regulator of the TORC1 signaling pathway. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 3 · Difficult: 2 · Unknown: 2 · Druggable fraction: 0.43
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transporter | 2 | 22.2× | 0.013 |
| Transcription factor | 2 | 2.4× | 0.408 |
| Enzyme (other) | 1 | 1.7× | 0.609 |
| Other/Unknown | 2 | 0.5× | 0.968 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC22A5 | Transporter | yes | Orgcat_transp/SVOP, MFS_sugar_transport-like, Sugar_transporter_CS | |
| SLC22A4 | Transporter | yes | Orgcat_transp/SVOP, MFS_sugar_transport-like, Sugar_transporter_CS | |
| ZBTB18 | Transcription factor | no | BTB/POZ_dom, SKP1/BTB/POZ_sf, Znf_C2H2_type | |
| ACSL6 | Enzyme (other) | yes | 6.2.1.3 | AMP-dep_synth/lig_dom, AMP-binding_CS, ANL_N_sf |
| DOCK6 | Other/Unknown | no | DOCK_C/D_N, DOCK, C2_DOCK-type_domain | |
| RNF167 | Transcription factor | no | Znf_RING, PA_domain, Znf_RING-CH | |
| MIR3936HG | Other/Unknown | no |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
7 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) | 7 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| mucosa of transverse colon | 2 |
| apex of heart | 2 |
| gastrocnemius | 1 |
| muscle of leg | 1 |
| bronchial epithelial cell | 1 |
| bronchus | 1 |
| epithelium of bronchus | 1 |
| cerebellar vermis | 1 |
| cortical plate | 1 |
| paraflocculus | 1 |
| Brodmann (1909) area 23 | 1 |
| lateral nuclear group of thalamus | 1 |
| primary visual cortex | 1 |
| colonic epithelium | 1 |
| right lung | 1 |
| granulocyte | 1 |
| adenohypophysis | 1 |
| metanephros cortex | 1 |
| right uterine tube | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC22A5 | 235 | ubiquitous | marker | gastrocnemius, mucosa of transverse colon, muscle of leg |
| SLC22A4 | 201 | ubiquitous | marker | bronchial epithelial cell, epithelium of bronchus, bronchus |
| ZBTB18 | 292 | ubiquitous | marker | cerebellar vermis, paraflocculus, cortical plate |
| ACSL6 | 210 | broad | marker | lateral nuclear group of thalamus, Brodmann (1909) area 23, primary visual cortex |
| DOCK6 | 254 | ubiquitous | marker | colonic epithelium, right lung, apex of heart |
| RNF167 | 288 | ubiquitous | marker | granulocyte, apex of heart, mucosa of transverse colon |
| MIR3936HG | 169 | broad | marker | metanephros cortex, adenohypophysis, right uterine tube |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 1.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| ACSL6 | 2,236 |
| SLC22A4 | 1,615 |
| ZBTB18 | 1,520 |
| SLC22A5 | 1,492 |
| DOCK6 | 1,018 |
| RNF167 | 791 |
| MIR3936HG | 0 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| SLC22A4 | SLC22A5 | intact |
Structural data
PDB: 3 · AlphaFold-only: 3 · No structure: 1
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| DOCK6 | Q96HP0 | 7 |
| SLC22A5 | O76082 | 3 |
| ZBTB18 | Q99592 | 1 |
AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)
| Symbol | UniProt | pLDDT |
|---|---|---|
| ACSL6 | Q9UKU0 | 90.15 |
| SLC22A4 | Q9H015 | 85.07 |
| RNF167 | Q9H6Y7 | 79.08 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 19. Enrichment computed across 7 evidence-associated genes (4 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 4 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC-mediated transport of organic cations | 2 | 380.7× | 9e-05 | SLC22A5, SLC22A4 |
| R-HSA-549132 | 2 | 380.7× | 9e-05 | SLC22A5, SLC22A4 |
| R-HSA-425366 | 2 | 90.6× | 0.001 | SLC22A5, SLC22A4 |
| Fatty acid metabolism | 2 | 65.6× | 0.002 | SLC22A5, ACSL6 |
| Defective SLC22A5 causes systemic primary carnitine deficiency (CDSP) | 1 | 1427.5× | 0.003 | SLC22A5 |
| SLC-mediated transmembrane transport | 2 | 29.6× | 0.005 | SLC22A5, SLC22A4 |
| Choline catabolism | 1 | 356.9× | 0.008 | SLC22A4 |
| Carnitine shuttle | 1 | 190.3× | 0.012 | SLC22A5 |
| Metabolism of lipids | 2 | 15.8× | 0.012 | SLC22A5, ACSL6 |
| Synthesis of very long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs | 1 | 114.2× | 0.014 | ACSL6 |
| Fatty acyl-CoA biosynthesis | 1 | 109.8× | 0.014 | ACSL6 |
| Transport of small molecules | 2 | 12.6× | 0.014 | SLC22A5, SLC22A4 |
| SLC transporter disorders | 1 | 51.0× | 0.028 | SLC22A5 |
| Disorders of transmembrane transporters | 1 | 34.8× | 0.039 | SLC22A5 |
| Metabolism | 2 | 5.8× | 0.050 | SLC22A5, ACSL6 |
| CDC42 GTPase cycle | 1 | 18.1× | 0.064 | DOCK6 |
| Factors involved in megakaryocyte development and platelet production | 1 | 16.6× | 0.066 | DOCK6 |
| RAC1 GTPase cycle | 1 | 15.3× | 0.067 | DOCK6 |
| Disease | 1 | 3.3× | 0.273 | SLC22A5 |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 6 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| carnitine transport | 2 | 1404.3× | 2e-05 | SLC22A5, SLC22A4 |
| quaternary ammonium group transport | 2 | 1123.5× | 2e-05 | SLC22A5, SLC22A4 |
| sodium ion transport | 2 | 90.6× | 0.003 | SLC22A5, SLC22A4 |
| sulfur amino acid transport | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.004 | SLC22A4 |
| acetylcholine uptake | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.004 | SLC22A4 |
| positive regulation of intestinal epithelial structure maintenance | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.004 | SLC22A5 |
| sodium-dependent organic cation transport | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.004 | SLC22A5 |
| (R)-carnitine transport | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.004 | SLC22A5 |
| (R)-carnitine transmembrane transport | 1 | 936.2× | 0.006 | SLC22A5 |
| organelle localization | 1 | 702.2× | 0.007 | RNF167 |
| response to symbiotic bacterium | 1 | 468.1× | 0.008 | SLC22A5 |
| carnitine transmembrane transport | 1 | 468.1× | 0.008 | SLC22A5 |
| carnitine metabolic process | 1 | 401.2× | 0.009 | SLC22A4 |
| protein K29-linked ubiquitination | 1 | 255.3× | 0.013 | RNF167 |
| cellular response to leucine starvation | 1 | 234.1× | 0.013 | RNF167 |
| xenobiotic detoxification by transmembrane export across the plasma membrane | 1 | 187.2× | 0.016 | SLC22A5 |
| amino acid import across plasma membrane | 1 | 175.5× | 0.016 | SLC22A4 |
| long-chain fatty-acyl-CoA biosynthetic process | 1 | 140.4× | 0.017 | ACSL6 |
| xenobiotic transport | 1 | 140.4× | 0.017 | SLC22A4 |
| response to vitamin D | 1 | 133.8× | 0.017 | SLC22A4 |
| very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process | 1 | 127.7× | 0.017 | ACSL6 |
| acyl-CoA metabolic process | 1 | 117.0× | 0.018 | ACSL6 |
| long-chain fatty acid metabolic process | 1 | 104.0× | 0.018 | ACSL6 |
| response to tumor necrosis factor | 1 | 104.0× | 0.018 | SLC22A5 |
| lysosome localization | 1 | 87.8× | 0.018 | RNF167 |
| response to type II interferon | 1 | 87.8× | 0.018 | SLC22A5 |
| response to exogenous dsRNA | 1 | 87.8× | 0.018 | SLC22A4 |
| regulation of Rho protein signal transduction | 1 | 85.1× | 0.018 | DOCK6 |
| regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic | 1 | 85.1× | 0.018 | RNF167 |
| liver regeneration | 1 | 85.1× | 0.018 | SLC22A4 |
Therapeutics
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 0 · Phase ≥3: 0 · Phased (≥1): 0 · Undrugged: 7
Druggability breadth: 3 of 7 evidence-associated genes (43%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| SLC22A5 | 0 | 0 |
| SLC22A4 | 0 | 0 |
| ZBTB18 | 0 | 0 |
| ACSL6 | 0 | 0 |
| DOCK6 | 0 | 0 |
| RNF167 | 0 | 0 |
| MIR3936HG | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SLC22A5 | 97 | Functional:79, ADMET:18 |
| SLC22A4 | 29 | Functional:26, ADMET:3 |
| ACSL6 | 1 | Binding:1 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| ACSL6 | 6.2.1.3 | long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 6; 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 | SLC22A5 |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 2 | SLC22A4, ACSL6 |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 4 | ZBTB18, DOCK6, RNF167, MIR3936HG |
Undrugged target profiles
7 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| SLC22A5 | 97 | — |
| SLC22A4 | 29 | — |
| ZBTB18 | 0 | — |
| ACSL6 | 1 | — |
| DOCK6 | 0 | — |
| RNF167 | 0 | — |
| MIR3936HG | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 6.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 3 |
| PHASE4 | 1 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 1 |
| EARLY_PHASE1 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT01904396 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Identification of Carnitine-Responsive Cardiomyopathy |
| NCT01783041 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Effect of Early L-Carnitine Supplementation on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants |
| NCT07201714 | EARLY_PHASE1 | RECRUITING | Oral Carnitine in Heart Failure Patients |
| NCT00187733 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Influence of OCTN2 Variants on Carnitine Status and Plasma Triglycerides |
| NCT02635269 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Fat and Sugar Metabolism During Exercise in Patients With Metabolic Myopathy |
| NCT05910151 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Selective Screening of Children for Hereditary Metabolic Diseases by Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Kazakhstan |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| LEVOCARNITINE | 4 | 3 |
| CARNITINE | 3 | 2 |
| DEXTROCARNITINE | 0 | 1 |