Wrinkly skin syndrome

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Also known as wrinkled skin syndromeWSS

Summary

Wrinkly skin syndrome (MONDO:0010208) is a disease caused by ATP6V0A2 (GenCC Definitive), with 1 cohort gene.

At a glance

  • Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide) [Orphanet-validated]
  • Causal gene: ATP6V0A2 (GenCC Definitive)
  • Cohort genes: 1
  • ClinVar variants: 44
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 61

Clinical features

Epidemiology

Prevalence records

2 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:

TypeClassValueGeographyValidation
Cases/families30WorldwideValidated
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000WorldwideValidated

Signs & symptoms

Clinical features (HPO)

61 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 50 by frequency):

HPO IDTermFrequency
HP:0007407Excessive skin wrinkling on dorsum of hands and fingersObligate (100%)
HP:0000023Inguinal herniaVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000028CryptorchidismVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000218High palateVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000253Progressive microcephalyVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000286EpicanthusVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000316HypertelorismVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000319Smooth philtrumVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000343Long philtrumVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000369Low-set earsVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000455Broad nasal tipVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000494Downslanted palpebral fissuresVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000670Carious teethVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000684Delayed eruption of teethVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000750Delayed speech and language developmentVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000767Pectus excavatumVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000938OsteopeniaVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000973Cutis laxaVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001263Global developmental delayVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001374Congenital hip dislocationVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001476Delayed closure of the anterior fontanelleVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001508Failure to thriveVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001511Intrauterine growth retardationVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001537Umbilical herniaVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001611Hypernasal speechVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001763Pes planusVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001788Premature rupture of membranesVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0001869Deep plantar creasesVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0002645Wormian bonesVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0002751KyphoscoliosisVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0002761Generalized joint laxityVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0002812Coxa varaVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0003160Abnormal isoelectric focusing of serum transferrinVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0003199Decreased muscle massVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0004322Short statureVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0004426Abnormality of the cheekVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0004993Slender long bones with narrow diaphysesVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0005272Prominent nasolabial foldVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0005425Recurrent sinopulmonary infectionsVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0006114Multiple palmar creasesVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0006191Deep palmar creaseVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0006891Thick cerebral cortexVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0007392Excessive wrinkled skinVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0007457Prominent veins on trunkVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0008070Sparse hairVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0008113Multiple plantar creasesVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0008897Postnatal growth retardationVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0008947Floppy infantVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0009125LipodystrophyVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0010838High nonceruloplasmin-bound serum copperVery frequent (80-99%)

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namewrinkly skin syndrome
Mondo IDMONDO:0010208
MeSHC536750
OMIM278250
Orphanet2834
DOIDDOID:0112171
ICD-11638767040
SNOMED CT238875009
UMLSC0406587
MedGen98030
GARD0000273
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: wrinkled skin syndrome · wrinkly skin syndrome · WSS

Data availability: 44 ClinVar variants · 3 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary disease › autosomal genetic disease › autosomal recessive disease › autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 2 › autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 2Awrinkly skin syndrome

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

44 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

15 uncertain significance, 10 likely pathogenic, 7 benign, 4 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 4 pathogenic, 3 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 1 benign/likely benign

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
2137448NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.390_397dup (p.Arg133delinsThrCysTer)ATP6V0A2Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
21499NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.294+1G>AATP6V0A2Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
3574387NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.130del (p.Asn43_Val44insTer)ATP6V0A2Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
3574388NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.208C>T (p.Gln70Ter)ATP6V0A2Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
845NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.187C>T (p.Arg63Ter)ATP6V0A2Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
95519NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.1514+1G>AATP6V0A2Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
286400NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.78dup (p.Ser27fs)LOC130009117Pathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
2735988NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.117+1delATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
2740713NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.1189G>C (p.Ala397Pro)ATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
3574386NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.124C>T (p.Gln42Ter)ATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3574389NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.726T>A (p.Cys242Ter)ATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3574391NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.1418C>G (p.Ser473Ter)ATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3574392NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.1724+2T>CATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
3574393NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.2137C>T (p.Gln713Ter)ATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3574394NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.2442del (p.Leu815fs)ATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3779384NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.197-1G>AATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
3779385NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.1501_1514+15delATP6V0A2Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1677219NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.1214C>T (p.Pro405Leu)ATP6V0A2Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
2069270NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.976G>T (p.Ala326Ser)ATP6V0A2Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
307580NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.614C>T (p.Ala205Val)ATP6V0A2Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
390767NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.422G>T (p.Arg141Leu)ATP6V0A2Conflicting classifications of pathogenicitycriteria provided, conflicting classifications
1190639NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.539T>C (p.Ile180Thr)ATP6V0A2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1303408NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.422G>A (p.Arg141His)ATP6V0A2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1309768NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.883G>A (p.Val295Ile)ATP6V0A2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1368713NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.28A>G (p.Met10Val)ATP6V0A2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1462973NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.2327G>A (p.Arg776His)ATP6V0A2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
2186320NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.1157A>G (p.Tyr386Cys)ATP6V0A2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
307578NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.309G>T (p.Lys103Asn)ATP6V0A2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
307587NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.1565C>T (p.Pro522Leu)ATP6V0A2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
307595NM_012463.4(ATP6V0A2):c.2072T>C (p.Ile691Thr)ATP6V0A2Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 7 · 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.

GeneClassificationInheritanceDiseaseRecords
ATP6V0A2DefinitiveAutosomal recessivewrinkly skin syndrome7

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
ATP6V0A2Orphanet:2834Wrinkly skin syndrome
ATP6V0A2Orphanet:357074Autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 2, classic type

Cohort genes → proteins

1 cohort genes, 1 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence1

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
ATP6V0A2HGNC:18481ENSG00000185344Q9Y487V-type proton ATPase 116 kDa subunit a 2gencc,clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
ATP6V0A2V-type proton ATPase 116 kDa subunit a 2Subunit of the V0 complex of vacuolar(H+)-ATPase (V-ATPase), a multisubunit enzyme composed of a peripheral complex (V1) that hydrolyzes ATP and a membrane integral complex (V0) that translocates protons.

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.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Enzyme (other)112.0×0.083

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
ATP6V0A2Enzyme (other)yes7.1.2.1V-ATPase_116kDa_su, V-type_ATPase_116kDa_su_euka

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
skin of leg1
stromal cell of endometrium1
sural nerve1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
ATP6V0A2239ubiquitousmarkerskin of leg, sural nerve, stromal cell of endometrium

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 0.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
ATP6V0A22,076

Structural data

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

AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)

SymbolUniProtpLDDT
ATP6V0A2Q9Y48781.94

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 4. 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
Insulin receptor recycling1380.7×0.004ATP6V0A2
Transferrin endocytosis and recycling1368.4×0.004ATP6V0A2
ROS and RNS production in phagocytes1335.9×0.004ATP6V0A2
Ion channel transport196.0×0.010ATP6V0A2

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
cellular response to increased oxygen levels12106.5×0.002ATP6V0A2
Golgi lumen acidification11685.2×0.002ATP6V0A2
vacuolar acidification1732.7×0.003ATP6V0A2
proton transmembrane transport1312.1×0.005ATP6V0A2
regulation of macroautophagy1295.6×0.005ATP6V0A2
intracellular iron ion homeostasis1244.2×0.005ATP6V0A2
immune response147.1×0.021ATP6V0A2

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
ATP6V0A200

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.

Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)

SymbolEC numbersNames
ATP6V0A27.1.2.1P-type H+-exporting transporter

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 drug1ATP6V0A2
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug0

Undrugged target profiles

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

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
ATP6V0A20

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.