DCAF8

DDB1 and CUL4 associated factor 8

Relationship to CMT

GAN AD 1 subtype 1q23.2
First described 2014
Subtype1
SubtypeInheritanceClassOMIMSentinel Publication
SubtypeGAN-2 Inheritanceautosomal dominant ClassGAN OMIM610100 Sentinel Publication
2014 · 10.1212/WNL.0000000000000206

ClinVar Variants

Pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in DCAF8, as classified in ClinVar, are read live from NCBI.

Reported in CMT
Reported in Other Diseases

Reported in a disease other than CMT. Listed apart rather than counted as CMT variants.

Variants w/o a Recorded Disease

Pathogenic or likely pathogenic in ClinVar, submitted without a disease recorded.

What the review stars mean

Review stars are ClinVar’s measure of how well a classification is supported: four for a practice guideline, three for an expert panel review, two for agreement among multiple submitters, and one for a single submitter with criteria provided. A record with no criteria provided earns no stars and is not indexed.

Only aggregate germline records are indexed. Uncertain and conflicting classifications are not. Experts in CMT makes no claim to the accuracy of ClinVar data. This index is provided for informational purposes only.

Gene Function

DCAF8 may function as a substrate receptor for CUL4-DDB1 E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex Source: UniProt

Indexed Identifiers

HGNC Aliases: WDR42A
hgnc_idHGNC:24891
ensembl_gene_idENSG00000132716
coords_grch38chr1:160214840-160263388
coords_grch37chr1:160185505-160254920
entrez_id50717
omim_gene615820
uniprot_idsQ5TAQ9
refseq_accessionNM_015726
mane_refseqNM_015726.4
mane_ensemblENST00000368074.6

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