SACS

sacsin molecular chaperone

Gene Function

Co-chaperone which acts as a regulator of the Hsp70 chaperone machinery and may be involved in the processing of other ataxia-linked proteins Source: UniProt

Relationship to CMT

Unclassified AR
1 subtype
13q12.12
First described 2018
Mitochondrial involvement

Subtype Inheritance Class OMIM Sentinel Publication
SubtypeCMT-SACS Inheritanceautosomal recessive ClassUnclassified Subtypes OMIMn/a Sentinel Publication

2018 · 10.1016/j.nmd.2017.11.008

Stored Identifiers

No HGNC Aliases
hgnc_idHGNC:10519
ensembl_gene_idENSG00000151835
coords_grch38chr13:23288689-23433763
coords_grch37chr13:23902965-24007841
entrez_id26278
omim_gene604490
uniprot_idsQ9NZJ4
refseq_accessionNM_014363
mane_refseqNM_014363.6
mane_ensemblENST00000382292.9

ClinVar Variants

Pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in SACS, as classified in ClinVar, are read live from NCBI. Only aggregate germline records are shown. 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.

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, one for a single submitter with criteria provided, and none where no criteria were provided.

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.

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