Genes in panel

Fetal anomalies

Gene: BORCS8

Red List (low evidence)

BORCS8 (BLOC-1 related complex subunit 8)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000254901
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000254901
OMIM: 616601, Gene2Phenotype
BORCS8 is in 6 panels

2 reviews

Arina Puzriakova (Genomics England Curator)

Red List (low evidence)

New gene added to this panel with a Red rating, inline with the recent review by the R21 Clinical Oversight Group.
Created: 5 Sep 2025, 4:41 p.m. | Last Modified: 5 Sep 2025, 4:41 p.m.
Panel Version: 6.29

Natalie Canham (Liverpool Women's Hospital)

Red List (low evidence)

This gene and phenotype were reviewed during meetings in June & July 2025. The meetings included representatives of the North Thames and Central & South R21 testing GLHs and from the R21 Clinical Oversight Group. Clinical review and curation was performed by Natalie Chandler & Elizabeth Scotchman (North Thames GLH), Natalie Bibb, Stephanie Allen & Sarah Graham (Central & South GLH) and Alice Gardham, Esther Kinning, Vicki Harrison, Anna DeBurca, Natalie Canham, Elizabeth Wall, Sunayna Best, Soo-Mi Park & Sahar Mansour (R21 Clinical Oversight Group).
Created: 5 Sep 2025, 4:31 p.m. | Last Modified: 5 Sep 2025, 4:31 p.m.
Panel Version: 6.28
single paper, three families. No evidence of any prenatal presentation even when a sib already affected. Intracranial anomalies but appear to be acquired through brain atrophy
Created: 5 Sep 2025, 2:55 p.m. | Last Modified: 5 Sep 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Panel Version: 6.24

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Neurodegeneration, infantile-onset, with optic atrophy and brain abnormalities

Publications

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • Expert Review Red
Phenotypes
  • Neurodegeneration, infantile-onset, with optic atrophy and brain abnormalities
OMIM
616601
Clinvar variants
Variants in BORCS8
Penetrance
None
Publications
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

5 Sep 2025, Gel status: 1

Created, Added New Source, Set mode of inheritance, Set publications, Set Phenotypes

Arina Puzriakova (Genomics England Curator)

gene: BORCS8 was added gene: BORCS8 was added to Fetal anomalies. Sources: Expert Review Red Mode of inheritance for gene: BORCS8 was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Publications for gene: BORCS8 were set to 38128568 Phenotypes for gene: BORCS8 were set to Neurodegeneration, infantile-onset, with optic atrophy and brain abnormalities