Genes in panel

Fetal anomalies

Gene: SELENON

Green List (high evidence)

SELENON (selenoprotein N)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000162430
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000162430
OMIM: 606210, Gene2Phenotype
SELENON is in 7 panels

4 reviews

Arina Puzriakova (Genomics England Curator)

Green List (high evidence)

The rating of this gene has been updated to Green following NHS Genomic Medicine Service approval.
Created: 10 Mar 2026, 12:27 p.m. | Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026, 12:27 p.m.
Panel Version: 6.149
This gene and phenotype were reviewed during meetings between November 2025 & January 2026. The meetings included representatives of the Central & South and North Thames R21 testing GLHs and from the R21 Clinical Oversight Group. Clinical review and curation was performed by Stephanie Allen, Elizabeth Young and Sarah Graham (Central & South GLH), Natalie Chandler and Elizabeth Scotchman (North Thames GLH), and Tazeen Ashraf, Anna De Burca, Natalie Canham, Samantha Doyle, Alice Gardham, Victoria Harrison, Tessa Homfray, Esther Kinning, and Soo-Mi Park (R21 Clinical Oversight Group).
Created: 10 Mar 2026, 11:35 a.m. | Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026, 11:35 a.m.
Panel Version: 6.148

Samantha Doyle (The National Maternity Hospital)

Green List (high evidence)

This gene can present prenatally with arthryogryposis and scoliosis.
Created: 10 Mar 2026, 11:27 a.m. | Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026, 11:27 a.m.
Panel Version: 6.147

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
OMIM:602771; Congenital myopathy 3 with rigid spine

Publications

Achchuthan Shanmugasundram (Genomics England Curator)

Comment on phenotypes: Comment on phenotypes: OMIM associates 'Myopathy, congenital, with fiber-type disproportion, OMIM:255310' with TPM3 and not with SELENON. Hence, it has been removed here.
Created: 7 Mar 2023, 2:46 p.m. | Last Modified: 7 Mar 2023, 2:46 p.m.
Panel Version: 2.13

Rebecca Foulger (Genomics England curator)

Red List (low evidence)

This gene and phenotype were reviewed during meetings at Great Ormond Street hospital in March 2019. Clinical review and curation was performed by Lyn Chitty, Anna de Burca, Rhiannon Mellis, Richard Scott, Ellen McDonagh and Rebecca Foulger. Outcome of review: Phenotype is not fetally-relevant. Action taken: Demoted SELENON gene rating from Green to Red.
Created: 24 Mar 2019, 4:30 p.m.
DDG2P rating in original PAGE list: Confirmed.
Created: 11 Dec 2018, 9:05 a.m.

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • Expert Review Green
  • PAGE Additional Gene List
Phenotypes
  • Muscular dystrophy, rigid spine, 1, OMIM:602771
  • Congenital myopathy 3 with rigid spine
  • OMIM:602771
OMIM
606210
Clinvar variants
Variants in SELENON
Penetrance
None
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

10 Mar 2026, Gel status: 3

Set Phenotypes

Arina Puzriakova (Genomics England Curator)

Added phenotypes Congenital myopathy 3 with rigid spine; OMIM:602771 for gene: SELENON

9 Mar 2026, Gel status: 3

Added New Source, Status Update

Arina Puzriakova (Genomics England Curator)

Source Expert Review Green was added to SELENON. Rating Changed from Red List (low evidence) to Green List (high evidence)

7 Mar 2023, Gel status: 1

Set Phenotypes

Achchuthan Shanmugasundram (Genomics England Curator)

Phenotypes for gene: SELENON were changed from Myopathy, congenital, with fiber-type disproportion 255310; Muscular dystrophy, rigid spine 602771 to Muscular dystrophy, rigid spine, 1, OMIM:602771

24 Mar 2019, Gel status: 1

Added New Source, Status Update

Rebecca Foulger (Genomics England curator)

Source Expert Review Red was added to SELENON. Rating Changed from Green List (high evidence) to Red List (low evidence)

8 Nov 2018, Gel status: 4

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

Rebecca Foulger (Genomics England curator)

gene: SELENON was added gene: SELENON was added to Fetal anomalies. Sources: Expert Review Green,PAGE Additional Gene List Mode of inheritance for gene: SELENON was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Phenotypes for gene: SELENON were set to Myopathy, congenital, with fiber-type disproportion 255310; Muscular dystrophy, rigid spine 602771