Lysosomal storage disorder

Gene: HEXA

Green List (high evidence)

HEXA (hexosaminidase subunit alpha)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000213614
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000213614
OMIM: 606869, Gene2Phenotype
HEXA is in 19 panels

2 reviews

Emma Ashton (Great Ormond Street Hospital)

Green List (high evidence)

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Carol Hardy (West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory)

Green List (high evidence)

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
GM2-gangliosidosis, several forms 272800; Tay-Sachs disease 272800

History Filter Activity

16 Mar 2021, Gel status: 3

Set Phenotypes

Sarah Leigh (Genomics England Curator)

Phenotypes for gene: HEXA were changed from Tay-Sachs disease 272800; GM2-gangliosidosis, several forms 272800 to Tay-Sachs disease OMIM:272800; GM2-gangliosidosis, several forms OMIM:272800; Tay-Sachs disease MONDO:0010100

13 Feb 2019, Gel status: 4

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

Ivone Leong (Genomics England Curator)

gene: HEXA was added gene: HEXA was added to Lysosomal storage disorder. Sources: North London GLH,Expert Review Green,Wessex and West Midlands GLH,NHS GMS Mode of inheritance for gene: HEXA was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Phenotypes for gene: HEXA were set to Tay-Sachs disease 272800; GM2-gangliosidosis, several forms 272800