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Pigmentary skin disorders

Gene: MITF

Green List (high evidence)
MITF (melanogenesis associated transcription factor)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000187098
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000187098
OMIM: 156845, Gene2Phenotype
MITF is in 9 panels

2 reviews

Tom Cullup (Great Ormond Street Hospital)

Green List (high evidence)

Mode of inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
COLOBOMA, OSTEOPETROSIS, MICROPHTHALMIA, MACROCEPHALY, ALBINISM, AND DEAFNESS; COMMAD, WAARDENBURG SYNDROME, TYPE 2A; WS2A

Publications

Created: 12 Dec 2019, 12:23 p.m.
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2019, 12:23 p.m.
Panel version: 0.25

Rebecca Foulger (Genomics England curator)

Green List (high evidence)

Green rating appropriate as discussed with Anna de Burca: Associated with Waardenburg syndrome, which can present with changes in skin pigmentation. Confirmed rating on DD-G2P for WAARDENBURG SYNDROME TYPE 2A and WAARDENBURG SYNDROME TYPE 2 WITH OCULAR ALBINISM, plus Green on the 'Hearing loss' panel with Waardenburg phenotype.
Created: 7 Feb 2019, 2:27 p.m.
This gene was part of an initial gene list collated by Thomas Cullup, GOSH and Veronica Kinsler, UCL, 25.Jan.2019 on behalf of the GMS Skin Specialist Test Group. Gene Symbol submitted: MITF; Suggested initial gene rating: Green; Evidence for inclusion: none provided; Evidence for exclusion: none provided; Technical notes (e.g. non-coding/CNV mutations requiring coverage?): none provided.
Created: 31 Jan 2019, 11:31 a.m.
Created: 31 Jan 2019, 11:31 a.m.

Panel version: 0.7

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • London North GLH
  • NHS GMS
  • Expert Review Green
Phenotypes
  • COMMAD, WAARDENBURG SYNDROME, TYPE 2A
  • COLOBOMA, OSTEOPETROSIS, MICROPHTHALMIA, MACROCEPHALY, ALBINISM, AND DEAFNESS
  • Waardenburg syndrome
  • WS2A
OMIM
156845
Clinvar variants
Variants in MITF
Penetrance
None
Publications
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

12 Dec 2019, Gel status: 3

Set mode of inheritance, Set Phenotypes, Set publications

Catherine Snow (Genomics England)

Mode of inheritance for gene MITF was changed from MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted to BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Added phenotypes COMMAD, WAARDENBURG SYNDROME, TYPE 2A; WS2A; COLOBOMA, OSTEOPETROSIS, MICROPHTHALMIA, MACROCEPHALY, ALBINISM, AND DEAFNESS for gene: MITF Publications for gene MITF were changed from to 27889061; 7874167

18 Feb 2019, Gel status: 4

Added New Source

Rebecca Foulger (Genomics England curator)

Source London North GLH was added to MITF.

31 Jan 2019, Gel status: 4

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

Rebecca Foulger (Genomics England curator)

gene: MITF was added gene: MITF was added to Pigmentary skin disorders. Sources: Expert Review Green,NHS GMS Mode of inheritance for gene: MITF was set to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted Phenotypes for gene: MITF were set to Waardenburg syndrome