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Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v8.13 RIC1 Ida Ertmanska changed review comment from: As reviewed by Luke Stuart, there is emerging evidence for RIC1 association with CATIFA syndrome, which includes clefting, in individuals with biallelic variants (1 extended consanguineous family with a founder variant, plus a supportive functional model). Non-syndromic clefting was reported in 3 individuals with monoallelic variants, though little variant and clinical detail was provided. Xenopus and zebrafish knock-down model also support this association. Based on available evidence, this gene can be rated Amber, with MOI set to BOTH monoallelic and biallelic (but BIALLELIC mutations cause a more SEVERE disease form), autosomal or pseudoautosomal. A 'watchlist' tag was added in anticipation of further cases.; to: As reviewed by Luke Stuart, there is emerging evidence for RIC1 association with CATIFA syndrome, which includes clefting, in individuals with biallelic variants (1 extended consanguineous family with a founder variant, plus a supportive functional model). Non-syndromic clefting was reported in 3 individuals with monoallelic variants, though little variant and clinical detail was provided. Xenopus and zebrafish knock-down model also support this association. Based on available evidence, this gene can be rated Amber, with MOI set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal. A 'watchlist' tag was added in anticipation of further cases.
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v8.13 RIC1 Ida Ertmanska Publications for gene: RIC1 were set to 27878435; 31932796
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v8.12 RIC1 Ida Ertmanska Phenotypes for gene: RIC1 were changed from CATIFA syndrome 618761 to CATIFA syndrome, OMIM:618761; Catifa syndrome, MONDO:0032901
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v8.11 RIC1 Ida Ertmanska commented on gene: RIC1
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v8.11 RIC1 Luke Stuart changed review comment from: RIC1 is associated with autosomal recessive CATIFA syndrome (OMIM #618761; accessed 08/2026).

Patel et al., 2017 (PMID 27878435) reported two unrelated males from consanguineous families who were homozygous for the same founder variant, RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro (R1265P), within a shared autozygous interval. Both had syndromic cataracts with global developmental delay, microcephaly, and structural brain anomalies detectable on MRI, with variable cleft lip and palate.

Unlu et al., 2020 (PMID 31932796) described eight additional affected individuals from the same extended familes, all homozygous for RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro (affecting the final coding residue of exon 24). Phenotypes included global developmental delay, intellectual disability, motor, speech and cognitive impairment, hypotonia with clumsy gait, variable craniofacial dysmorphism, tooth eruption/alignment abnormalities, and cleft lip and/or palate in 5/8 individuals. Behavioural abnormalities and ADHD were reported in all seven affected males. 7/8 patients ahd cataract. In zebrafish, ric1−/− animals showed intracellular collagen retention, defective cartilage matrix formation, craniofacial malformations, tooth defects, tendon and muscle attachment abnormalities, impaired locomotion, and reduced forebrain and cerebellar structures. Wild-type human RIC1 rescued collagen secretion and craniofacial defects, whereas RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro failed to do so effectively. cDNA analysis of patient fibroblasts identified two distinct transcripts: one correctly spliced transcript encoding the p.Arg1265Pro variant, and a second transcript with intron 24 retention, introducing a premature stop codon at position 1266 and predicted to undergo NMD. Fibroblasts from CATIFA patients also had reduced levels of RIC1 transcript (<50% of control cells), supporting a hypomorphic splicing defect.

Landson et al., 2023 (PMID 36493769) reported three individuals with non-syndromic cleft lip/palate carrying a deletion encompassing the RIC1 5′UTR and exons 1–2. Inheritance data were available for two individuals: one deletion occurred de novo and one was inherited from an affected mother. In Xenopus (splice-blocking morpholino knockdown and F0 CRISPR knockout) and zebrafish (F0 CRISPR knockout), loss of ric1 caused cleft-like midfacial defects and hypoplastic jaw cartilages. Sequencing was not performed, thus the presence of a second pathogenic hit on the non-deleted allele cannot be excluded.

Summary: Homozygosity for the founder variant p.Arg1265Pro segregated with CATIFA syndrome in a large consanguineous family. Functional studies in zebrafish and Xenopus support a role for RIC1 in craniofacial development and clefting, as well as in structural brain development. Additional evidence suggests a possible association between heterozygous loss of RIC1 (haploinsufficiency) and non-syndromic cleft lip/palate. An amber rating for bilateral congenital cataracts is reiterated.; to: RIC1 is associated with autosomal recessive CATIFA syndrome (OMIM #618761; accessed 08/2026).

Patel et al., 2017 (PMID 27878435) reported two unrelated males from consanguineous families who were homozygous for the same founder variant, RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro (R1265P), within a shared autozygous interval. Both had syndromic cataracts with global developmental delay, microcephaly, and structural brain anomalies detectable on MRI, with variable cleft lip and palate.

Unlu et al., 2020 (PMID 31932796) described eight additional affected individuals from the same extended familes, all homozygous for RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro (affecting the final coding residue of exon 24). Phenotypes included global developmental delay, intellectual disability, motor, speech and cognitive impairment, hypotonia with clumsy gait, variable craniofacial dysmorphism, tooth eruption/alignment abnormalities, and cleft lip and/or palate in 5/8 individuals. Behavioural abnormalities and ADHD were reported in all seven affected males. 7/8 patients had cataract. In zebrafish, ric1−/− animals showed intracellular collagen retention, defective cartilage matrix formation, craniofacial malformations, tooth defects, tendon and muscle attachment abnormalities, impaired locomotion, and reduced forebrain and cerebellar structures. Wild-type human RIC1 rescued collagen secretion and craniofacial defects, whereas RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro failed to do so effectively. cDNA analysis of patient fibroblasts identified two distinct transcripts: one correctly spliced transcript encoding the p.Arg1265Pro variant, and a second transcript with intron 24 retention, introducing a premature stop codon at position 1266 and predicted to undergo NMD. Fibroblasts from CATIFA patients also had reduced levels of RIC1 transcript (<50% of control cells), supporting a hypomorphic splicing defect.

Landson et al., 2023 (PMID 36493769) reported three individuals with non-syndromic cleft lip/palate carrying a deletion encompassing the RIC1 5′UTR and exons 1–2. Inheritance data were available for two individuals: one deletion occurred de novo and one was inherited from an affected mother. In Xenopus (splice-blocking morpholino knockdown and F0 CRISPR knockout) and zebrafish (F0 CRISPR knockout), loss of ric1 caused cleft-like midfacial defects and hypoplastic jaw cartilages. Sequencing was not performed, thus the presence of a second pathogenic hit on the non-deleted allele cannot be excluded.

Summary: Homozygosity for the founder variant p.Arg1265Pro segregated with CATIFA syndrome in a large consanguineous family. Functional studies in zebrafish and Xenopus support a role for RIC1 in craniofacial development and clefting, as well as in structural brain development. Additional evidence suggests a possible association between heterozygous loss of RIC1 (haploinsufficiency) and non-syndromic cleft lip/palate. An amber rating for bilateral congenital cataracts is reiterated.
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v8.11 RIC1 Luke Stuart changed review comment from: RIC1 is associated with autosomal recessive CATIFA syndrome (OMIM #618761; accessed 08/2026).

Patel et al., 2017 (PMID 27878435) reported two unrelated males from consanguineous families who were homozygous for the same founder variant, RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro (R1265P), within a shared autozygous interval. Both had syndromic cataracts with global developmental delay, microcephaly, and structural brain anomalies detectable on MRI, with variable cleft lip and palate.

Unlu et al., 2020 (PMID 31932796) described eight additional affected individuals from the same extended familes, all homozygous for RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro (affecting the final coding residue of exon 24). Phenotypes included global developmental delay, intellectual disability, motor, speech and cognitive impairment, hypotonia with clumsy gait, variable craniofacial dysmorphism, tooth eruption/alignment abnormalities, and cleft lip and/or palate in 5/8 individuals. Behavioural abnormalities and ADHD were reported in all seven affected males. In zebrafish, ric1−/− animals showed intracellular collagen retention, defective cartilage matrix formation, craniofacial malformations, tooth defects, tendon and muscle attachment abnormalities, impaired locomotion, and reduced forebrain and cerebellar structures. Wild-type human RIC1 rescued collagen secretion and craniofacial defects, whereas RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro failed to do so effectively. cDNA analysis of patient fibroblasts identified two distinct transcripts: one correctly spliced transcript encoding the p.Arg1265Pro variant, and a second transcript with intron 24 retention, introducing a premature stop codon at position 1266 and predicted to undergo NMD. Fibroblasts from CATIFA patients also had reduced levels of RIC1 transcript (<50% of control cells), supporting a hypomorphic splicing defect.

Landson et al., 2023 (PMID 36493769) reported three individuals with non-syndromic cleft lip/palate carrying a deletion encompassing the RIC1 5′UTR and exons 1–2. Inheritance data were available for two individuals: one deletion occurred de novo and one was inherited from an affected mother. In Xenopus (splice-blocking morpholino knockdown and F0 CRISPR knockout) and zebrafish (F0 CRISPR knockout), loss of ric1 caused cleft-like midfacial defects and hypoplastic jaw cartilages. Sequencing was not performed, thus the presence of a second pathogenic hit on the non-deleted allele cannot be excluded.

Summary: Homozygosity for the founder variant p.Arg1265Pro segregated with CATIFA syndrome in a large consanguineous family. Functional studies in zebrafish and Xenopus support a role for RIC1 in craniofacial development and clefting. Additional evidence suggests a possible association between heterozygous loss of RIC1 (haploinsufficiency) and non-syndromic cleft lip/palate. An amber rating for intellectual disability is reiterated.; to: RIC1 is associated with autosomal recessive CATIFA syndrome (OMIM #618761; accessed 08/2026).

Patel et al., 2017 (PMID 27878435) reported two unrelated males from consanguineous families who were homozygous for the same founder variant, RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro (R1265P), within a shared autozygous interval. Both had syndromic cataracts with global developmental delay, microcephaly, and structural brain anomalies detectable on MRI, with variable cleft lip and palate.

Unlu et al., 2020 (PMID 31932796) described eight additional affected individuals from the same extended familes, all homozygous for RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro (affecting the final coding residue of exon 24). Phenotypes included global developmental delay, intellectual disability, motor, speech and cognitive impairment, hypotonia with clumsy gait, variable craniofacial dysmorphism, tooth eruption/alignment abnormalities, and cleft lip and/or palate in 5/8 individuals. Behavioural abnormalities and ADHD were reported in all seven affected males. 7/8 patients ahd cataract. In zebrafish, ric1−/− animals showed intracellular collagen retention, defective cartilage matrix formation, craniofacial malformations, tooth defects, tendon and muscle attachment abnormalities, impaired locomotion, and reduced forebrain and cerebellar structures. Wild-type human RIC1 rescued collagen secretion and craniofacial defects, whereas RIC1 p.Arg1265Pro failed to do so effectively. cDNA analysis of patient fibroblasts identified two distinct transcripts: one correctly spliced transcript encoding the p.Arg1265Pro variant, and a second transcript with intron 24 retention, introducing a premature stop codon at position 1266 and predicted to undergo NMD. Fibroblasts from CATIFA patients also had reduced levels of RIC1 transcript (<50% of control cells), supporting a hypomorphic splicing defect.

Landson et al., 2023 (PMID 36493769) reported three individuals with non-syndromic cleft lip/palate carrying a deletion encompassing the RIC1 5′UTR and exons 1–2. Inheritance data were available for two individuals: one deletion occurred de novo and one was inherited from an affected mother. In Xenopus (splice-blocking morpholino knockdown and F0 CRISPR knockout) and zebrafish (F0 CRISPR knockout), loss of ric1 caused cleft-like midfacial defects and hypoplastic jaw cartilages. Sequencing was not performed, thus the presence of a second pathogenic hit on the non-deleted allele cannot be excluded.

Summary: Homozygosity for the founder variant p.Arg1265Pro segregated with CATIFA syndrome in a large consanguineous family. Functional studies in zebrafish and Xenopus support a role for RIC1 in craniofacial development and clefting, as well as in structural brain development. Additional evidence suggests a possible association between heterozygous loss of RIC1 (haploinsufficiency) and non-syndromic cleft lip/palate. An amber rating for bilateral congenital cataracts is reiterated.
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v8.11 RIC1 Luke Stuart reviewed gene: RIC1: Rating: AMBER; Mode of pathogenicity: None; Publications: 27878435, 31932796, 36493769; Phenotypes: CATIFA syndrome, OMIM:618761, Catifa syndrome, MONDO:0032901; Mode of inheritance: BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v2.6 RIC1 Sarah Leigh Added comment: Comment on phenotypes: Pediatric posterior lenticonus cataract and global developmental delay
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v2.6 RIC1 Sarah Leigh Phenotypes for gene: RIC1 were changed from Pediatric posterior lenticonus cataract and global developmental delay to CATIFA syndrome 618761
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v2.5 RIC1 Sarah Leigh Publications for gene: RIC1 were set to 27878435
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v2.4 RIC1 Sarah Leigh Classified gene: RIC1 as Amber List (moderate evidence)
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v2.4 RIC1 Sarah Leigh Added comment: Comment on list classification: Associated with relevant phenotype in OMIM and as possible Gen2Phen gene. At least one variant reported in numerous members of two families, who shared an autozygous interval, confirming Founder effect (PMID 27878435). Segregation was demonstrated, together with supportive functional and zebra fish model (PMID 31932796).
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v2.4 RIC1 Sarah Leigh Gene: ric1 has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v2.3 RIC1 Sarah Leigh Tag watchlist tag was added to gene: RIC1.
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v1.32 RIC1 Ivone Leong Tag founder-effect tag was added to gene: RIC1.
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v1.32 RIC1 Ivone Leong reviewed gene: RIC1: Rating: RED; Mode of pathogenicity: ; Publications: 27878435; Phenotypes: ; Mode of inheritance:
Bilateral congenital or childhood onset cataracts v1.30 RIC1 Ivone Leong gene: RIC1 was added
gene: RIC1 was added to Cataracts. Sources: Literature,Expert Review Red
Mode of inheritance for gene: RIC1 was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Publications for gene: RIC1 were set to 27878435
Phenotypes for gene: RIC1 were set to Pediatric posterior lenticonus cataract and global developmental delay