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CNTNAP1

contactin associated protein 1, the group of Contactin associated protein family

Basic information

Region (hg38): 17:42682530-42699993

Previous symbols: [ "NRXN4" ]

Links

ENSG00000108797NCBI:8506OMIM:602346HGNC:8011Uniprot:P78357AlphaFoldGenCCjaxSfariGnomADPubmedClinVar

Phenotypes

GenCC

Source: genCC

  • lethal congenital contracture syndrome 7 (Strong), mode of inheritance: AR
  • hypomyelination neuropathy-arthrogryposis syndrome (Supportive), mode of inheritance: AR
  • lethal congenital contracture syndrome 7 (Strong), mode of inheritance: AR

Clinical Genomic Database

Source: CGD

ConditionInheritanceIntervention CategoriesIntervention/Rationale Manifestation CategoriesReferences
Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 7; Neuropathy, congenital hypomyelinating, 3ARGeneralGenetic knowledge may be beneficial related to issues such as selection of optimal supportive care, informed medical decision-making, prognostic considerations, and avoidance of unnecessary testingMusculoskeletal; Neurologic24319099; 27782105; 27668699; 28374019; 29511323

ClinVar

This is a list of variants' phenotypes submitted to ClinVar and linked to the CNTNAP1 gene.

  • not provided (372 variants)
  • Inborn genetic diseases (48 variants)
  • Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 7 (13 variants)
  • Neuropathy, congenital hypomyelinating, 3 (9 variants)
  • Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 7;Neuropathy, congenital hypomyelinating, 3 (2 variants)
  • not specified (2 variants)
  • Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1 (2 variants)
  • Congenital hypomyelination neuropathy with or without arthrogryposis (2 variants)
  • Arthrogryposis, distal, type 1A (1 variants)
  • See cases (1 variants)

Variants pathogenicity by type

Statistics on ClinVar variants can assist in determining whether a specific variant type in the CNTNAP1 gene is commonly pathogenic or not.

In the table, we include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, Mane Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equals 1. Click the count to view the source variants.

Warning: slight differences between displayed counts and the number of variants in ClinVar may occur, primarily due to (1) the application of a different transcript and/or consequence by our variant effect predictor or (2) differences in clinical significance: we classify Benign/Likely benign variants as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic variants as Likely pathogenic.

Variant type Pathogenic Likely pathogenic VUS Likely benign Benign Sum
synonymous
3
clinvar
86
clinvar
8
clinvar
97
missense
4
clinvar
161
clinvar
2
clinvar
1
clinvar
168
nonsense
7
clinvar
3
clinvar
2
clinvar
12
start loss
0
frameshift
5
clinvar
1
clinvar
1
clinvar
7
inframe indel
5
clinvar
5
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
3
clinvar
2
clinvar
1
clinvar
6
splice region
8
15
1
24
non coding
6
clinvar
44
clinvar
42
clinvar
92
Total 15 10 179 132 51

Highest pathogenic variant AF is 0.0000460

Variants in CNTNAP1

This is a list of pathogenic ClinVar variants found in the CNTNAP1 region.

You can filter this list by clicking the number of variants in the Variants pathogenicity by type table.

Position Type Phenotype Significance ClinVar
17-42682613-G-C Benign (Sep 04, 2019)1286631
17-42682829-CATGATGCATCTCCGGCTCTTCTGCATCCTGCTCGCCGCGGTCTCAGGAGCCGAGGGCTGGGGCTACTGTGAGTGTTGGGCTTGGAGGCAGGTGGGGTTGGGCCCAGGAGTCCAGAGCCTGCAGGGCGGCCCCGAACCGCATTGCGGCTGGGTGGTCGCGGGTCCTTCCCGGCCGGCGCGCGCCCGCTGGCTCTCATCTTTTCCTGCCTCTCCCCCGCGCTCCGCATTGCAGCTCTGAGGCTGCCGCGCGCGCCCGGGGCTGGGGCTGGGCTCTGGGAAGAGGATGAAGTCAGCGGGCAGGGATTTGGGGTTGGGATCCAAGCAGGAGCTGGTGCCTGGGTTTGAGGCTAGGGCTGGGGGATAAGTGTATACTGGTGACCGATACTAGGATTAAGGTTTTGCCAGGGCTTAAGGCTGGACTTTGGAGCTGGCCAAGGGGTGGGGTTTGTGGCTAGGGCTGGGGTTTGTGGCTGGGGCTGGGTTTTGTGGCAGGGATCCAAGCAGGAGCTGGTGCCCCTGACTGATGCTAAGGCTGGACATGGAGCTGGTGATGGTGCTAGCACTGGCTGAGGTTGGGTGCAAGGCCTGTATTTGGGGATGGTGCAGGTTTTGGGGGCCGAGTTGGATTGAGGCTAGGGTTGGAGCTGGATTGGTGTCTTGGGTTGACTTAGGTTGTGGAAGATGCTGAGGTTTAGGATTGAGTTTGGGAAAGTACTAAACCAGGGCAGGTATTGGGCTAGCTAGGGAGGGTCTGGCCTTGGGCCTATAGGTGTAGCCTAGGGGTTTGCCTAGAAGGAGAAGGTAGCCTCCTCTGAGCATGCAGCTGTTGCTGCAGCCAGGATTGAATAGATGGCTTTAAGGTAGGGCTGGGTGTGCCTCTGGGGGCGGGGGTTGGGGGCACGGAAGGGGAAGCTTCGGTCGCTAAGTGGGCCGGCCTTTGGAAGGGTCTGGGAGGGGCCAGCGCTGACTAACAGTCGGTTTCCCTACCCTAGACGGCTGCGACGAGGAGCTGGTGGGTCCCCTGTATGCACGCTCCCTGGGCGCCTCCTCCTACTACAGTCTCCTTACTGCGCCGAGATTCGCCAGGCTGCACGGTGAGCTCCGCGGAACATCAGCTGCCAACTGGCAGCGCACCGCGGAAGGGTGGGGGCCTCCGGAGGACTTCGGGGAGAGGGATAGCCGGTTAAAGCTCCTGTCCTTTCTATAGGCATAAGCGGGTGGTCACCACGGATTGGGGATCCGAATCCCTGGCTCCAGATAGACTTAATGAAGAAGCACCGGATCCGGGCCGTGGCCACACAGGGCTCCTTTAATTCTTGGGACTGGGTCACACGTTACATGCTACTCTACGGCGACCGAGTGGACAGCTGGACACCGTTCTACCAGCGAGGGCACAACTCGGTACTCTGGGCGCCAAGGCGGTAACACTTGGGGAGCTTCCTCTGCTCCAGGCTCTGGGCCGGGCACCAGCCTCTGGGAAAATGGAGGGGGTGGTGGTGAGGGCTCGGACAAGGAGCAGTGACTCCACTCCAGGGACTCTGTCCAGAGGGACTGTCAGCTTAGGACGTGCGCGAAACACTCGGTTCACAGGGTTTAACACACTTTAGGGTAAAACCTGGGAGAGCTTCCTAAGGAGGTGACATTTGATTTCAGGTCTGAGGAAATAATAGGATTGTGGGACAGGGCACTTTATGGAAACTGTGCGGGCAAAGCCGCCAAGCAGGGAAGACCAAGGAGTGTTTACTTTCCAGAAGTCGAGATTGGCTGGGTGTGAAAGTTGTGGGCTGGGAGGCTATGGAGAAAGAAGCAGAGGGGGGCCGGGCGCAGTGGCTCACGCCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGGAGGCCGAGGCAGGTGGATCACGAGGTCAGGAGTTCATGACCAGCCTGGCCAACATGGTGAAACCCCGTCTCTATGAAAAATACAAAAAAATCAGCCGGGCGTAGTGGCGGGCGCCTGTAATCCCAGCTACTTGGGAGGCTGAGGAAGAGAATTGTTTGAACCCGGGAGGCAGAGGTTGCGGTGAGCCGAGATCGTACCACCGCACTCCAGCCTGGGCGACAGAGCGAGACTCTGTCTCAAAAAATAAAATAAAAAAAAGAAGCAGAGGGCAGGACGTGGTTACTACTCTCCTCCACCCCCGCAGACCTTCTTTGGTAACGTGAACGAGTCGGCGGTGGTGCGCCATGACCTGCACTTCCACTTCACTGCGCGCTACATCCGCATCGTGCCCCTGGCCTGGAACCCACGCGGCAAGATCGGCCTGAGGCTCGGCCTCTATGGCTGCCCATACAGTAAGTGTGCAGAGAGCGCGGAGGGGGCCTGGGAGACAGCCTCCCCAGTTCCCGGCCCACCTACGGTCCTTTGCGCAGAGGCCGACATACTCTATTTCGACGGCGACGATGCCATCTCCTACCGCTTCCCGCGAGGGGTCAGCCGAAGCCTGTGGGACGTGTTCGCCTTCAGCTTCAAGACCGAGGAGAAGGACGGTCTTCTGCTGCACGCCGAGGGCGCCCAGGGCGACTACGTGACGCTCGAGCTGGAGGGGGCACACCTGCTGCTGCACATGAGCCTGGGTGAGCTCGGCGACCATGTGCGATGCGGAGCCAACCCCTGAAGCTCTCTCACCGCCCTCCTCGTGGCACCTCCTCCGCGCATCCGCGCTCAGCCTGGTCTTCCACTTCTCTAAGGCCTGGACCAAACTGCCCCTTTCTTGTAGCATTTGGTGCTAGCAAAACACTGGAGTTGAGTGAGAACTGGATTCCAGTCTCAGCTCTACCACTACACAGAGATGTGACCTCGGATGGGGCACTTCCGAGCCTCAGTTCCCTCCTTGTAAACACACACACACAGACGCACACACATTGTATCTCATTAGCTTTTCATAACACCCGCACATGAAATAGAAGCAGCTCATGTGTTCCCAGTTTTACAGACAGGAAGCCAGGCTAAATGGCTTACCCTGTCACACACTCGCCAATGGCTGTTGATCTATTCGCCCACTCTCCCTGATTGCCCTGGGCTTTGTTACACGCTGCTGCTCTGCCTAGGAGCTTGGACTCCATGGAGTTCTCCTGGCTTGAGGTTTCACTCTGTCCTGCCCCACCCTCAGGCAGCAGCCCTATCCAGCCAAGACCAGGTCACACCACCGTGAGCGCAGGCGGAGTCCTCAATGACCAGCACTGGCACTATGTGCGGGTGGACCGATTTGGCCGCGATGTAAATTTCACCCTGGACGGCTATGTGCAGCGCTTTATTCTCAATGGAGACTTCGAGAGGCTGAACCTGGACACTGAGGTGAGAGACTAGGGAGGTGCTATTTCGTGGTAGGGTAGATGCTGGATGAGTGAGTGCAGGTCGGTCTCTCCCTTTCTCTTTTCCTCTGTCTCTCAGAGGAAAGACCTGGCATTCAGGCTGTGGGTGGTGGCTCATGCCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGGAGGCTGAGGTGGGAGGATTGCTTGAGGCCAGGTGTTCAAGACTCACCTGGGCAACATAGTGACATCCTACCTCTATTTAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTCAAAGACCTCGCATTCCAATTCCTGAATATCCTAGCAGCCCTTGGCAAACTTGCCACTCACCAGAAAAAGGCCTGTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTGTGGGTGTTGTTGCTGTTAGCATGCAGACTCCCAGGCACTATTTCAGAACTAATGAGATGGGGTTTGGAAATTCAGATTTTGGGGACTAGGCAAGGTAGGAAAATTGTTCCCTTGGATCCTCCCACAACTTTGTGGAGTTGTTAAAGACCCTGACCCCATCTGCAGATAAGAATCCCAGGCAGGCTAATTGACTTGCCCAAGGGCGTGCAGCCGATTTGTGTTGGAGTCAGAGCTTGAACTCAAGCCTTGAAAGGCCTAGCGAGCTTTAGTACCGACACTGGGGAAATGTGTGTTTTAAGTCTTTTACAAAACCCCATCTGGCATTTGGGAAAGCATACGGCGGGGACGCGCGAGAAAGGCAGGCGCCCTCCTGTGCCCAAGAGGCCTCATTCCCCACGCCTCCCGCAGATGTTCATCGGAGGTCTGGTGGGCGCCGCGCGGAAGAACCTGGCCTATCGGCATAACTTCCGCGGCTGCATAGAAAACGTAATCTTCAACCGCGTCAACATCGCAGACCTGGCCGTGCGGCGCCATTCCCGGATCACCTTCGAGGCCAGTGGGCAGGGGGGTCTGGGAGGACAGGATATCAAAGCGTCGTGGAAAGCAAAGAGGTGGAGCGGGAAGAGATATTGAACATCAGATAAAAGCGGAGAATCCCTCTGTCCCCAGCCAGATGCTCAAGTTGGGAGGGGAGCGGGTCTCACCTGAGGTGCATGAGCCACGCAGGCCCCTAGTTAAGAAGCAGTGGTCGGGTCCAATCACCTTCTTAGTTCATAGATGAAGAAAGTAAGGCGCAGACACAGGGAGTGGCTTGTCCAGGGGTCGTGCAGCTGCACGGTGGCTGAGTAGGGACTTGAACCGATGGCTTCTCTGATATGCCCCCCTCAACCCTCTCCGACTCTGGAGCTCTGTTGGGAAGCTGGCAGGAGCCAGGTCTGTGGTCCAAAATTGCCTCTCGATACTGGAAGGAGAGAAGCGGTCGAATCGCAGACGGTGGAGATCAGCGAGAGCAAGCGAGCAGAGTTCCGAGGGCCGACTGGGTTGGGGCCCCCTCCACAGATGGACGAGCTTGGAGGGGAAGAGGTCACGTCATGGTTGGAGATCTCACCCCCGCCAACACCGAAGGAGGGCGGTGACCAGGGTCTTAGACCGGTGTGAAAACTGAATTCCCAGCTGAGGCAGAGGCGGCTCACGGGTGTTGATGCGTCTTCACTTTTGCCCCTAGGGTAAGGTGGCTTTTCGTTGCCTGGACCCGGTACCGCACCCTATCAACTTCGGAGGCCCTCACAACTTCGTTCAAGTGCCCGGTTTCCCACGCCGTGGCCGCCTGGCAGTCTCATTTCGCTTCCGCACCTGGGACCTCACCGGGCTTCTCCTTTTCTCCCGTCTGGGGGACGGGCTGGGCCACGTGGAGCTGACGCTCAGCGAAGGGCAGGTCAACGTGTCCATCGCGCAGAGCGGCCGAAAGAAGCTTCAGTTCGCTGCTGGTGAGGGCGTTTCGGGGGAGGCACAAGAAGAGAAGAGAAGTGTAGAGGATCCCAGGAAAGTTGTAGGCCTGGACTGAGGCCTTTACATTCTGGAGAGGGGAGAGGAGTGAAGGGGGCAGGGCAGGAGGCCCCAGGGTACTGGGAAAAGGTGGGAGTGGCTAGAGGCAGTGAGGAGGCGAATCTGAGGGACTAAGTATTCTTGGAGAAGGGGGAAGCCTGGGAGTCCTGGTATTCTCCAGTTCCAGAAGGCCCCTGGAGATTTGGTTACTCGTTTATAACTGTGCAGACTCTGTGGCAGTTGCTGGGTCATGGATAATGAAGAGACATTCAGAGAGGTCTCCACTGGGTGTGAGAAGTGTAATCACGGGGGCACACAGGCTGCTACTGGGACACAGTGGGGCTGCTGCTTCCCCACTCAGAACATTCTTCTACCCTAGTTGCTGCTTCCCTCCACCCACACCATCATCCATTCTTGTCCAGGGTACCGACTGAATGACGGCTTTTGGCACGAGGTGAATTTTGTGGCACAGGAAAACCATGCAGTTATCAGCATTGATGATGTGGAAGGGGCAGAGGTCAGGGTCTCATACCCGTTGCTGATCCGGACAGGGACCTCATATTTCTTTGGGGGTAAGTGGGGGCCAACCTGACCAGACCTCTGTTTCTGGGTGGGAAGGCTCCATCTAAGTCCACCCAGATGGGGCCACATGGAGAATTTTGGAGGGATCAAGCCCTCTTCCCCTCTGGGGCCTCAGGGAGTGGAAGGTCATTGCCATCTACACTTTGGTTGTAGTCCCCTTTCTTCCTTTATGTCTGGCTCCCCCTCAGCATGTCCCTGGGGGAGGGTCTTTGGGGTCTCCCCTGGGGAGGATCTCACAGGGGTGGTTGCTCCAGGTTGTCCCAAGCCAGCCAGTCGATGGGACTGCCACTCCAACCAGACGGCATTCCATGGCTGCATGGAGCTGCTCAAGGTGGATGGTCAACTGGTCAACCTGACTCTGGTGGAGGGCCGGCGGCTTGGATTCTATGCTGAGGTCCTCTTTGATACATGTGGCATCACTGATAGGTACCCAGAAGCCCCTAACAAGAGATGACCCCTCCAAAGCCCTCTTCCCTGGTCTCCCAGTAGGAATGGCCTCTTTCAATAATCTCCCTTCTCCTTGTCTCTGCTCCTTAGTCCCCTGCTTGGGGATGATTCTTCTTTGATCTCTTACCTCCTATTTCTTCCCTTAAGGTGATACATGCTCAGGATGGAAATGACACATTTGCTTTTGGTCCTAGAGGGGTTTTTTGTGCTAGGGGGATGATAGGGGTAGAATAAGGCATGTTTTGATGTTTTCAGGAAGGGGGAATAGTAGTACTTGAGCCCTGAGGACTGCCTAGTGCCCCTGCATCTGCGCTTATACCCGGCTGGCTAGGCGGGGTGTGTCTCACCGGGTTCTGGGGCTTCAAGGAGCTGGGAGTGAAGCTTGCAGGGATCAGACCCCACTCTCCAGCTCCCAGTAAGGCTCCTTCCCTTGGTCCTGACCCCTTCCCTAG-C CNTNAP1-related disorder Likely pathogenic (Sep 26, 2019)800937
17-42682839-C-T Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (May 23, 2023)2525503
17-42682846-T-C Uncertain significance (Jul 29, 2022)1919335
17-42682856-C-T Likely benign (Jan 07, 2022)1919210
17-42682862-C-T Likely benign (Jan 23, 2023)2829638
17-42682879-C-T Uncertain significance (Jun 07, 2022)1964702
17-42682896-T-C Uncertain significance (Jan 12, 2022)2440174
17-42683596-A-C Benign (Jul 31, 2019)1183884
17-42683631-T-C Benign (Nov 12, 2018)1283421
17-42683801-A-AT Benign (Jan 31, 2024)1167004
17-42683802-G-A Benign (Aug 24, 2023)1623827
17-42683817-C-T Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (May 11, 2021)2230851
17-42683822-C-G Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1 Pathogenic (Jun 28, 2019)692274
17-42683823-G-C Uncertain significance (Nov 01, 2022)1428021
17-42683824-G-A Uncertain significance (Mar 29, 2022)2119615
17-42683825-C-T Likely benign (Feb 22, 2022)2048757
17-42683827-G-T Likely pathogenic (-)1703491
17-42683840-G-A Likely benign (Dec 31, 2019)798838
17-42683889-C-A Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (Jun 06, 2023)2557926
17-42683904-A-C Neuropathy, congenital hypomyelinating, 3 • Lethal congenital contracture syndrome 7 Benign (Jan 31, 2024)803394
17-42683918-G-C CNTNAP1-related disorder Likely benign (Dec 07, 2022)1531882
17-42683933-C-T Likely benign (Jun 22, 2022)1949509
17-42683934-G-T Likely benign (Jan 22, 2024)2960694
17-42684030-C-G CNTNAP1-related disorder Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (Sep 27, 2022)1703341

GnomAD

Source: gnomAD

GeneTypeBio TypeTranscript Coding Exons Length
CNTNAP1protein_codingprotein_codingENST00000264638 2417202
pLI Probability
LOF Intolerant
pRec Probability
LOF Recessive
Individuals with
no LOFs
Individuals with
Homozygous LOFs
Individuals with
Heterozygous LOFs
Defined p
0.00003441.001256740741257480.000294
Z-Score Observed Expected Observed/Expected Mutation Rate Total Possible in Transcript
Missense3.226309020.6980.00006068937
Missense in Polyphen180302.030.595963099
Synonymous1.383343680.9090.00002452873
Loss of Function5.792479.90.3000.00000527726

LoF frequencies by population

EthnicitySum of pLOFs p
African & African-American0.0007580.000758
Ashkenazi Jewish0.0003970.000397
East Asian0.0002170.000217
Finnish0.0005080.000508
European (Non-Finnish)0.0002650.000264
Middle Eastern0.0002170.000217
South Asian0.0002340.000229
Other0.0004890.000489

dbNSFP

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Required, with CNTNAP2, for radial and longitudinal organization of myelinated axons. Plays a role in the formation of functional distinct domains critical for saltatory conduction of nerve impulses in myelinated nerve fibers. Demarcates the paranodal region of the axo-glial junction. In association with contactin involved in the signaling between axons and myelinating glial cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24319099, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27818385, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28374019}.;
Disease
DISEASE: Note=Defects in CNTNAP1 are associated with congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy (CHN). Patients show polyhydramnios and reduced fetal movements, they were hypotonic and required ventilatory support at birth. But no arthrogryposis is noted. Patients die often early in the neonatal period. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27668699, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27818385, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28374019}.;
Pathway
Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) - Homo sapiens (human);Developmental Biology;Neurofascin interactions;L1CAM interactions;Axon guidance (Consensus)

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.108

Intolerance Scores

loftool
0.278
rvis_EVS
-2.3
rvis_percentile_EVS
1.21

Haploinsufficiency Scores

pHI
0.251
hipred
Y
hipred_score
0.706
ghis
0.626

Essentials

essential_gene_CRISPR
N
essential_gene_CRISPR2
N
essential_gene_gene_trap
N
gene_indispensability_pred
E
gene_indispensability_score
0.811

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium

Mouse Genome Informatics

Gene name
Cntnap1
Phenotype
nervous system phenotype (the observable morphological and physiological characteristics of the extensive, intricate network of electochemical structures in the body that is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia and parts of the receptor organs that are manifested through development and lifespan); vision/eye phenotype; skeleton phenotype; behavior/neurological phenotype (the observable actions or reactions of mammalian organisms that are manifested through development and lifespan); reproductive system phenotype; mortality/aging (the observable characteristics related to the ability of a mammalian organism to live and age that are manifested throughout development and life span); muscle phenotype; growth/size/body region phenotype;

Gene ontology

Biological process
protein localization to paranode region of axon;cytoskeleton organization;cell adhesion;signal transduction;positive regulation of signal transduction;neuronal action potential propagation;central nervous system myelination;myelination in peripheral nervous system;paranodal junction assembly;neuron projection morphogenesis;neuromuscular process controlling posture;neuromuscular process controlling balance;protein localization to juxtaparanode region of axon
Cellular component
integral component of plasma membrane;voltage-gated potassium channel complex;integral component of membrane;paranodal junction;paranode region of axon;myelin sheath;presynaptic active zone membrane
Molecular function
SH3/SH2 adaptor activity;protein binding;SH3 domain binding;signaling receptor activity