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LIPH

lipase H, the group of Lipases

Basic information

Region (hg38): 3:185506261-185552588

Links

ENSG00000163898NCBI:200879OMIM:607365HGNC:18483Uniprot:Q8WWY8AlphaFoldGenCCjaxSfariGnomADPubmedClinVar

Phenotypes

GenCC

Source: genCC

  • hypotrichosis 7 (Strong), mode of inheritance: AR
  • isolated familial wooly hair disorder (Supportive), mode of inheritance: AD
  • hypotrichosis simplex (Supportive), mode of inheritance: AD

Clinical Genomic Database

Source: CGD

ConditionInheritanceIntervention CategoriesIntervention/Rationale Manifestation CategoriesReferences
Hypotrichosis 7ARGeneralGenetic knowledge may be beneficial related to issues such as selection of optimal supportive care, informed medical decision-making, prognostic considerations, and avoidance of unnecessary testingDermatologic17095700; 17333281; 18445047; 19365138; 19892526; 21426374; 23590372

ClinVar

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

  • not provided (45 variants)
  • Inborn genetic diseases (16 variants)
  • Hypotrichosis 7 (4 variants)
  • Woolly hair, autosomal recessive 2, with or without hypotrichosis (4 variants)
  • not specified (1 variants)
  • Hypotrichosis simplex (1 variants)
  • LIPH-related condition (1 variants)

Variants pathogenicity by type

Statistics on ClinVar variants can assist in determining whether a specific variant type in the LIPH 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
7
clinvar
4
clinvar
11
missense
2
clinvar
20
clinvar
1
clinvar
1
clinvar
24
nonsense
1
clinvar
1
start loss
0
frameshift
1
clinvar
1
clinvar
2
inframe indel
1
clinvar
1
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
splice region
1
1
2
non coding
1
clinvar
19
clinvar
20
Total 2 4 20 9 24

Highest pathogenic variant AF is 0.0000854

Variants in LIPH

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

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

Position Type Phenotype Significance ClinVar
3-185508608-A-G Benign (Nov 12, 2018)1179532
3-185508704-C-T Benign (Jun 19, 2021)1178899
3-185508849-G-A Likely benign (May 04, 2022)2170244
3-185509120-G-A Benign (Nov 12, 2018)1277965
3-185511264-A-G Benign (Jun 19, 2021)1288941
3-185511530-G-A Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (May 09, 2023)2510895
3-185511578-C-T Uncertain significance (Apr 29, 2022)2128415
3-185511592-A-G Likely benign (Nov 27, 2023)2189956
3-185511644-T-C Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (Sep 17, 2021)2403394
3-185511657-G-A not specified Likely benign (Apr 07, 2023)288240
3-185511676-T-C Benign (Jan 31, 2024)1228610
3-185511704-G-A Likely benign (Oct 13, 2023)2960052
3-185511969-C-T Benign (Nov 12, 2018)1240580
3-185513447-GTGGAGAAACTGGATCCTGTATGCACCATCAGTGGGATTGGAAAATTGTGCAACCATTAAGGAAAACAGTATAGTGGTGTCTCAAAAAATTAAAAAGAGAACTACAATATGATCCAGAAACTCCACTTCTGGATACAAGTCCAAAAAAATTGAAAGCAGAGTCTCAGACATTTGCACACCCATGTTCATAGCAGCACTAGTCACAATAGCCAAGAGGAGGAGGCAACCCAAGTGTTCATTGATGGAAGAATAAACAAAATGTGGTATATGCATATAATCAAATATTACTCAGCCTTAAAAATGAAGGAAATCAGCCAGGCGCGGTGGCTCACACCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGGAAGCCGAGGCGGGCAGATCATGAAGTCAGGAGTTTGAGACCAGCCTGGCCAGCACGGTGAAACCCCGTCTCTACTAAAAATACAAAAAATTATCTGGGCATGGTGGCATGTGCCTGTAGTCCCAGCTACTCAGGAGGCTGAGGCAGGAGAATCGCTTGAACCTGGGAGGAGGAGGTTGCAGTGAGCTGAGATGTTTTGATGTATGTATACAATGTGGGATAATTAAATCAGCATATTCATTTGTTGTTTAAATCCTTTATCGAAAACAAGGATAACTTTTGTATTACATGTTTAATCAAAGGAAGTAAGGAGGAGAGGAACAAAGGGAGAAAGAGAGGGAAAGAGGGAGGAAAGGAAGGAAAAAGGGAGGAAGCAAAGAAAGGAAGAAGAGAAGGAGGGAAGGAAAGAAAACCCTTGCACCAATCCCATTTGTAAAGACCCTGGGAGATCAAGAACCAGGGAAGCAACTAAGCAATAGTTCCCCTTATATCTTTTATAGAACAAGGAAAAGCATAGATCTATAAATAAGAAAGTAGGTGGATTTGTGATTTAATTTCTCTGAGCAAAAAGGGAAATAGCGCACTGCAAACAATTGTAACTCAACTTACTGATTGATTTTGGATTCTGTGGTGTTTCCAGCTTTGTCTCTCAATTTGATGGTAATGTCCCCTCTTCTTACATTCTTGTTCCATGTTATAATATCCACAAAGTAATGATACACTGCAAAACAGAGAGAGAACACGGTAAGAGAGAGATACTACCAACTGATCCCCTGAAGGGCTGGTTCCTAAAAACTGAACCTCCCTAATCACTGAGTCTCTTCTTCTCTTTCTCTCTGGTTTCTCTGCAAAGATCCAGGGCAGAAGTTTCTAATATTCCCTTCTCTTCTCTTTGGTAAAGATGGCATGAGTGATAGCAGAGTTCATTGGTTTCCAGTCACCATGGTCAGGCATCATCGTTGAACCAGTGTTTCCAGGTATTGTGAAGTCTTAGGGCTTATGGCTGAGTGTGGTTCACATCAATTCCTGCCCATTTTAGACTCAACCAACTAAGGGGCCATTCGGAGACCCTCCAGGGCTGAGACGGTTTTCCACAGTTTGGGCCAAGTCCACCAGCCTACTCAGCCTTCCTCATCCTTCTCCCAATCATGCTCCACCACCTGCACTCCCTGCACTGTGAAGGCTCCTGGGCCTTCACCCACCTGGGCACGCTTACTTTGCCAGCTCTGTGAATCCACCTTTTAGGTTTCAACTTAATGTCATTCCTCCAGAAGGCTTTTCCTGACCCCCAGACTAAGTCAGGTCTCCTTTCTTGAAGTTCCTGCCATACTCTGGACTCTCCCCATTATTATTCAGCACACTTTCCTGTATTTACAAAATGCAAGAAAGGGTGATAATAAAAATAAAGTGGCATTCCCTAACCAGCAGACTCAGAGAAAAAAAAAGTGGTGAATATGTGGGTACATCTATACAAATGTTACCTGAATAATGTCTTATGGGTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAGATAAAATTAAAACACGCTACAACAGGAACTAATCAGGGAGATGACAGTCCCACGAAGGAATAAGGTCAGTCCTGGATTTGCCATTTTATGGCCCAACTTGCTCAGGGGCTTGCCCCATACAGACCAGGTAGGTGCCAAATCCTGGGCTGCCACACATGGCTCCAAAGAAAGAGGGAAACCCAGTGATCTGCAGGCTTTTTTTTTTTTTAAAAGAATCTCTCTGTGTTGCCCAGGCTGGAGTGCAGTGGCGTAATCTCGGTTCACGGCAACCTCTGTCTCCTGGGTTCAAGCAATTCTCCAGCCTCAGCCTTCTAGGTAGCTGGGATTACAGGCAAGCACCACCACGCCCAGCTAATTTTTATATTTTGTTTTTGGGGTTTTTGTATTTTTAGTAGAGATGGGGTTTCACCATGTTGGCCAGGCTGGTCTCAAACTCCTGGCCTCAAGTGATCCGCCCGCCTTGGCCTCCCAAAATGCTGGGAATGCAGGCGTGAGCCACCATGCTTAGCCTCCAGGCTCTTTTAAAAGAGTTGCTCACACCTGGCATGGAAGTTCACACCTGTAATCCCAGCACTAAGGCAGGAGGATTGCTTGAGCCCAAGAGTTCAAGACCAGCCTATGCAACATAGTGAGATTCTGTCTCTAAAAGAAACAAAAAAAACAGTTAGCTGGGCATGGTGGCGCATGCCCGAAGTCCCAGCTACTTGGGAGGCTGAGGCAGGAGGATTGCTTGAGTCCAGGAGGTTGAGGCTGCAGTGCCCCATTATTGTGCCACTGCACTCCAGCCTGGGTGACAGAACAAGACCCTGTCTCAAAAAAAAATTAACATAGCCTGGGCATGGTGGCTGATGCCTGTAATCCCAGCGCTTTGAGAGGCCAAGGCAGGCAGATCACCTGAGGTCAGGAGTTTGAGACCAGCCTGGCCAACATGGCAAAACCCCGTCTCTACTAAAAATACAAAAATTAGCCAGGCATGGTGATGCACACCTGTAGTCTCAGGTACTCGGAATCCTGAGGCAGGAGGATCGCGTGAACCCAGGAGGCAGAGATTGCAGTGAGCTGAGATTGCGCCACTGAACTTCAACTTGGGTGACAGAGTGAGACCCTGTCTCAAAAAAAATAAATAAAATGAAATAAAATAGTTGTTCCCAAGGAAAGTGAAAATGGGTACAAGACTGTAGGAAAAACACATCTGCCCAAGGAAATTCTAGTTGCTTCCCAAGGCGTCTAATCATTGGCTGCCCCCTTTAATTCCCATCTGGAATACTCAACCTCTCGAGGCCTTTGGGTCATCATGTTTGCTTTAGAGCTGGAACTGACCTGTAGATATGGCTGACACCTGATTTTTCCTAGTCTTAATTTTATGTCTTTTGGGGAATCAAGCAATTTTCTGGAAGATCTTAGTGATTAGAATGGTCATCCAGTGAAACTAACAACTCTGATTTGTTGAGATTTTATTAAATTAATATTTTTAAATGGCATCAGATTAAACCTAATATCCCAGAATACAGGCATTATTACCCCCATTTGACCAGTCAGGACATTGAGACTCAGAGAAGTCAAATGACTTCACCAAGGTCCCACAGCTATTATGTGGTAGACTCAGGAGTCAACCGAGGCCCTTCCAGCTCCAAAGTTGATGCTTCATCATGGCTCTTATTTGCCAAGAAGTAGCCAGGAAGCTGAGACTCAGCCATCCCCAAAATGAGAGTTAGGCAAAAGCCAACAACCACATTCACCACTCACTGCAGAATGGGCTCTCCTCAGCTGTGTCAAAGAATGCCTTCGTCATTGGAGGATCTTTCCCCCTTAGATGGTCTTTCCAATTATCAGCATAATAGCCTATGAAACAAGTTTAAAAAATTGTAAGATTAATATGTATTATACAAACATAAAAGCAACTGAGGTAGCAAGAACATTGAGTTTGACTGTATCCACCACTTCTGAGAGAAACTCCATCCCACCTCCATCCCCCATGGTGAGGGCCTGCAGGGTGACCCATCTTGCTGGCCAACCCTGTCCCTAAGAGCTGAAGGGCAACAGGACCCTCCAGTTGTTTTCCCCCTTTACTGGTTCTCAGTAGCAGGGTGGAGAGGTGTGGGGTGTGGCACACACTGGTGTGGACTAAAAATAACACTGACATTTTTCAGTAATACATTCATTTTCTAGATTAAAACAGATTCAAGTTCATACCTAAAATAGCATCACTCTTGAAAACCAATATGCTTTCTTGAAGAACTACAATGGGGCCCCTAAATTGCATAGACCTGGGCTTGCCACATGACTGACTGTGTCACTAAGCAGGTGAGTGTCCTCCTTTGTTTTTGCTGTCCAGAGGGCCCTCTTTCTCTCCTCTGTCCCTAGCCCTAGAGAATGGCCTTCACATTCTGCCTTAATTGATCCAGGGTGGGACCCAGGCATCAGTATTGTGTTAAAACTCCTTAGGTGATTCTAAAGCACAATCAAGGTTGAGAACCCCTTGTCTATACCATGCCCTGTTGTTAACTTGGATTTTTCCTTTTGGAAAAAAAATAGAAAATCCTCATGACCATCCAGTTTCAAAGTCCTAACCACCTAGAATATCTGTACTAATCCCTAGCGAATATCCAAGCAGCCTCCACAATATCTATTACCTCACTCCACCTGCTGTACGTGCACACAAGAGCCAGAATGTGGAGTGAGGGCATTTACATAGACATGAGTCTGTGAAAAAGTTCACTTGTCAGGAGAGTCTCTGGGCTCATTGTGGACCCTCTCCCAGCAGAGAGGTTGTAAGCACAGAAAGGGTATTCCTGTCCCCACAGGAGCAGGCTACGTAGAGTGACTGTACCCTGGGTAAGCTTGGAAACTCTTCTGTAACCTTCTTTTCCATGCTAGAATAGAGGGTCCAGGGAGGCTGTACTGCCTTCTGGATGGAATACTCTACAGTTGCTTTTCTTTTCTTTTTTCTTTCTTTTGTTTGTTTGTTTGCTTTTTGAGACGGAGTTTCACTCTTGTTGCCCAGGCTGGAGTGCAATGGCGCGGTCTCAGCTCACTGTATCCTCCGTCTCCCAGGTTCAAGTGATTCTCCTGCCTCAGCCTCCCAAGTAGCTGGGATTTCAGGCGCCCGCCACCATGCCCAGCTAATTTTTTTGTATTTTTAGTAGAGATGAGATATCACCATGTTGGCCAGGCTGGTCTCAAACTCCTGACCTTGTGATTCGCCCACCTCAGCCTCCCAAAGTGCTGGGATTACAGGCGTGAGCTACCATGCCCAGTCTACATTGCTTTCTAACACTGTTTATTAGTAGGAGACTAGAGTAGTTCAAAGAACAAATTGGCTAGAAAAAGCTGACTAGAAAAAAAAAGTCTATTTTTAAAATTTTTTTCTTTTTAAGAAATTTTTTTTTAAATTTTAACCTTTTATTTATTTATTTT-G Hypotrichosis 7 • Woolly hair, autosomal recessive 2, with or without hypotrichosis Pathogenic (Mar 01, 2009)3304
3-185514381-G-A Benign (Nov 12, 2018)1281519
3-185514451-C-T Likely benign (Apr 25, 2022)1958880
3-185514481-A-G Likely benign (Jun 28, 2023)2919509
3-185514496-T-C Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (Feb 28, 2024)2037509
3-185514507-C-T Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (Jan 17, 2024)3119079
3-185514861-T-C Benign (Jun 19, 2021)1251339
3-185517049-AC-A Likely benign (Sep 05, 2023)2756187
3-185517130-T-G Likely benign (Oct 07, 2022)2075731
3-185517132-A-G Uncertain significance (Jun 09, 2023)2712075
3-185517150-T-G Hypotrichosis 7 Uncertain significance (Mar 25, 2024)3064369
3-185517333-A-G Benign (Jun 20, 2021)1234223

GnomAD

Source: gnomAD

GeneTypeBio TypeTranscript Coding Exons Length
LIPHprotein_codingprotein_codingENST00000296252 1046352
pLI Probability
LOF Intolerant
pRec Probability
LOF Recessive
Individuals with
no LOFs
Individuals with
Homozygous LOFs
Individuals with
Heterozygous LOFs
Defined p
6.53e-110.2351256591881257480.000354
Z-Score Observed Expected Observed/Expected Mutation Rate Total Possible in Transcript
Missense0.7402102420.8660.00001212973
Missense in Polyphen7986.1050.917491057
Synonymous-0.05599392.31.010.00000525851
Loss of Function0.8051822.10.8150.00000109277

LoF frequencies by population

EthnicitySum of pLOFs p
African & African-American0.0006120.000612
Ashkenazi Jewish0.000.00
East Asian0.0003810.000326
Finnish0.00004620.0000462
European (Non-Finnish)0.0003520.000352
Middle Eastern0.0003810.000326
South Asian0.001010.000980
Other0.0001630.000163

dbNSFP

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Hydrolyzes specifically phosphatidic acid (PA) to produce 2-acyl lysophosphatidic acid (LPA; a potent bioactive lipid mediator) and fatty acid. Does not hydrolyze other phospholipids, like phosphatidylserine (PS), phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) or triacylglycerol (TG). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12063250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12963729}.;
Disease
DISEASE: Woolly hair autosomal recessive 2 (ARWH2) [MIM:604379]: A hair shaft disorder characterized by fine and tightly curled hair. Compared to normal curly hair that is observed in some populations, woolly hair grows slowly and stops growing after a few inches. Under light microscopy, woolly hair shows some structural anomalies, including trichorrhexis nodosa and tapered ends. Some individuals may present with hypotrichosis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18830268}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.;
Pathway
Metabolism of lipids;Metabolism;Glycerophospholipid biosynthesis;Phospholipid metabolism;Synthesis of PA (Consensus)

Intolerance Scores

loftool
0.342
rvis_EVS
-0.31
rvis_percentile_EVS
31.93

Haploinsufficiency Scores

pHI
0.0701
hipred
N
hipred_score
0.171
ghis
0.499

Essentials

essential_gene_CRISPR
N
essential_gene_CRISPR2
N
essential_gene_gene_trap
N
gene_indispensability_pred
N
gene_indispensability_score
0.208

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium

Mouse Genome Informatics

Gene name
Liph
Phenotype
integument phenotype (the observable morphological and physiological characteristics of the skin and its associated structures, such as the hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands and other secretory glands that are manifested through development and lifespan); pigmentation phenotype;

Gene ontology

Biological process
phosphatidic acid biosynthetic process;lipid catabolic process
Cellular component
extracellular space;plasma membrane
Molecular function
phospholipase activity;heparin binding;carboxylic ester hydrolase activity