Locus HPE5 ZIC2
Disease ID
HPE5
Gene ID
ZIC2
Updated
Jun 15, 2026
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Disease
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Name Holoprosencephaly-5
Inheritance
Description Holoprosencephaly associated with mutations in the ZIC2 gene1 .
Prevalence 0.05-0.23/100,000; math done by 40% of pathogenic variants in ZIC2 are expansion2 ; 5% of non-syndromic HPE are ZIC2 gene2 , and nonsyndromic HPE is 25-50% of HPE, which affects 1/10,000 newborns3 - ZIC2 is 9.2% of HPE cases, which occur in 1/16,000 live births4 . Holoprosencephaly has worldwide distribution5 , but STR-specific distribution is unknown.
1.4 1,000,000
Age of Onset 0
HPO Terms
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Association
Mendelian
Locus
Details
Mechanism
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Detection
Alleles
Ref. Motif Reference motif, reference orientation
GCN
Ranges
Benign (ref.) Benign motif, reference orientation
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Benign (gene) Benign motif, gene orientation
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Pathogenic (ref.) Pathogenic motif, reference orientation
GCN
Pathogenic (gene) Pathogenic motif, gene orientation
CNG
Unknown (ref.) Unknown motif, reference orientation
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Unknown (gene) Unknown motif, gene orientation
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Interruption (ref.) Interruption motif, reference orientation
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Interruption (gene) Interruption motif, gene orientation
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gnomAD
Pathogenic genotype frequency data is not displayed for this locus because a substantial number of large alleles failed manual review by the gnomAD team.
References
Direct supporting references for info on this page.
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Ontology Lookup Service (OLS)
mondo:00123222
Holoprosencephaly Overview
Cedrik,Tekendo-Ngongang, Maximilian,Muenke, Paul,Kruszka
GeneReviews® · 1993-01-01
genereviews:NBK15303
Nonsyndromic holoprosencephaly: MedlinePlus Genetics
url:medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/nonsyndromic-holoprosencephaly/4
Holoprosencephaly.
Christèle,Dubourg, Claude,Bendavid, Laurent,Pasquier, Catherine,Henry, Sylvie,Odent, Véronique,David
Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2007-02-02
pmid:172748165
Vérification de la connexion...
orphanet:21626
POLYALANINE TRACT DISORDERS AND NEUROCOGNITIVE PHENOTYPES
Cheryl,Shoubridge, Jozef,Gecz
Madame Curie Bioscience Database [Internet] · 2013-01-01
genereviews:NBK519327
P703: Pathogenic ZIC2 polyalanine expansion detected by exome sequencing in a family with multi-generation holoprosencephaly
Nichole,Owen, Liesbeth,Vossaert, Lorraine,Potocki, Elizabeth,Mizerik
Genetics in Medicine Open · 2024-01-01
doi:10.1016/j.gimo.2024.1016078
The full spectrum of holoprosencephaly-associated mutations within the ZIC2 gene in humans predicts loss-of-function as the predominant disease mechanism.
Erich,Roessler, Felicitas,Lacbawan, Christèle,Dubourg, Aimee,Paulussen, Jos,Herbergs, Ute,Hehr, Claude,Bendavid, Nan,Zhou, Maia,Ouspenskaia, Sherri,Bale, Sylvie,Odent, Vèronique,David, Maximilian,Muenke
Human mutation · 2009-04-01
pmid:191774559
In vitro analysis of partial loss-of-function ZIC2 mutations in holoprosencephaly: alanine tract expansion modulates DNA binding and transactivation.
Lucia,Brown, Melinda,Paraso, Ruth,Arkell, Stephen,Brown
Human molecular genetics · 2004-12-08
pmid:1559069710
Holoprosencephaly due to mutations in ZIC2: alanine tract expansion mutations may be caused by parental somatic recombination.
L Y,Brown, S,Odent, V,David, M,Blayau, C,Dubourg, C,Apacik, M A,Delgado, B D,Hall, J F,Reynolds, A,Sommer, D,Wieczorek, S A,Brown, M,Muenke
Human molecular genetics · 2001-04-01
pmid:11285244Additional Literature
Additional literature related to this locus.
Raw PubMed search results
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repeats, and disease, in medline format)
Identification of a novel non-coding deletion in Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome by long-read HiFi genome sequencing.
Jihoon G,Yoon, Seungbok,Lee, Soojin,Park, Se Song,Jang, Jaeso,Cho, Man Jin,Kim, Soo Yeon,Kim, Woo Joong,Kim, Jin Sook,Lee, Jong-Hee,Chae
BMC medical genomics · 2025-03-03
pmid:40033291