Gene: TMEM216
Alternate names for this Gene: HSPC244
Gene Summary: This locus encodes a transmembrane domain-containing protein. Mutations at this locus have been associated with Meckel-Gruber Syndrome Type 2, and Joubert Syndrome 2, also known as Cerebello-oculorenal Syndrome 2.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 11
Location in Chromosome : 11q12.2
Description of this Gene: transmembrane protein 216
Type of Gene: protein-coding
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TMEM216 gene and
Dysmorphic features
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 20512146 2010 Mutations in TMEM216 perturb ciliogenesis and cause Joubert, Meckel and related syndromes.
PMID 20036350 2010 Joubert syndrome 2 (JBTS2) in Ashkenazi Jews is associated with a TMEM216 mutation.
rs11230683 in
TMEM216 gene and
Familial aplasia of the vermis
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 28497568 2017 Neuropsychological phenotypes of 76 individuals with Joubert syndrome evaluated at a single center.
PMID 20512146 2010 Mutations in TMEM216 perturb ciliogenesis and cause Joubert, Meckel and related syndromes.
PMID 23351400 2012 Founder mutations and genotype-phenotype correlations in Meckel-Gruber syndrome and associated ciliopathies.
PMID 26673778 2016 Large-scale targeted sequencing comparison highlights extreme genetic heterogeneity in nephronophthisis-related ciliopathies.
PMID 22282472 2012 Evolutionarily assembled cis-regulatory module at a human ciliopathy locus.
PMID 20036350 2010 Joubert syndrome 2 (JBTS2) in Ashkenazi Jews is associated with a TMEM216 mutation.
rs11230683 in
TMEM216 gene and
JOUBERT SYNDROME 2
PMID 20512146 2010 Mutations in TMEM216 perturb ciliogenesis and cause Joubert, Meckel and related syndromes.
PMID 28497568 2017 Neuropsychological phenotypes of 76 individuals with Joubert syndrome evaluated at a single center.
PMID 23351400 2012 Founder mutations and genotype-phenotype correlations in Meckel-Gruber syndrome and associated ciliopathies.
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 20036350 2010 Joubert syndrome 2 (JBTS2) in Ashkenazi Jews is associated with a TMEM216 mutation.
PMID 22282472 2012 Evolutionarily assembled cis-regulatory module at a human ciliopathy locus.
PMID 22425360 2012 Mutations in C5ORF42 cause Joubert syndrome in the French Canadian population.
rs11230683 in
TMEM216 gene and
MECKEL SYNDROME, TYPE 2
PMID 20512146 2010 Mutations in TMEM216 perturb ciliogenesis and cause Joubert, Meckel and related syndromes.
PMID 23351400 2012 Founder mutations and genotype-phenotype correlations in Meckel-Gruber syndrome and associated ciliopathies.
PMID 21368913 2011 Clinical utility gene card for: Meckel syndrome.
PMID 20036350 2010 Joubert syndrome 2 (JBTS2) in Ashkenazi Jews is associated with a TMEM216 mutation.
PMID 22282472 2012 Evolutionarily assembled cis-regulatory module at a human ciliopathy locus.
rs201108965 in
TMEM216 gene and
Multiple congenital anomalies
PMID 20036350 2010 Joubert syndrome 2 (JBTS2) in Ashkenazi Jews is associated with a TMEM216 mutation.
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 20512146 2010 Mutations in TMEM216 perturb ciliogenesis and cause Joubert, Meckel and related syndromes.