Gene: TMEM67
Alternate names for this Gene: JBTS6|MECKELIN|MKS3|NPHP11|TNEM67
Gene Summary: The protein encoded by this gene localizes to the primary cilium and to the plasma membrane. The gene functions in centriole migration to the apical membrane and formation of the primary cilium. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. Defects in this gene are a cause of Meckel syndrome type 3 (MKS3) and Joubert syndrome type 6 (JBTS6).
Gene is located in Chromosome: 8
Location in Chromosome : 8q22.1
Description of this Gene: transmembrane protein 67
Type of Gene: protein-coding
rs749435317 in
TMEM67 gene and
Bardet-Biedl syndrome 1 (disorder)
PMID 16415887 2006 The transmembrane protein meckelin (MKS3) is mutated in Meckel-Gruber syndrome and the wpk rat.
rs137853107 in
TMEM67 gene and
COACH syndrome
PMID 21448235 2011 Clinical utility gene card for: Joubert syndrome.
PMID 19574260 2010 Mutations in 3 genes (MKS3, CC2D2A and RPGRIP1L) cause COACH syndrome (Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis).
PMID 19058225 2009 MKS3/TMEM67 mutations are a major cause of COACH Syndrome, a Joubert Syndrome related disorder with liver involvement.
PMID 28860541 2017 Functional validation of novel MKS3/TMEM67 mutations in COACH syndrome.
PMID 16415887 2006 The transmembrane protein meckelin (MKS3) is mutated in Meckel-Gruber syndrome and the wpk rat.
rs267607116 in
TMEM67 gene and
Cerebellar Ataxia
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
rs267607116 in
TMEM67 gene and
Cerebellar vermis hypoplasia
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
rs267607116 in
TMEM67 gene and
Dysmorphic facies
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
rs201893408 in
TMEM67 gene and
Dysmorphic features
PMID 25920555 2016 Joubert syndrome: genotyping a Northern European patient cohort.
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 25729630 2014 Unraveling the genetics of Joubert and Meckel-Gruber syndromes.
PMID 19574260 2010 Mutations in 3 genes (MKS3, CC2D2A and RPGRIP1L) cause COACH syndrome (Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis).
PMID 10508989 1999 Cerebello-oculo-renal syndromes including Arima, Senior-Löken and COACH syndromes: more than just variants of Joubert syndrome.
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
PMID 23559409 2013 Identification of 99 novel mutations in a worldwide cohort of 1,056 patients with a nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 27491411 2016 Targeted exome sequencing resolves allelic and the genetic heterogeneity in the genetic diagnosis of nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 20232449 2010 Novel TMEM67 mutations and genotype-phenotype correlates in meckelin-related ciliopathies.
PMID 19778711 2009 Joubert syndrome: insights into brain development, cilium biology, and complex disease.
rs137853108 in
TMEM67 gene and
Familial aplasia of the vermis
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 17397051 2007 Spectrum of MKS1 and MKS3 mutations in Meckel syndrome: a genotype-phenotype correlation. Mutation in brief #960. Online.
PMID 23559409 2013 Identification of 99 novel mutations in a worldwide cohort of 1,056 patients with a nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 21866095 2011 Genotype-phenotype correlation in 440 patients with NPHP-related ciliopathies.
PMID 17377820 2007 Molecular diagnostics of Meckel-Gruber syndrome highlights phenotypic differences between MKS1 and MKS3.
PMID 20607301 2010 Polycystic kidney and hepatic disease with mental retardation is nephronophthisis 11 caused by MKS3/TMEM67 mutations.
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
PMID 19540516 2009 MKS3-related ciliopathy with features of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, nephronophthisis, and Joubert Syndrome.
PMID 26035863 2015 The Meckel-Gruber syndrome protein TMEM67 controls basal body positioning and epithelial branching morphogenesis in mice via the non-canonical Wnt pathway.
PMID 21068128 2011 Mutation analysis of 18 nephronophthisis associated ciliopathy disease genes using a DNA pooling and next generation sequencing strategy.
PMID 19574260 2010 Mutations in 3 genes (MKS3, CC2D2A and RPGRIP1L) cause COACH syndrome (Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis).
PMID 19058225 2009 MKS3/TMEM67 mutations are a major cause of COACH Syndrome, a Joubert Syndrome related disorder with liver involvement.
PMID 26729329 2016 Enhanced diagnostic yield in Meckel-Gruber and Joubert syndrome through exome sequencing supplemented with split-read mapping.
PMID 20232449 2010 Novel TMEM67 mutations and genotype-phenotype correlates in meckelin-related ciliopathies.
PMID 28431631 2017 Neuroimaging findings in Joubert syndrome with C5orf42 gene mutations: A milder form of molar tooth sign and vermian hypoplasia.
PMID 28719906 2017 A Common Ancestral Asn242Ser Mutation in TMEM67 Identified in Multiple Iranian Families with Joubert Syndrome.
PMID 12368986 2002 Cerebellar vermis defect, oligophrenia, congenital ataxia, and hepatic fibrocirrhosis without coloboma and renal abnormalities: report of three cases.
PMID 25920555 2016 Joubert syndrome: genotyping a Northern European patient cohort.
rs267607116 in
TMEM67 gene and
Hydrocephalus
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
rs116647652 in
TMEM67 gene and
JOUBERT SYNDROME 6
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 17160906 2007 The Meckel-Gruber syndrome gene, MKS3, is mutated in Joubert syndrome.
PMID 26477546 2015 Joubert Syndrome in French Canadians and Identification of Mutations in CEP104.
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
PMID 21633164 2011 Mutations in KIF7 link Joubert syndrome with Sonic Hedgehog signaling and microtubule dynamics.
PMID 19574260 2010 Mutations in 3 genes (MKS3, CC2D2A and RPGRIP1L) cause COACH syndrome (Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis).
PMID 21866095 2011 Genotype-phenotype correlation in 440 patients with NPHP-related ciliopathies.
PMID 19058225 2009 MKS3/TMEM67 mutations are a major cause of COACH Syndrome, a Joubert Syndrome related disorder with liver involvement.
PMID 16415887 2006 The transmembrane protein meckelin (MKS3) is mutated in Meckel-Gruber syndrome and the wpk rat.
PMID 27457812 2017 Exome sequencing of Pakistani consanguineous families identifies 30 novel candidate genes for recessive intellectual disability.
PMID 10567047 1999 Mutations of calpain 3 gene in patients with sporadic limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in Japan.
PMID 23559409 2013 Identification of 99 novel mutations in a worldwide cohort of 1,056 patients with a nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 28719906 2017 A Common Ancestral Asn242Ser Mutation in TMEM67 Identified in Multiple Iranian Families with Joubert Syndrome.
rs137853106 in
TMEM67 gene and
Meckel syndrome type 3
PMID 17185389 2007 The Meckel-Gruber Syndrome proteins MKS1 and meckelin interact and are required for primary cilium formation.
PMID 19466712 2009 Mutation spectrum of Meckel syndrome genes: one group of syndromes or several distinct groups?
PMID 16415887 2006 The transmembrane protein meckelin (MKS3) is mutated in Meckel-Gruber syndrome and the wpk rat.
PMID 17377820 2007 Molecular diagnostics of Meckel-Gruber syndrome highlights phenotypic differences between MKS1 and MKS3.
PMID 21368913 2011 Clinical utility gene card for: Meckel syndrome.
PMID 20232449 2010 Novel TMEM67 mutations and genotype-phenotype correlates in meckelin-related ciliopathies.
PMID 17397051 2007 Spectrum of MKS1 and MKS3 mutations in Meckel syndrome: a genotype-phenotype correlation. Mutation in brief #960. Online.
rs137853108 in
TMEM67 gene and
Meckel-Gruber syndrome
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 17397051 2007 Spectrum of MKS1 and MKS3 mutations in Meckel syndrome: a genotype-phenotype correlation. Mutation in brief #960. Online.
PMID 21866095 2011 Genotype-phenotype correlation in 440 patients with NPHP-related ciliopathies.
PMID 17377820 2007 Molecular diagnostics of Meckel-Gruber syndrome highlights phenotypic differences between MKS1 and MKS3.
PMID 23559409 2013 Identification of 99 novel mutations in a worldwide cohort of 1,056 patients with a nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
PMID 20607301 2010 Polycystic kidney and hepatic disease with mental retardation is nephronophthisis 11 caused by MKS3/TMEM67 mutations.
PMID 26035863 2015 The Meckel-Gruber syndrome protein TMEM67 controls basal body positioning and epithelial branching morphogenesis in mice via the non-canonical Wnt pathway.
PMID 19574260 2010 Mutations in 3 genes (MKS3, CC2D2A and RPGRIP1L) cause COACH syndrome (Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis).
PMID 19540516 2009 MKS3-related ciliopathy with features of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, nephronophthisis, and Joubert Syndrome.
PMID 21068128 2011 Mutation analysis of 18 nephronophthisis associated ciliopathy disease genes using a DNA pooling and next generation sequencing strategy.
PMID 19058225 2009 MKS3/TMEM67 mutations are a major cause of COACH Syndrome, a Joubert Syndrome related disorder with liver involvement.
PMID 20232449 2010 Novel TMEM67 mutations and genotype-phenotype correlates in meckelin-related ciliopathies.
PMID 26729329 2016 Enhanced diagnostic yield in Meckel-Gruber and Joubert syndrome through exome sequencing supplemented with split-read mapping.
PMID 28431631 2017 Neuroimaging findings in Joubert syndrome with C5orf42 gene mutations: A milder form of molar tooth sign and vermian hypoplasia.
PMID 28719906 2017 A Common Ancestral Asn242Ser Mutation in TMEM67 Identified in Multiple Iranian Families with Joubert Syndrome.
PMID 12368986 2002 Cerebellar vermis defect, oligophrenia, congenital ataxia, and hepatic fibrocirrhosis without coloboma and renal abnormalities: report of three cases.
PMID 25920555 2016 Joubert syndrome: genotyping a Northern European patient cohort.
rs771551765 in
TMEM67 gene and
Microcephaly (physical finding)
PMID 10567047 1999 Mutations of calpain 3 gene in patients with sporadic limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in Japan.
PMID 27457812 2017 Exome sequencing of Pakistani consanguineous families identifies 30 novel candidate genes for recessive intellectual disability.
rs201893408 in
TMEM67 gene and
Movement Disorders
PMID 25729630 2014 Unraveling the genetics of Joubert and Meckel-Gruber syndromes.
PMID 20232449 2010 Novel TMEM67 mutations and genotype-phenotype correlates in meckelin-related ciliopathies.
PMID 27491411 2016 Targeted exome sequencing resolves allelic and the genetic heterogeneity in the genetic diagnosis of nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
PMID 25920555 2016 Joubert syndrome: genotyping a Northern European patient cohort.
PMID 10508989 1999 Cerebello-oculo-renal syndromes including Arima, Senior-Löken and COACH syndromes: more than just variants of Joubert syndrome.
PMID 23559409 2013 Identification of 99 novel mutations in a worldwide cohort of 1,056 patients with a nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 19574260 2010 Mutations in 3 genes (MKS3, CC2D2A and RPGRIP1L) cause COACH syndrome (Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis).
PMID 19778711 2009 Joubert syndrome: insights into brain development, cilium biology, and complex disease.
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
rs201893408 in
TMEM67 gene and
Multiple congenital anomalies
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 25920555 2016 Joubert syndrome: genotyping a Northern European patient cohort.
PMID 25729630 2014 Unraveling the genetics of Joubert and Meckel-Gruber syndromes.
PMID 27491411 2016 Targeted exome sequencing resolves allelic and the genetic heterogeneity in the genetic diagnosis of nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 20232449 2010 Novel TMEM67 mutations and genotype-phenotype correlates in meckelin-related ciliopathies.
PMID 19574260 2010 Mutations in 3 genes (MKS3, CC2D2A and RPGRIP1L) cause COACH syndrome (Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis).
PMID 23559409 2013 Identification of 99 novel mutations in a worldwide cohort of 1,056 patients with a nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 19778711 2009 Joubert syndrome: insights into brain development, cilium biology, and complex disease.
PMID 10508989 1999 Cerebello-oculo-renal syndromes including Arima, Senior-Löken and COACH syndromes: more than just variants of Joubert syndrome.
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
rs201893408 in
TMEM67 gene and
Muscle hypotonia
PMID 20232449 2010 Novel TMEM67 mutations and genotype-phenotype correlates in meckelin-related ciliopathies.
PMID 23559409 2013 Identification of 99 novel mutations in a worldwide cohort of 1,056 patients with a nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 25920555 2016 Joubert syndrome: genotyping a Northern European patient cohort.
PMID 27491411 2016 Targeted exome sequencing resolves allelic and the genetic heterogeneity in the genetic diagnosis of nephronophthisis-related ciliopathy.
PMID 26092869 2015 Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID 25729630 2014 Unraveling the genetics of Joubert and Meckel-Gruber syndromes.
PMID 19778711 2009 Joubert syndrome: insights into brain development, cilium biology, and complex disease.
PMID 19574260 2010 Mutations in 3 genes (MKS3, CC2D2A and RPGRIP1L) cause COACH syndrome (Joubert syndrome with congenital hepatic fibrosis).
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
PMID 10508989 1999 Cerebello-oculo-renal syndromes including Arima, Senior-Löken and COACH syndromes: more than just variants of Joubert syndrome.
rs201893408 in
TMEM67 gene and
NEPHRONOPHTHISIS 11
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
rs201893408 in
TMEM67 gene and
Nephronophthisis
PMID 21866095 2011 Genotype-phenotype correlation in 440 patients with NPHP-related ciliopathies.
PMID 19508969 2009 When examining a worldwide cohort of 62 independent patients with NPHP and associated liver fibrosis we identified altogether four novel mutations (p.W290L, p.C615R, p.G821S, and p.G821R) in five of them.
rs267607116 in
TMEM67 gene and
Poor school performance
PMID 19508969 2009 Hypomorphic mutations in meckelin (MKS3/TMEM67) cause nephronophthisis with liver fibrosis (NPHP11).
rs771551765 in
TMEM67 gene and
Spastic Paraplegia
PMID 10567047 1999 Mutations of calpain 3 gene in patients with sporadic limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in Japan.
PMID 27457812 2017 Exome sequencing of Pakistani consanguineous families identifies 30 novel candidate genes for recessive intellectual disability.