Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 25861
Gene name Whirlin
Gene symbol WHRN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CIP98DFNB31PDZD7BUSH2DWI
Chromosome 9
Chromosome location 9q32
Summary This gene is thought to function in the organization and stabilization of sterocilia elongation and actin cystoskeletal assembly, based on studies of the related mouse gene. Mutations in this gene have been associated with autosomal recessive non-syndromi
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs111033459 A>G Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, benign-likely-benign, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, synonymous variant
rs137852839 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, stop gained, genic downstream transcript variant
rs137852840 G>A Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, genic upstream transcript variant, stop gained, coding sequence variant, upstream transcript variant
rs141807746 C>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Synonymous variant, non coding transcript variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant
rs142990800 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign 5 prime UTR variant, genic upstream transcript variant, missense variant, upstream transcript variant, non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001895 Process Retina homeostasis IEA
GO:0001895 Process Retina homeostasis IMP 17171570
GO:0001895 Process Retina homeostasis ISS
GO:0001917 Component Photoreceptor inner segment IEA
GO:0001917 Component Photoreceptor inner segment ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607928 16361 ENSG00000095397
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9P202
Protein name Whirlin (Autosomal recessive deafness type 31 protein)
Protein function Involved in hearing and vision as member of the USH2 complex. Necessary for elongation and maintenance of inner and outer hair cell stereocilia in the organ of Corti in the inner ear. Involved in the maintenance of the hair bundle ankle region,
PDB 1UEZ , 1UF1 , 1UFX , 6KZ1 , 7EP7
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00595 PDZ 140 219 PDZ domain Domain
PF00595 PDZ 279 357 PDZ domain Domain
PF00595 PDZ 816 890 PDZ domain Domain
Sequence
MNAPLDGLSVSSSSTGSLGSAAGAGGGGGAGLRLLSANVRQLHQALTALLSEAEREQFTH
CLNAYHARRNVFDLVRTLRVLLDSPVKRRLLPMLRLVIPRSDQLLFDQYTAEGLYLPATT
PYRQPAWGGPDSAGPGEVRLVSLRRAKAHEGLGFSIRGGSEHGVGIYVSLVEPGSLAEKE
GLRVGDQILRVNDKSLARVTHAEAVKALKGSKKLVLSVY
SAGRIPGGYVTNHIYTWVDPQ
GRSISPPSGLPQPHGGALRQQEGDRRSTLHLLQGGDEKKVNLVLGDGRSLGLTIRGGAEY
GLGIYITGVDPGSEAEGSGLKVGDQILEVNGRSFLNILHDEAVRLLKSSRHLILTVK
DVG
RLPHARTTVDETKWIASSRIRETMANSAGFLGDLTTEGINKPGFYKGPAGSQVTLSSLGN
QTRVLLEEQARHLLNEQEHATMAYYLDEYRGGSVSVEALVMALFKLLNTHAKFSLLSEVR
GTISPQDLERFDHLVLRREIESMKARQPPGPGAGDTYSMVSYSDTGSSTGSHGTSTTVSS
ARNTLDLEETGEAVQGNINALPDVSVDDVRSTSQGLSSFKPLPRPPPLAQGNDLPLGQPR
KLGREDLQPPSSMPSCSGTVFSAPQNRSPPAGTAPTPGTSSAQDLPSSPIYASVSPANPS
SKRPLDAHLALVNQHPIGPFPRVQSPPHLKSPSAEATVAGGCLLPPSPSGHPDQTGTNQH
FVMVEVHRPDSEPDVNEVRALPQTRTASTLSQLSDSGQTLSEDSGVDAGEAEASAPGRGR
QSVSTKSRSSKELPRNERPTDGANKPPGLLEPTSTLVRVKKSAATLGIAIEGGANTRQPL
PRIVTIQRGGSAHNCGQLKVGHVILEVNGLTLRGKEHREAARIIAEAFKT
KDRDYIDFLV
TEFNVML
Sequence length 907
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 31 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs137852839, rs779760634, rs869320674, rs1064794551, rs776268964, rs372472927 RCV000002808
RCV005042392
RCV000190401
RCV002496863
RCV000770887
View all (1 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Deafness Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1564113368 RCV000679848
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Hearing loss, autosomal recessive Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1564113368 RCV001291498
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Hepatocellular carcinoma Likely pathogenic rs749910508 RCV005869537
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Aland island eye disease Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE ISOLATED SENSORINEURAL DEAFNESS TYPE DFNB Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR DISORDER Disgenet, GWAS catalog
Disgenet, GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Anxiety Anxiety Disorder HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autosomal recessive non-syndromic sensorineural deafness type DFNB Non-Syndromic Sensorineural Deafness Orphanet
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder BEFREE 21507135, 26297903
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder PSYGENET_DG 21507135
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Blindness Blindness Pubtator 30053338 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cataract Cataract HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cerebral cortical atrophy Cerebral cortical atrophy HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Ciliopathies Ciliopathies GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Deafness Deafness Pubtator 21738389 Associate
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Deafness Autosomal Recessive Deafness Pubtator 29270100 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only