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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Genet Metab. 2011 Oct 19;105(1):64–72. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.10.004

Table 2.

Genetic correlation between Kir channel hotspot mutations and disease.

Gene-Protein Mutation Disease Inheritance References
KCNJ1- Kir1.1 Ala(A) 177 Thr(T) Hyperprostaglandin E Syndrome/antenatal Bartter Syndrome Autosomal Recessive - Homozygous Variant 37
KCNJ2 - Kir2.1 Pro(P) 186 Leu(L) Andersen-Tawil Syndrome Autosomal Dominant 45, 46
Arg(R) 189 Ile(I) 40, 45
Thr(T) 192 Ala(A) 47, 48
KCNJ10 -Kir4.1 Thr(T) 164 Ile(I) SeSAME Syndrome (Seizures, sensorineural deafness, ataxia, mental retardation, and electrolyte imbalance) Autosomal Recessive - Homozygous Variant 72
Ala(A) 167 Val(V) Autosomal Recessive - Compound heterozygous 72
Arg(R) 175 Gln(Q) EAST Syndrome (Epilepsy, Sensorineural Deafness, Tubulopathy) - same as SeSAME Autosomal Recessive 73
KCNJ11 -Kir6.2 Cys(C) 166 Phe(F) DEND Syndrome (Developmental Delay, Epilepsy, and Neonatal Diabetes) - Gain-of-Function mutation Sporadic, de novomutation - Heterozygous activating mutation 94
Ile(I) 167 Leu(L) 96
Lys(K) 170 Arg(R) Permanent Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus (PNDM) 97
Lys(K) 170 Asn(N) 97
Arg(R) 176 Cys(C) 98
Glu(E) 179 Ala(A) Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus (TNDM) 102
KCNJ13 -Kir7.1 Arg(R) 162 Trp(W) Snowflake Vitreoretinal Degeneration Autosomal Dominant 112
Arg(R) 166 Trp(W) Leber's Congenital Amaurosis Homozygous nonsense 114