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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 1;360(1):3–5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp0806821

Genetic Variants of Severe Congenital Neutropenia.

Gene Gene Function Incidence of Variant Inheritance Associated Features
ELA2 Serine protease 50–60% Autosomal dominant, sporadic Isolated neutropenia
HAX1 Mitochondrial function Unknown Autosomal recessive Neurologic and neuropsychological abnormalities in some cases
GFI1 Transcription factor Rare Autosomal dominant Monocytosis and defects in lymphocyte number and function
WAS Cytoskeleton function Rare X-linked recessive Monocytopenia and T-lymphocyte activation
CSF3R G-CSF receptor Rare Autosomal dominant Severe myeloid hypoplasia in the bone marrow; resistant to G-CSF treatment
G6PC3 Glucose metabolism Unknown Autosomal recessive Cardiac defects, thrombocytopenia, and urogenital abnormalities