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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Med Chem. 2019;26(17):3103–3119. doi: 10.2174/0929867325666180105102447

Table 1. List of congenital olfactory dysfunctions.

Known ciliopathies demonstrating olfactory dysfunction are listed #’s 1 through 10.

# Disease Known Genetic Mutations Confirmed Olfactory Dysfunction Known Cause of Olfactory Dysfuntion References
1 Bardet-Beidl Syndrome (BBS) BBS1, BBS1(M390R), BBS2, BBS3/ARL6, BBS4, BBS5, BBS6/MKKS, BBS7, TTC8, BBS9, BBS10, TRIM32, BBS12, CEP290/NPHP6 BBS1, BBS1(M390R), BBS2, BBS4, BBS6/MKKS, BBS8 Olfactory epithelium (cilia loss) 18, 20, 25, 124, 125, 126
2 Meckel-Gruber Syndrome (MKS) MKS1, MKS2, MKS3/TMEM67, CEP290/NPHP6, BBS1, BBS4, NPHP3 MKS1, MKS3/TMEM67, CEP290/NPHP6 Olfactory epithelium (signal transduction) 19, 126, 127, 128
3 Joubert Syndrome CEP290/NPHP6, ARL13b, INPP5e CEP290/NPHP6 ??? 19, 126, 129, 130, 131
4 McKusick-Kaufman Syndrome BBS6/MKKS BBS6/MKKS ??? 24
5 Refsum Disease PEX7, PHYH ??? ??? 132, 133
6 Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) PKD1, PKD2, NPHP3, IFT88 PKD1, PKD2, IFT88 Olfactory epithelium (cilia loss; IFT88) 21, 128
7 Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) DNAI1, DNAH5 ??? Olfactory epithelium (airway obstruction) 134
8 Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) CEP290/NPHP6, GUCY2D, RPE65, SPATA7, AIPL1, LCA5, RPGRIP1, CRX, CRB1, NMNAT1, IMPHD1, RD3, RDH12, LRAT, TULP1, KCNJ13, GDF6, PRPH2, LCA9, LCA3 CEP290/NPHP6 Olfactory epithelium (signal transduction; airway obstruction) 19, 126, 135
9 Jeune Syndrome IFT80, DYNC2H1, WDY19, IFT40, TTC21B ??? ??? 136
10 Nephronophthisis CEP290/NPHP6 CEP290/NPHP6 ??? 126
11 Kallmann’s Syndrome KAL1, AKAP2, FGF8, FGFR1, KISS1R, PROK2/PROKR2, NELF, TAC3, TACR3, WDR11 KAL1, FGFR1, PROK2/PROKR2, FGF8, CHD7, WDR11, NELF Olfactory bulb development 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142
12 CHARGE Syndrome CHD7 CHD7 ??? 143, 144
13 Usher Syndrome USH1C, USH1B/MYO7A, CDH23, USH2/USH2A, PCDH15, CLRN1, SANA, USH1H, VLGF1b, DFNB31, PDZD7, USH3A USH1 Olfactory bulb development 145, 146, 147, 148, 149
14 Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPDII) PCNT ??? Olfactory bulb development 150
15 Seckel Syndrome ATR, PCNT, CENPJ ??? ??? 21, 150, 151
16 Bosma Arhinia Microphthalmia PAX6 ??? Olfactory epithelium (airway obstruction); Olfactory bulb development 152, 153
17 Endocrine-Cerebro-Osteodysplasia ICK ??? Olfactory bulb development 154
18 Mohr-Majewski Syndrome TCTN3 ??? Olfactory bulb development 155, 156, 157
19 Isolated Congenital Anosmia CNGA2, TENM1 CNGA2, TENM1 Olfactory epithelium (signal transduction) 158, 159, 160
20 Congenital Indifference to Pain SCN9A SCN9A Olfactory epithelium (action potential propagation) 161