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. 2021 Jun 22;15:661857. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.661857

TABLE 2.

Gene expression of leukodystrophy associated genes across neural cell types.

Disease Gene Genebank ID Astrocyte Neuron OPCs Oligo-dendrocyte Microglia Vascular endothelial cells
Hypomyelinating
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher like disease Gjc2 118454 - - - +++ - -
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease Plp1 18823 - - - +++ - -
Hypomyelination with atrophy of the Basal Ganglia and cerebellum (H-ABC) Tubb4a 22153 - - - +++ - -
Sox10 associated PCWH syndrome Sox10 20665 - - ++ ++ - -
Vacuolating
Canavan disease Aspa 11484 - - - +++ - -
Cx32- related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Gjb1 14618 - - - +++ - -
Demyelinating
Krabbe disease GalC 14420 + - ++ ++ - +
Metachromatic leukodystrophy Arsa 11883 + + + + + +
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, Abcd1 11666 - - - + ++ -
Multiple sulfatase deficiency Sumf1 58911 + + + + ++ +
Astrocytopathies
Megalencephalic leukodystrophy with subcortical cysts Mlc1 170790 +++ - - - - -
Oculodentodigital Dysplasia with cerebral white matter abnormalities Gja1 14609 +++ - - - - +
Alexander disease Gfap 14580 +++ - - - - -
CIC2 related leukoencephalopathy Clcn2 12724 ++ + + ++ - -
Vanishing White Matter Disease eIf2b1 – 5* 209354, 217715, 108067, 13667, 224045 + + + + + +
Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome Rnaseh2a, b, c 69724, 67153, 68209 +/+/+ +/+/+ +/++/+ +/+/+ +/+/++ +/+/++
Microgliopathies
Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids (HDLS) Csf1R 12978 - - - - +++ -
Nasu disease Tyrobp 22177 - - - - +++ -
α-Mannosidosis Man2b1 17159 - - - - +++ -

Disease Gene Genebank ID Astrocyte Neuron OPCs Oligo-dendrocyte Microglia Vascular endothelial cells

Leuko-axonopathies
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 29 Aars1 234734 + + + + + -
Leukoencephalopathy, progressive with ovarian failure Aars2 224805 + + + + + +
Hypomyelination with brainstem spinal cord involvement & leg spasticity Dars1 226414 + + + + - +
Leukoencephalopathy w brainstem, spinal cord involvement, elevated lactate Dars2 226539 + + + + + +
Combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 12 Ears2 67417 + + + + + -
Leukodystrophy, hypomyelinating 9 Rars1 104458 + + + + + -
AIMP1 related disease Aimp1 13722 - + + + - +
H4 leukodystrophy Polr3a, b* 218832, 70428 + + + + + +
GM1 Gangliosidosis Glb1 12091 + + + + + -
Tay-Sachs GM2 Gangliosidosis Hexa, Hexb* 15211 - - - - +++ -
Sanfilippo syndrome (MPS IIIA) Naglu/Sgsh 27419, 27029 - / + - / - - / + - / + ++ - / +
Leuko-vasculopathies
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) Notch3 18131 +++ - - - - +
Cerebral autosomal recessive arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CARASIL) Htra1 56213 ++ - + - - +

*Expression pattern of genes in this family are similar.