Mendeliome
Gene: NUP205 Green List (high evidence)Green List (high evidence)
GREEN for AD Premature ovarian failure, MONDO:0019852, NUP205-related
AMBER for AR Premature ovarian failure, MONDO:0019852, NUP205-related
PMID: 42049205 | Six unrelated families with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI); 4x individuals with heterozygous NUP205 variants (2x canonical splice, 1xPTV, 1x de novo NMD-predicted); 2x compound heterozygous individuals (missense and -9 splice site).
Functional: modelling of the human NMD-predicted variant in zebrafish showed no abnormalities in the heterozygous state, however homozygous zebrafish showed impaired oogenesis and fertility.Created: 14 May 2026, 3:47 p.m.
Mode of inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Premature ovarian failure, MONDO:0019852, NUP205-related
Publications
I don't know
NUP205 encodes a protein in the inner ring of the nuclear pore complex involved in transport between nucleus and cytoplasm.
Nephrotic syndrome, type 13 MIM#616893
Amber
PMID: 36245711 reports an individual with steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome onset <12 months with a homozygous missense variant.
Previous family reported in PMID: 26878725
Plausible based on other genes in same family being associated with nephrotic syndrome however association remains limited.
No biallelic LOF variants in gnomAD v4.
Visceral heterotaxy MONDO:0018677
Red
PMID: 313106055 report 1 individual with heterotaxy/congenital heart defects with biallelic missense variants in NUP205.
PMID: 33065118 supportive functional studies with xenopus knockout demonstrating abnormal left right patterning and dysfunctional pronephric development.Created: 13 May 2026, 11:21 a.m.
Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Nephrotic syndrome, type 13 MIM#616893; Visceral heterotaxy MONDO:0018677
Publications
Red List (low evidence)
Single family reported with bi-allelic variant and nephrotic syndrome, though this broad family of genes is implicated in nephrotic syndrome.Created: 20 Dec 2019, 1:51 p.m.
Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Nephrotic syndrome, type 13, MIM#616893
Publications
Phenotypes for gene: NUP205 were changed from Nephrotic syndrome, type 13, MIM#616893 to Nephrotic syndrome, type 13, MIM#616893; Visceral heterotaxy MONDO:0018677; Premature ovarian failure, MONDO:0019852, NUP205-related
Publications for gene: NUP205 were set to 26878725
Mode of inheritance for gene: NUP205 was changed from BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal to BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Gene: nup205 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Gene: nup205 has been classified as Red List (Low Evidence).
Phenotypes for gene: NUP205 were changed from to Nephrotic syndrome, type 13, MIM#616893
Publications for gene: NUP205 were set to
Mode of inheritance for gene: NUP205 was changed from Unknown to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Gene: nup205 has been classified as Red List (Low Evidence).
gene: NUP205 was added gene: NUP205 was added to Mendeliome_VCGS. Sources: Expert Review Green,Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Mode of inheritance for gene: NUP205 was set to Unknown
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Genes included in a Genomics England gene panel for a rare disease category (green list) should fit the criteria A-E outlined below.
These guidelines were developed as a combination of the ClinGen DEFINITIVE evidence for a causal role of the gene in the disease(a), and the Developmental Disorder Genotype-Phenotype (DDG2P) CONFIRMED DD Gene evidence level(b) (please see the original references provided below for full details). These help provide a guideline for expert reviewers when assessing whether a gene should be on the green or the red list of a panel.
A. There are plausible disease-causing mutations(i) within, affecting or encompassing an interpretable functional region(ii) of this gene identified in multiple (>3) unrelated cases/families with the phenotype(iii).
OR
B. There are plausible disease-causing mutations(i) within, affecting or encompassing cis-regulatory elements convincingly affecting the expression of a single gene identified in multiple (>3) unrelated cases/families with the phenotype(iii).
OR
C. As definitions A or B but in 2 or 3 unrelated cases/families with the phenotype, with the addition of convincing bioinformatic or functional evidence of causation e.g. known inborn error of metabolism with mutation in orthologous gene which is known to have the relevant deficient enzymatic activity in other species; existence of an animal model which recapitulates the human phenotype.
AND
D. Evidence indicates that disease-causing mutations follow a Mendelian pattern of causation appropriate for reporting in a diagnostic setting(iv).
AND
E. No convincing evidence exists or has emerged that contradicts the role of the gene in the specified phenotype.
(i)Plausible disease-causing mutations: Recurrent de novo mutations convincingly affecting gene function. Rare, fully-penetrant mutations - relevant genotype never, or very rarely, seen in controls. (ii) Interpretable functional region: ORF in protein coding genes miRNA stem or loop. (iii) Phenotype: the rare disease category, as described in the eligibility statement. (iv) Intermediate penetrance genes should not be included.
It’s assumed that loss-of-function variants in this gene can cause the disease/phenotype unless an exception to this rule is known. We would like to collect information regarding exceptions. An example exception is the PCSK9 gene, where loss-of-function variants are not relevant for a hypercholesterolemia phenotype as they are associated with increased LDL-cholesterol uptake via LDLR (PMID: 25911073).
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We classify loss-of-function variants as those with the following Sequence Ontology (SO) terms:
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Standardised terms were used to represent the gene-disease mode of inheritance, and were mapped to commonly used terms from the different sources. Below each of the terms is described, along with the equivalent commonly-used terms.
A variant on one allele of this gene can cause the disease, and imprinting has not been implicated.
A variant on the paternally-inherited allele of this gene can cause the disease, if the alternate allele is imprinted (function muted).
A variant on the maternally-inherited allele of this gene can cause the disease, if the alternate allele is imprinted (function muted).
A variant on one allele of this gene can cause the disease. This is the default used for autosomal dominant mode of inheritance where no knowledge of the imprinting status of the gene required to cause the disease is known. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: autosomal dominant, dominant, AD, DOMINANT.
A variant on both alleles of this gene is required to cause the disease. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: autosomal recessive, recessive, AR, RECESSIVE.
The disease can be caused by a variant on one or both alleles of this gene. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant, recessive or dominant, AR/AD, AD/AR, DOMINANT/RECESSIVE, RECESSIVE/DOMINANT.
A variant on one allele of this gene can cause the disease, however a variant on both alleles of this gene can result in a more severe form of the disease/phenotype.
A variant in this gene can cause the disease in males as they have one X-chromosome allele, whereas a variant on both X-chromosome alleles is required to cause the disease in females. Mapped to the following commonly used term from different sources: X-linked recessive.
A variant in this gene can cause the disease in males as they have one X-chromosome allele. A variant on one allele of this gene may also cause the disease in females, though the disease/phenotype may be less severe and may have a later-onset than is seen in males. X-linked inactivation and mosaicism in different tissues complicate whether a female presents with the disease, and can change over their lifetime. This term is the default setting used for X-linked genes, where it is not known definitately whether females require a variant on each allele of this gene in order to be affected. Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: X-linked dominant, x-linked, X-LINKED, X-linked.
The gene is in the mitochondrial genome and variants within this can cause this disease, maternally inherited. Mapped to the following commonly used term from different sources: Mitochondrial.
Mapped to the following commonly used terms from different sources: Unknown, NA, information not provided.
For example, if the mode of inheritance is digenic, please indicate this in the comments and which other gene is involved.