Prepair 500+
Gene: LYST
Gene-disease association: strong. The features of Chediak-Higashi syndrome are decreased pigmentation of hair and eyes (partial albinism), photophobia, nystagmus, large eosinophilic, peroxidase-positive inclusion bodies in the myeloblasts and promyelocytes of the bone marrow, neutropenia, abnormal susceptibility to infection, and peculiar malignant lymphoma. Death often occurs before the age of 7 years.
NOTE: A large proportion of CHS patients (~85-90%) develop hyperinflammatory (or immune dysregulation) manifestations categorised ashemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. There are a subset of patients who develop attenuated disease, which is regarded as atypical CHS.
In patients with hypomorphic LYST variants, the attenuated disease is associated with subclinical or no immunodeficiency but rather a progressive, neurodegenerative phenotype in early adulthood.Created: 10 Apr 2025, 3:13 p.m. | Last Modified: 10 Apr 2025, 3:13 p.m.
Panel Version: 1.1868
Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Chediak-Higashi syndrome MIM#214500
Publications
Gene: lyst has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Phenotypes for gene: LYST were changed from Chediak-Higashi syndrome, 214500 (3) to Chediak-Higashi syndrome MIM#214500
Publications for gene: LYST were set to
gene: LYST was added gene: LYST was added to Prepair 500+. Sources: Mackenzie's Mission,Expert Review Green Mode of inheritance for gene: LYST was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Phenotypes for gene: LYST were set to Chediak-Higashi syndrome, 214500 (3)