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IEMbase 0342: DOLK-related dolichol kinase deficiency

Scope

Field Value
IEMbase ID 342
Nosology 18.4.04.02
Gene DOLK
External IDs OMIM:610768
Generated mapping UNMAPPED
Candidate DisMech targets DK1-congenital_disorder_of_glycosylation.yaml
Review date 2026-07-07

IEMbase phenotype signal

IEMbase represents DOLK-CDG/DK1-CDG, an autosomal recessive dolichol kinase deficiency. Characteristic rows include early death. Additional clinical rows include broad forehead, dilated cardiomyopathy, distal digital necrosis, epilepsy, facial dysmorphism, failure to thrive, flat nose, hair abnormality, hypertelorism, hypotonia, ichthyosiform erythroderma, large earlobe, low-set ears, microcephaly, nystagmus, and delayed puberty.

The biochemical rows include increased transaminases, lipid-linked oligosaccharide in fibroblasts, and type I sialotransferrins. No treatment rows are present.

DisMech phenotype coverage

The generated UNMAPPED status is a false negative. DisMech has a dedicated DK1-congenital_disorder_of_glycosylation.yaml entry for DOLK-CDG with biallelic DOLK causation, reduced dolichol kinase activity, compromised dolichol phosphate biosynthesis, impaired N-linked glycosylation, abnormal alpha-dystroglycan O-mannosylation, and multisystem disease.

Local phenotype coverage includes dilated cardiomyopathy, ichthyosis, hypotonia, seizures, early death, abnormal transferrin/N-linked glycosylation, and the characteristic connection between dolichol phosphate supply and glycosylation. DisMech is stronger for mechanism and cardiomyopathy biology; IEMbase adds granular dysmorphism, digital necrosis, delayed puberty, and named biochemical rows.

Concordance and completeness

Judgement: false negative; resolve to the local DK1/DOLK-CDG entry.

The resources agree on DOLK/DK1 identity, autosomal recessive inheritance, dolichol phosphate/glycosylation biology, type I transferrin abnormality, cardiomyopathy, ichthyotic skin disease, hypotonia/seizures, failure to thrive, and early lethality.

Curation actions

  • Map this record to DK1-congenital_disorder_of_glycosylation.yaml.
  • Consider future enrichment with digital necrosis, delayed puberty, nystagmus, hair/ear/forehead dysmorphism, transaminases, and granular lipid-linked-oligosaccharide rows after source verification.
  • Treat absent IEMbase treatment rows as incomplete IEMbase coverage rather than a contradiction of local supportive/cardiac management.