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IEMbase 0347: EXT1-related multiple cartilaginous exostoses type I

Scope

Field Value
IEMbase ID 347
Nosology 18.2.06.01
Gene EXT1
External IDs OMIM:133700; ORPHA:55880
Generated mapping UNMAPPED; low candidate Multiple_Synostoses_Syndrome.yaml
Candidate DisMech targets No exact target; Chondrosarcoma.yaml is downstream context only
Review date 2026-07-07

IEMbase phenotype signal

IEMbase represents EXT1-CDG/multiple cartilaginous exostoses type I, an autosomal dominant disorder. Characteristic rows include osteochondroma, functional joint impairment, chondrosarcoma, and normal sialotransferrins. The additional clinical row is bone deformities. No treatment rows are present.

DisMech phenotype coverage

The generated UNMAPPED status is correct. The low-score Multiple Synostoses Syndrome candidate is not an appropriate mapping: it covers progressive joint fusion involving NOG/GDF5/GDF6/FGF9 BMP signaling, not EXT1-related exostosin glycosyltransferase disease.

DisMech has chondrosarcoma context that includes EXT1/EXT2 as predisposition genes, but that is not equivalent to a primary multiple hereditary exostoses/multiple cartilaginous exostoses disease entry. It should be treated as downstream malignancy context only.

Concordance and completeness

Judgement: true local gap; reject the Multiple Synostoses Syndrome candidate.

IEMbase is sparse but disease-specific: EXT1, autosomal dominant inheritance, multiple cartilaginous exostoses type I, osteochondroma, bone deformities, functional joint impairment, and chondrosarcoma risk. Current local coverage does not represent that primary disorder.

Curation actions

  • Keep this record unmapped until a dedicated EXT1-related multiple hereditary exostoses/multiple cartilaginous exostoses target exists.
  • Do not map to Multiple_Synostoses_Syndrome.yaml.
  • Use Chondrosarcoma.yaml only as malignancy-risk context, not as disease identity coverage.