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IEMbase 0625: POGLUT1-related Dowling-Degos disease 4

Scope

Field Value
IEMbase ID 625
Nosology 18.2.04.04
Gene POGLUT1
External IDs OMIM:615696; ORPHA:79145
Generated mapping UNMAPPED
Candidate DisMech targets None exact; Epidermolysis_Bullosa_Simplex.yaml is a weak false candidate
Review date 2026-07-07

IEMbase phenotype signal

IEMbase represents POGLUT1-related Dowling-Degos disease 4 / POGLUT1-CDG / DDD4 as an autosomal dominant disorder with unknown treatability and no treatment rows.

The cached phenotype signal is dermatologic and sparse: normal serum sialotransferrins in childhood/adolescence, hyperkeratotic dark-brown papules, hyperpigmentation, and optional pruritus.

DisMech phenotype coverage

No exact POGLUT1-related Dowling-Degos disease entry was identified. Epidermolysis_Bullosa_Simplex.yaml is a false candidate caused by the "Dowling" lexical overlap with severe EBS formerly called Dowling-Meara; EBS is not POGLUT1-related Dowling-Degos disease.

Concordance and completeness

Judgement: true local gap, with scope review because the IEMbase record is skin-predominant and has limited mechanistic phenotype rows.

The G2P triage data also flags POGLUT1-related Dowling-Degos disease as lacking a DisMech anchor, supporting this as a genuine entity gap rather than a mapping miss into EBS.

Curation actions

  • Do not map to Epidermolysis_Bullosa_Simplex.yaml.
  • Source-review whether POGLUT1/DDD4 should be curated as a standalone dermatologic CDG-related entity.
  • Preserve hyperpigmentation, hyperkeratotic papules, pruritus, and normal sialotransferrin prompts if curated.