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IEMbase 0752: DGAT1-related diacylglycerol acyltransferase deficiency

Scope

Field Value
IEMbase ID 752
Nosology 14.4.05.01
Nosology code IEM0659
Gene DGAT1
External IDs OMIM:615863; ORPHA:329242
Generated mapping UNMAPPED; weak candidate Travelers_Diarrhea.yaml
Candidate DisMech targets None exact
Review date 2026-07-07

IEMbase phenotype signal

IEMbase labels this autosomal recessive record as DGAT1-related diacylglycerol acyltransferase deficiency, with alternate name congenital diarrhea type 7. The source signal describes congenital enteropathy with protein loss and immune complications: chronic diarrhea, vomiting, failure to thrive, protein-losing enteropathy, recurrent infections, immunodeficiency, anemia, acidosis, elevated transaminases, hypoalbuminemia, and low serum IgG.

DisMech phenotype coverage

No exact DGAT1 / congenital diarrhea type 7 entry is present locally. Some DisMech entries include chronic diarrhea, protein-losing enteropathy, immune deficiency, or failure to thrive as phenotypes, but they do not represent this monogenic DGAT1 disorder.

The generated Travelers_Diarrhea.yaml candidate is a false positive. That entry concerns infectious acute enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhea in travelers, not congenital autosomal recessive DGAT1 deficiency.

Concordance and completeness

Judgement: true local gap.

The IEMbase record provides a strong phenotype cluster for DGAT1 disease and should be curated separately from infectious diarrhea or nonspecific protein-losing enteropathy contexts.

Curation actions

  • Add a distinct DGAT1 / congenital diarrhea type 7 target before treating this IEMbase disease as covered.
  • Reject Travelers_Diarrhea.yaml as exact or phenotype-level disease coverage.
  • Preserve chronic diarrhea, protein-losing enteropathy, hypoalbuminemia, low IgG, recurrent infections, immunodeficiency, failure to thrive, and transaminase elevation as high-priority prompts.