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AIFM1 across dismech

AIFM1 (apoptosis inducing factor mitochondria associated 1) is named by 6 disorder entries.

Normal function

ai-gene-review gives AIFM1's core molecular functions as DNA binding; NADH dehydrogenase activity; and protein-membrane adaptor activity, acting in positive regulation of apoptotic process; and protein import into the intermembrane space via the disulfide relay system.

Causative records

Three entries type AIFM1 as causative: Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type X; Severe X-linked Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy; and X-linked Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss. Only one records the variant origin as germline (Severe X-linked Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy); for example Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type X is unrecorded. In Severe X-linked Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy the gene sits on the node Unstable AIF Protein.

Untyped records and ClinGen

3 entries carry AIFM1 with no relationship type: Auditory Neuropathy; Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease X-linked Recessive 4; and Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Bieganski Type. ClinGen classifies AIFM1 for 2 diseases, and rates it definitive for the disease matched to X-linked Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss.

Where the layers agree and disagree

The KB's gene-bound nodes carry RNA splicing; apoptotic process; mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I assembly; mitochondrion organization; and protein import into mitochondrial intermembrane space, and share 0 of them with ai-gene-review by exact identifier. The intermembrane-space import process in the KB is the parent of the disulfide-relay import process in the review, so the two describe the same function at different specificity.

Underlined values are claims re-computed from the knowledge base each time this page is built. The tables below are the source of truth.

Normal function · from ai-gene-review (O95831, commit 79fe13b38970) · AI-generated, not KB evidence

ai-gene-review has this gene at status DRAFT; the description is shown only once the review is complete. Read the draft upstream.

In the knowledge base · computed from kb/ at build time

Disorders

Relationship is the entry's genetic[].relationship_type. untyped means the entry has a genetic record for the gene but does not type it; its free-text association is shown instead.

DisorderRelationshipWhere the gene appears
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type X causative
mechanism: AIFM1 Mitochondrial Oxidoreductase Dysfunction
subtype: CMTX4
scoped to subtype: CMTX4
Severe X-linked Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy causative germline
mechanism: Unstable AIF Protein
X-linked Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss causative
mechanism: AIFM1-related auditory signal transmission defect
subtype: DFNX5
scoped to subtype: DFNX5
Auditory Neuropathy untyped
Causative
mechanism: AIFM1-Associated Mitochondrial Neuronal Injury
subtype: AUNX1
scoped to subtype: AUNX1
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease X-linked Recessive 4 untyped
Causative
mechanism: Altered AIF Redox Function; Impaired Mitochondrial OXPHOS Complex Assembly
Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Bieganski Type untyped
Causal X-linked exon 7-region variants; Causal X-linked missense variant
mechanism: AIFM1 Variant-Associated Mitochondrial Dysfunction
ClinGen gene–disease validity · snapshot 2026-10-03 · matched to entries by MONDO

An entry matches when ClinGen's MONDO disease is the entry's own disease term, a subtype term, or an exact-match mapping. An amber status marks an entry ClinGen supports the gene for (Definitive, Strong or Moderate) whose own record does not type it. A Limited, Disputed or Refuted tier on such an entry is not a gap.

ClinGen diseaseMOIClassificationdismech entry
Leigh syndrome MONDO:0009723 XL Moderate
2021-06-14
Leigh Syndrome not named
X-linked hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy with hearing loss MONDO:0010378 XL Definitive
2025-08-26

Identity from HGNC (snapshot 2026-10-01). Page layers are described in the gene pages documentation.