Lipodystrophy_Lipoatrophy

Gene: CAV1

Green List (high evidence)

CAV1 (caveolin 1)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000105974
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000105974
OMIM: 601047, ClinGen, DECIPHER
CAV1 is in 6 panels

2 reviews

Chirag Patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Green List (high evidence)

ClinGen DEFINITIVE (Jun 2025)
https://search.clinicalgenome.org/CCID:008853

5 patients in 2 families with present with a near-total absence of both subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue, severe insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia, hepatomegaly, hyperinsulinemia, muscular hypertrophy, and diabetes mellitus, even in early infancy. 2 homozygous CAV1 variants (one nonsense and one frameshift) identified. The gene-disease relationship is supported by functional assays and knockout mouse models (PMIDs: 18541701, 34643546,11739396,12660144).

Note: ClinGen LIMITED (Jul 2025) for autosomal dominant lipodystrophy.
Created: 5 Feb 2026, 3:16 p.m. | Last Modified: 5 Feb 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Panel Version: 0.185

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 3, MONDO:0012923

Publications

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Green List (high evidence)

At least 4 families reported with mono-allelic variants, and one with bi-allelic variants. Mouse model.
Created: 26 Apr 2021, 8:56 p.m. | Last Modified: 26 Apr 2021, 8:56 p.m.
Panel Version: 0.34

Mode of inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 7, autosomal dominant MIM# 606721; Lipodystrophy, congenital generalized, type 3, autosomal recessive, MIM# 612526

Publications

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • Expert Review Green
  • Expert Review Green
  • Victorian Clinical Genetics Services
Phenotypes
  • Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 7, autosomal dominant MIM# 606721
  • Lipodystrophy, congenital generalized, type 3, autosomal recessive, MIM# 612526
OMIM
601047
ClinGen
CAV1
DECIPHER
CAV1
Clinvar variants
Variants in CAV1
Penetrance
None
Publications
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

5 Feb 2026, Gel status: 3

Set publications

Chirag Patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Publications for gene: CAV1 were set to 18237401; 25898808; 11739396; 18211975; 27717241; 26176221

26 Apr 2021, Gel status: 3

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Gene: cav1 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).

26 Apr 2021, Gel status: 3

Set Phenotypes

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Phenotypes for gene: CAV1 were changed from to Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 7, autosomal dominant MIM# 606721; Lipodystrophy, congenital generalized, type 3, autosomal recessive, MIM# 612526

26 Apr 2021, Gel status: 3

Set publications

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Publications for gene: CAV1 were set to

26 Apr 2021, Gel status: 3

Set mode of inheritance

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Mode of inheritance for gene: CAV1 was changed from Unknown to BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

17 Nov 2019, Gel status: 3

Created, Added New Source, Set mode of inheritance

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

gene: CAV1 was added gene: CAV1 was added to Lipodystrophy / Lipoatrophy_VCGS. Sources: Expert Review Green,Victorian Clinical Genetics Services Mode of inheritance for gene: CAV1 was set to Unknown