Genes in panel

Intellectual disability syndromic and non-syndromic

Gene: GLS

Green List (high evidence)

GLS (glutaminase)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000115419
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000115419
OMIM: 138280, ClinGen, DECIPHER
GLS is in 7 panels

2 reviews

Lucy Spencer (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

I don't know

PMID: 37151363 has a 2nd case report for the dominant condition. A 4yo boy with epilepsy and developmental delay and strongly increased concentrations of glutamate and decreased glutamine in the brain. Noted to NOT have cataracts. De novo for NM_014905.4: c.1382A > T; p.(His461Leu) absent from gnomad.

PMID: 35803560: report a 3rd de novo missense in this gene NM_014905(GLS):c.866A > T (p.Lys289Ile). However this patient died at seven years of age with severe, progressive spastic quadriplegia, vasculitic skin rash since infancy and a
heterogeneous white matter signal abnormality with diffuse atrophy on MRI. This paper notes that the original proband in PMID: 30239721 also had a vasculitic rash (described as dermatological abnormalities in the original paper). The original proband is also noted as having "profound axial hypotonia leading to kyphoscoliosis" and "uncontrolled motoric agitation and self-injurious behavior."

Still amber for the dominant condition, limited by ClinGen for this

CASGID syndrome MIM#618339
Created: 21 Nov 2025, 4:44 p.m. | Last Modified: 21 Nov 2025, 4:44 p.m.
Panel Version: 1.3634

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Phenotypes
CASGID syndrome MIM#618339

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Green List (high evidence)

Another three individuals from two unrelated families reported with early neonatal refractory seizures, structural brain abnormalities and oedema; significantly increased glutamine levels (PMID: 30575854).
Created: 8 Jul 2020, 4:42 p.m. | Last Modified: 8 Jul 2020, 4:42 p.m.
Panel Version: 0.2744
In addition, single individual also reported with de novo, GoF variant with profound ID, cataract.
Created: 11 Feb 2020, 10:10 a.m. | Last Modified: 11 Feb 2020, 10:10 a.m.
Panel Version: 0.2108
Three unrelated individuals described with compound het variants, however, note one of these is a triplet expansion in the 5' UTR, this may not be tractable depending on sequencing modality.
Sources: Literature
Created: 3 Jan 2020, 10:39 a.m.

Mode of inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 71, MIM# 618328; Global developmental delay, progressive ataxia, and elevated glutamine, MIM# 618412

Publications

Mode of pathogenicity
Other

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • Expert Review Green
  • Literature
Phenotypes
  • Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 71, MIM# 618328
  • Global developmental delay, progressive ataxia, and elevated glutamine, MIM# 618412
OMIM
138280
ClinGen
GLS
DECIPHER
GLS
Clinvar variants
Variants in GLS
Penetrance
None
Publications
Mode of Pathogenicity
Other
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

8 Aug 2024, Gel status: 3

Set Phenotypes

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Phenotypes for gene: GLS were changed from Global developmental delay, progressive ataxia, and elevated glutamine, MIM# 618412 to Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 71, MIM# 618328; Global developmental delay, progressive ataxia, and elevated glutamine, MIM# 618412

8 Aug 2024, Gel status: 3

Set mode of inheritance

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

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

8 Jul 2020, Gel status: 3

Set mode of pathogenicity

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Mode of pathogenicity for gene: GLS was changed from None to Other

8 Jul 2020, Gel status: 3

Set publications

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Publications for gene: GLS were set to 30970188

8 Jul 2020, Gel status: 3

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

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

3 Jan 2020, Gel status: 2

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Gene: gls has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).

3 Jan 2020, Gel status: 2

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Gene: gls has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).

3 Jan 2020, Gel status: 1

Created, Added New Source, Set mode of inheritance, Set publications, Set Phenotypes

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

gene: GLS was added gene: GLS was added to Intellectual disability, syndromic and non-syndromic_GHQ_VCGS. Sources: Literature Mode of inheritance for gene: GLS was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Publications for gene: GLS were set to 30970188 Phenotypes for gene: GLS were set to Global developmental delay, progressive ataxia, and elevated glutamine, MIM# 618412 Review for gene: GLS was set to AMBER