Monogenic Diabetes

Gene: CAV1

Green List (high evidence)

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

3 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)

Red List (low evidence)

Single family reported in 2008.
Created: 14 May 2024, 6:27 a.m. | Last Modified: 14 May 2024, 6:27 a.m.
Panel Version: 0.114

Hali Van Niel (University of Melbourne)

I don't know

Established gene disease association with Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 7, and Lipodystrophy, congenital generalized, type 3

PMID 18211975: 2 patients in family with diabetes and CAV1 variant, one homozygous and one heterozygous

Diabetes mellitus typical manifestation with lipodystrophies however only one reported family recorded
Created: 9 May 2024, 3:14 p.m. | Last Modified: 9 May 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Panel Version: 0.107

Mode of inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
diabetes mellitus MONDO:0005015; congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 1 MONDO:0012071

Publications

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • Expert Review Green
Phenotypes
  • Congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 3, MONDO:0012923
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 Phenotypes

Chirag Patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Phenotypes for gene: CAV1 were changed from Lipodystrophy, congenital generalized, type 3, 612526; Partial lipodystrophy, congenital cataracts, and neurodegeneration syndrome to Congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 3, MONDO:0012923

5 Feb 2026, Gel status: 3

Set publications

Chirag Patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Publications for gene: CAV1 were set to 18211975

5 Feb 2026, Gel status: 3

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Chirag Patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

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

14 May 2024, Gel status: 1

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Gene: cav1 has been classified as Red List (Low Evidence).

14 May 2024, Gel status: 1

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 Jan 2020, Gel status: 1

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

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

gene: CAV1 was added gene: CAV1 was added to Monogenic diabetes. Sources: Expert Review Red Mode of inheritance for gene: CAV1 was set to Unknown Publications for gene: CAV1 were set to 18211975 Phenotypes for gene: CAV1 were set to Lipodystrophy, congenital generalized, type 3, 612526; Partial lipodystrophy, congenital cataracts, and neurodegeneration syndrome