Monogenic Diabetes
Gene: CAV1
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.
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Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 3, MONDO:0012923
Publications
Single family reported in 2008.Created: 14 May 2024, 6:27 a.m. | Last Modified: 14 May 2024, 6:27 a.m.
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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 recordedCreated: 9 May 2024, 3:14 p.m. | Last Modified: 9 May 2024, 3:14 p.m.
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Mode of inheritance
BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Phenotypes
diabetes mellitus MONDO:0005015; congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 1 MONDO:0012071
Publications
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
Publications for gene: CAV1 were set to 18211975
Gene: cav1 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).
Gene: cav1 has been classified as Red List (Low Evidence).
Mode of inheritance for gene: CAV1 was changed from Unknown to BOTH monoallelic and biallelic, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
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