Monogenic Diabetes

Gene: SH2B1

Green List (high evidence)

SH2B1 (SH2B adaptor protein 1, Ensemblv115)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000178188
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000178188
OMIM: 608937, ClinGen, DECIPHER
SH2B1 is in 4 panels

1 review

chirag patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Green List (high evidence)

PMID 42764254 reports 5 individuals from 5 Chinese families with heterozygous variants (2 truncating de novo, 2 missense de novo, 1 maternally inherited missense). Phenotypes include developmental delay (5/5), speech delay (5/5), intellectual disability (5/5), ADHD/hyperactivity (5/5), ASD (3/5), and obesity/hyperphagia (1/5). The maternally inherited variant presented with obesity in the teenage child and mother. In HEK293T, truncating variants reduced protein expression and mislocalised protein, whereas the missense variants retained protein expression but had increased EGF-induced ERK phosphorylation.

PMID 23160192 reports 5 individuals from 5 mixed European families with heterozygous LOF variants (1 truncating, 3 missense). Phenotypes include early onset obesity, hyperphagia, insulin resistance, delayed speech and language development, social isolation, and aggressive behaviour. All variants were inherited from parents with phenotypic features. Functional assays showed all 4 variants significantly impaired the ability of SH2B1β to enhance neuronal differentiation compared with WT.
Created: 15 Oct 2026, 12:59 p.m. | Last Modified: 15 Oct 2026, 12:59 p.m.
Panel Version: Imported from Mendeliome panel version 2.727
PMID 31439647 reports 16 unrelated individuals with severe early‑onset obesity, hyperphagia, insulin resistance and neurobehavioral abnormalities (learning difficulties, dyspraxia, ASD, ADHD, aggression/emotional lability, anxiety). They identified 15 rare missense variants in SH2B1 (12 heterozygous, 3 homozygous), but no segregation data or parental phenotype information is available. Seven of 15 variants were shown to impair the ability of SH2B1b to stimulate NGF-induced neurite outgrowth. Mouse models null for Sh2b1 exhibited obesity, impaired glucose homeostasis, and often, aggressive behaviour.

PMID 37329217 describes 4 individuals with severe early‑onset obesity, hyperphagia, insulin resistance and hepatosplenomegaly. They reported 5 missense variants (3 heterozygous, 1 compound heterozygous) but lacked segregation data and functional validation, and the variants were classified as VUS.

PMID 29216354 reports a single heterozygous missense variant whose allele frequency (0.47% in Africans) exceeds the dominant disease threshold and for which parental status is unknown.
Sources: Literature
Created: 2 Jul 2026, 1:05 p.m. | Last Modified: 15 Oct 2026, 12:36 p.m.
Panel Version: 1.26

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Disease associations
Severe early-onset obesity-insulin resistance syndrome due to SH2B1 deficiency, MONDO:0017994

Publications

Details

Mode of Inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted
Sources
  • Expert Review Green
  • Literature
  • Literature
Disease associations
  • Severe early-onset obesity-insulin resistance syndrome due to SH2B1 deficiency, MONDO:0017994
  • SH2B1-related syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder, MONDO:0100601
OMIM
608937
ClinGen
SH2B1
DECIPHER
SH2B1
Clinvar variants
Variants in SH2B1
Penetrance
None
Publications
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15 Oct 2026, Gel status: 3

Set disease associations

chirag patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Disease associations for gene: SH2B1 were changed from Severe early-onset obesity-insulin resistance syndrome due to SH2B1 deficiency, MONDO:0017994 to Severe early-onset obesity-insulin resistance syndrome due to SH2B1 deficiency, MONDO:0017994; SH2B1-related syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder, MONDO:0100601

15 Oct 2026, Gel status: 3

Set publications

chirag patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Publications for gene: SH2B1 were set to 37329217; 31439647; 29216354

2 Jul 2026, Gel status: 3

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

chirag patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

Gene: sh2b1 has been classified as Green List (High Evidence).

2 Jul 2026, Gel status: 3

Created, Added New Source, Set mode of inheritance, Set publications, Set disease associations

chirag patel (Genetic Health Queensland)

gene: SH2B1 was added gene: SH2B1 was added to Monogenic Diabetes. Sources: Expert Review Green,Literature Mode of inheritance for gene: SH2B1 was set to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted Publications for gene: SH2B1 were set to 37329217; 31439647; 29216354 Phenotypes for gene: SH2B1 were set to Severe early-onset obesity-insulin resistance syndrome due to SH2B1 deficiency, MONDO:0017994