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Cardiomyopathy_Paediatric

Gene: AGK

Green List (high evidence)

AGK (acylglycerol kinase)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000006530
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000006530
OMIM: 610345, ClinGen, DECIPHER
AGK is in 10 panels

1 review

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Green List (high evidence)

Sengers syndrome (OMIM# 212350) is a rare autosomal recessive mitochondrial disease caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in the AGK gene, which encodes the acylglycerol kinase enzyme. The syndrome was originally defined as a "triad" of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cataracts, and lactic acidosis, with or without skeletal myopathy. The clinical manifestation of Sengers Syndrome exhibits substantial heterogeneity, with mild and severe/infantile forms reported. Further, biallelic AGK pathogenic variants have also been identified in a familial case of non-syndromic isolated cataract (OMIM# 614691).

PMID 37354892 we provides a systematic review of molecularly confirmed cases with biallelic AGK pathogenic variants, demonstrating the variable expressivity and penetrance of the central features of Sengers syndrome, as follows: cataracts (98%), cardiomyopathy (88%), lactic acidosis (adjusted 88%), and skeletal myopathy (adjusted 74%). Individuals carrying homozygous nonsense variants have a higher incidence of infant mortality and a lower median age of death (p = 0.005 and p = 0.02).
Created: 5 Dec 2025, 11:39 a.m. | Last Modified: 5 Dec 2025, 11:39 a.m.
Panel Version: 0.1109

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Sengers syndrome, MIM#212350; Cataract 38 MIM#614691

Publications

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • Expert Review Green
  • Expert Review Green
  • NHS GMS
Phenotypes
  • Sengers syndrome, 212350
OMIM
610345
ClinGen
AGK
DECIPHER
AGK
Clinvar variants
Variants in AGK
Penetrance
None
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

28 Jul 2020, Gel status: 3

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

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

gene: AGK was added gene: AGK was added to Cardiomyopathy_Paediatric. Sources: NHS GMS,Expert Review Green Mode of inheritance for gene: AGK was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Phenotypes for gene: AGK were set to Sengers syndrome, 212350