Amelogenesis imperfecta

Gene: SUPT4H1

Red List (low evidence)

SUPT4H1 (SPT4 homolog, DSIF elongation factor subunit)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000213246
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000213246
OMIM: 603555, ClinGen, DECIPHER
SUPT4H1 is in 3 panels

1 review

Sarah Milton (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Green List (high evidence)

SUPT4H1 encodes SPT4 which is a subunit of the DSIF complex that regulates RNA polymerase II transcription.

PMID 41842694 reports six individuals from three unrelated families with biallelic loss‑of‑function SUPT4H1 variants. 2 families were consanguineous, the other was not noted to have been.

Clinical presentations of affected individuals included moderate to severe intellectual disability, dystonia, speech impairment, dysmorphism, skeletal anomalies including vertebral fusion/bifid vertebrae and complete enamel hypoplasia in 6/6 individuals.
Variable additional features included epilepsy, spasticity and congenital heart defects.

Variants were homozygous with one extension and 2 missense variants. Loss of function presumed mechanism.

Supportive functional studies included altered transcriptomics and proteomics of other genes/proteins across patient samples. C. elegans knockout and variant knock‑in models demonstrated altered movement and behaviour.
Sources: Literature
Created: 28 Apr 2026, 4:32 p.m.

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
Syndromic disease, MONDO:0002254, SUPT4H1-related

Publications

Details

Mode of Inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal
Sources
  • Literature
  • Literature
Phenotypes
  • Syndromic disease, MONDO:0002254, SUPT4H1-related
OMIM
603555
ClinGen
SUPT4H1
DECIPHER
SUPT4H1
Clinvar variants
Variants in SUPT4H1
Penetrance
None
Publications
Panels with this gene

History Filter Activity

28 Apr 2026, Gel status: 1

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

Sarah Milton (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

gene: SUPT4H1 was added gene: SUPT4H1 was added to Amelogenesis imperfecta. Sources: Literature Mode of inheritance for gene: SUPT4H1 was set to BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal Publications for gene: SUPT4H1 were set to 41842694 Phenotypes for gene: SUPT4H1 were set to Syndromic disease, MONDO:0002254, SUPT4H1-related