Aortopathy_Connective Tissue Disorders

Gene: CDKL1

Amber List (moderate evidence)

CDKL1 (cyclin dependent kinase like 1, Ensemblv115)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000100490
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000100490
OMIM: 603441, ClinGen, DECIPHER
CDKL1 is in 3 panels

2 reviews

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

I don't know

PMID 41056017 reports 6 individuals from 3 unrelated families with heterozygous CDKL1 missense variants (c.427T>C p.Cys143Arg, c.617C>T p.Ser206Leu, c.404C>T p.Thr135Met) causing a thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) spectrum disorder with craniofacial, skeletal and connective‑tissue features. The study provides variant‑specific functional data – zebrafish knock‑down/CRISPR knockout causing aortic dilation and intersegmental‑vessel defects rescued by wild‑type CDKL1 RNA, and in‑vitro kinase assays showing markedly reduced activity – supporting a loss‑of‑function mechanism.

p.Ser206Leu is observed in gnomAD in 59 hets, and NP_004187.3:p.Thr135Met in 128 hets, hence Amber rating.
Created: 26 May 2026, 7:47 p.m.

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Phenotypes
Connective tissue disorder, MONDO:0003900, CDKL1-related

Publications

Sarah Milton (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

I don't know

CDKL1 encodes a cyclin dependent kinase of which there are CDKL1-5 in humans.
(CDKL5 has been associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder previously.)

Bereshneh et al describe 2 individuals with a neurodevelopmental disorder with de novo variants in CDKL1 sourced from databases containing individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, no additional phenotypic information was provided. Both variants were missense and present in the population (c.505C>T - 13 heterozygotes in gnomad 4, c.344T>C - 2 heterozygotes gnomad 4).

Both missense variants were located in the kinase domain and dominant negative mechanism was postulated based on drosophilia studies.

Functional studies in drosphilia showed variants seen in probands partially rescued a loss of function model however overexpression of transcripts containing the variants resulted in a more severe phenotype suggesting dominant negative.
Authors also noted the larger than expected number of LOF variants in gnomad for the disease to be caused by this mechanism.
Sources: Literature
Created: 3 Apr 2025, 11:23 a.m.

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted

Phenotypes
Neurodevelopmental disorder, MONDO:0700092, CDKL1-related

Publications

Mode of pathogenicity
Other

Details

Mode of Inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted
Sources
  • Expert Review Amber
  • Literature
  • Literature
Phenotypes
  • Connective tissue disorder, MONDO:0003900, CDKL1-related
OMIM
603441
ClinGen
CDKL1
DECIPHER
CDKL1
Clinvar variants
Variants in CDKL1
Penetrance
None
Publications
Mode of Pathogenicity
Other
Panels with this gene

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26 May 2026, Gel status: 2

Entity classified by Genomics England curator

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Gene: cdkl1 has been classified as Amber List (Moderate Evidence).

26 May 2026, Gel status: 2

Set Phenotypes

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

Phenotypes for gene: CDKL1 were changed from Neurodevelopmental disorder, MONDO:0700092, CDKL1-related; Connective tissue disorder, MONDO:0003900, CDKL1-related to Connective tissue disorder, MONDO:0003900, CDKL1-related

26 May 2026, Gel status: 2

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

Zornitza Stark (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

gene: CDKL1 was added gene: CDKL1 was added to Aortopathy_Connective Tissue Disorders. Sources: Expert Review Amber,Literature Mode of inheritance for gene: CDKL1 was set to MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, NOT imprinted Publications for gene: CDKL1 were set to PMID: 40088891; 41056017 Phenotypes for gene: CDKL1 were set to Neurodevelopmental disorder, MONDO:0700092, CDKL1-related; Connective tissue disorder, MONDO:0003900, CDKL1-related Mode of pathogenicity for gene: CDKL1 was set to Other