SCN8A (Q9UQD0) variants and mutations

SCN8A (also known as Q9UQD0) is a human protein-coding gene encoding a sodium channel protein type 8 subunit alpha protein. The protein forms Nav1.6, a voltage-gated sodium channel that sets the threshold and propagation of neuronal action potentials. It is widely important for neuronal excitability, and SCN8A variants are associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. This analysis covers 2,504 SCN8A variants and mutations. Of these, 83% have computational variant effect predictions. Disease context includes developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 13, seizures, benign familial infantile, 5, and Seizure. Example SCN8A variants include A2T, A2V, and A3V.

Variant analysis overview

Variant and mutation evidence

Clinical, disease, and population context

Protein structure and variant hotspots

Data sources

Evidence in this analysis draws on EBI Proteins Variation, UniProt, gnomAD v4, EuropePMC, 3D Hotspot Analysis, Interaction Network Analysis, Protein Data Bank, AlphaFold DB, gnomAD constraint, Open Targets, ClinGen, PharmGKB, MaveDB, LitVar.

Notable SCN8A variants

Examples include A2T, A2V, A3V, A3T, A3E, A3A, R4Q, R4W. Listed records include available protein-change notation, database identifiers, clinical classifications, computational predictions, population evidence, experimental measurements, and disease context.