Human disease
Alexander disease
Mondo defines it as: “Alexander disease (AxD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder of the astrocytes comprised of two clinical forms: AxD Type I and Type II manifesting with various degrees of macrocephaly, spasticity, ataxia and seizures and leading to psychomotor regression and death.”
1 disease group in OMIA reaches this disease, through OMIA's own Mondo link or its OMIM numbers. The page shows the chain. It does not say whether an animal is a model of this disease.
Animal diseases
By natural-model score for this disease, highest first. The score says how complete and how well supported each chain is, by stated rules. How the score works.
| OMIA group | Name | Found by | Species | The chain reached | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1208 | Alexander disease | Both routes | 2 | Target evidence |
87.5
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Human genes
Each human gene of these disease groups that Open Targets links to this disease.
| Human gene | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| GFAP | 0.87 | 685 |
Drugs tested for this disease
Each ChEMBL drug that has been tested for this disease, and the human genes above it acts on, if any. Open Targets gives some drugs, such as most enzyme replacement therapies, no target gene.
| Drug | Acts on | Latest stage for this disease |
|---|---|---|
| Zilganersen | None of these genes | Phase 3 |
| Zilganersen Sodium | None of these genes | Unknown |
The drug data is ChEMBL's, under CC BY-SA 3.0, and came through Open Targets release 26.09.