ALAS1, 5'-aminolevulinate synthase 1, 211

N. diseases: 27; N. variants: 3
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0005586
Disease: Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The meta-analysis between BD and T2D identified six significant SNPs, three of which were located in ALAS1 (best SNP: rs352165, p = 3.4E-08). 31754094 2019
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The meta-analysis between BD and T2D identified six significant SNPs, three of which were located in ALAS1 (best SNP: rs352165, p = 3.4E-08). 31754094 2019
CUI: C0036341
Disease: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE In contrast, protein and mRNA levels of heme synthesis rate limiting enzyme aminolevulinic acid synthase-1 (ALAS1) were unchanged in SZ derived LCLs. 30948194 2019
CUI: C0162531
Disease: Hereditary Coproporphyria
Hereditary Coproporphyria
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE To introduce next generation sequencing (NGS) to the porphyria diagnosis, we designed a panel that contained four genes, <i>ALAS1, HMBS</i>, <i>CPOX</i> and <i>PPOX</i> for mutational analysis of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), hereditary coproporphyria (HCP) and variegate porphyria (VP). 31154864 2019
CUI: C0162532
Disease: Variegate Porphyria
Variegate Porphyria
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE To introduce next generation sequencing (NGS) to the porphyria diagnosis, we designed a panel that contained four genes, <i>ALAS1, HMBS</i>, <i>CPOX</i> and <i>PPOX</i> for mutational analysis of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), hereditary coproporphyria (HCP) and variegate porphyria (VP). 31154864 2019
CUI: C0235031
Disease: Neurologic Symptoms
Neurologic Symptoms
0.010 AlteredExpression group BEFREE Acute porphyric attacks, precipitated by fasting, certain hormones and some drugs, involve induction of 5-ALAS secondarily to depletion of the above pool, and the resultant elevation of 5-ALA levels initiates the abdominal and neurological symptoms of attacks. 31443750 2019
CUI: C0019196
Disease: Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Western blot analysis showed a higher expression level of FLVCR1, but not ABCG2, as well as a higher expression level of mature ALAS1, which is the rate-limiting enzyme in the heme synthesis pathway, in HCV core protein-expressing cells compared with controls. 29856826 2018
CUI: C0271650
Disease: Impaired glucose tolerance
Impaired glucose tolerance
0.010 Biomarker phenotype BEFREE Mice heterozygous null for ALAS1 (A1+/-s) experience impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and insulin resistance (IR) beyond 20-weeks of age (aged A1+/-s). 29364890 2018
CUI: C0162530
Disease: Porphyria, Erythropoietic
Porphyria, Erythropoietic
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE The treatment of hepatic porphyrias by an RNAi-targeting hepatic ALAS1 is actually tested and may lead to improve the management of acute attacks.In erythropoietic porphyrias, the key role of ALAS2 as a gate keeper of the heme and subsequently hemoglobin synthesis has been demonstrated. 28118224 2017
CUI: C0001430
Disease: Adenoma
Adenoma
0.010 Biomarker group BEFREE The validation experiment (geNorm) showed that the most stable gene combinations were ALAS1 and GAPDH in NFPA, and PSMC4 and GAPDH in hormone secreting adenomas. 27561203 2016
CUI: C0011847
Disease: Diabetes
Diabetes
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE We evaluated the expression of ALAS1 in a murine model of diabetes and determined the effects of the insulinomimetic vanadate on the enzyme regulation to evaluate its potential for the treatment of acute porphyria attacks. 22070747 2012
CUI: C0011849
Disease: Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus
0.010 AlteredExpression group BEFREE We evaluated the expression of ALAS1 in a murine model of diabetes and determined the effects of the insulinomimetic vanadate on the enzyme regulation to evaluate its potential for the treatment of acute porphyria attacks. 22070747 2012
CUI: C3203509
Disease: Neuropsychiatric syndrome
Neuropsychiatric syndrome
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE Acute porphyrias are characterized by a neuropsychiatric syndrome with intermittent induction of hepatic ALAS1 (δ-aminolaevulinate synthase 1), the first and rate-limiting enzyme of the haem pathway. 22070747 2012
CUI: C0027651
Disease: Neoplasms
Neoplasms
0.010 Biomarker group BEFREE We recommend using KALPHA-TBP for the study of T1T2 tumors, RPL27-SHAD for T3T4 tumors, KALPHA-SHAD for N0 tumors, and ALAS-TBP for N+ tumors. 19650912 2009
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE The use of HPRT1 alone as a reference gene shown in our study was sufficient, but the normalization factors generated from two (HRPT1, ALAS1) or all three genes (HRPT1, ALAS1, K-ALPHA-1) should be considered for an improved reliability of normalization in gene profiling studies of prostate cancer. 16211407 2005
CUI: C0600139
Disease: Prostate carcinoma
Prostate carcinoma
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE The use of HPRT1 alone as a reference gene shown in our study was sufficient, but the normalization factors generated from two (HRPT1, ALAS1) or all three genes (HRPT1, ALAS1, K-ALPHA-1) should be considered for an improved reliability of normalization in gene profiling studies of prostate cancer. 16211407 2005
CUI: C0162557
Disease: Liver Failure, Acute
Liver Failure, Acute
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE In the present study, we examined expression of HO-1 as well as the non-specific delta-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS-N, or ALAS1), the rate-limiting enzyme in heme catabolism and biosynthesis, respectively, in the livers of patients with ALF. 15547665 2004
CUI: C0162557
Disease: Liver Failure, Acute
Liver Failure, Acute
0.010 AlteredExpression disease LHGDN These findings suggest that, in the liver of ALF patients, there may be an increase in free heme concentration which up-regulates HO-1 gene expression, while down-regulating ALAS1 gene expression, resulting in markedly altered heme metabolism and liver function. 15547665 2004
CUI: C3149631
Disease: MELORHEOSTOSIS, ISOLATED
MELORHEOSTOSIS, ISOLATED
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Mouse erythroleukemia (MEL) cells transformed by Friend virus and induced to undergo erythroid differentiation by treatment with hexamethylenebisacetamide (HMBA) increase erythroid specific 5-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS-E) mRNA levels by 4-15-fold and decrease "housekeeping" 5-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS-N) mRNA levels by 1.2-1.4-fold. 8843957 1996
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.020 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE We found that the expression levels of the rate-limiting heme synthetic enzyme ALAS1 and heme degradation enzyme HO-2 are selectively decreased in AD patients and mice. 30723777 2019
CUI: C0002896
Disease: Sideroblastic anemia
Sideroblastic anemia
0.020 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In patients, ALAS enzyme activity is affected in most of the mutations causing non-syndromic SA and in several porphyrias. 30737140 2019
CUI: C0162568
Disease: Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
0.020 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Moreover, ALAS2 gain of function mutations is responsible for X-linked protoporphyria and increased ALAS1 activity lead to acute attacks of hepatic porphyrias. 30737140 2019
CUI: C0002395
Disease: Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
0.020 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The relative expression of ALAS1 mRNA, the first and rate-limiting enzyme for heme biosynthesis under normal physiological conditions, was significantly (p<0.05) reduced by nearly 90% in AD compared to control. 19477221 2009
CUI: C0162568
Disease: Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
0.020 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In about 2% of patients, overt disease was recently shown to be caused by gain-of-function mutations in the erythroid-specific aminolevulinic acid synthase 2 (ALAS2/ALAS, EC 2.3.1.27) gene and named X-linked dominant protoporphyria. 19744342 2009
CUI: C0002896
Disease: Sideroblastic anemia
Sideroblastic anemia
0.020 GeneticVariation disease LHGDN Multiple mechanisms for hereditary sideroblastic anemia. 11929048 2002