IonTriage™
Clinical VUS Mechanistic Triage & Channelopathy Precision Therapeutics
● ENTERPRISE v2.2.1 ● CLIA / CAP EVIDENCE READY
⚡ Instant Clinical Benchmark Presets (All 15 Curated Genes) 1-Click Triage
Select any gene to load a verified pathogenic benchmark variant & auto-evaluate
🔍 Patient Variant Query
📈 Telemetry & Dynamic Stress Calibrator (v1.6.0)
🌍 Multi-Ancestry Stratification & Form 3926 eIND (v1.7.0)
🧬 Pediatric Trio Phasing & De Novo Calling (v2.0.0)
FORMAT followed by Proband Father Mother sample fields
📚 Electrophysiology Literature Miner & Corpus (v2.0.0)
💡 Curated Benchmark Cases
📊 173 Real ClinVar Patient Variants Evaluated with 3D AlphaFold Metrics

Exhaustive screening cohort of real human missense Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUS) retrieved from NCBI ClinVar across CFTR, SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN5A, KCNQ1, and KCNH2. Click "Analyze" on any row to immediately load the variant into the diagnostic engine.

ClinVar ID Gene Variant pLDDT Pore Dist PCRI Category Predicted Effect Action
🧠 N-of-1 Patient Digital Twin & Action Potential Simulator

Simulate a virtual cellular clone of an individual patient's electrophysiology incorporating real-time physiological biometrics (age, weight, serum potassium) to optimize multi-drug titration and predict seizure/arrhythmia suppression index with safety margin indices.

🧬 Allele-Specific Oligonucleotide (ASO) Synthesis Designer

Automated design of 5-10-5 2'-O-MOE gapmer antisense oligonucleotides engineered with central mismatch catalytic discrimination for dominant lethal Gain-of-Function channelopathy variants.

🏢 Biopharma Clinical Trial Cohort Enrichment & Drug Rescue Screener

Stratify heterogeneous rare-disease patient cohorts by 3D binding cavity stereochemistry and gating reversibility. Transform inconclusive trials (HR=0.82, p=0.18) into breakthrough designated trials (HR=0.38, p<0.001) while filtering high-risk paradoxical death contraindications.

🧬 Compound Heterozygote & Multi-Allelic Studio

Autosomal recessive channelopathies and transporter disorders (such as CFTR Cystic Fibrosis and KCNQ1 Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome) are caused by compound heterozygosity. Model trans-allelic combinations and in-cis intronic modifiers (5T / 7T / 9T) to determine composite residual channel conductance, phenotypic severity, and targeted drug indications.

✂️ Splicing Studio & Poison Exon Targeting

Cryptic deep-intronic pseudoexons, canonical splice site disruptions, and naturally occurring poison exons (such as SCN1A poison exon 20N) trigger nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) and haploinsufficiency channelopathies. Model splice site perturbations and targeted antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) exon skipping rescue.

📄 Clinical Prior-Authorization Appeal & Theratyping Dossier

Generate formal prior-authorization appeal letters directly formatted for submission to insurance medical directors to overturn drug coverage denials.

🧪 Cohort Batch Triage Screener

Paste a cohort of variants (one per line, format: GENE VARIANT [GNOMAD_AF] or tab-delimited) to screen an entire cohort simultaneously.

Gene Variant Classification Grantham BLOSUM62 Contraindication Alert Primary Targeted Intervention
📖 Biophysical & Electrophysiological Guidance Manual

1. Selectivity Filter Architecture (DEKA & Tetrameric Filters)

Voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav1.1, Nav1.2, Nav1.5) rely on a conserved asymmetric ring of four amino acid residues (Asp-Glu-Lys-Ala, DEKA) across domains I-IV to achieve strict sodium selectivity. In contrast, tetrameric potassium channels (Kv7.1, hERG) utilize symmetric pore loops (TxGYG / GFG motifs). Any charge reversal or steric occlusion directly within these pore coordinates collapses ion permeation, causing complete loss-of-function.

2. Fast-Inactivation IFM Gate & Phenotypic Bifurcation

The cytoplasmic linker between domains III and IV contains an invariant hydrophobic triad (Ile-Phe-Met, IFM) that acts as a hinged lid occluding the intracellular pore mouth during sustained depolarization. Mutations in the IFM motif delay or prevent channel inactivation, creating persistent late sodium current (INa,L). In SCN1A this drives Familial Hemiplegic Migraine 3 (FHM3); in SCN2A it causes Early-Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (<3 months); in SCN5A it causes Long QT Syndrome Type 3 (LQT3).

3. Critical Contraindications

  • SCN1A Loss-of-Function (Dravet Syndrome): Sodium channel blockers (Phenytoin, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine) precipitate intractable status epilepticus and dramatically heighten Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).
  • SCN5A Loss-of-Function (Brugada Syndrome): Class Ic antiarrhythmics (Flecainide, Propafenone) trigger fatal re-entrant ventricular fibrillation.
  • SCN2A Late-Onset (>3 months / ASD): Sodium channel blockers aggravate cognitive, behavioral, and communication deficits.