Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points: 0P and 0B.
The NM_020247.5(COQ8A):c.49_51delAAGinsCGT(p.Lys17Arg) variant causes a missense change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. It is difficult to determine the true allele frequency of this variant because it is of type MNV, and the frequency of such variant types in population databases may be underestimated and unreliable. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar. Another nucleotide change resulting in the same amino acid substitution has been previously reported as Uncertain significance in ClinVar.
COQ8A (HGNC:16812): (coenzyme Q8A) This gene encodes a mitochondrial protein similar to yeast ABC1, which functions in an electron-transferring membrane protein complex in the respiratory chain. It is not related to the family of ABC transporter proteins. Expression of this gene is induced by the tumor suppressor p53 and in response to DNA damage, and inhibiting its expression partially suppresses p53-induced apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found; however, their full-length nature has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
COQ8A Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
autosomal recessive ataxia due to ubiquinone deficiency
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, G2P
coenzyme Q10 deficiency
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Illumina