Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 1 ACMG points: 1P and 0B. PP3
The NM_001001974.4(PLEKHA1):c.697_699delCGTinsAGA(p.234) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. 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. Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. R233R) has been classified as Uncertain significance.
PLEKHA1 (HGNC:14335): (pleckstrin homology domain containing A1) This gene encodes a pleckstrin homology domain-containing adapter protein. The encoded protein is localized to the plasma membrane where it specifically binds phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate. This protein may be involved in the formation of signaling complexes in the plasma membrane. Polymorphisms in this gene are associated with age-related macular degeneration. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 5.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010]