11-44261029-C-G

Variant names:

• chr11-44261029-C-G
• rs538499078
• NM_021926.4:c.*3825G>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points: 0P and 5B. BP4_Strong BS1_Supporting

The NM_021926.4(ALX4):​c.*3825G>C variant causes a 3 prime UTR change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000591 in 152,316 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.000059 (1 hom., cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0 (0 hom.)
  • Failed GnomAD Quality Control
• Consequence: ALX4 NM_021926.4 3_prime_UTR
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.306
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

ALX4 (HGNC:450): (ALX homeobox 4) This gene encodes a paired-like homeodomain transcription factor expressed in the mesenchyme of developing bones, limbs, hair, teeth, and mammary tissue. Mutations in this gene cause parietal foramina 2 (PFM2); an autosomal dominant disease characterized by deficient ossification of the parietal bones. Mutations in this gene also cause a form of frontonasal dysplasia with alopecia and hypogonadism; suggesting a role for this gene in craniofacial development, mesenchymal-epithelial communication, and hair follicle development. Deletion of a segment of chromosome 11 containing this gene, del(11)(p11p12), causes Potocki-Shaffer syndrome (PSS); a syndrome characterized by craniofacial anomalies, cognitive disability, multiple exostoses, and genital abnormalities in males. In mouse, this gene has been shown to use dual translation initiation sites located 16 codons apart. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]

ALX4 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• parietal foramina 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
• frontonasal dysplasia with alopecia and genital anomaly

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet
• parietal foramina

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points.

• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.79).
• BS1: Variant frequency is greater than expected in population sas. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.0000591 (9/152316) while in subpopulation SAS AF = 0.00124 (6/4828). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.000541. There are 1 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 6 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 32. This position passed quality control check. Existence of Clinvar submissions makes me limit the strength of this signal to Supporting

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_021926.4. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Sel.	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	ALX4	NM_021926.4	MANE Select	c.*3825G>C		3_prime_UTR	Exon 4 of 4	NP_068745.2	Q9H161

Ensembl Transcripts

Sel.	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	ALX4	ENST00000652299.1	MANE Select	c.*3825G>C		3_prime_UTR	Exon 4 of 4	ENSP00000498217.1	Q9H161

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000591 AC: 9 AN: 152198 Hom.: 1 Cov.: 32

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMI AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS AF: 0.00

Gnomad SAS AF: 0.00124

Gnomad FIN AF: 0.00

Gnomad MID AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE AF: 0.0000441

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AC0;AS_VQSR AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 28 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 0 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 26

African (AFR) AC: 0 AN: 0

American (AMR) AC: 0 AN: 0

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AC: 0 AN: 0

East Asian (EAS) AC: 0 AN: 0

South Asian (SAS) AC: 0 AN: 0

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2

Middle Eastern (MID) AC: 0 AN: 0

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 22

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000591 AC: 9 AN: 152316 Hom.: 1 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.0000805 AC XY: 6 AN XY: 74490

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 41548

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15302

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3472

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5194

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00124 AC: 6 AN: 4828

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10618

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 294

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.0000441 AC: 3 AN: 68032

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2116

Alfa AF: 0.0000936 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.0000151

ClinVar

ClinVar submissions

Significance: Uncertain significance

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Pathogenic	VUS	Benign	Condition
-	1	-	Parietal foramina 2 (1)

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.79
CADD	Benign	2.0
DANN	Benign	0.73
PhyloP100		-0.31

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.010		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs538499078; hg19: chr11-44282579;