11-5225733-G-C

Variant names:

• chr11-5225733-G-C
• rs34483965
• NM_000518.5:c.316-7C>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2 BP4_Strong

The NM_000518.5(HBB):​c.316-7C>G variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
• Consequence: HBB NM_000518.5 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.001906
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1 U:2 B:1 O:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.474

Genes affected

HBB (HGNC:4827): (hemoglobin subunit beta) The alpha (HBA) and beta (HBB) loci determine the structure of the 2 types of polypeptide chains in adult hemoglobin, Hb A. The normal adult hemoglobin tetramer consists of two alpha chains and two beta chains. Mutant beta globin causes sickle cell anemia. Absence of beta chain causes beta-zero-thalassemia. Reduced amounts of detectable beta globin causes beta-plus-thalassemia. The order of the genes in the beta-globin cluster is 5'-epsilon -- gamma-G -- gamma-A -- delta -- beta--3'. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.75).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
HBB	NM_000518.5	c.316-7C>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 2 of 2	ENST00000335295.4	NP_000509.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
HBB	ENST00000335295.4	c.316-7C>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 2 of 2	1	NM_000518.5	ENSP00000333994.3
HBB	ENST00000647020.1	c.316-7C>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 2 of 2			ENSP00000494175.1
HBB	ENST00000475226.1	n.248-7C>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 1 of 1	2
HBB	ENST00000633227.1	n.*132-7C>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 2 of 2	3		ENSP00000488004.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:2 Benign:1 Other:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

beta Thalassemia Pathogenic:1 Other:1

Apr 25, 2017

Counsyl

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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GeneReviews

Significance: not provided

Review Status: no classification provided

Collection Method: literature only

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not provided Uncertain:1 Benign:1

Mar 08, 2022

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Nov 12, 2019

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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not specified Uncertain:1

May 30, 2018

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: HBB c.316-7C>G alters a non-conserved nucleotide located close to a canonical splice site and therefore could affect mRNA splicing, leading to a significantly altered protein sequence. 3/5 computational tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 4.1e-06 in 246028 control chromosomes. The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance. c.316-7C>G has been reported in the literature in unaffected heterozygous carriers and an individual affected with mild Beta Thalassemia intermedia. These data do not allow any conclusion about variant significance. One publication tested the effect of mutation in the pyrimidine tract of intron 2 of HBB and showed that changes in this region affected 3' end processing; however, the variant was tested in conjunction with other variants, so the specific effect of the variant is unknown (Millevoi_2002). Both ithanet and GeneReviews classified the variant as pathogenic/causal while multiple papers noted variant as a silent BTHAL mtuation. HbVar noted variant with various phenotypes (silent or mild thalasemia) when associated with different alleles. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance until additional clinical data is reported. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.75
CADD	Benign	7.9
DANN	Benign	0.70

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Benign	0.0019
dbscSNV1_RF	Benign	0.11
SpliceAI score (max)		0.070		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs34483965; hg19: chr11-5246963;