11-5226962-G-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points: 0P and 1B. BP6

The NM_000518.5(HBB):​c.60C>T​(p.Asn20Asn) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000118 in 1,613,666 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000020 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000011 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

HBB
NM_000518.5 synonymous

Scores

2

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:1B:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: -3.90

Publications

6 publications found
Variant links:
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]
HBB Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • dominant beta-thalassemia
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
  • hemoglobin M disease
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Ambry Genetics, ClinGen
  • beta thalassemia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Myriad Women’s Health
  • beta-thalassemia HBB/LCRB
    Inheritance: AR, SD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
  • sickle cell disease and related diseases
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • erythrocytosis, familial, 6
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
  • Heinz body anemia
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • sickle cell disease
    Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-beta-thalassemia syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • beta-thalassemia intermedia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • beta-thalassemia major
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • delta-beta-thalassemia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hemoglobin C disease
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hemoglobin C-beta-thalassemia syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hemoglobin E disease
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-sickle cell disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • sickle cell-beta-thalassemia disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • sickle cell-hemoglobin c disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • sickle cell-hemoglobin d disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • sickle cell-hemoglobin E disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points.

BP6
Variant 11-5226962-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr11-5226962-G-A is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 1083541.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_000518.5. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
HBB
NM_000518.5
MANE Select
c.60C>Tp.Asn20Asn
synonymous
Exon 1 of 3NP_000509.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
HBB
ENST00000335295.4
TSL:1 MANE Select
c.60C>Tp.Asn20Asn
synonymous
Exon 1 of 3ENSP00000333994.3
HBB
ENST00000485743.1
TSL:1
c.60C>Tp.Asn20Asn
synonymous
Exon 1 of 2ENSP00000496200.1
HBB
ENST00000647020.1
c.60C>Tp.Asn20Asn
synonymous
Exon 1 of 3ENSP00000494175.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152118
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.0000655
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000479
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000796
AC:
2
AN:
251238
AF XY:
0.00000737
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000289
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000109
AC:
16
AN:
1461548
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00000550
AC XY:
4
AN XY:
727110
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33468
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000447
AC:
2
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39694
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.0000348
AC:
3
AN:
86254
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.0000374
AC:
2
AN:
53418
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.000173
AC:
1
AN:
5764
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00000540
AC:
6
AN:
1111704
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000331
AC:
2
AN:
60386
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.447
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
2
2
3
4
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152118
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000135
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74328
show subpopulations
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41432
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000655
AC:
1
AN:
15276
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5188
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4828
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10608
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000147
AC:
1
AN:
68000
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000479
AC:
1
AN:
2088
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. (p-value = 0.0338994), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.392
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000264

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:1Benign:3
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:1Benign:1
Apr 25, 2023
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

To the best of our knowledge, the variant has not been reported in the published literature. The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.00002 (3/152118 chromosomes, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org), is uninformative in assessment of its pathogenicity. Analysis of this variant using software algorithms for the prediction of the effect of nucleotide changes on HBB mRNA splicing yielded predictions that this variant may result in the gain of a cryptic splice site without affecting the natural splice sites . Based on the available information, we are unable to determine the clinical significance of this variant.

Jan 30, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

not specified Benign:1
Dec 06, 2024
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

beta Thalassemia Benign:1
Oct 24, 2018
Natera, Inc.
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.83
CADD
Benign
2.1
DANN
Benign
0.68
PhyloP100
-3.9
PromoterAI
-0.021
Neutral
Mutation Taster
=99/1
polymorphism

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.37
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai
0.37
Position offset: 6

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

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs63750840; hg19: chr11-5248192; API