11-5226989-G-T
Variant summary
Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -6 ACMG points: 0P and 6B. BP4_StrongBP6BP7
The NM_000518.5(HBB):c.33C>A(p.Ala11Ala) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000143 in 1,613,032 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 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. A11A) has been classified as Likely benign.
Frequency
Consequence
NM_000518.5 synonymous
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
Publications
- dominant beta-thalassemiaInheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
- hemoglobin M diseaseInheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Ambry Genetics, ClinGen
- beta thalassemiaInheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Myriad Women’s Health
- beta-thalassemia HBB/LCRBInheritance: AR, SD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
- sickle cell disease and related diseasesInheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
- erythrocytosis, familial, 6Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
- Heinz body anemiaInheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
- sickle cell diseaseInheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
- hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-beta-thalassemia syndromeInheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- beta-thalassemia intermediaInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- beta-thalassemia majorInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- delta-beta-thalassemiaInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- hemoglobin C diseaseInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- hemoglobin C-beta-thalassemia syndromeInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- hemoglobin E diseaseInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndromeInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-sickle cell disease syndromeInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- sickle cell-beta-thalassemia disease syndromeInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- sickle cell-hemoglobin c disease syndromeInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- sickle cell-hemoglobin d disease syndromeInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- sickle cell-hemoglobin E disease syndromeInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
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ACMG classification
Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -6 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000131 AC: 2AN: 152182Hom.: 1 Cov.: 32 show subpopulations
GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.0000318 AC: 8AN: 251210 AF XY: 0.0000516 show subpopulations
GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.0000144 AC: 21AN: 1460732Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.0000248 AC XY: 18AN XY: 726788 show subpopulations
GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000131 AC: 2AN: 152300Hom.: 1 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.0000269 AC XY: 2AN XY: 74472 show subpopulations
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
not provided Uncertain:3Benign:2
HBB: BP4, BP7 -
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The HBB c.33C>A (p.Ala11=) synonymous variant does not change the amino acid (alanine) found at position 11 of the beta-globin protein. However, it has been reported to create a new splice-site in exon 1 and purported to reduce the amount of normal beta-globin mRNA synthesized from the mutant allele (HbVar, http://globin.bx.psu.edu). This variant has been reported in the published literature in individuals affected with beta-thalassemia major along with the HBB c.51del variant, though the phase was not specified (PMID: 30046479 (2018)). The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.00026 (8/30616 chromosomes (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org)), is uninformative in the assessment of its pathogenicity. Analysis of this variant using software algorithms for the prediction of the effect of nucleotide changes on splicing yielded predictions that this variant does not affect HBB mRNA splicing. Based on the available information, we are unable to determine the clinical significance of this variant. -
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Inborn genetic diseases Benign:1
This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -
beta Thalassemia Benign:1
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HBB-related disorder Benign:1
This variant is classified as likely benign based on ACMG/AMP sequence variant interpretation guidelines (Richards et al. 2015 PMID: 25741868, with internal and published modifications). -
Computational scores
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Splicing
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