12-123630396-C-T
Variant summary
Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 8 ACMG points: 9P and 1B. PVS1PP5BS1_Supporting
The NM_001414.4(EIF2B1):c.252+1G>A variant causes a splice donor, intron change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000167 in 1,614,160 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).
Frequency
Consequence
NM_001414.4 splice_donor, intron
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
Publications
- leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matterInheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
- leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter 1Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
- ovarioleukodystrophyInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
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ACMG classification
Our verdict: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 8 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes  0.0000657  AC: 10AN: 152170Hom.:  0  Cov.: 32 show subpopulations 
GnomAD2 exomes  AF:  0.0000597  AC: 15AN: 251368 AF XY:  0.0000589   show subpopulations 
GnomAD4 exome  AF:  0.000178  AC: 260AN: 1461872Hom.:  0  Cov.: 32 AF XY:  0.000180  AC XY: 131AN XY: 727240 show subpopulations 
Age Distribution
GnomAD4 genome  0.0000657  AC: 10AN: 152288Hom.:  0  Cov.: 32 AF XY:  0.0000403  AC XY: 3AN XY: 74458 show subpopulations 
Age Distribution
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
Vanishing white matter disease    Pathogenic:2 
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Variant summary: EIF2B1 c.252+1G>A is located in a canonical splice-site and is predicted to affect mRNA splicing resulting in a significantly altered protein due to either exon skipping, shortening, or inclusion of intronic material. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Four predict the variant abolishes a 5' splicing donor site. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 6e-05 in 251368 control chromosomes. This frequency is not significantly higher than estimated for a pathogenic variant in EIF2B1 causing Leukoencephalopathy With Vanishing White Matter (6e-05 vs 0.00016), allowing no conclusion about variant significance. c.252+1G>A has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with Leukoencephalopathy With Vanishing White Matter (van der Knaap_2002). To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. The following publication have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 11835386). Four submitters have cited clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 and classified as likely pathogenic (n=2) and VUS (n=2). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely pathogenic. -
not provided    Pathogenic:1Uncertain:1 
Canonical splice site variant in a gene for which loss-of-function is not a known mechanism of disease; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 25525159, 11835386) -
This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 3 of the EIF2B1 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), however the current clinical and genetic evidence is not sufficient to establish whether loss-of-function variants in EIF2B1 cause disease. This variant is present in population databases (rs113994006, gnomAD 0.01%). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individual(s) with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (PMID: 11835386). This variant is also known as IVS2+1G>A. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 4123). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter 1    Pathogenic:1 
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Computational scores
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Splicing
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