13-20189339-C-G

Variant names:

• chr13-20189339-C-G
• rs1415739181
• NM_004004.6:c.243G>C
• GJB2 p.Leu81Leu

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -3 ACMG points: 2P and 5B. PM2 BP4_Strong BP7

The NM_004004.6(GJB2):​c.243G>C​(p.Leu81Leu) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000657 in 152,206 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar. Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. L81L) has been classified as Likely benign. The gene GJB2 is included in the ClinGen Criteria Specification Registry.

• Frequency: Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 (0 hom., cov: 33)
• Consequence: GJB2 NM_004004.6 synonymous
• Clinical Significance: Not reported in ClinVar
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -1.02
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

GJB2 (HGNC:4284): (gap junction protein beta 2) This gene encodes a member of the gap junction protein family. The gap junctions were first characterized by electron microscopy as regionally specialized structures on plasma membranes of contacting adherent cells. These structures were shown to consist of cell-to-cell channels that facilitate the transfer of ions and small molecules between cells. The gap junction proteins, also known as connexins, purified from fractions of enriched gap junctions from different tissues differ. According to sequence similarities at the nucleotide and amino acid levels, the gap junction proteins are divided into two categories, alpha and beta. Mutations in this gene are responsible for as much as 50% of pre-lingual, recessive deafness. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]

GJB2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Bart-Pumphrey syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• ichthyosis, hystrix-like, with hearing loss

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Genomics England PanelApp
• keratoderma hereditarium mutilans

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, Orphanet
• palmoplantar keratoderma-deafness syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Orphanet, G2P
• syndromic genetic hearing loss

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 1A

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• nonsyndromic genetic hearing loss

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• autosomal dominant keratitis-ichthyosis-hearing loss syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics
• autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 3A

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• KID syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hearing loss, autosomal recessive

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ENSG00000296095 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Specifications for GJB2 are available in the ClinGen Criteria Specification Registry and recommended for reference when assigning criteria.

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -3 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.71).
• BP7: Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=-1.02 with no splicing effect.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_004004.6. 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
	GJB2	NM_004004.6	MANE Select	c.243G>C	p.Leu81Leu	synonymous	Exon 2 of 2	NP_003995.2

Ensembl Transcripts

Sel.	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	GJB2	ENST00000382848.5	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.243G>C	p.Leu81Leu	synonymous	Exon 2 of 2	ENSP00000372299.4	P29033
	GJB2	ENST00000382844.2	TSL:6	c.243G>C	p.Leu81Leu	synonymous	Exon 1 of 1	ENSP00000372295.1	P29033
	GJB2	ENST00000906230.1		c.243G>C	p.Leu81Leu	synonymous	Exon 2 of 2	ENSP00000576289.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152206 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33

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: 0.000207

Gnomad FIN AF: 0.00

Gnomad MID AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152206 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.0000134 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 74360

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 41450

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15286

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

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5198

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.000207 AC: 1 AN: 4830

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

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 316

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 68032

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2092

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Not reported in ClinVar

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.71
CADD	Benign	3.0
DANN	Benign	0.80
PhyloP100		-1.0
PromoterAI		-0.053	Neutral

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.0		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

MaxEntScan Visualizer can be used to analyze the impact of this mutation on the neighboring sequence.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1415739181;

hg19: chr13-20763478;