Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PM2
The NM_004390.5(CTSH):c.475G>A(p.Gly159Arg) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000173 in 1,613,938 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★).
CTSH (HGNC:2535): (cathepsin H) The protein encoded by this gene is a lysosomal cysteine proteinase important in the overall degradation of lysosomal proteins. It is composed of a dimer of disulfide-linked heavy and light chains, both produced from a single protein precursor. The encoded protein, which belongs to the peptidase C1 protein family, can act both as an aminopeptidase and as an endopeptidase. Increased expression of this gene has been correlated with malignant progression of prostate tumors. Alternate splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing
The c.475G>A (p.G159R) alteration is located in exon 6 (coding exon 6) of the CTSH gene. This alteration results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 475, causing the glycine (G) at amino acid position 159 to be replaced by an arginine (R). Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -