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16-176712-CCA-C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PM2

The NM_000558.5(HBA1):​c.-3_-2del variant causes a 5 prime UTR change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000657 in 152,276 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 28)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000021 ( 0 hom. )
Failed GnomAD Quality Control

Consequence

HBA1
NM_000558.5 5_prime_UTR

Scores

Not classified

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.71
Variant links:
Genes affected
HBA1 (HGNC:4823): (hemoglobin subunit alpha 1) The human alpha globin gene cluster located on chromosome 16 spans about 30 kb and includes seven loci: 5'- zeta - pseudozeta - mu - pseudoalpha-1 - alpha-2 - alpha-1 - theta - 3'. The alpha-2 (HBA2) and alpha-1 (HBA1) coding sequences are identical. These genes differ slightly over the 5' untranslated regions and the introns, but they differ significantly over the 3' untranslated regions. Two alpha chains plus two beta chains constitute HbA, which in normal adult life comprises about 97% of the total hemoglobin; alpha chains combine with delta chains to constitute HbA-2, which with HbF (fetal hemoglobin) makes up the remaining 3% of adult hemoglobin. Alpha thalassemias result from deletions of each of the alpha genes as well as deletions of both HBA2 and HBA1; some nondeletion alpha thalassemias have also been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 2 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
HBA1NM_000558.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.-3_-2del 5_prime_UTR_variant 1/3 ENST00000320868.9

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
HBA1ENST00000320868.9 linkuse as main transcriptc.-3_-2del 5_prime_UTR_variant 1/31 NM_000558.5 P1
HBA1ENST00000472694.1 linkuse as main transcriptn.17_18del non_coding_transcript_exon_variant 1/21
HBA1ENST00000397797.1 linkuse as main transcriptc.-50_-49del 5_prime_UTR_variant 1/32
HBA1ENST00000487791.1 linkuse as main transcript upstream_gene_variant 1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152276
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
28
show subpopulations
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:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.00000852
AC:
2
AN:
234844
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00000780
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
128166
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000190
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AS_VQSR
AF:
0.00000206
AC:
3
AN:
1455110
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00000138
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
723494
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00000270
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152276
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
28
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74396
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.0000147
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000434
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:1
Revision: criteria provided, single submitter
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpOct 26, 2023Variant summary: HBA1 c.-3_-2delAC is located in the untranslated mRNA region upstream of the initiation codon. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 8.5e-06 in 234844 control chromosomes (gnomAD). The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance. c.-3_-2delAC has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with hypochromia and microcytosis who also had a 3.7-kb deletion in cis (Viprakasit_2003). This report does not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Alpha Thalassemia. At least one publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on translation, finding that the variant results in a 30%-45% reduction in translation efficiency in vitro (Morle_1986). The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 12890155, 3703675). No submitters have cited clinical-significance assessments for this single variant to ClinVar after 2014. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction

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

Publications

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1191146518; hg19: chr16-226711; API