16-2048755-T-C

Variant names:

• chr16-2048755-T-C
• rs137854226
• NM_000548.5:c.138+2T>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000548.5(TSC2):​c.138+2T>C variant causes a splice donor, intron change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: TSC2 NM_000548.5 splice_donor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.9999
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:3 O:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.12
• Publications: 3 publications found

Genes affected

TSC2 (HGNC:12363): (TSC complex subunit 2) This gene is a tumor suppressor gene that encodes the growth inhibitory protein tuberin. Tuberin interacts with hamartin to form the TSC protein complex which functions in the control of cell growth. This TSC protein complex negatively regulates mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling which is a major regulator of anabolic cell growth. Mutations in this gene have been associated with tuberous sclerosis and lymphangioleiomyomatosis. [provided by RefSeq, May 2022]

TSC2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• tuberous sclerosis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• tuberous sclerosis 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics
• lymphangioleiomyomatosis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• tuberous sclerosis complex

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, LoF is a know mechanism of disease, Cryptic splice site detected, with MaxEntScore 5.2, offset of 4, new splice context is: cgaGTgagc. Cryptic site results in frameshift change. If cryptic site found is not functional and variant results in exon loss, it results in frameshift change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 16-2048755-T-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr16-2048755-T-C is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 49155.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
TSC2	NM_000548.5	c.138+2T>C		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 2 of 41	ENST00000219476.9	NP_000539.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
TSC2	ENST00000219476.9	c.138+2T>C		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 2 of 41	5	NM_000548.5	ENSP00000219476.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:3 Other:1

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:2

Feb 28, 2017

Athena Diagnostics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Jun 18, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Canonical splice site variant predicted to result in an in-frame loss of the adjacent exon, which contains the initiation codon, in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Deletions involving coding exons of this gene are a known mechanism of disease (HGMD); Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 25525159, 18772611, 17304050) -

Tuberous sclerosis 2 Pathogenic:1

Feb 23, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 2 of the TSC2 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), and loss-of-function variants in TSC2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 10205261, 17304050). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individuals with tuberous sclerosis complex (PMID: 18772611; Invitae). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 49155). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Tuberous sclerosis syndrome Other:1

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Tuberous sclerosis database (TSC2)

Significance: not provided

Review Status: no classification provided

Collection Method: curation

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Uncertain	0.14	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	-0.030
CADD	Pathogenic	31
DANN	Uncertain	0.98
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.91
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.70
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
PhyloP100		7.1
GERP RS		5.0
PromoterAI		-0.0028	Neutral
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1
Mutation Taster		=0/100	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.85
SpliceAI score (max)		0.92		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai		0.46		Position offset: 2
DS_DL_spliceai		0.92		Position offset: -2

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs137854226; hg19: chr16-2098756;