16-2071506-A-G

Variant names:

• chr16-2071506-A-G
• rs1057523736
• NM_000548.5:c.1840-4A>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -3 ACMG points: 2P and 5B. PM2 BP4_Strong BP6

The NM_000548.5(TSC2):​c.1840-4A>G variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,264 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: TSC2 NM_000548.5 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.001725
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:1 B:6
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.779
• Publications: 0 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: 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=-0.84).
• BP6: Variant 16-2071506-A-G is Benign according to our data. Variant chr16-2071506-A-G is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 390347.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
TSC2	NM_000548.5	c.1840-4A>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 17 of 41	ENST00000219476.9	NP_000539.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
TSC2	ENST00000219476.9	c.1840-4A>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 17 of 41	5	NM_000548.5	ENSP00000219476.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000400 AC: 1 AN: 249862 AF XY: 0.00

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 FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461264 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 726942

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44714

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26136

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.0000116 AC: 1 AN: 86248

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 52852

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111978

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60388

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1 Benign:6

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Tuberous sclerosis 2 Benign:3

Nov 07, 2021

Genome-Nilou Lab

Significance: Benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

May 15, 2025

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is considered likely benign. This variant is intronic and is not expected to impact mRNA splicing. -

Sep 23, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Lymphangiomyomatosis;C1846385:Isolated focal cortical dysplasia type II;C1860707:Tuberous sclerosis 2 Uncertain:1

-

Center for Genomics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

TSC2 NM_000548.3 intron 17 c.1840-4A>G:This variant has not been reported in the literature and is not present in large control databases. This variant is present in ClinVar (Variation ID:390347). Evolutionary conservation and computational predictive tools for this variant are limited or unavailable. Although this variant occurs in the splice region, computational prediction tools do not suggest that it alters splicing. However, further studies are needed to understand its impact. In summary, data on this variant is insufficient for disease classification. Therefore, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain -

not specified Benign:1

Oct 26, 2016

GeneDx

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is considered likely benign or benign based on one or more of the following criteria: it is a conservative change, it occurs at a poorly conserved position in the protein, it is predicted to be benign by multiple in silico algorithms, and/or has population frequency not consistent with disease. -

Tuberous sclerosis syndrome Benign:1

Apr 10, 2023

All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Benign:1

May 30, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.84
CADD	Benign	1.4
DANN	Benign	0.51
PhyloP100		-0.78

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Benign	0.0017
dbscSNV1_RF	Benign	0.18
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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1057523736; hg19: chr16-2121507;