16-56885283-C-T

Variant names:

• chr16-56885283-C-T
• rs779160677
• NM_001126108.2:c.1844C>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 19 ACMG points: 19P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PM5 PP2 PP3_Strong PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_001126108.2(SLC12A3):​c.1844C>T​(p.Ser615Leu) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000309 in 1,553,070 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. S615W) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.000026 (0 hom., cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.000031 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: SLC12A3 NM_001126108.2 missense
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:10
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.81
• Publications: 14 publications found

Genes affected

SLC12A3 (HGNC:10912): (solute carrier family 12 member 3) This gene encodes a renal thiazide-sensitive sodium-chloride cotransporter that is important for electrolyte homeostasis. This cotransporter mediates sodium and chloride reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule. Mutations in this gene cause Gitelman syndrome, a disease similar to Bartter's syndrome, that is characterized by hypokalemic alkalosis combined with hypomagnesemia, low urinary calcium, and increased renin activity associated with normal blood pressure. This cotransporter is the target for thiazide diuretics that are used for treating high blood pressure. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

SLC12A3 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Gitelman syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 19 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 3 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 5 uncertain in NM_001126108.2
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PM5: Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr16-56885283-C-G is described in ClinVar as Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 1330263.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
• PP2: Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 138 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 18 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: -0.93606 (below the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: 0.71313 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to Gitelman syndrome.
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.964
• PP5: Variant 16-56885283-C-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr16-56885283-C-T is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic/Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 562346.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_001126108.2. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	SLC12A3	NM_001126108.2	MANE Select	c.1844C>T	p.Ser615Leu	missense	Exon 15 of 26	NP_001119580.2
	SLC12A3	NM_000339.3		c.1844C>T	p.Ser615Leu	missense	Exon 15 of 26	NP_000330.3
	SLC12A3	NM_001126107.2		c.1841C>T	p.Ser614Leu	missense	Exon 15 of 26	NP_001119579.2

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	SLC12A3	ENST00000563236.6	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.1844C>T	p.Ser615Leu	missense	Exon 15 of 26	ENSP00000456149.2
	SLC12A3	ENST00000438926.6	TSL:1	c.1844C>T	p.Ser615Leu	missense	Exon 15 of 26	ENSP00000402152.2
	SLC12A3	ENST00000566786.5	TSL:1	c.1841C>T	p.Ser614Leu	missense	Exon 15 of 26	ENSP00000457552.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000263 AC: 4 AN: 152190 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.0000724

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

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.0000375 AC: 6 AN: 159886 AF XY: 0.0000475

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.0000860

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.0000798

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.0000314 AC: 44 AN: 1400880 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 30 AF XY: 0.0000333 AC XY: 23 AN XY: 691200

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000315 AC: 1 AN: 31716

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 35948

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 25176

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.0000556 AC: 2 AN: 35962

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.0000126 AC: 1 AN: 79280

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 49420

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.000175 AC: 1 AN: 5702

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.0000315 AC: 34 AN: 1079580

Other (OTH) AF: 0.0000861 AC: 5 AN: 58096

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000263 AC: 4 AN: 152190 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 74340

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000724 AC: 3 AN: 41442

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15272

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3468

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5204

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4832

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10626

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

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.0000147 AC: 1 AN: 68032

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2088

Alfa AF: 0.0000502 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.0000151

ExAC AF: 0.0000185 AC: 2

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:10

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Familial hypokalemia-hypomagnesemia Pathogenic:7

Aug 21, 2020

Natera, Inc.

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

Apr 13, 2020

Division Of Personalized Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.1844C>T variant in the SLC12A3 gene is a heterozygous missense variant, which results in the substitution of the highly conserved serine residue at the 615 position to leucine (p.Ser615Leu). This variant localizes to coding exon 15 of the SLC12A3 gene (26 exons total; NM_000339.3). This variant is predicted to be deleterious and damaging to protein structure and/or function based on in silico analyses (PROVEAN and SIFT). This variant has been observed in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) at a very low frequency (allele frequency = 0.00004182, no homozygotes), indicating it is not a common benign variant in the populations represented in this database. This variant has been reported in multiple individuals with Gitelman syndrome either in the homozygous state or with another SLC12A3 variant (PMIDs: 11168953, 20552229, 30596175, 22728489, 22990302, 28251383, 17699451, 12112667, 27303630, 26770037). A different amino acid change at the same residue (p.S615W) has also been reported in an affected individual (PMID: 12112667).

Jul 15, 2021

Genome-Nilou Lab

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Aug 16, 2024

3billion

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The variant is observed at an extremely low frequency in the gnomAD v4.0.0 dataset (total allele frequency: 0.003%). Predicted Consequence/Location: Missense variant In silico tool predictions suggest damaging effect of the variant on gene or gene product [REVEL: 0.97 (>=0.6, sensitivity 0.68 and specificity 0.92); 3Cnet: 0.99 (>=0.6, sensitivity 0.72 and precision 0.9)]. The same nucleotide change resulting in the same amino acid change has been previously reported as pathogenic/likely pathogenic with strong evidence (ClinVar ID: VCV000562346 /PMID: 11168953). The variant has been reported to be in trans with a pathogenic variant as either compound heterozygous or homozygous in at least one similarly affected unrelated individual (PMID: 30596175). A different missense change at the same codon (p.Ser615Trp) has been reported as pathogenic/likely pathogenic with strong evidence (ClinVar ID: VCV001330263 /PMID: 12112667). Therefore, this variant is classified as Pathogenic according to the recommendation of ACMG/AMP guideline.

Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Medicine, King Fahad Medical City

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Dec 18, 2024

Genomic Medicine Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Oct 29, 2025

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: research

A known disease causing variant c.1844C>T in exon 13 of SLC12A3 are observed in compound heterozygous state in the proband. The missense variant, c.1844C>T in exon 15 of SLC12A3 was observed in heterozygous state in the proband and his mother (Ueda et al., 2012; Clinvar Variation ID: 562346; ClinVar Accession ID: VCV000562346.21). This variant is absent in homozygous state and present in 48 individuals in heterozygous state (allele frequency: 0.00003091) in gnomAD (v4.1.0). This variant is absent in homozygous state and present in 3 individuals in heterozygous state in our in-house database of 3851 exomes. In silico prediction tools (CADD Phred, REVEL and MutationTaster) are consistent in predicting the variant to be damaging to SLC12A3 protein function.

not provided Pathogenic:3

Aug 11, 2023

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 30586318, 28700713, 20552229, 28251383, 11168953, 30596175, 22728489, 27303630, 22334612, 31398183, 28469853, 33348466, ATMI2018[Article], Parreira2015[article], 26121437, 32397528, 12112667, 25422309, 26770037, 22990302, 34426522, 31589614)

Jan 30, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces serine, which is neutral and polar, with leucine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 615 of the SLC12A3 protein (p.Ser615Leu). This variant is present in population databases (rs779160677, gnomAD 0.01%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of Gitelman syndrome (PMID: 11168953, 20552229, 22728489, 27303630, 30596175). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 562346). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt SLC12A3 protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic.

Sep 16, 2018

Gharavi Laboratory, Columbia University

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: research

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.86
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.39	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.54
CADD	Pathogenic	34
DANN	Pathogenic	1.0
DEOGEN2	Pathogenic	0.95	D
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.80
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.78
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.97	D
LIST_S2	Pathogenic	1.0	D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.32	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.96	D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	1.1	D
MutationAssessor	Uncertain	2.7	M
PhyloP100		7.8
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.66	T
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-5.7	D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.97
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0010	D
Polyphen		0.94	P
Vest4		0.98
MVP		0.99
MPC		0.44
ClinPred		0.89	D
GERP RS		5.4
Varity_R		0.84
gMVP		0.94
Mutation Taster		=1/99	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.16		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: rs779160677; hg19: chr16-56919195;