16-78432639-G-T

Variant names:

• chr16-78432639-G-T
• rs768172617
• NM_016373.4:c.943G>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points: 6P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PP3_Moderate

The NM_016373.4(WWOX):​c.943G>T​(p.Gly315Trp) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. G315R) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: WWOX NM_016373.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 9.60
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

WWOX (HGNC:12799): (WW domain containing oxidoreductase) This gene encodes a member of the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) protein family. This gene spans the FRA16D common chromosomal fragile site and appears to function as a tumor suppressor gene. Expression of the encoded protein is able to induce apoptosis, while defects in this gene are associated with multiple types of cancer. Disruption of this gene is also associated with autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 12. Disruption of a similar gene in mouse results in impaired steroidogenesis, additionally suggesting a metabolic function for the protein. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2014]

WWOX Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 12

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, Ambry Genetics
• developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 28

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Ambry Genetics
• 46,XY partial gonadal dysgenesis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• undetermined early-onset epileptic encephalopathy

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 21 uncertain in NM_016373.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.919

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
WWOX	NM_016373.4	c.943G>T	p.Gly315Trp	missense_variant	Exon 8 of 9	ENST00000566780.6	NP_057457.1
WWOX	NM_001291997.2	c.604G>T	p.Gly202Trp	missense_variant	Exon 7 of 8		NP_001278926.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
WWOX	ENST00000566780.6	c.943G>T	p.Gly315Trp	missense_variant	Exon 8 of 9	1	NM_016373.4	ENSP00000457230.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 12;C3463992:Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 1 Uncertain:1

Mar 02, 2020

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces glycine with tryptophan at codon 315 of the WWOX protein (p.Gly315Trp). The glycine residue is highly conserved and there is a large physicochemical difference between glycine and tryptophan. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals with WWOX-related conditions. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Not Available"; PolyPhen-2: "Probably Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Not Available"). In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.59
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.53	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.52
CADD	Pathogenic	27
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.65	D;.;T
Eigen	Uncertain	0.54
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.54
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.95	D;D;D
M_CAP	Uncertain	0.25	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.92	D;D;D
MetaSVM	Uncertain	-0.032	T
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	3.5	M;M;.
PhyloP100		9.6
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.75	T
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-5.6	D;D;.
REVEL	Benign	0.0
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D;.
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D;D
Vest4		0.90
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		5.9
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7
Varity_R		0.77
gMVP		0.88

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs768172617; hg19: chr16-78466536;