17-63963719-G-C

Variant names:

• chr17-63963719-G-C
• rs753391449
• NM_000334.4:c.1559C>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points: 1P and 2B. PP2 BP4_Moderate

The NM_000334.4(SCN4A):​c.1559C>G​(p.Pro520Arg) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000621 in 1,448,814 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 14/22 in silico tools predict a benign 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. P520L) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 34)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000062 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: SCN4A NM_000334.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:6
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.86
• Publications: 1 publications found

Genes affected

SCN4A (HGNC:10591): (sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 4) Voltage-gated sodium channels are transmembrane glycoprotein complexes composed of a large alpha subunit with 24 transmembrane domains and one or more regulatory beta subunits. They are responsible for the generation and propagation of action potentials in neurons and muscle. This gene encodes one member of the sodium channel alpha subunit gene family. It is expressed in skeletal muscle, and mutations in this gene have been linked to several myotonia and periodic paralysis disorders. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

SCN4A Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Orphanet
• paramyotonia congenita of Von Eulenburg

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Orphanet
• SCN4A-related myopathy, autosomal recessive

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Illumina, ClinGen
• hypokalemic periodic paralysis, type 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• potassium-aggravated myotonia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• congenital myasthenic syndrome 16

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, Ambry Genetics, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• congenital myopathy

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• congenital myopathy 22A, classic

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• acetazolamide-responsive myotonia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hypokalemic periodic paralysis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• myotonia fluctuans

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• myotonia permanens

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

LOC105371858 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points.

• PP2: Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 97 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 19 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: 1.5606 (below the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: 2.2224 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to congenital myasthenic syndrome 16, paramyotonia congenita of Von Eulenburg, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, type 2, congenital myopathy, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, SCN4A-related myopathy, autosomal recessive, congenital myopathy 22A, classic, potassium-aggravated myotonia, postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndrome, myotonia fluctuans, myotonia permanens, acetazolamide-responsive myotonia.
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.11291531).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
SCN4A	NM_000334.4	c.1559C>G	p.Pro520Arg	missense_variant	Exon 10 of 24	ENST00000435607.3	NP_000325.4
LOC105371858	XR_001752969.2	n.119-365G>C		intron_variant	Intron 2 of 4
LOC105371858	XR_001752970.2	n.174-365G>C		intron_variant	Intron 2 of 4
LOC105371858	XR_934910.3	n.118+405G>C		intron_variant	Intron 2 of 3

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
SCN4A	ENST00000435607.3	c.1559C>G	p.Pro520Arg	missense_variant	Exon 10 of 24	1	NM_000334.4	ENSP00000396320.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 34

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000621 AC: 9 AN: 1448814 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 34 AF XY: 0.00000695 AC XY: 5 AN XY: 719484

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33104

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44120

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 25918

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.000205 AC: 8 AN: 39036

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 84934

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 51098

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5330

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1105452

Other (OTH) AF: 0.0000167 AC: 1 AN: 59822

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 34

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000756

Asia WGS AF: 0.000289 AC: 1 AN: 3478

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:6

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis Uncertain:2

Sep 02, 2021

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces proline with arginine at codon 520 of the SCN4A protein (p.Pro520Arg). The proline residue is highly conserved and there is a moderate physicochemical difference between proline and arginine. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with SCN4A-related conditions. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (SIFT, PolyPhen-2, Align-GVGD) all suggest that this variant is likely to be tolerated. 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.

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease.

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis, type 2 Uncertain:1

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease.

Paramyotonia congenita of Von Eulenburg Uncertain:1

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease.

Potassium-aggravated myotonia Uncertain:1

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease.

Congenital myasthenic syndrome 16 Uncertain:1

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Benign	0.091
BayesDel_addAF	Uncertain	0.10	D
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.090
CADD	Benign	22
DANN	Benign	0.10
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.23	T
Eigen	Benign	-1.0
Eigen_PC	Benign	-0.78
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.70	D
LIST_S2	Benign	0.53	T
M_CAP	Benign	0.054	D
MetaRNN	Benign	0.11	T
MetaSVM	Benign	-0.50	T
MutationAssessor	Benign	-0.60	N
PhyloP100		1.9
PrimateAI	Benign	0.43	T
PROVEAN	Benign	0.89	N
REVEL	Uncertain	0.43
Sift	Benign	0.82	T
Sift4G	Benign	0.29	T
Vest4		0.34
ClinPred		0.088	T
GERP RS		2.9
Varity_R		0.042
gMVP		0.38
Mutation Taster		=90/10	polymorphism

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: rs753391449; hg19: chr17-62041079;