18-23544943-A-ACC
Variant summary
Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -10 ACMG points: 0P and 10B. BP6_ModerateBS1BS2
The NM_000271.5(NPC1):c.1947+15_1947+16dupGG variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Benign (★).
Frequency
 Genomes: 𝑓 0.022   (  341   hom.,  cov: 0) 
 Exomes 𝑓:  0.047   (  1638   hom.  ) 
Consequence
 NPC1
NM_000271.5 intron
NM_000271.5 intron
Scores
 Not classified 
Clinical Significance
Conservation
 PhyloP100:  -0.952  
Publications
3 publications found 
Genes affected
 NPC1  (HGNC:7897):  (NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1) This gene encodes a large protein that resides in the limiting membrane of endosomes and lysosomes and mediates intracellular cholesterol trafficking via binding of cholesterol to its N-terminal domain. It is predicted to have a cytoplasmic C-terminus, 13 transmembrane domains, and 3 large loops in the lumen of the endosome - the last loop being at the N-terminus. This protein transports low-density lipoproteins to late endosomal/lysosomal compartments where they are hydrolized and released as free cholesterol. Defects in this gene cause Niemann-Pick type C disease, a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by over accumulation of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids in late endosomal/lysosomal compartments.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009] 
NPC1 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
- Niemann-Pick disease, type C1Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: ClinGen, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, Myriad Women’s Health
 - Niemann-Pick disease type C, adult neurologic onsetInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 - Niemann-Pick disease type C, juvenile neurologic onsetInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 - Niemann-Pick disease type C, late infantile neurologic onsetInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 - Niemann-Pick disease type C, severe early infantile neurologic onsetInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 - Niemann-Pick disease type C, severe perinatal formInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 
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ACMG classification
Classification was made for transcript
Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -10 ACMG points.
BP6
Variant 18-23544943-A-ACC is Benign according to our data. Variant chr18-23544943-A-ACC is described in ClinVar as Benign. ClinVar VariationId is 518276.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. 
BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population afr. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.0221 (2318/104682) while in subpopulation AFR AF = 0.0264 (828/31408). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.0249. There are 341 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 1123 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 0. This position passed quality control check. 
BS2
High Homozygotes in GnomAd4 at 341 AR gene
Transcripts
RefSeq
| Gene | Transcript | HGVSc | HGVSp | Effect | Exon rank | MANE | Protein | UniProt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC1 | NM_000271.5  | c.1947+15_1947+16dupGG | intron_variant | Intron 12 of 24 | ENST00000269228.10 | NP_000262.2 | 
Ensembl
| Gene | Transcript | HGVSc | HGVSp | Effect | Exon rank | TSL | MANE | Protein | Appris | UniProt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC1 | ENST00000269228.10  | c.1947+16_1947+17insGG | intron_variant | Intron 12 of 24 | 1 | NM_000271.5 | ENSP00000269228.4 | |||
| NPC1 | ENST00000591051.1  | c.1023+16_1023+17insGG | intron_variant | Intron 5 of 17 | 2 | ENSP00000467636.1 | ||||
| NPC1 | ENST00000540608.5  | n.1861+16_1861+17insGG | intron_variant | Intron 10 of 15 | 2 | 
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes   AF:  0.0222  AC: 2320AN: 104638Hom.:  342  Cov.: 0 show subpopulations 
GnomAD3 genomes 
 AF: 
AC: 
2320
AN: 
104638
Hom.: 
Cov.: 
0
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GnomAD4 exome  AF:  0.0465  AC: 41714AN: 896124Hom.:  1638  Cov.: 19 AF XY:  0.0481  AC XY: 21978AN XY: 457298 show subpopulations  ⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. 
GnomAD4 exome 
 AF: 
AC: 
41714
AN: 
896124
Hom.: 
Cov.: 
19
 AF XY: 
AC XY: 
21978
AN XY: 
457298
show subpopulations 
 ⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. 
African (AFR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
2511
AN: 
23316
American (AMR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
4674
AN: 
33986
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) 
 AF: 
AC: 
740
AN: 
20248
East Asian (EAS) 
 AF: 
AC: 
2947
AN: 
24032
South Asian (SAS) 
 AF: 
AC: 
4785
AN: 
67734
European-Finnish (FIN) 
 AF: 
AC: 
1791
AN: 
38908
Middle Eastern (MID) 
 AF: 
AC: 
137
AN: 
4064
European-Non Finnish (NFE) 
 AF: 
AC: 
22290
AN: 
644840
Other (OTH) 
 AF: 
AC: 
1839
AN: 
38996
 ⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals. 
 Allele Balance Distribution 
 Red line indicates average allele balance 
 Average allele balance: 0.352 
Heterozygous variant carriers
 0 
 2038 
 4076 
 6115 
 8153 
 10191 
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 0.95 
Allele balance
Age Distribution
Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
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Age
GnomAD4 genome   AF:  0.0221  AC: 2318AN: 104682Hom.:  341  Cov.: 0 AF XY:  0.0226  AC XY: 1123AN XY: 49586 show subpopulations 
GnomAD4 genome 
 AF: 
AC: 
2318
AN: 
104682
Hom.: 
Cov.: 
0
 AF XY: 
AC XY: 
1123
AN XY: 
49586
show subpopulations 
African (AFR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
828
AN: 
31408
American (AMR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
173
AN: 
8930
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) 
 AF: 
AC: 
107
AN: 
2802
East Asian (EAS) 
 AF: 
AC: 
32
AN: 
3612
South Asian (SAS) 
 AF: 
AC: 
69
AN: 
3028
European-Finnish (FIN) 
 AF: 
AC: 
57
AN: 
4954
Middle Eastern (MID) 
 AF: 
AC: 
5
AN: 
216
European-Non Finnish (NFE) 
 AF: 
AC: 
1020
AN: 
47644
Other (OTH) 
 AF: 
AC: 
25
AN: 
1448
 Allele Balance Distribution 
 Red line indicates average allele balance 
 Average allele balance: 0.484 
Heterozygous variant carriers
 0 
 58 
 116 
 173 
 231 
 289 
 0.00 
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 0.95 
Allele balance
Age Distribution
Genome Het
Genome Hom
Variant carriers
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Age
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ClinVar
Significance: Benign 
Submissions summary: Benign:7 
Revision: criteria provided, single submitter
LINK: link 
Submissions by phenotype
Niemann-Pick disease, type C1    Benign:3 
Feb 04, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing
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Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing
- -
Jul 21, 2016
Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Center
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing
- -
not provided    Benign:2 
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Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing
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Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing
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not specified    Benign:1 
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Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Center
Significance:Benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing
- -
NPC1-related disorder    Benign:1 
Apr 12, 2024
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing
This variant is classified as likely benign based on ACMG/AMP sequence variant interpretation guidelines (Richards et al. 2015 PMID: 25741868, with internal and published modifications). -
Computational scores
Source: 
Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
 PhyloP100 
Splicing
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Publications
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