18-51049326-T-C

Variant names:

• chr18-51049326-T-C
• rs1555685248
• NM_005359.6:c.454+2T>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points: 6P and 0B. PVS1_Moderate PM2 PP5_Moderate

The NM_005359.6(SMAD4):​c.454+2T>C variant causes a splice donor, intron change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 2/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
• Consequence: SMAD4 NM_005359.6 splice_donor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.9962
• Clinical Significance: Likely pathogenic criteria provided, single submitter P:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 5.44
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

SMAD4 (HGNC:6770): (SMAD family member 4) This gene encodes a member of the Smad family of signal transduction proteins. Smad proteins are phosphorylated and activated by transmembrane serine-threonine receptor kinases in response to transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta signaling. The product of this gene forms homomeric complexes and heteromeric complexes with other activated Smad proteins, which then accumulate in the nucleus and regulate the transcription of target genes. This protein binds to DNA and recognizes an 8-bp palindromic sequence (GTCTAGAC) called the Smad-binding element (SBE). The protein acts as a tumor suppressor and inhibits epithelial cell proliferation. It may also have an inhibitory effect on tumors by reducing angiogenesis and increasing blood vessel hyperpermeability. The encoded protein is a crucial component of the bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathway. The Smad proteins are subject to complex regulation by post-translational modifications. Mutations or deletions in this gene have been shown to result in pancreatic cancer, juvenile polyposis syndrome, and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, May 2022]

SMAD4 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• juvenile polyposis/hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Genomics England PanelApp, G2P, PanelApp Australia
• Myhre syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Orphanet, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• generalized juvenile polyposis/juvenile polyposis coli

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp
• juvenile polyposis syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• pulmonary arterial hypertension

  Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

ENSG00000267699 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

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

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, product NOT destroyed by NMD, known LOF gene, truncates exone, which is 0.018083183 fraction of the gene. Cryptic splice site detected, with MaxEntScore 7, offset of 4, new splice context is: cagGTaatc. Cryptic site results in frameshift change. If cryptic site found is not functional and variant results in exon loss, it results in inframe change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 18-51049326-T-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr18-51049326-T-C is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 529914.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
SMAD4	NM_005359.6	c.454+2T>C		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 4 of 11	ENST00000342988.8	NP_005350.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
SMAD4	ENST00000342988.8	c.454+2T>C		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 4 of 11	5	NM_005359.6	ENSP00000341551.3
ENSG00000267699	ENST00000590722.2	n.*477+2T>C		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 5 of 8	2		ENSP00000465737.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 26

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Juvenile polyposis syndrome Pathogenic:1

Feb 24, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 4 of the SMAD4 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in SMAD4 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 16152648, 16436638, 22810475). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with SMAD4-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 529914). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.63	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.34
CADD	Pathogenic	35
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.1
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.96
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
PhyloP100		5.4
GERP RS		5.9
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.0
Mutation Taster		=0/100	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Benign	0.70
SpliceAI score (max)		0.94		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai		0.80		Position offset: 2
DS_DL_spliceai		0.94		Position offset: -2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1555685248; hg19: chr18-48575696;