18-51058143-TG-TGGGG

Variant names:

• chr18-51058143-T-TGGG
• rs377767334
• NM_005359.6:c.690_692dupGGG

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 3 ACMG points: 3P and 0B. PM2 PM4_Supporting

The NM_005359.6(SMAD4):​c.690_692dupGGG​(p.Gly231dup) variant causes a disruptive inframe insertion change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. G231G) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: SMAD4 NM_005359.6 disruptive_inframe_insertion
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.44
• 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: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 3 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PM4: Nonframeshift variant in NON repetitive region in NM_005359.6. Strenght limited to Supporting due to length of the change: 1aa.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
SMAD4	NM_005359.6	c.690_692dupGGG	p.Gly231dup	disruptive_inframe_insertion	Exon 6 of 12	ENST00000342988.8	NP_005350.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
SMAD4	ENST00000342988.8	c.690_692dupGGG	p.Gly231dup	disruptive_inframe_insertion	Exon 6 of 12	5	NM_005359.6	ENSP00000341551.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome;C4707243:Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection Uncertain:1

Aug 20, 2023

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.690_692dupGGG variant (also known as p.G231dup), located in coding exon 5 of the SMAD4 gene, results from an in-frame duplication of GGG at nucleotide positions 690 to 692. This results in the duplication of an extra residue between codons 231 and 232. This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be neutral by in silico analysis (Choi Y et al. PLoS ONE. 2012; 7(10):e46688). Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		1.4

Splicing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs377767334; hg19: chr18-48584513;