18-55228988-G-T

Variant names:

• chr18-55228988-G-T
• rs121909120
• NM_001083962.2:c.1738C>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points: 2P and 6B. PM2 BP4_Moderate BS2

The NM_001083962.2(TCF4):​c.1738C>A​(p.Arg580Arg) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000342 in 1,461,866 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar. Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. R580R) has been classified as Likely benign. The gene TCF4 is included in the ClinGen Criteria Specification Registry.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000034 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: TCF4 NM_001083962.2 synonymous
• Clinical Significance: Not reported in ClinVar
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 8.06
• Publications: 25 publications found

Genes affected

TCF4 (HGNC:11634): (transcription factor 4) This gene encodes transcription factor 4, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor. The encoded protein recognizes an Ephrussi-box ('E-box') binding site ('CANNTG') - a motif first identified in immunoglobulin enhancers. This gene is broadly expressed, and may play an important role in nervous system development. Defects in this gene are a cause of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. In addition, an intronic CTG repeat normally numbering 10-37 repeat units can expand to >50 repeat units and cause Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different proteins have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

TCF4 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Pitt-Hopkins syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: G2P, PanelApp Australia, Orphanet, Ambry Genetics, ClinGen, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 3

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: G2P
• autosomal dominant non-syndromic intellectual disability

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• autism spectrum disorder

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
• intellectual disability

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

ACMG classification

Specifications for TCF4 are available in the ClinGen Criteria Specification Registry and recommended for reference when assigning criteria.

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.35).
• BS2: High AC in GnomAdExome4 at 5 AD gene.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_001083962.2. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Sel.	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	TCF4	NM_001083962.2	MANE Select	c.1738C>A	p.Arg580Arg	synonymous	Exon 18 of 20	NP_001077431.1	P15884-3
	TCF4	NM_001243226.3		c.2044C>A	p.Arg682Arg	synonymous	Exon 19 of 21	NP_001230155.2	E9PH57
	TCF4	NM_001243228.2		c.1756C>A	p.Arg586Arg	synonymous	Exon 18 of 20	NP_001230157.1	H3BTP3

Ensembl Transcripts

Sel.	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	TCF4	ENST00000354452.8	TSL:5 MANE Select	c.1738C>A	p.Arg580Arg	synonymous	Exon 18 of 20	ENSP00000346440.3	P15884-3
	TCF4	ENST00000398339.5	TSL:1	c.2044C>A	p.Arg682Arg	synonymous	Exon 19 of 21	ENSP00000381382.1	E9PH57
	TCF4	ENST00000356073.8	TSL:1	c.1726C>A	p.Arg576Arg	synonymous	Exon 18 of 20	ENSP00000348374.4	P15884-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000342 AC: 5 AN: 1461866 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 727238

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26136

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.000101 AC: 4 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86258

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53406

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 8.99e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1112000

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60394

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Not reported in ClinVar

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.35
CADD	Benign	12
DANN	Benign	0.94
PhyloP100		8.1
PromoterAI		-0.016	Neutral

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: rs121909120; hg19: chr18-52896219;