18-55228993-C-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PS3_SupportingPP4PP3PM6_StrongPM2_SupportingPM1PS4_Moderate

This summary comes from the ClinGen Evidence Repository: The p.Arg578His variant in TCF4 has been reported in an individual with a clinical phenotype suggestive of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PMID 18728071) (PP4). This variant appears to be de novo in this patient and has been reported in the de novo state (biological parentage unconfirmed) in at least two additional patients with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PMID 21671391) (PM6_strong, PS4_moderate). In vitro binding assays have shown that this variant impacts impacts protein function (PMID 22460224) (PS3_supporting). This variant is located in the basic Helix-Loop-Helix domain (bHLH) (PMID 17436254, 22045651) (PM1). Computational prediction analysis tools suggests a deleterious impact; however, this information does not predict clinical significance on its own (PP3). The p.Arg578His variant in TCF4 is absent from gnomAD (PM2_supporting). In summary, the Arg578His variant in TCF4 is classified as Pathogenic for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome based on the ACMG/AMP criteria (PM6_strong, PS4_moderate, PM1, PM2_supporting, PP3, PP4). LINK:https://erepo.genome.network/evrepo/ui/classification/CA266820/MONDO:0012589/016

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0 ( 0 hom. )
Failed GnomAD Quality Control

Consequence

TCF4
NM_001083962.2 missense

Scores

16
2
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:10

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.91
Variant links:
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points.

PS3
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PS4
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PM1
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PM2
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PM6
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PP3
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PP4
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Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
TCF4NM_001083962.2 linkc.1733G>A p.Arg578His missense_variant Exon 18 of 20 ENST00000354452.8 NP_001077431.1 P15884-3B3KVA4

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
TCF4ENST00000354452.8 linkc.1733G>A p.Arg578His missense_variant Exon 18 of 20 5 NM_001083962.2 ENSP00000346440.3 P15884-3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
32
GnomAD4 exome
Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AC0
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
1461878
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
727240
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:10
Revision: reviewed by expert panel
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Pitt-Hopkins syndrome Pathogenic:4
Jan 06, 2017
Groupe Hospitalier Pitie Salpetriere, UF Genomique du Developpement, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Intellectual disability, severe; obesity; behavioural disorder -

Mar 26, 2021
ClinGen Rett and Angelman-like Disorders Variant Curation Expert Panel
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: reviewed by expert panel
Collection Method: curation

The p.Arg578His variant in TCF4 has been reported in an individual with a clinical phenotype suggestive of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PMID 18728071) (PP4). This variant appears to be de novo in this patient and has been reported in the de novo state (biological parentage unconfirmed) in at least two additional patients with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PMID 21671391) (PM6_strong, PS4_moderate). In vitro binding assays have shown that this variant impacts impacts protein function (PMID 22460224) (PS3_supporting). This variant is located in the basic Helix-Loop-Helix domain (bHLH) (PMID 17436254, 22045651) (PM1). Computational prediction analysis tools suggests a deleterious impact; however, this information does not predict clinical significance on its own (PP3). The p.Arg578His variant in TCF4 is absent from gnomAD (PM2_supporting). In summary, the Arg578His variant in TCF4 is classified as Pathogenic for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome based on the ACMG/AMP criteria (PM6_strong, PS4_moderate, PM1, PM2_supporting, PP3, PP4). -

Jul 19, 2022
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects TCF4 function (PMID: 22460224). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Deleterious"; PolyPhen-2: "Probably Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Class C0"). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 93542). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PMID: 18728071, 21671391, 29695756). In at least one individual the variant was observed to be de novo. This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with histidine, which is basic and polar, at codon 578 of the TCF4 protein (p.Arg578His). -

Nov 01, 2016
Center for Human Genetics, Inc, Center for Human Genetics, Inc
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

not provided Pathogenic:2
Apr 02, 2013
Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Dec 17, 2021
GeneDx
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Published functional studies demonstrate that R578H causes a loss of DNA binding and transactivation activity, disrupting normal protein function (Sepp et al., 2012).; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 18728071, 21671391, 22460224, 26621827, 28708303, 29695756, 31105003, 29655203, 32581362, 32005694, 33726816) -

Microcephaly Pathogenic:1
-
NIHR Bioresource Rare Diseases, University of Cambridge
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: research

- -

Inborn genetic diseases Pathogenic:1
Sep 12, 2022
Ambry Genetics
Significance: Likely pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.1733G>A (p.R578H) alteration is located in exon 18 (coding exon 17) of the TCF4 gene. This alteration results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 1733, causing the arginine (R) at amino acid position 578 to be replaced by a histidine (H). Based on data from the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD), the TCF4 c.1733G>A alteration was not observed, with coverage at this position. This variant has been identified in several individuals with clinical features of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (Zweier, 2008; Marangi, 2011; Whalen, 2012; Mary, 2018; Lindy, 2018). This variant completely abrogated DNA binding for homodimers and severely impaired DNA binding for heterodimers (Sepp, 2012). The p.R578H alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, this alteration is classified as likely pathogenic. -

TCF4-related disorder Pathogenic:1
Sep 08, 2022
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The TCF4 c.1733G>A variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Arg578His. This variant was reported in an individual with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, reported as de novo in multiple cases (Zweier et al. 2008. PubMed ID: 18728071; Patient 34, Chérot et al. 2017. PubMed ID: 28708303; Mary et al. 2018. PubMed ID: 29695756; Patient S0706, Table S2, Dong et al. 2020. PubMed ID: 32005694). This variant has not been reported in a large population database (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org), indicating this variant is rare. This variant is interpreted as pathogenic. -

Pitt-Hopkins syndrome;C2750451:Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 3 Pathogenic:1
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Molecular Genetics Lab, CHRU Brest
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Pathogenic
1.0
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.58
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.60
CADD
Pathogenic
34
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
DEOGEN2
Uncertain
0.50
.;T;D;.;T;T;T;.;.;D;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;D;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.88
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
0.87
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.97
D
LIST_S2
Pathogenic
0.99
D;.;.;.;D;D;D;D;D;D;.;D;.;D;D;D;D;D;.;D;.;D;D;D;D;D;.;D;D;D;D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.41
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.97
D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
1.1
D
MutationAssessor
Pathogenic
3.8
.;.;H;.;.;.;.;.;.;H;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.
PrimateAI
Pathogenic
0.93
D
PROVEAN
Pathogenic
-4.8
.;.;D;.;.;.;.;.;D;D;D;.;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;.;D;.;D;D;D;.
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.94
Sift
Pathogenic
0.0
.;.;D;.;.;.;.;.;D;D;D;.;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;.;D;.;D;D;D;.
Sift4G
Uncertain
0.032
D;.;D;.;.;.;.;.;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
Polyphen
1.0, 0.96
.;.;D;.;.;.;.;.;.;D;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;D;.;.
Vest4
0.92
MutPred
0.88
.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;Gain of helix (P = 0.0078);.;.;
MVP
0.99
MPC
2.7
ClinPred
1.0
D
GERP RS
5.9
Varity_R
0.94
gMVP
0.97

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

Publications

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs121909123; hg19: chr18-52896224; API