Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Moderate
The NM_000527.5(LDLR):c.2230dupC(p.Arg744ProfsTer38) variant causes a frameshift 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 Pathogenic (★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. R744R) has been classified as Benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.
LDLR (HGNC:6547): (low density lipoprotein receptor) The low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene family consists of cell surface proteins involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis of specific ligands. The encoded protein is normally bound at the cell membrane, where it binds low density lipoprotein/cholesterol and is taken into the cell. Lysosomes release the cholesterol, which is made available for repression of microsomal enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase, the rate-limiting step in cholesterol synthesis. At the same time, a reciprocal stimulation of cholesterol ester synthesis takes place. Mutations in this gene cause the autosomal dominant disorder, familial hypercholesterolemia. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, May 2022]
LDLR Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1
Inheritance: AD, SD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, ClinGen
homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points.
PVS1
Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 19-11123260-A-AC is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars. Variant chr19-11123260-A-AC is described in CliVar as Pathogenic. Clinvar id is 2772644.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.
This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Arg744Profs*38) in the LDLR gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in LDLR are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 20809525, 28645073). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with LDLR-related conditions. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -