19-11123345-G-A

Variant names:

• chr19-11123345-G-A
• rs879255175
• NM_000527.5:c.2311+1G>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1_Moderate PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000527.5(LDLR):​c.2311+1G>A variant causes a splice donor, intron change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,508 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: LDLR NM_000527.5 splice_donor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:6
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 4.87
• Publications: 2 publications found

Genes affected

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

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, product NOT destroyed by NMD, known LOF gene, truncates exone, which is 0.06620209 fraction of the gene. No cryptic splice site detected. Exon removal is inframe change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 19-11123345-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr19-11123345-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 252272.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
LDLR	NM_000527.5	c.2311+1G>A		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 15 of 17	ENST00000558518.6	NP_000518.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
LDLR	ENST00000558518.6	c.2311+1G>A		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 15 of 17	1	NM_000527.5	ENSP00000454071.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461508 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 34 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 727042

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33478

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44702

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26126

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39690

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86244

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53368

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5760

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 8.99e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1111768

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60372

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:6

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 Pathogenic:3

May 24, 2021

Laboratory of molecular diagnosis of dyslipidemias, Università egli studi di Napoli Federico II

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Mar 25, 2016

LDLR-LOVD, British Heart Foundation

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: literature only

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Mar 01, 2016

Cardiovascular Research Group, Instituto Nacional de Saude Doutor Ricardo Jorge

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: curation;literature only

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Familial hypercholesterolemia Pathogenic:2

Apr 22, 2025

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: LDLR c.2311+1G>A is located in a canonical splice-site and is predicted to affect mRNA splicing resulting in a significantly altered protein due to either exon skipping, shortening, or inclusion of intronic material. Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing and loss of LDLR function. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Four predict the variant abolishes a canonical 5' splicing donor site. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant was absent in 250596 control chromosomes. c.2311+1G>A has been observed in individual(s) affected with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (example: Bertolini_2013). These data indicate that the variant is likely to be associated with disease. The following publication has been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 23375686). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 252272). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

Jul 16, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 15 of the LDLR 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 LDLR are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 20809525, 28645073). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 7545204, 16389549). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 252272). Studies have shown that disruption of this splice site alters LDLR gene expression (PMID: 7545204). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Cardiovascular phenotype Pathogenic:1

Sep 18, 2023

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.2311+1G>A intronic variant results from a G to A substitution one nucleotide after coding exon 15 of the LDLR gene. Alterations that disrupt the canonical splice site are expected to result in aberrant splicing. The resulting transcript is predicted to be in-frame and is not expected to trigger nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay; however, direct evidence is unavailable. The exact functional effect of the altered amino acid sequence is unknown; however, a significant portion of the protein is affected and the impacted region is critical for protein function (Ambry internal data). This variant was not reported in population-based cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). This variant has been reported in the homozygous state in a proband with clinical features consistent with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with demonstrated reduced LDLR activity in fibroblasts, and has also been detected in the heterozygous state in individuals with hypercholesterolemia(Lelli, 1995; Bertolini, 1999; Di Taranto, 2021). This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. Functional studies found that the c.2311+1G>A variant activated two cryptic donor splice sites that led to skipping of exon 15. The overall amount of LDLR in the proband’s fibroblasts was found to be 10% of that in controls (Lelli, 1995). In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice donor site. Based on the available evidence, this alteration is classified as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.63	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	-0.050
CADD	Pathogenic	28
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.85
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.62
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
PhyloP100		4.9
GERP RS		4.4
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.67
RBP_regulation_power_radar		3.7
Mutation Taster		=0/100	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.79
SpliceAI score (max)		0.99		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DL_spliceai		0.99		Position offset: -1

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs879255175; hg19: chr19-11234021;