2-111898745-GC-G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Moderate

The NM_006343.3(MERTK):c.14del(p.Pro5ArgfsTer59) 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 (★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 31)
• Consequence: MERTK NM_006343.3 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, single submitter P:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.50

Genes affected

MERTK (HGNC:7027): (MER proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase) This gene is a member of the MER/AXL/TYRO3 receptor kinase family and encodes a transmembrane protein with two fibronectin type-III domains, two Ig-like C2-type (immunoglobulin-like) domains, and one tyrosine kinase domain. Mutations in this gene have been associated with disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) phagocytosis pathway and onset of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product does not undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. Variant located near the start codon (<100nt), not predicted to undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. There are 120 pathogenic variants in the truncated region.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 2-111898745-GC-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr2-111898745-GC-G is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 2119008.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
MERTK	NM_006343.3	c.14del	p.Pro5ArgfsTer59	frameshift_variant	1/19	ENST00000295408.9

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
MERTK	ENST00000295408.9	c.14del	p.Pro5ArgfsTer59	frameshift_variant	1/19	1	NM_006343.3	P1
MERTK	ENST00000439966.5	c.14del	p.Pro5ArgfsTer59	frameshift_variant, NMD_transcript_variant	1/19	1
MERTK	ENST00000409780.5	c.-94del		5_prime_UTR_variant	1/18	5

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 31

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Invitae

Mar 28, 2022

This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Pro5Argfs*59) in the MERTK gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in MERTK are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 24265693, 29659094). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with MERTK-related conditions. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

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

No publications associated with this variant yet.

Other links and lift over

hg19: chr2-112656322;