2-196215918-G-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -21 ACMG points: 0P and 21B. BP4_StrongBP6_Very_StrongBP7BS1BS2

The NM_001348768.2(HECW2):​c.4554C>T​(p.Asn1518Asn) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00777 in 1,613,780 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 60 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0052 ( 3 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0080 ( 57 hom. )

Consequence

HECW2
NM_001348768.2 synonymous

Scores

2

Clinical Significance

Benign/Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:4

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.553

Publications

4 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
HECW2 (HGNC:29853): (HECT, C2 and WW domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2) This gene encodes a member of a family of E3 ubiquitin ligases which plays an important role in the proliferation, migration and differentiation of neural crest cells as a regulator of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)/Ret signaling. This gene also plays an important role in angiogenesis through stabilization of endothelial cell-to-cell junctions as a regulator of angiomotin-like 1 stability. The encoded protein contains an N-terminal calcium/lipid-binding (C2) domain involved in membrane targeting, two-four WW domains responsible for cellular localization and substrate recognition, and a C-terminal homologous with E6-associated protein C-terminus (HECT) catalytic domain. Naturally occurring mutations in this gene are associated with neurodevelopmental delay, hypotonia, and epilepsy. The decreased expression of this gene in the aganglionic colon is associated with Hirschsprung's disease. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2017]
HECW2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • complex neurodevelopmental disorder
    Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen
  • neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia, seizures, and absent language
    Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Illumina, G2P

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -21 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.79).
BP6
Variant 2-196215918-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196215918-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 708316.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
BP7
Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=-0.553 with no splicing effect.
BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population nfe. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.00518 (789/152276) while in subpopulation NFE AF = 0.00831 (565/68024). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.00774. There are 3 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 362 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 32. This position passed quality control check.
BS2
High Homozygotes in GnomAd4 at 3 AD,AR gene

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
HECW2NM_001348768.2 linkc.4554C>T p.Asn1518Asn synonymous_variant Exon 28 of 29 ENST00000644978.2 NP_001335697.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
HECW2ENST00000644978.2 linkc.4554C>T p.Asn1518Asn synonymous_variant Exon 28 of 29 NM_001348768.2 ENSP00000495418.1 Q9P2P5-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00519
AC:
789
AN:
152158
Hom.:
3
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00150
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00196
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00548
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00166
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00933
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00830
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00287
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00580
AC:
1457
AN:
251402
AF XY:
0.00575
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00166
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000954
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.0108
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.0000544
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00896
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00861
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00522
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00804
AC:
11745
AN:
1461504
Hom.:
57
Cov.:
30
AF XY:
0.00799
AC XY:
5807
AN XY:
727076
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00105
AC:
35
AN:
33468
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00125
AC:
56
AN:
44722
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.0101
AC:
264
AN:
26134
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.0000252
AC:
1
AN:
39698
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00314
AC:
271
AN:
86248
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.0100
AC:
536
AN:
53416
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00225
AC:
13
AN:
5766
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00917
AC:
10194
AN:
1111678
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00621
AC:
375
AN:
60374
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.439
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
544
1088
1632
2176
2720
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
0
390
780
1170
1560
1950
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00518
AC:
789
AN:
152276
Hom.:
3
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00486
AC XY:
362
AN XY:
74462
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00149
AC:
62
AN:
41548
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00196
AC:
30
AN:
15304
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00548
AC:
19
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5182
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00166
AC:
8
AN:
4822
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00933
AC:
99
AN:
10610
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00831
AC:
565
AN:
68024
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00284
AC:
6
AN:
2110
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.497
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
40
80
121
161
201
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Genome Hom
Variant carriers
0
10
20
30
40
50
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
Alfa
AF:
0.00726
Hom.:
5
Bravo
AF:
0.00476
Asia WGS
AF:
0.00115
AC:
4
AN:
3478
EpiCase
AF:
0.00807
EpiControl
AF:
0.00782

ClinVar

Significance: Benign/Likely benign
Submissions summary: Benign:4
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Benign:3
-
Breakthrough Genomics, Breakthrough Genomics
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:not provided

- -

Feb 27, 2019
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Apr 01, 2025
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

HECW2: BP4, BP7, BS2 -

HECW2-related disorder Benign:1
Apr 26, 2019
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance:Benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is classified as benign based on ACMG/AMP sequence variant interpretation guidelines (Richards et al. 2015 PMID: 25741868, with internal and published modifications). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.79
CADD
Benign
3.8
DANN
Benign
0.81
PhyloP100
-0.55
Mutation Taster
=99/1
polymorphism

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs17310196; hg19: chr2-197080642; COSMIC: COSV53675305; API