2-21011802-C-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -7 ACMG points: 0P and 7B. BP4_ModerateBP6BS2

The NM_000384.3(APOB):​c.5066G>A​(p.Arg1689His) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00171 in 1,614,062 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 2 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R1689C) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0014 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0017 ( 2 hom. )

Consequence

APOB
NM_000384.3 missense

Scores

2
4
10

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:7B:11

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.25

Publications

17 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
APOB (HGNC:603): (apolipoprotein B) This gene product is the main apolipoprotein of chylomicrons and low density lipoproteins (LDL), and is the ligand for the LDL receptor. It occurs in plasma as two main isoforms, apoB-48 and apoB-100: the former is synthesized exclusively in the gut and the latter in the liver. The intestinal and the hepatic forms of apoB are encoded by a single gene from a single, very long mRNA. The two isoforms share a common N-terminal sequence. The shorter apoB-48 protein is produced after RNA editing of the apoB-100 transcript at residue 2180 (CAA->UAA), resulting in the creation of a stop codon, and early translation termination. Mutations in this gene or its regulatory region cause hypobetalipoproteinemia, normotriglyceridemic hypobetalipoproteinemia, and hypercholesterolemia due to ligand-defective apoB, diseases affecting plasma cholesterol and apoB levels. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2019]
APOB Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
  • familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1
    Inheritance: AR, AD, SD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp, ClinGen
  • homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -7 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.1047526).
BP6
Variant 2-21011802-C-T is Benign according to our data. Variant chr2-21011802-C-T is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 189304.
BS2
High Homozygotes in GnomAdExome4 at 2 AD,AR,SD gene

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
APOBNM_000384.3 linkc.5066G>A p.Arg1689His missense_variant Exon 26 of 29 ENST00000233242.5 NP_000375.3 P04114Q7Z7Q0Q59HB3

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
APOBENST00000233242.5 linkc.5066G>A p.Arg1689His missense_variant Exon 26 of 29 1 NM_000384.3 ENSP00000233242.1 P04114
APOBENST00000673739.2 linkn.*4372G>A non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 25 of 25 ENSP00000501110.2 A0A669KB70
APOBENST00000673739.2 linkn.*4372G>A 3_prime_UTR_variant Exon 25 of 25 ENSP00000501110.2 A0A669KB70

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00136
AC:
207
AN:
152082
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.000241
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000524
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.000472
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00268
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000957
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00128
AC:
322
AN:
251174
AF XY:
0.00128
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.000246
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000376
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.000163
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.000740
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00245
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000653
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00174
AC:
2546
AN:
1461862
Hom.:
2
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.00173
AC XY:
1255
AN XY:
727232
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.000299
AC:
10
AN:
33478
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000313
AC:
14
AN:
44720
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.000151
AC:
6
AN:
39698
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.0000927
AC:
8
AN:
86258
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.000768
AC:
41
AN:
53410
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.000173
AC:
1
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00217
AC:
2408
AN:
1111998
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000960
AC:
58
AN:
60396
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.470
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
178
356
533
711
889
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
0
90
180
270
360
450
<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:
0.00136
AC:
207
AN:
152200
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00117
AC XY:
87
AN XY:
74404
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.000241
AC:
10
AN:
41538
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000523
AC:
8
AN:
15292
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5172
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4810
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.000472
AC:
5
AN:
10600
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
292
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00268
AC:
182
AN:
68002
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000947
AC:
2
AN:
2112
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.504
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
10
20
29
39
49
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
0
4
8
12
16
20
<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:
0.00219
Hom.:
3
Bravo
AF:
0.00116
TwinsUK
AF:
0.00189
AC:
7
ALSPAC
AF:
0.000778
AC:
3
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.000227
AC:
1
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.00291
AC:
25
ExAC
AF:
0.00134
AC:
163
Asia WGS
AF:
0.000866
AC:
3
AN:
3478
EpiCase
AF:
0.00218
EpiControl
AF:
0.00172

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:7Benign:11
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:3Benign:3
Mar 19, 2024
ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The APOB c.5066G>A; p.Arg1689His variant (rs151009667), also known as Arg1662His for legacy nomenclature, is reported in the literature in individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (Johansen 2010, Radovica-Spalvina 2015), but is also reported to not segregate with disease in one study (Braenne 2016). However, this variant is reported to be positively associated with familial hypercholesterolemia in a Saudi population with an odds ratio of 45.07 (95% CI: 2.67-759.1; p=0.0001) and may be a risk factor (Batais 2019). The p.Arg1689His variant is reported in ClinVar (Variation ID: 189304). It is observed in the general population with an overall allele frequency of 0.1% (387/282574 alleles) in the Genome Aggregation Database. Computational analyses are uncertain whether this variant is neutral or deleterious (REVEL: 0.222). Due to conflicting information, the significance of this variant is uncertain at this time. References: Batais MA et al. Screening of common genetic variants in the APOB gene related to familial hypercholesterolemia in a Saudi population: A case-control study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jan;98(4):e14247. PMID: 30681615. Braenne I et al. Systematic analysis of variants related to familial hypercholesterolemia in families with premature myocardial infarction. Eur J Hum Genet. 2016 Feb;24(2):191-7. PMID: 26036859. Johansen CT et al. Excess of rare variants in genes identified by genome-wide association study of hypertriglyceridemia. Nat Genet. 2010 Aug;42(8):684-7. PMID: 20657596. Radovica-Spalvina I et al. Next-generation-sequencing-based identification of familial hypercholesterolemia-related mutations in subjects with increased LDL-C levels in a latvian population. BMC Med Genet. 2015 Sep 28;16:86. PMID: 26415676. -

Apr 10, 2023
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Jun 22, 2021
GeneDx
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 20657596, 27153395, 26036859, 26415676, 19602640, 30681615, 26582918) -

Dec 27, 2019
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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May 12, 2023
Revvity Omics, Revvity
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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

APOB: BP4 -

Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 Uncertain:2Benign:1
Mar 01, 2016
Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, University of São Paulo
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

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Robarts Research Institute, Western University
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Institute for Integrative and Experimental Genomics, University of Luebeck
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

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Hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B;C4551990:Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1 Uncertain:1Benign:1
Feb 03, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Apr 20, 2021
New York Genome Center
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.5066G>A (p.Arg1689His) variant identified in the APOB gene substitutes a conserved Arginine for Histidine at amino acid 1689/4564 (exon 26/29). This variant is found in gnomAD(v3.1.1) (207 heterozygotes, 0 homozygotes; allele frequency: 1.36e-3), and there is one homozygote present in population data from gnomAD(v2.1.1) (387 heterozygotes, 1 homozygote; allele frequency: 1.37e-3). In silico algorithms predict this variant to be Damaging (SIFT; score:0.003) and Benign (REVEL; 0.222) to the function of the canonical transcript. This variant is reported as both a Variant of Uncertain Significance and Likely Benign in ClinVar (VarID:189304). This variant has been reported in several affected individuals in the literature [PMID: 20657596,26415676,26036859, 30681615], although it does not segregate with disease in some studies [PMID:26036859]. The p.Arg1689 residue is not within a mapped domain of APOB (UniProtKB:P04114). The c.5066G>A (p.Arg1689His) variant identified in the APOB gene is reported as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

not specified Benign:2
Mar 12, 2019
Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, Montreal Heart Institute
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Oct 02, 2017
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

p.Arg1689His in exon 26 of APOB: This variant is not expected to have clinical significance because it was identified in 0.3% (342/126440) of European chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/; dbSNP rs151009667). In addition, while it has been reported in 5 individuals with hypertriglyceridemia or a history of early myocardial infarction, it did not segregate with disease in 3 affected relatives from 3 families (Johansen 2010, Braenne 2015). This variant is reported in ClinVar (Variation ID:189304). ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: BS1, BS4 (Richards 2015). -

Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1 Uncertain:1
Oct 03, 2018
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). No publications were found based on this search. Allele frequency data from public databases did not allow this variant to be ruled in or out of causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as a variant of unknown significance. -

Hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B Benign:1
Oct 03, 2018
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). No publications were found based on this search. Allele frequency data from public databases allowed determination this variant is unlikely to cause disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as likely benign. -

APOB-related disorder Benign:1
Feb 04, 2022
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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

Cardiovascular phenotype Benign:1
Jul 27, 2018
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Familial hypercholesterolemia Benign:1
May 02, 2018
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Likely Benign variant based on current evidence: This missense variant (also known as p.Arg1662His in the mature protein) is located in the beta 1 domain of the APOB protein. Computational prediction tools and conservation analyses suggest that this variant may not impact the protein function. Computational splicing tools suggest that this variant may not impact the RNA splicing. To our knowledge this variant has not been investigated for functional impact in experimental studies nor has the variant been reported in individuals affected with familial hypercholesterolemia in the literature. In a study of individuals affected with myocardial infarction, carrier status of this variant showed no correlation with cholesterol levels (PMID: 26036859). This variant has been identified in 342/126440 non-Finnish European chromosomes (0.27%) in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). This variant allele frequency is greater than expected for the disorder based on prevalence, penetrance, and genetic/allelic heterogeneity. Based on available evidence, this variant is classified as Likely Benign. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.10
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.42
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.38
CADD
Pathogenic
26
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
Eigen
Uncertain
0.45
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.38
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.66
D
M_CAP
Benign
0.018
T
MetaRNN
Benign
0.10
T
MetaSVM
Benign
-1.0
T
PhyloP100
1.3
PrimateAI
Benign
0.37
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-3.1
D
REVEL
Benign
0.22
Sift
Uncertain
0.0030
D
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0
D
Vest4
0.72
MVP
0.70
MPC
0.29
ClinPred
0.068
T
GERP RS
6.0
gMVP
0.61
Mutation Taster
=90/10
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: rs151009667; hg19: chr2-21234674; COSMIC: COSV51927981; API