2-32145004-C-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_014946.4(SPAST):​c.1684C>T​(p.Arg562*) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000137 in 1,455,754 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

SPAST
NM_014946.4 stop_gained

Scores

2
3
2

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:10

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.32
Variant links:
Genes affected
SPAST (HGNC:11233): (spastin) This gene encodes a member of the AAA (ATPases associated with a variety of cellular activities) protein family. Members of this protein family share an ATPase domain and have roles in diverse cellular processes including membrane trafficking, intracellular motility, organelle biogenesis, protein folding, and proteolysis. The use of alternative translational initiation sites in this gene results in a single transcript variant that can produce isoforms that differ in the length of their N-terminus and which thereby differ in the efficiency of their export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. In addition, alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode isoforms that differ in other protein regions as well. One isoform of this gene has been shown to be a microtubule-severing enzyme that regulates microtubule abundance, mobility, and plus-end distribution. Mutations in this gene cause the most frequent form of autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia 4. [provided by RefSeq, May 2018]

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 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 2-32145004-C-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr2-32145004-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 448449.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
SPASTNM_014946.4 linkc.1684C>T p.Arg562* stop_gained Exon 15 of 17 ENST00000315285.9 NP_055761.2 Q9UBP0-1E5KRP5

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
SPASTENST00000315285.9 linkc.1684C>T p.Arg562* stop_gained Exon 15 of 17 1 NM_014946.4 ENSP00000320885.3 Q9UBP0-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
32
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000137
AC:
2
AN:
1455754
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
29
AF XY:
0.00000138
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
724406
show subpopulations
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33336
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44550
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26008
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39636
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
85758
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53324
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5764
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00000181
AC:
2
AN:
1107222
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60156
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0.000000), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.400
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Allele balance

Age Distribution

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GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
32
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:10
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:5
Jun 04, 2025
GeneDx
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Published functional studies demonstrate that the R562X variant results in reduced levels of SPAST protein, decreased neurite length and complexity, and severely disrupted microtubule structures (PMID: 24381312); Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation, as the last 55 amino acids are lost, and other loss-of-function variants have been reported downstream in HGMD; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 25525159, 17597328, 12124993, 28389476, 30489674, 24731568, 27084228, 24381312, 18701882, 22960362, 10699187, 31157359, 32457567, 32501971, 25421405, 20932283, 29934652, 22552817, 20718791, 26671083, 31594988, 26208798, 37251230, 34983064, 35472722, 21139634, 26094131, 38693247, 38968664) -

Jun 01, 2021
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Aug 25, 2020
Athena Diagnostics
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is expected to result in the loss of a functional protein. This variant has not been reported in large, multi-ethnic general populations (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). This variant has been identified in multiple unrelated individuals with clinical features associated with this gene. The variant is located in a region that is considered important for protein function and/or structure -

Oct 23, 2020
Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University Hospital Tübingen
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Oct 30, 2023
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

PP1, PM2_moderate, PM6, PS3, PS4, PVS1 -

Hereditary spastic paraplegia 4 Pathogenic:4
Sep 19, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Arg562*) in the SPAST gene. While this is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to disrupt the last 55 amino acid(s) of the SPAST protein. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individuals with hereditary spastic paraplegia (PMID: 10699187, 17597328, 18701882, 20718791, 24381312, 27084228). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 448449). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of variants on gene product structure and function are not available or were not evaluated for this variant. Experimental studies have shown that this premature translational stop signal affects SPAST function (PMID: 24381312). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Feb 28, 2019
Institute of Human Genetics Munich, TUM University Hospital
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Paris Brain Institute, Inserm - ICM
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Jun 01, 2022
Solve-RD Consortium
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:provider interpretation

Variant confirmed as disease-causing by referring clinical team -

Hereditary spastic paraplegia Pathogenic:1
May 21, 2021
Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, The Hospital for Sick Children
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.63
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.54
CADD
Pathogenic
38
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
Eigen
Uncertain
0.23
Eigen_PC
Benign
0.043
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.94
D
PhyloP100
1.3
Vest4
0.95
GERP RS
-0.58
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Mutation Taster
=0/200
disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
Splicevardb
2.0
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

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Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs121908518; hg19: chr2-32370073; COSMIC: COSV105128904; COSMIC: COSV105128904; API