22-30934868-G-T

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -7 ACMG points: 0P and 7B. BP4_ModerateBS1_SupportingBS2

The NM_001303256.3(MORC2):c.2106C>A(p.Asn702Lys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000929 in 1,614,060 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 16/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000026 ( 0 hom., cov: 31)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000075 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MORC2
NM_001303256.3 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.0110

Publications

1 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

MORC2 (HGNC:23573): (MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2) This gene encodes a member of the Microrchidia (MORC) protein superfamily. The encoded protein is known to regulate the condensation of heterochromatin in response to DNA damage and play a role in repressing transcription. The protein has been found to regulate the activity of ATP citrate lyase via specific interaction with this enzyme in the cytosol of lipogenic breast cancer cells. The protein also plays a role in lipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]

MORC2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
developmental delay, impaired growth, dysmorphic facies, and axonal neuropathy
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
Leigh syndrome
Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen

MORC2 links:

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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=0.070870996).

BS1

Variant frequency is greater than expected in population nfe. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.0000263 (4/152170) while in subpopulation NFE AF = 0.0000588 (4/68032). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.0000197. There are 0 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 3 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 31. This position passed quality control check. Existence of Clinvar submissions makes me limit the strength of this signal to Supporting

BS2

High AC in GnomAdExome4 at 11 AD gene.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_001303256.3. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein
MORC2	NM_001303256.3	MANE Select	c.2106C>A	p.Asn702Lys	missense	Exon 19 of 26	NP_001290185.1
MORC2	NM_001303257.2		c.2106C>A	p.Asn702Lys	missense	Exon 19 of 26	NP_001290186.1
MORC2	NM_014941.3		c.1920C>A	p.Asn640Lys	missense	Exon 20 of 27	NP_055756.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein
MORC2	ENST00000397641.8	TSL:5 MANE Select	c.2106C>A	p.Asn702Lys	missense	Exon 19 of 26	ENSP00000380763.2
MORC2	ENST00000215862.8	TSL:1	c.1920C>A	p.Asn640Lys	missense	Exon 20 of 27	ENSP00000215862.4
MORC2	ENST00000674576.1		n.3552C>A		non_coding_transcript_exon	Exon 7 of 14

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000263

AC:

AN:

152170

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad MID

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE

AF:

0.0000588

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.0000239

AC:

AN:

251414

AF XY:

0.0000368

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.0000528

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.00000752

AC:

AN:

1461890

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000138

AC XY:

AN XY:

727248

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33480

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26136

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39700

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86258

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53420

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00000989

AC:

AN:

1112008

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

60396

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.493

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000263

AC:

AN:

152170

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000404

AC XY:

AN XY:

74342

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

41436

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15272

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5194

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4828

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10622

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

316

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000588

AC:

AN:

68032

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2086

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.513

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Alfa

AF:

0.0000247

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000227

ESP6500AA

AF:

0.00

AC:

ESP6500EA

AF:

0.000116

AC:

ExAC

AF:

0.0000330

AC:

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z

Uncertain:1

Jan 11, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces asparagine, which is neutral and polar, with lysine, which is basic and polar, at codon 702 of the MORC2 protein (p.Asn702Lys). This variant is present in population databases (rs201032497, gnomAD 0.005%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with MORC2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 581049). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt MORC2 protein function with a negative predictive value of 95%. In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance.

Inborn genetic diseases

Uncertain:1

Mar 20, 2021

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.N702K variant (also known as c.2106C>A), located in coding exon 19 of the MORC2 gene, results from a C to A substitution at nucleotide position 2106. The asparagine at codon 702 is replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be tolerated by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Benign

0.14

BayesDel_addAF

Benign

-0.45

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.73

CADD

Benign

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.70

DEOGEN2

Benign

0.023

Eigen

Benign

-1.2

Eigen_PC

Benign

-1.2

FATHMM_MKL

Benign

0.51

LIST_S2

Benign

0.65

M_CAP

Benign

0.0039

MetaRNN

Benign

0.071

MetaSVM

Benign

-0.93

MutationAssessor

Benign

1.2

PhyloP100

0.011

PrimateAI

Benign

0.41

PROVEAN

Benign

-0.80

REVEL

Benign

0.024

Sift

Benign

0.35

Sift4G

Benign

0.76

Polyphen

0.0080

Vest4

0.29

MutPred

0.20

Gain of ubiquitination at N702 (P = 0.0094)

MVP

0.30

MPC

0.17

ClinPred

0.023

GERP RS

-0.76

Varity_R

0.022

gMVP

0.14

Mutation Taster

=97/3

polymorphism

(source)

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

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Variant Effect in Transcripts

RefSeq Transcripts

Ensembl Transcripts

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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