22-30942162-C-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -9 ACMG points: 0P and 9B. BP4_StrongBS1_SupportingBS2

The NM_001303256.3(MORC2):​c.536G>A​(p.Arg179His) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000496 in 1,614,126 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 (★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R179C) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000033 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000051 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MORC2
NM_001303256.3 missense

Scores

19

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.0550

Publications

0 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

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -9 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.033599943).
BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population nfe. GnomAdExome4 allele frequency = 0.0000513 (75/1461812) while in subpopulation NFE AF = 0.000063 (70/1111932). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.0000507. There are 0 homozygotes in GnomAdExome4. There are 35 alleles in the male GnomAdExome4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 32. This position passed quality control check. Existence of Clinvar submissions makes me limit the strength of this signal to Supporting
BS2
High AC in GnomAd4 at 5 AD gene.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
MORC2NM_001303256.3 linkc.536G>A p.Arg179His missense_variant Exon 7 of 26 ENST00000397641.8 NP_001290185.1 Q9Y6X9-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
MORC2ENST00000397641.8 linkc.536G>A p.Arg179His missense_variant Exon 7 of 26 5 NM_001303256.3 ENSP00000380763.2 Q9Y6X9-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000329
AC:
5
AN:
152196
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000241
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.0000654
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.000207
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.0000294
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000239
AC:
6
AN:
251352
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:
0.0000440
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000513
AC:
75
AN:
1461812
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000481
AC XY:
35
AN XY:
727204
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33480
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86258
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53418
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000630
AC:
70
AN:
1111932
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000828
AC:
5
AN:
60396
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.462
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
4
8
11
15
19
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome 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
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000328
AC:
5
AN:
152314
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000269
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
74486
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000241
AC:
1
AN:
41560
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000654
AC:
1
AN:
15302
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5184
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.000207
AC:
1
AN:
4826
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10612
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000294
AC:
2
AN:
68040
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2112
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.535
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
1
2
2
3
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<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:
0.0000282
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000113
ExAC
AF:
0.00000824
AC:
1
EpiCase
AF:
0.0000545
EpiControl
AF:
0.00

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:1
Revision: criteria provided, single submitter
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z Uncertain:1
May 01, 2023
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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. This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with histidine, which is basic and polar, at codon 179 of the MORC2 protein (p.Arg179His). This variant is present in population databases (rs541114863, gnomAD 0.004%). 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: 542285). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt MORC2 protein function. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.059
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.49
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.81
CADD
Benign
8.9
DANN
Benign
0.95
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.075
T;.
Eigen
Benign
-0.76
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.63
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.15
N
LIST_S2
Benign
0.77
T;T
M_CAP
Benign
0.0043
T
MetaRNN
Benign
0.034
T;T
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.98
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
-0.63
N;.
PhyloP100
-0.055
PrimateAI
Benign
0.24
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-1.2
N;N
REVEL
Benign
0.037
Sift
Benign
0.58
T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.23
T;T
Polyphen
0.0010
B;.
Vest4
0.078
MutPred
0.34
Loss of catalytic residue at R179 (P = 0.0513);.;
MVP
0.23
MPC
1.1
ClinPred
0.11
T
GERP RS
-1.4
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.056
gMVP
0.44
Mutation Taster
=81/19
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: rs541114863; hg19: chr22-31338149; API