3-49098261-G-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points: 0P and 4B. BP4_Strong

The NM_005051.3(QARS1):​c.2085-3C>T variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000105 in 1,614,040 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000033 ( 0 hom., cov: 31)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000082 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

QARS1
NM_005051.3 splice_region, intron

Scores

2
Splicing: ADA: 0.0004517
2

Clinical Significance

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

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.48

Publications

0 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
QARS1 (HGNC:9751): (glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase 1) Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyze the aminoacylation of tRNA by their cognate amino acid. Because of their central role in linking amino acids with nucleotide triplets contained in tRNAs, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are thought to be among the first proteins that appeared in evolution. In metazoans, 9 aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases specific for glutamine (gln), glutamic acid (glu), and 7 other amino acids are associated within a multienzyme complex. Although present in eukaryotes, glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase (QARS) is absent from many prokaryotes, mitochondria, and chloroplasts, in which Gln-tRNA(Gln) is formed by transamidation of the misacylated Glu-tRNA(Gln). Glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase belongs to the class-I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2013]
QARS1 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • diffuse cerebral and cerebellar atrophy - intractable seizures - progressive microcephaly syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: G2P, ClinGen, Orphanet
  • microcephaly-short stature-intellectual disability-facial dysmorphism syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.74).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
QARS1NM_005051.3 linkc.2085-3C>T splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 21 of 23 ENST00000306125.12 NP_005042.1 P47897-1B7Z840
QARS1NM_001272073.2 linkc.2052-3C>T splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 21 of 23 NP_001259002.1 P47897-2B7Z840
QARS1NR_073590.2 linkn.2060-3C>T splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 21 of 23
QARS1XM_017006965.3 linkc.2085-3C>T splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 21 of 22 XP_016862454.2

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
QARS1ENST00000306125.12 linkc.2085-3C>T splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 21 of 23 1 NM_005051.3 ENSP00000307567.6 P47897-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000329
AC:
5
AN:
152160
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000262
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:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000318
AC:
8
AN:
251456
AF XY:
0.0000441
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000202
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000163
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000821
AC:
12
AN:
1461880
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.0000124
AC XY:
9
AN XY:
727240
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33480
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000224
AC:
10
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:
86252
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:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
1112006
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000331
AC:
2
AN:
60396
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.492
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
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2
4
5
6
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
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Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000329
AC:
5
AN:
152160
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.0000269
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
74330
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41438
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000262
AC:
4
AN:
15266
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5198
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4828
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10604
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000147
AC:
1
AN:
68036
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2092
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.565
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
1
2
2
3
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
Alfa
AF:
0.0000712
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000189

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:2
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain:1
Mar 14, 2022
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.2085-3C>T intronic alteration consists of a C to T substitution 3 nucleotides before exon 22 of the QARS gene. Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Diffuse cerebral and cerebellar atrophy - intractable seizures - progressive microcephaly syndrome Uncertain:1
Sep 27, 2022
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change falls in intron 21 of the QARS gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the QARS protein. It affects a nucleotide within the consensus splice site. This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.03%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with QARS-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 544137). Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant is not likely to affect RNA splicing. 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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.74
CADD
Benign
9.5
DANN
Benign
0.56
PhyloP100
1.5
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.3
Mutation Taster
=98/2
polymorphism

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA
Benign
0.00045
dbscSNV1_RF
Benign
0.030
SpliceAI score (max)
0.050
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: rs1024765171; hg19: chr3-49135694; API