5-74720760-T-TTAAG

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points: 3P and 0B. PM2PP5

The NM_000521.4(HEXB):​c.1613+15_1613+18dup variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000712 in 1,587,058 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000078 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

HEXB
NM_000521.4 intron

Scores

Not classified

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1U:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.614
Variant links:
Genes affected
HEXB (HGNC:4879): (hexosaminidase subunit beta) Hexosaminidase B is the beta subunit of the lysosomal enzyme beta-hexosaminidase that, together with the cofactor GM2 activator protein, catalyzes the degradation of the ganglioside GM2, and other molecules containing terminal N-acetyl hexosamines. Beta-hexosaminidase is composed of two subunits, alpha and beta, which are encoded by separate genes. Both beta-hexosaminidase alpha and beta subunits are members of family 20 of glycosyl hydrolases. Mutations in the alpha or beta subunit genes lead to an accumulation of GM2 ganglioside in neurons and neurodegenerative disorders termed the GM2 gangliosidoses. Beta subunit gene mutations lead to Sandhoff disease (GM2-gangliosidosis type II). Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2014]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 5-74720760-T-TTAAG is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr5-74720760-T-TTAAG is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 555459.We mark this variant Likely_pathogenic, oryginal submissions are: {Likely_pathogenic=1, Uncertain_significance=1}.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
HEXBNM_000521.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.1613+15_1613+18dup intron_variant ENST00000261416.12 NP_000512.2
HEXBNM_001292004.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.938+15_938+18dup intron_variant NP_001278933.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
HEXBENST00000261416.12 linkuse as main transcriptc.1613+15_1613+18dup intron_variant 1 NM_000521.4 ENSP00000261416 P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000658
AC:
1
AN:
152058
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
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:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000780
AC:
112
AN:
1435000
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
26
AF XY:
0.0000671
AC XY:
48
AN XY:
715674
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.0000303
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000993
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000504
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000658
AC:
1
AN:
152058
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74308
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.0000147
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Bravo
AF:
0.00000756

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1Uncertain:1
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Sandhoff disease Pathogenic:1Uncertain:1
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpOct 04, 2021Variant summary: HEXB c.1613+15_1613+18dupAAGT alters a nucleotide located close to a canonical splice site and therefore could affect mRNA splicing, leading to a significantly altered protein sequence. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Four predict the variant strengthens a cryptic intronic 5' splice donor site, while four predict the variant has no significant impact on splicing at the canonical splice donor site located at c.1613+1-c.1613+2. At least one publication reports experimental evidence that this variant affects mRNA splicing resulting in the addition of 16 bp sequence from intron 13 consistent with the computational splice prediction (Pierson_2013). The authors also noted the presence of normal cDNA products indicating that the mRNA produced from this allele likely underwent some degree of proper splicing resulting in a small fraction of normal beta subunits as well. The variant was absent in 250692 control chromosomes. c.1613+15_1613+18dupAAGT has been reported in the literature as a compound heterozygous genotype and as a homozygous genotype respectively in at-least two individuals, one of whom was affected with Juvenile-onset motor neuron disease (compound heterozygote, Pierson_2013). The second homozygous individual was the deceased offspring of a consanguineous couple, who was reportedly affected with Sandhoff disease, although the exact clinical description was not provided (Sallevelt_2021). These data indicate that the variant may be associated with disease. The report by Pierson_2013, also noted a very small amount of wild-type beta-subunit protein (approximately 5% of normal) and a skweing of the total HEX A activity towards the HEX-A and/or HEX S isoforms. The authors speculate that the residual low amounts of mature beta subunit protein could explain the patient's later-onset phenotype as compared to the more fulminant infantile variant of Sandhoff disease. One clinical diagnostic laboratory has submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 and classified the variant as uncertain significance citing overlapping but not all the evidence utilized in the context of this evaluation. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely pathogenic. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCounsylDec 07, 2017- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction

Splicing

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs779273534; hg19: chr5-74016585; API