6-160706403-C-G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2BP4_Strong

The NM_000301.5(PLG):​c.50-4C>G variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000186 in 1,612,694 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 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

PLG
NM_000301.5 splice_region, intron

Scores

2
Splicing: ADA: 0.0001495
2

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.285

Publications

0 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
PLG (HGNC:9071): (plasminogen) The plasminogen protein encoded by this gene is a serine protease that circulates in blood plasma as an inactive zymogen and is converted to the active protease, plasmin, by several plasminogen activators such as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), kallikrein, and factor XII (Hageman factor). The conversion of plasminogen to plasmin involves the cleavage of the peptide bond between Arg-561 and Val-562. Plasmin cleavage also releases the angiostatin protein which inhibits angiogenesis. Plasmin degrades many blood plasma proteins, including fibrin-containing blood clots. As a serine protease, plasmin cleaves many products in addition to fibrin such as fibronectin, thrombospondin, laminin, and von Willebrand factor. Plasmin is inactivated by proteins such as alpha-2-macroglobulin and alpha-2-antiplasmin in addition to inhibitors of the various plasminogen activators. Plasminogen also interacts with plasminogen receptors which results in the retention of plasmin on cell surfaces and in plasmin-induced cell signaling. The localization of plasminogen on cell surfaces plays a role in the degradation of extracellular matrices, cell migration, inflamation, wound healing, oncogenesis, metastasis, myogenesis, muscle regeneration, neurite outgrowth, and fibrinolysis. This protein may also play a role in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) which, in part, is caused by enhanced clot formation and the suppression of fibrinolysis. Compared to other mammals, the cluster of plasminogen-like genes to which this gene belongs has been rearranged in catarrhine primates. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]
PLG Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • hypoplasminogenemia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, ClinGen, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • angioedema, hereditary, 4
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.85).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
PLGNM_000301.5 linkc.50-4C>G splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 1 of 18 ENST00000308192.14 NP_000292.1 P00747
PLGNM_001168338.1 linkc.50-4C>G splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 1 of 3 NP_001161810.1 Q5TEH5

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
PLGENST00000308192.14 linkc.50-4C>G splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 1 of 18 1 NM_000301.5 ENSP00000308938.9 P00747

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152234
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000241
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:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000137
AC:
2
AN:
1460460
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00000275
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
726576
show subpopulations
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000299
AC:
1
AN:
33442
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44716
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26120
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39696
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86188
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53420
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5184
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
9.00e-7
AC:
1
AN:
1111398
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60296
⚠️ 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
Heterozygous variant carriers
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2
0.00
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0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
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Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152234
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74368
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000241
AC:
1
AN:
41458
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15290
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5200
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4826
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10620
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
68046
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2094
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.575
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0

ClinVar

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

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1
Jan 03, 2024
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: PLG c.50-4C>G alters a non-conserved nucleotide located close to a canonical splice site and therefore could affect mRNA splicing, leading to a significantly altered protein sequence. Consensus agreement among computation tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant was absent in 251164 control chromosomes (gnomAD). The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance. To our knowledge, no occurrence of c.50-4C>G in individuals affected with Plasminogen Deficiency and no experimental evidence demonstrating its impact on protein function have been reported. No submitters have cited clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.85
CADD
Benign
0.14
DANN
Benign
0.32
PhyloP100
-0.28

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA
Benign
0.00015
dbscSNV1_RF
Benign
0.0020
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: rs1777524086; hg19: chr6-161127435; API