7-117540305-C-A

Variant names:

• chr7-117540305-C-A
• rs76879328
• NM_000492.4:c.1075C>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 8 ACMG points: 8P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PP2 PP3_Moderate PP5

The NM_000492.4(CFTR):​c.1075C>A​(p.Gln359Lys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. Q359R) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: CFTR NM_000492.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:2 U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.43
• Publications: 19 publications found

Genes affected

CFTR (HGNC:1884): (CF transmembrane conductance regulator) This gene encodes a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily. The encoded protein functions as a chloride channel, making it unique among members of this protein family, and controls ion and water secretion and absorption in epithelial tissues. Channel activation is mediated by cycles of regulatory domain phosphorylation, ATP-binding by the nucleotide-binding domains, and ATP hydrolysis. Mutations in this gene cause cystic fibrosis, the most common lethal genetic disorder in populations of Northern European descent. The most frequently occurring mutation in cystic fibrosis, DeltaF508, results in impaired folding and trafficking of the encoded protein. Multiple pseudogenes have been identified in the human genome. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

CFTR Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• cystic fibrosis

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Myriad Women’s Health, Orphanet
• congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hereditary chronic pancreatitis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 8 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 5 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 0 benign, 23 uncertain in NM_000492.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP2: Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 197 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 46 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: -3.1397 (below the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: -1.0868 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to hereditary chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens.
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.902
• PP5: Variant 7-117540305-C-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr7-117540305-C-A is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 7169.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_000492.4. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	CFTR	NM_000492.4	MANE Select	c.1075C>A	p.Gln359Lys	missense	Exon 8 of 27	NP_000483.3

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	CFTR	ENST00000003084.11	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.1075C>A	p.Gln359Lys	missense	Exon 8 of 27	ENSP00000003084.6
	CFTR	ENST00000699602.1		c.1075C>A	p.Gln359Lys	missense	Exon 8 of 27	ENSP00000514471.1
	CFTR	ENST00000426809.5	TSL:5	c.985C>A	p.Gln329Lys	missense	Exon 7 of 26	ENSP00000389119.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.0000227 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:2 Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Cystic fibrosis Pathogenic:1

Oct 05, 2015

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.[(Q359K;T360K)] variant (also known as c.[1075C>A;1079C>A]), located in coding exon 8 of the CFTR gene, is the result of two separate variants, p.Q359K (c.1075C>A) and p.T360K (c.1079C>A), being detected in cis. The glutamine at codon 359 and the threonine at codon 360 are both replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. The p.[(Q359K;T360K)] variant was detected in the homozygous state in patients affected with cystic fibrosis from three unrelated Georgian Jewish families (Shoshani T et al. Genomics. 1993;15(1):236-7). The p.Q359K and p.T360K variants were previously reported in the SNPDatabase as rs76879328 and rs75053309, respectively. These variants were not reported in population based cohorts in the following databases: NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project (ESP) and 1000 Genomes Project. In the ESP, these variants were not observed in 6503 samples (13006 alleles) with coverage at this position. The glutamine at codon 359 is highly conserved in available vertebrate species, and the p.Q359K alteration is predicted to be probably damaging and tolerated by PolyPhen and SIFT in silico analyses, respectively. The threonine at codon 360 is not well conserved in available vertebrate species, and the p.T360K alteration is predicted to be benign and tolerated by PolyPhen and SIFT in silico analyses, respectively. Based on the majority of available evidence to date, the p.[(Q359K;T360K)] variant is likely to be pathogenic.

Hereditary pancreatitis Pathogenic:1

May 04, 2022

Mendelics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

not specified Uncertain:1

Jul 10, 2025

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: CFTR c.1075C>A (p.Gln359Lys) results in a conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change. The frequency data for this variant in gnomAD is considered unreliable, as metrics indicate poor data quality at this position. c.1075C>A has been observed in individual(s) affected with Cystic Fibrosis. These report(s) do not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Cystic Fibrosis. At least one publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function, however, does not allow convincing conclusions about the variant effect. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 7169). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Uncertain	0.47
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.41	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.35
CADD	Pathogenic	26
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.51	D
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.75
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.75
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.94	D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.72	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.90	D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	0.81	D
MutationAssessor	Benign	1.9	M
PhyloP100		7.4
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.75	T
PROVEAN	Benign	-1.4	N
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.83
Sift	Uncertain	0.011	D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Polyphen		0.99	D
Vest4		0.88
MutPred		0.67		Gain of ubiquitination at Q359 (P = 0.0289)
MVP		1.0
MPC		0.0048
ClinPred		0.97	D
GERP RS		5.3
Varity_R		0.58
gMVP		0.94
Mutation Taster		=27/73	disease causing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs76879328; hg19: chr7-117180359;