7-44147747-C-G

Variant names:

• chr7-44147747-C-G
• rs769268803
• NM_000162.5:c.766G>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 19 ACMG points: 19P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PM5 PP2 PP3_Strong PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000162.5(GCK):​c.766G>C​(p.Glu256Gln) 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 Likely pathogenic (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. E256D) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
• Consequence: GCK NM_000162.5 missense
• Clinical Significance: Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.83
• Publications: 25 publications found

Genes affected

GCK (HGNC:4195): (glucokinase) This gene encodes a member of the hexokinase family of proteins. Hexokinases phosphorylate glucose to produce glucose-6-phosphate, the first step in most glucose metabolism pathways. In contrast to other forms of hexokinase, this enzyme is not inhibited by its product glucose-6-phosphate but remains active while glucose is abundant. The use of multiple promoters and alternative splicing of this gene result in distinct protein isoforms that exhibit tissue-specific expression in the pancreas and liver. In the pancreas, this enzyme plays a role in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, while in the liver, this enzyme is important in glucose uptake and conversion to glycogen. Mutations in this gene that alter enzyme activity have been associated with multiple types of diabetes and hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

GCK Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• hyperinsulinism due to glucokinase deficiency

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics, Orphanet
• maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics
• monogenic diabetes

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus 1

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
• transient neonatal diabetes mellitus

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• maturity-onset diabetes of the young

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

LOC105375258 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 19 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 27 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 0 benign, 9 uncertain in NM_000162.5
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PM5: Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr7-44147745-C-G is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 36255.
• PP2: Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 274 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 10 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: 3.069 (below the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: 2.7821 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to transient neonatal diabetes mellitus, monogenic diabetes, permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus 1, diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent, maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2, hyperinsulinism due to glucokinase deficiency, permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus, maturity-onset diabetes of the young.
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.994
• PP5: Variant 7-44147747-C-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr7-44147747-C-G is described in ClinVar as Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 421063.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
GCK	NM_000162.5	c.766G>C	p.Glu256Gln	missense_variant	Exon 7 of 10	ENST00000403799.8	NP_000153.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
GCK	ENST00000403799.8	c.766G>C	p.Glu256Gln	missense_variant	Exon 7 of 10	1	NM_000162.5	ENSP00000384247.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:2

Jun 12, 2023

ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The GCK c.766G>C; p.Glu256Gln variant (rs769268803), to our knowledge, is not reported in the medical literature but is reported in ClinVar (Variation ID: 421063). This variant is also absent from the Genome Aggregation Database, indicating it is not a common polymorphism. The Glu256 residue is part of the glucose binding domain and is critical for GCK protein activity (Kamata 2004). Additionally, other amino acid substitutions at this codon (Ala, Asp, Gly, Lys) have been reported in individuals with MODY and are considered pathogenic (Campos Franco 2022, Garin 2008, Xu 2020, Zmyslowska 2022). Computational analyses predict that this variant is deleterious (REVEL: 0.951). Based on available information, this variant is considered to be likely pathogenic. References: Campos Franco P et al. Clinical and genetic characterization and long-term evaluation of individuals with maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY): The journey towards appropriate treatment. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2022 May;187:109875. PMID: 35472491. Garin I et al. Haploinsufficiency at GCK gene is not a frequent event in MODY2 patients. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008 Jun;68(6):873-8. PMID: 18248649. Kamata K et al. Structural basis for allosteric regulation of the monomeric allosteric enzyme human glucokinase. Structure. 2004 Mar;12(3):429-38. PMID: 15016359. Xu A et al. Molecular diagnosis of maturity-onset diabetes of the young in a cohort of Chinese children. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 May;21(3):431-440. PMID: 31957151. Zmyslowska A et al. Next- generation sequencing is an effective method for diagnosing patients with different forms of monogenic diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2022 Jan;183:109154. PMID: 34826540. -

Feb 07, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Reported in association with MODY in published literature (PMID: 35737141); however, proband clinical information not provided; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; Missense variants in this gene are a common cause of disease and they are underrepresented in the general population; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 31638168, 15016359, 18397317, 22101819, 35737141) -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.97
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.56	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.56
CADD	Pathogenic	30
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Pathogenic	0.96	.;D;.;.;.
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.89
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.80
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
LIST_S2	Pathogenic	1.0	D;D;.;D;D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.89	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.99	D;D;D;D;D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	1.1	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	3.4	.;M;.;.;.
PhyloP100		7.8
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.73	T
PROVEAN	Uncertain	-2.7	.;D;D;D;D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.95
Sift	Uncertain	0.0010	.;D;D;D;D
Sift4G	Uncertain	0.0020	D;D;D;D;D
Polyphen		1.0	D;D;D;D;.
Vest4		0.96
MutPred		0.97		.;Loss of catalytic residue at E256 (P = 0.1843);.;.;.;
MVP		0.98
MPC		2.2
ClinPred		0.99	D
GERP RS		5.2
Varity_R		0.96
gMVP		1.0
Mutation Taster		=12/88	disease causing (ClinVar)

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: rs769268803; hg19: chr7-44187346;