Genetic Variant PLEC:p.Asp3848Asp (chr8-143918277-G-A) – ACMG Classification: Benign (-17 pts)

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -17 ACMG points: 0P and 17B. BP4_StrongBP6_Very_StrongBP7BS1

The NM_201384.3(PLEC):c.11544C>T(p.Asp3848Asp) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000282 in 1,593,174 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000046 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000026 ( 1 hom. )

Consequence

PLEC
NM_201384.3 synonymous

Scores

Clinical Significance

Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.160

Publications

0 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

PLEC (HGNC:9069): (plectin) Plectin is a prominent member of an important family of structurally and in part functionally related proteins, termed plakins or cytolinkers, that are capable of interlinking different elements of the cytoskeleton. Plakins, with their multi-domain structure and enormous size, not only play crucial roles in maintaining cell and tissue integrity and orchestrating dynamic changes in cytoarchitecture and cell shape, but also serve as scaffolding platforms for the assembly, positioning, and regulation of signaling complexes (reviewed in PMID: 9701547, 11854008, and 17499243). Plectin is expressed as several protein isoforms in a wide range of cell types and tissues from a single gene located on chromosome 8 in humans (PMID: 8633055, 8698233). Until 2010, this locus was named plectin 1 (symbol PLEC1 in human; Plec1 in mouse and rat) and the gene product had been referred to as "hemidesmosomal protein 1" or "plectin 1, intermediate filament binding 500kDa". These names were superseded by plectin. The plectin gene locus in mouse on chromosome 15 has been analyzed in detail (PMID: 10556294, 14559777), revealing a genomic exon-intron organization with well over 40 exons spanning over 62 kb and an unusual 5' transcript complexity of plectin isoforms. Eleven exons (1-1j) have been identified that alternatively splice directly into a common exon 2 which is the first exon to encode plectin's highly conserved actin binding domain (ABD). Three additional exons (-1, 0a, and 0) splice into an alternative first coding exon (1c), and two additional exons (2alpha and 3alpha) are optionally spliced within the exons encoding the acting binding domain (exons 2-8). Analysis of the human locus has identified eight of the eleven alternative 5' exons found in mouse and rat (PMID: 14672974); exons 1i, 1j and 1h have not been confirmed in human. Furthermore, isoforms lacking the central rod domain encoded by exon 31 have been detected in mouse (PMID:10556294), rat (PMID: 9177781), and human (PMID: 11441066, 10780662, 20052759). The short alternative amino-terminal sequences encoded by the different first exons direct the targeting of the various isoforms to distinct subcellular locations (PMID: 14559777). As the expression of specific plectin isoforms was found to be dependent on cell type (tissue) and stage of development (PMID: 10556294, 12542521, 17389230) it appears that each cell type (tissue) contains a unique set (proportion and composition) of plectin isoforms, as if custom-made for specific requirements of the particular cells. Concordantly, individual isoforms were found to carry out distinct and specific functions (PMID: 14559777, 12542521, 18541706). In 1996, a number of groups reported that patients suffering from epidermolysis bullosa simplex with muscular dystrophy (EBS-MD) lacked plectin expression in skin and muscle tissues due to defects in the plectin gene (PMID: 8698233, 8941634, 8636409, 8894687, 8696340). Two other subtypes of plectin-related EBS have been described: EBS-pyloric atresia (PA) and EBS-Ogna. For reviews of plectin-related diseases see PMID: 15810881, 19945614. Mutations in the plectin gene related to human diseases should be named based on the position in NM_000445 (variant 1, isoform 1c), unless the mutation is located within one of the other alternative first exons, in which case the position in the respective Reference Sequence should be used. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]

PLEC Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

epidermolysis bullosa simplex
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: G2P
epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5A, Ogna type
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, PanelApp Australia, Genomics England PanelApp
autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
congenital myasthenic syndrome
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp
epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: PanelApp Australia
autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: ClinGen
aplasia cutis congenita
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
cholestasis
Inheritance: AR Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

PLEC links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -17 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.65).

BP6

Variant 8-143918277-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr8-143918277-G-A is described in ClinVar as Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 539049.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

BP7

Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=0.16 with no splicing effect.

BS1

Variant frequency is greater than expected in population amr. GnomAdExome4 allele frequency = 0.0000264 (38/1440996) while in subpopulation AMR AF = 0.000839 (37/44122). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.000625. There are 1 homozygotes in GnomAdExome4. There are 15 alleles in the male GnomAdExome4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 55. This position passed quality control check.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_201384.3. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein
PLEC	NM_201384.3	MANE Select	c.11544C>T	p.Asp3848Asp	synonymous	Exon 32 of 32	NP_958786.1
PLEC	NM_201378.4	MANE Plus Clinical	c.11502C>T	p.Asp3834Asp	synonymous	Exon 32 of 32	NP_958780.1
PLEC	NM_201380.4		c.11955C>T	p.Asp3985Asp	synonymous	Exon 32 of 32	NP_958782.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein
PLEC	ENST00000345136.8	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.11544C>T	p.Asp3848Asp	synonymous	Exon 32 of 32	ENSP00000344848.3
PLEC	ENST00000356346.7	TSL:1 MANE Plus Clinical	c.11502C>T	p.Asp3834Asp	synonymous	Exon 32 of 32	ENSP00000348702.3
PLEC	ENST00000322810.8	TSL:1	c.11955C>T	p.Asp3985Asp	synonymous	Exon 32 of 32	ENSP00000323856.4

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000460

AC:

AN:

152178

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.000393

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:

0.000153

AC:

AN:

222470

AF XY:

0.000130

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.000929

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.00000968

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.000355

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000264

AC:

AN:

1440996

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000209

AC XY:

AN XY:

716754

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33362

American (AMR)

AF:

0.000839

AC:

AN:

44122

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

25958

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39528

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

85578

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

37768

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5482

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

1109276

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.0000167

AC:

AN:

59922

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.469

Heterozygous variant carriers

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0.40

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Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Exome Hom

Variant carriers

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Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000460

AC:

AN:

152178

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000942

AC XY:

AN XY:

74346

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

41454

American (AMR)

AF:

0.000393

AC:

AN:

15286

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3470

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5166

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4836

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10628

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

316

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000147

AC:

AN:

68016

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2094

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.546

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Variant carriers

<30

30-35

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>80

Age

Alfa

AF:

0.00

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000264

ClinVar

Significance: Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Ogna type;C2677349:Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia;C2931072:Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy;C3150989:Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q;C4225309:Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy

Benign:1

Jan 29, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

not provided

Benign:1

Dec 10, 2020

GeneDx

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.65

CADD

Benign

2.0

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.97

PhyloP100

0.16

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.0

RBP_regulation_power_radar

1.8

Mutation Taster

=100/0

polymorphism

(source)

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

Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Variant Effect in Transcripts

RefSeq Transcripts

Ensembl Transcripts

Frequencies

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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