8-31065057-TAA-TA

Variant names:

• chr8-31065057-TA-T
• rs776785728
• NM_000553.6:c.503delA

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 10 ACMG points: 10P and 0B. PVS1 PM2

The NM_000553.6(WRN):​c.503delA​(p.Lys168SerfsTer2) variant causes a frameshift, splice region change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. 1/1 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: WRN NM_000553.6 frameshift, splice_region
• Clinical Significance: Not reported in ClinVar
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.657
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

WRN (HGNC:12791): (WRN RecQ like helicase) This gene encodes a member of the RecQ subfamily of DNA helicase proteins. The encoded nuclear protein is important in the maintenance of genome stability and plays a role in DNA repair, replication, transcription and telomere maintenance. This protein contains a N-terminal 3' to 5' exonuclease domain, an ATP-dependent helicase domain and RQC (RecQ helicase conserved region) domain in its central region, and a C-terminal HRDC (helicase RNase D C-terminal) domain and nuclear localization signal. Defects in this gene are the cause of Werner syndrome, an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by accelerated aging and an elevated risk for certain cancers. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

WRN Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Werner syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, G2P, Ambry Genetics
• osteosarcoma

  Inheritance: AR Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 10 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
WRN	NM_000553.6	c.503delA	p.Lys168SerfsTer2	frameshift_variant, splice_region_variant	Exon 5 of 35	ENST00000298139.7	NP_000544.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
WRN	ENST00000298139.7	c.503delA	p.Lys168SerfsTer2	frameshift_variant, splice_region_variant	Exon 5 of 35	1	NM_000553.6	ENSP00000298139.5
WRN	ENST00000650667.1	n.*117delA		splice_region_variant, non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 4 of 34			ENSP00000498593.1
WRN	ENST00000650667.1	n.*117delA		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 4 of 34			ENSP00000498593.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Not reported in ClinVar

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		0.66

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.010		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: rs776785728; hg19: chr8-30922573;