ENST00000372077.8:c.-319C>T

Variant names:

• chr6-43770928-C-T
• rs1401245750
• ENST00000372077.8:c.-319C>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2 BP4_Strong

The ENST00000372077.8(VEGFA):​c.-319C>T variant causes a 5 prime UTR premature start codon gain change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000287 in 1,392,346 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000029 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: VEGFA ENST00000372077.8 5_prime_UTR_premature_start_codon_gain
• Clinical Significance: Not reported in ClinVar
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.251
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

VEGFA (HGNC:12680): (vascular endothelial growth factor A) This gene is a member of the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family. It encodes a heparin-binding protein, which exists as a disulfide-linked homodimer. This growth factor induces proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells, and is essential for both physiological and pathological angiogenesis. Disruption of this gene in mice resulted in abnormal embryonic blood vessel formation. This gene is upregulated in many known tumors and its expression is correlated with tumor stage and progression. Elevated levels of this protein are found in patients with POEMS syndrome, also known as Crow-Fukase syndrome. Allelic variants of this gene have been associated with microvascular complications of diabetes 1 (MVCD1) and atherosclerosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. There is also evidence for alternative translation initiation from upstream non-AUG (CUG) codons resulting in additional isoforms. A recent study showed that a C-terminally extended isoform is produced by use of an alternative in-frame translation termination codon via a stop codon readthrough mechanism, and that this isoform is antiangiogenic. Expression of some isoforms derived from the AUG start codon is regulated by a small upstream open reading frame, which is located within an internal ribosome entry site. The levels of VEGF are increased during infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), thus promoting inflammation by facilitating recruitment of inflammatory cells, and by increasing the level of angiopoietin II (Ang II), one of two products of the SARS-CoV-2 binding target, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). In turn, Ang II facilitates the elevation of VEGF, thus forming a vicious cycle in the release of inflammatory cytokines. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2020]

ACMG classification

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=-0.69).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
VEGFA	NM_003376.6	c.222C>T	p.Ala74Ala	synonymous_variant	Exon 1 of 8	ENST00000672860.3	NP_003367.4

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
VEGFA	ENST00000672860.3	c.222C>T	p.Ala74Ala	synonymous_variant	Exon 1 of 8		NM_003376.6	ENSP00000500082.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000287 AC: 4 AN: 1392346 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 36 AF XY: 0.00000291 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 686696

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 30772

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 35338

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 25060

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 35278

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.0000128 AC: 1 AN: 78390

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 48228

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4150

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00000278 AC: 3 AN: 1077456

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 57674

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Not reported in ClinVar

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.69
CADD	Benign	9.6
DANN	Benign	0.90
PhyloP100		0.25
PromoterAI		-0.0073	Neutral
RBP_binding_hub_radar		1.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		2.3

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: rs1401245750; hg19: chr6-43738665;