NM_000057.4:c.4076+1G>T

Variant names:

• chr15-90811407-G-T
• rs752899566
• NM_000057.4:c.4076+1G>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 8 ACMG points: 8P and 0B. PVS1

The NM_000057.4(BLM):​c.4076+1G>T variant causes a splice donor, intron change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000806 in 1,613,806 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 (0 hom., cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000082 (1 hom.)
• Consequence: BLM NM_000057.4 splice_donor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 6.03
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

BLM (HGNC:1058): (BLM RecQ like helicase) The Bloom syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by growth deficiency, microcephaly and immunodeficiency among others. It is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the gene encoding DNA helicase RecQ protein on chromosome 15q26. This Bloom-associated helicase unwinds a variety of DNA substrates including Holliday junction, and is involved in several pathways contributing to the maintenance of genome stability. Identification of pathogenic Bloom variants is required for heterozygote testing in at-risk families. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]

BLM Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Bloom syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Myriad Women’s Health, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp, ClinGen
• osteosarcoma

  Inheritance: AR Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• breast cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
• hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

ENSG00000287061 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

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

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, LoF is a know mechanism of disease, No cryptic splice site detected. Exon removal results in frameshift change.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
BLM	NM_000057.4	c.4076+1G>T		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 21 of 21	ENST00000355112.8	NP_000048.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
BLM	ENST00000355112.8	c.4076+1G>T		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 21 of 21	1	NM_000057.4	ENSP00000347232.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152172 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMI AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS AF: 0.00

Gnomad SAS AF: 0.000207

Gnomad FIN AF: 0.00

Gnomad MID AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.0000159 AC: 4 AN: 250918 AF XY: 0.0000221

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000821 AC: 12 AN: 1461634 Hom.: 1 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.0000138 AC XY: 10 AN XY: 727148

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33474

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26134

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39696

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.000139 AC: 12 AN: 86250

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53374

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111822

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60392

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152172 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.0000135 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 74348

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 41430

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15278

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3468

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5198

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.000207 AC: 1 AN: 4830

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10606

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 316

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 68040

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2094

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

Alfa AF: 0.0000377 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000378

ExAC AF: 0.00000824 AC: 1

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Bloom syndrome Uncertain:2

Jun 25, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 524787). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with BLM-related conditions. This variant is present in population databases (rs752899566, gnomAD 0.01%). This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 21 of the BLM gene. While this variant is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it likely alters RNA splicing and results in a disrupted protein product. -

Sep 16, 2020

Natera, Inc.

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Nov 29, 2022

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.4076+1G>T intronic variant results from a G to T substitution one nucleotide after coding exon 20 of the BLM gene. This alteration occurs at the 3' terminus of the BLM gene, is not expected to trigger nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, and only impacts the last exon of the protein. The exact functional effect of this alteration is unknown. This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice donor site; however, direct evidence is insufficient at this time (Ambry internal data). Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.46	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	0.10
CADD	Pathogenic	33
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.0
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.84
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
PhyloP100		6.0
GERP RS		5.4
Mutation Taster		=6/94	disease causing

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.91
SpliceAI score (max)		0.97		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai		0.22		Position offset: -46
DS_DL_spliceai		0.97		Position offset: -1

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs752899566; hg19: chr15-91354637;