NM_000152.5:c.2608C>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 13 ACMG points: 13P and 0B. PP4PM3PM2PVS1

This summary comes from the ClinGen Evidence Repository: This variant, c.2608C>T (p.Arg870Ter), is a nonsense variant that is expected to result in nonsense mediated decay and absence of gene product. This is supported by the lack of cross reactive immunological material in cultured fibroblasts from a patient with this variant (PMID 22252923). Therefore, PVS1 can be applied. The highest population minor allele frequency for this variant in gnomAD v2.1.1 is 0.00005 in the European non-Finnish population, meeting the ClinGen LSD VCEP’s threshold for PM2. This variant has been reported in patients meeting the ClinGen LSD VCEP’s PP4 criterion who also carry a known pathogenic variant in GAA, either c.-32-13T>G or c.525delT, phase unknown (PMIDs 17723315, 26497565), and a patient who is homozygous for the variant (PMID 26497565). Therefore, PP4 and PM3 can be applied. Additional cases have been reported but were not included because the residual GAA activity was not provided (and therefore PP4 cannot be assessed) (PMID 28763149), or a case with the same variant (not confirmed in trans) had already been included (PMID 17056254, 22676651). There is a ClinVar entry for this variant (Variation ID: 189009, 2 star review status) with five submitters classifying the variant as pathogenic and one as likely pathogenic. In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as pathogenic for Pompe disease. GAA-specific ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen LSD VCEP: PVS1, PM2, PM3, PP4. LINK:https://erepo.genome.network/evrepo/ui/classification/CA274250/MONDO:0009290/010

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000013 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000034 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

GAA
NM_000152.5 stop_gained

Scores

2
1
4

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:16

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.218

Publications

25 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
GAA (HGNC:4065): (alpha glucosidase) This gene encodes lysosomal alpha-glucosidase, which is essential for the degradation of glycogen to glucose in lysosomes. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate multiple intermediate forms and the mature form of the enzyme. Defects in this gene are the cause of glycogen storage disease II, also known as Pompe's disease, which is an autosomal recessive disorder with a broad clinical spectrum. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]
GAA Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • glycogen storage disease II
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), PanelApp Australia, ClinGen, G2P
  • glycogen storage disease due to acid maltase deficiency, infantile onset
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • glycogen storage disease due to acid maltase deficiency, late-onset
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 13 ACMG points.

PVS1
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
PM2
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
PM3
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
PP4
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
GAANM_000152.5 linkc.2608C>T p.Arg870* stop_gained Exon 18 of 20 ENST00000302262.8 NP_000143.2 P10253

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
GAAENST00000302262.8 linkc.2608C>T p.Arg870* stop_gained Exon 18 of 20 1 NM_000152.5 ENSP00000305692.3 P10253

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000132
AC:
2
AN:
152042
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
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:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.0000294
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000266
AC:
6
AN:
225354
AF XY:
0.0000166
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000318
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000489
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000343
AC:
49
AN:
1429602
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
35
AF XY:
0.0000311
AC XY:
22
AN XY:
707142
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
32776
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000239
AC:
1
AN:
41830
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
23690
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39322
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.0000122
AC:
1
AN:
81756
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
51910
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5578
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000411
AC:
45
AN:
1093896
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000340
AC:
2
AN:
58844
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.452
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
3
6
9
12
15
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
4
8
12
16
20
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30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000132
AC:
2
AN:
152042
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74270
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41414
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15276
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5168
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4822
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10612
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000294
AC:
2
AN:
67974
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2080
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.525
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
Alfa
AF:
0.0000565
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000264
ExAC
AF:
0.00000824
AC:
1

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:16
Revision: reviewed by expert panel
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Glycogen storage disease, type II Pathogenic:10
Jan 07, 2019
Molecular Therapies Laboratory, Murdoch University
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:research

Adult form; onset in third decade; normal size and amount of mRNA for GAA, GAA protein detected by antibody, but only 9 to 26% of normal acid-alpha-1,4 glucosidase activity -

Feb 14, 2020
ClinGen Lysosomal Storage Disorder Variant Curation Expert Panel
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:reviewed by expert panel
Collection Method:curation

This variant, c.2608C>T (p.Arg870Ter), is a nonsense variant that is expected to result in nonsense mediated decay and absence of gene product. This is supported by the lack of cross reactive immunological material in cultured fibroblasts from a patient with this variant (PMID 22252923). Therefore, PVS1 can be applied. The highest population minor allele frequency for this variant in gnomAD v2.1.1 is 0.00005 in the European non-Finnish population, meeting the ClinGen LSD VCEP's threshold for PM2. This variant has been reported in patients meeting the ClinGen LSD VCEP's PP4 criterion who also carry a known pathogenic variant in GAA, either c.-32-13T>G or c.525delT, phase unknown (PMIDs 17723315, 26497565), and a patient who is homozygous for the variant (PMID 26497565). Therefore, PP4 and PM3 can be applied. Additional cases have been reported but were not included because the residual GAA activity was not provided (and therefore PP4 cannot be assessed) (PMID 28763149), or a case with the same variant (not confirmed in trans) had already been included (PMID 17056254, 22676651). There is a ClinVar entry for this variant (Variation ID: 189009, 2 star review status) with five submitters classifying the variant as pathogenic and one as likely pathogenic. In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as pathogenic for Pompe disease. GAA-specific ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen LSD VCEP: PVS1, PM2, PM3, PP4. -

Oct 14, 2014
Counsyl
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:literature only

This submission and the accompanying classification are no longer maintained by the submitter. For more information on current observations and classification, please contact variantquestions@myriad.com. -

Mar 18, 2021
Natera, Inc.
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Mar 28, 2024
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Oct 19, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Arg870*) in the GAA gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in GAA are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 18425781, 22252923). This variant is present in population databases (rs780321415, gnomAD 0.005%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with Pompe disease (PMID: 17056254, 27344650, 29181627). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 189009). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Mar 05, 2020
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: GAA c.2608C>T (p.Arg870X) results in a premature termination codon, predicted to cause a truncation of the encoded protein or absence of the protein due to nonsense mediated decay, which are commonly known mechanisms for disease. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 2.7e-05 in 225354 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.2608C>T has been reported in the literature in multiple compound heterozygous- and homozygous individuals affected with Glycogen Storage Disease, Type 2 (Pompe Disease) (e.g. McCready_2007, Palmer_2007, Swift_2016, Banugaria_2013, Loscher_2018). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Three clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation, and all of them classified the variant as pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

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Neuberg Centre For Genomic Medicine, NCGM
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The stop gained c.2608C>T (p.Arg870Ter) variant in GAA gene has been reported previously in both homozygous and compound heterozygous state in multiple individuals affected with Glycogen storage disease II (Broomfield et al. 2016; Swift et al. 2017; Löscher et al. 2018). The c.2608C>T variant variant is reported with an allele frequency of 0.002% in the gnomAD exomes database and is novel (not in any individuals) in 1000 Genomes database. This variant has been reported to the ClinVar database as Likely Pathogenic / Pathogenic (multiple submissions). The nucleotide change c.2608C>T in GAA is predicted as conserved by PhyloP across 100 vertebrates. This variant is predicted to cause loss of normal protein function through protein truncation. Loss of function variants have been previously reported to be disease causing. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Jan 22, 2020
Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

The p.Arg870Ter variant in GAA has been reported in 9 individuals (including 2 Brazilian, 2 from the UK, 1 Spanish, 1 German, and 1 Hispanic individuals) with Glycogen Storage Disease II (PMID: 23843830, 22676651, 17056254, 17723315, 26497565, 23825616, 19588081, 25681614), and has also been reported pathogenic by EGL and likely pathogenic by Counsyl in ClinVar (Variation ID: 189009). This variant has been identified in 0.005% (5/102290) of European (non-Finnish) chromosomes and 0.003% (1/31448) of Latino chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP rs780321415). Although this variant has been seen in the general population, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency. This nonsense variant leads to a premature termination codon at position 870, which is predicted to lead to a truncated or absent protein. Loss of function of the GAA gene is an established disease mechanism in autosomal recessive Glycogen Storage Disease II. The presence of this variant in combination with 2 pathogenic variants and in homozygosity in individuals with Glycogen Storage Disease II increases the likelihood that the p.Arg870Ter variant is pathogenic (PMID: 22676651, 26497565). The phenotype of an individual homozygous or compound heterozygous for this variant is highly specific for Glycogen Storage Disease II based on their low GAA activity detected (PMID: 26497565, 22676651). In summary, this variant meets criteria to be classified as pathogenic for Glycogen Storage Disease II in an autosomal recessive manner based on the predicted impact of the variant and multiple occurrences with pathogenic GAA variants in individuals with Glycogen Storage Disease II. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PVS1, PM3, PM2, PP4 (Richards 2015). -

Oct 31, 2018
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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not provided Pathogenic:6
Jun 01, 2023
Revvity Omics, Revvity
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Jun 01, 2017
Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Joint Genome Diagnostic Labs from Nijmegen and Maastricht, Radboudumc and MUMC+
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Jan 11, 2019
GeneDx
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The R870X variant has been reported in a patient with infantile onset glycogen storage disease II (GSDII) who was homozygous for the R870X variant (Swift et al., 2017). The R870X variant is not observed at a significant frequency in large population cohorts (Lek et al., 2016). The R870X variant is predicted to cause loss of normal protein function either through protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. In summary, we interpret this variant as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.52
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.27
CADD
Pathogenic
36
DANN
Uncertain
0.97
Eigen
Benign
-0.034
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.37
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.10
N
PhyloP100
0.22
Vest4
0.92
GERP RS
-2.9
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.1
Mutation Taster
=3/197
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

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs780321415; hg19: chr17-78092118; COSMIC: COSV100163435; COSMIC: COSV100163435; API