NM_000275.3:c.1503+5G>A

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 10 ACMG points: 10P and 0B. PP3_ModeratePP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000275.3(OCA2):c.1503+5G>A variant causes a splice region, intron change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000427 in 1,614,106 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000072 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000040 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

OCA2
NM_000275.3 splice_region, intron

Scores

Splicing: ADA: 0.9999

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:8

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.19

Variant links:

Genes affected

OCA2 (HGNC:8101): (OCA2 melanosomal transmembrane protein) This gene encodes the human homolog of the mouse p (pink-eyed dilution) gene. The encoded protein is believed to be an integral membrane protein involved in small molecule transport, specifically tyrosine, which is a precursor to melanin synthesis. It is involved in mammalian pigmentation, where it may control skin color variation and act as a determinant of brown or blue eye color. Mutations in this gene result in type 2 oculocutaneous albinism. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014]

OCA2 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 10 ACMG points.

PP3

Splicing scoreres supports a deletorius effect: Scorers claiming Pathogenic: dbscSNV1_ADA, dbscSNV1_RF, max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.

PP5

Variant 15-27983340-C-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr15-27983340-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 211768.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr15-27983340-C-T is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
OCA2	NM_000275.3 link	c.1503+5G>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 14 of 23	ENST00000354638.8	NP_000266.2	Q04671-1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
OCA2	ENST00000354638.8 link	c.1503+5G>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 14 of 23	1	NM_000275.3	ENSP00000346659.3		Q04671-1
OCA2	ENST00000353809.9 link	c.1431+5G>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 13 of 22	1		ENSP00000261276.8		Q04671-2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000723

AC:

AN:

152144

Hom.:

Cov.:

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Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.000217

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

GnomAD3 exomes

AF:

0.00000398

AC:

AN:

251490

Hom.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

135920

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Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.0000615

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad SAS 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:

0.0000397

AC:

AN:

1461844

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000330

AC XY:

AN XY:

727224

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Gnomad4 AFR exome

AF:

0.0000597

Gnomad4 AMR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome

AF:

0.0000468

Gnomad4 OTH exome

AF:

0.0000331

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000722

AC:

AN:

152262

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000806

AC XY:

AN XY:

74440

show subpopulations

Gnomad4 AFR

AF:

0.000217

Gnomad4 AMR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 NFE

AF:

0.0000294

Gnomad4 OTH

AF:

0.00

Alfa

AF:

0.000113

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000831

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:8

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism

Pathogenic:3

May 26, 2015

Genetic Services Laboratory, University of Chicago

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

May 31, 2016

Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, M Health Fairview: University of Minnesota

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Nov 07, 2021

Genome-Nilou Lab

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

not provided

Pathogenic:2

Mar 27, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Intronic variant directly or indirectly altering the +5 splice site in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease, and splice predictors support a deleterious effect; Published functional studies demonstrate the use of a cryptic splice donor site within intron 14, with sequencing of aberrant transcript demonstrating it results in a frameshift, starting with codon Glycine 502, changing this amino acid to a Valine residue, and creating a premature Stop codon at position 84 of the new reading frame, denoted p.Gly502ValfsX84 (PMID: 24361966); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 15712365, 10649493, 24361966, 31077556, 38219857, 36098180) -

Dec 11, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change falls in intron 14 of the OCA2 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the OCA2 protein. It affects a nucleotide within the consensus splice site. This variant is present in population databases (rs368124046, gnomAD 0.01%). This variant has been observed in individuals with oculocutaneous albinism (PMID: 24361966, 29345414; internal data). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 211768). Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Studies have shown that this variant alters mRNA splicing and is expected to lead to the loss of protein expression (PMID: 24361966). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

SKIN/HAIR/EYE PIGMENTATION 1, BLUE/NONBLUE EYES

Pathogenic:1

Mar 25, 2024

Baylor Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

OCA2-related disorder

Pathogenic:1

Sep 04, 2024

PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

The OCA2 c.1503+5G>A variant is predicted to interfere with splicing. This intronic variant is predicted to weaken the nearby splice donor site (SpliceAI, Jaganathan et al. 2019. PubMed ID: 30661751). A functional study using RT-PCR analysis confirmed that this variant results in an abnormal mRNA transcript due to splicing errors (Rimoldi et al. 2014. PubMed ID: 24361966). This variant has been reported in multiple individuals with oculocutaneous albinism (Rimoldi et al. 2014. PubMed ID: 24361966; Zhong et al. 2019. PubMed ID: 31077556). Given the evidence, we interpret this variant as pathogenic. -

Tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism;C1856895:SKIN/HAIR/EYE PIGMENTATION 1, BLUE/NONBLUE EYES

Pathogenic:1

Apr 22, 2022

Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.15

CADD

Benign

DANN

Benign

0.95

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

dbscSNV1_ADA

Pathogenic

1.0

dbscSNV1_RF

Pathogenic

0.98

SpliceAI score (max)

0.76

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

DS_DL_spliceai

0.76

Position offset: 5

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

Publications

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

LitVar

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