NM_000329.3:c.271C>T

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 14 ACMG points: 14P and 0B. PM2_SupportingPM3_StrongPP3_ModeratePP1_ModeratePS3_SupportingPP4_ModeratePM5

This summary comes from the ClinGen Evidence Repository: NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.271C>T (p.Arg91Trp) is a missense variant predicted to replace arginine with tryptophan at position 91. This variant is present in gnomAD v.4.1.0 at a GrpMax allele frequency of 0.0001329, with 16 alleles / 74990 total alleles in the African / African-American population, which is lower than the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP PM2_Supporting threshold of <0.0002 (PM2_Supporting). This variant has been reported in at least 4 apparently unrelated probands with early-onset severe retinal dystrophy who were homozygous for the variant (1 point, PMIDs: 35129589, 18722466). This variant has also been reported in at least 2 probands with early-onset severe retinal dystrophy who were compound heterozygous with either the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.11+5G>A or NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.272G>A (p.Arg91Gln) variants suspected in trans (1 point, PMIDs: 35129589, 33952291), both of which were previously classified pathogenic by the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP (2 total points, PM3_Strong). At least one proband harboring this variant was genotyped by next-generation sequencing analysis of 586 candidate genes which did not provide an alternative explanation for visual impairment (2 pts) and exhibits a phenotype including congenital onset (1 pt), abnormal best corrected visual acuity test (1 pt), mild myopia, extinguished scotopic (0.5 pts) and photopic (1 pt) ERG responses, bone spicule pigmentation of the fundus (0.5 pts), white or yellow dots in fundus (2 pts), and nystagmus (1 pt), which together are highly specific for RPE65-related recessive retinopathy (9 total points, PMID:31925606, PP4_Moderate). The variant has been reported to segregate with childhood-onset severe retinal dystrophy through the proband plus 2 similarly affected relatives, with the variant present in the homozygous state (PMID:31925606, PP1_Moderate). The computational predictor REVEL gives a score of 0.852, which is above the ClinGen LCA/eoRD VCEP threshold of ≥ 0.773 and predicts a damaging effect on RPE65 function (PP3_Moderate). The splicing impact predictor SpliceAI gives a score of 0.22, which is above the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP recommended threshold of ≥ 0.2 and predicts a damaging impact on splicing. Another missense variant in the same codon, NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.272G>A (p.Arg91Gln), has been classified as pathogenic for RPE65-related recessive retinopathy by the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP (PM5). Splicing predictions using SpliceAI are equivalent for both of these variants. The variant exhibited 0% enzymatic activity in a retinoid isomerase assay relative to the wild-type control, which is lower than the ClinGen LCA/eoRD PS3_Supporting threshold of <10% activity, indicating that it triggers a severe defect in protein function (PMID:16754667, PS3_Supporting). In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as pathogenic for RPE65-related recessive retinopathy based on the ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP: PM2_Supporting, PM3_strong, PP4_moderate, PP1_moderate, PP3_moderate, PM5, and PS3_supporting. (VCEP specifications version 1.0.0; date of approval 09/21/2023). LINK:https://erepo.genome.network/evrepo/ui/classification/CA226531/MONDO:0100368/120

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000072 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000073 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

RPE65
NM_000329.3 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:20O:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 3.08

Publications

99 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

RPE65 (HGNC:10294): (retinoid isomerohydrolase RPE65) The protein encoded by this gene is a component of the vitamin A visual cycle of the retina which supplies the 11-cis retinal chromophore of the photoreceptors opsin visual pigments. It is a member of the carotenoid cleavage oxygenase superfamily. All members of this superfamily are non-heme iron oxygenases with a seven-bladed propeller fold and oxidatively cleave carotenoid carbon:carbon double bonds. However, the protein encoded by this gene has acquired a divergent function that involves the concerted O-alkyl ester cleavage of its all-trans retinyl ester substrate and all-trans to 11-cis double bond isomerization of the retinyl moiety. As such, it performs the essential enzymatic isomerization step in the synthesis of 11-cis retinal. Mutations in this gene are associated with early-onset severe blinding disorders such as Leber congenital. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2017]

RPE65 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

retinitis pigmentosa
Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, G2P
Leber congenital amaurosis 2
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
RPE65-related recessive retinopathy
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
RPE65-related dominant retinopathy
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: ClinGen
retinitis pigmentosa 20
Inheritance: AR, AD Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
Leber congenital amaurosis
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
severe early-childhood-onset retinal dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
retinitis pigmentosa 87 with choroidal involvement
Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

RPE65 links:

LOC124904198 (HGNC:):

LOC124904198 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 14 ACMG points.

PS3

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.

PM5

For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.

PP1

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PP3

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PP4

For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
RPE65	NM_000329.3 link	c.271C>T	p.Arg91Trp	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 14	ENST00000262340.6	NP_000320.1	Q16518

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
RPE65	ENST00000262340.6 link	c.271C>T	p.Arg91Trp	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 14	1	NM_000329.3	ENSP00000262340.5		Q16518

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000657

AC:

AN:

152104

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.000121

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS

AF:

0.000385

Gnomad SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad MID

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE

AF:

0.0000441

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.0000557

AC:

AN:

251212

AF XY:

0.0000147

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.000370

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.0000289

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.000109

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.0000352

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000732

AC:

107

AN:

1461856

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000660

AC XY:

AN XY:

727222

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.000299

AC:

AN:

33478

American (AMR)

AF:

0.0000224

AC:

AN:

44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.0000383

AC:

AN:

26132

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.0000756

AC:

AN:

39696

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.0000232

AC:

AN:

86258

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53410

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000746

AC:

AN:

1111996

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.000116

AC:

AN:

60394

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.465

Heterozygous variant carriers

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Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

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Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000723

AC:

AN:

152222

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000672

AC XY:

AN XY:

74418

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.000145

AC:

AN:

41512

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15290

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3468

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.000386

AC:

AN:

5178

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4832

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10604

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

294

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000441

AC:

AN:

68024

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2108

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.480

Heterozygous variant carriers

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Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Variant carriers

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>80

Age

Alfa

AF:

0.0000819

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.000121

TwinsUK

AF:

0.00

AC:

ALSPAC

AF:

0.000259

AC:

ESP6500AA

AF:

0.000454

AC:

ESP6500EA

AF:

0.00

AC:

ExAC

AF:

0.0000824

AC:

EpiCase

AF:

0.00

EpiControl

AF:

0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:20Other:1

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided

Pathogenic:3Other:1

Retina International

Significance:not provided

Review Status:no classification provided

Collection Method:literature only

- -

Jan 13, 2023

Revvity Omics, Revvity

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

May 01, 2023

CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

RPE65: PM3:Very Strong, PM2, PM5, PP3 -

Jul 19, 2022

GeneDx

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Published functional studies demonstrate a damaging effect with decreased enzyme activity, decreased protein expression, and accelerated degradation compared to wild type (Takahashi et al., 2006; Li et al., 2015); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 16205573, 16518657, 19117922, 17197551, 18936139, 9501220, 18682808, 18539930, 18722466, 11095629, 16505056, 18809924, 30268864, 19431183, 25257057, 25752820, 19854499, 17525851, 24997176, 21911650, 18774912, 10937591, 10766140, 17964524, 17933883, 21304899, 27874104, 26427430, 31054281, 31925606, 22334370, 16754667, 31273949) -

Retinitis pigmentosa 20

Pathogenic:3

Apr 08, 2021

Ocular Genomics Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:research

The RPE65 c.271C>T variant was identified in an individual with retinitis pigmentosa with a presumed recessive inheritance pattern. Through a review of available evidence we were able to apply the following criteria: PS3, PP1-S, PM2. Based on this evidence we have classified this variant as Pathogenic. -

Mar 17, 1998

OMIM

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:literature only

- -

Oct 04, 2024

Al Jalila Children’s Genomics Center, Al Jalila Childrens Speciality Hospital

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:research

PS3,PM3(strong),PM2,PP3,PP1,PM5 -

Leber congenital amaurosis 2;C3151086:Retinitis pigmentosa 20

Pathogenic:2

Nov 18, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with tryptophan, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 91 of the RPE65 protein (p.Arg91Trp). This variant is present in population databases (rs61752871, gnomAD 0.03%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with autosomal recessive RPE65-related conditions (PMID: 9501220, 10766140, 10937591, 11095629, 18682808, 26626312; internal data). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 13115). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt RPE65 protein function with a positive predictive value of 80%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects RPE65 function (PMID: 16754667, 25752820). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Sep 26, 2017

Counsyl

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

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. -

Leber congenital amaurosis

Pathogenic:2

Sep 16, 2020

Natera, Inc.

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Aug 02, 2024

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: RPE65 c.271C>T (p.Arg91Trp) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Five of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 5.6e-05 in 251212 control chromosomes. This frequency is not significantly higher than estimated for a pathogenic variant in RPE65 causing Leber Congenital Amaurosis (5.6e-05 vs 0.0014), allowing no conclusion about variant significance. c.271C>T has been reported in the literature in multiple individuals affected with early-onset retinal degeneration (example: Matri_2006). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. The following publication has been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 16518657). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 13115). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

Leber congenital amaurosis 2

Pathogenic:2

Laboratory of Genetics in Ophthalmology, Institut Imagine

Significance:Likely pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:research

- -

Mar 27, 2024

Baylor Genetics

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Retinal dystrophy

Pathogenic:2

Jun 15, 2019

Blueprint Genetics

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jan 01, 2020

Institute of Human Genetics, Univ. Regensburg, Univ. Regensburg

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

RPE65-related recessive retinopathy

Pathogenic:1

Jul 23, 2024

ClinGen Leber Congenital Amaurosis/early Onset Retinal Dystrophy Variant Curation Expert Panel, ClinGen

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:reviewed by expert panel

Collection Method:curation

NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.271C>T (p.Arg91Trp) is a missense variant predicted to replace arginine with tryptophan at position 91. This variant is present in gnomAD v.4.1.0 at a GrpMax allele frequency of 0.0001329, with 16 alleles / 74990 total alleles in the African / African-American population, which is lower than the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP PM2_Supporting threshold of <0.0002 (PM2_Supporting). This variant has been reported in at least 4 apparently unrelated probands with early-onset severe retinal dystrophy who were homozygous for the variant (1 point, PMIDs: 35129589, 18722466). This variant has also been reported in at least 2 probands with early-onset severe retinal dystrophy who were compound heterozygous with either the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.11+5G>A or NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.272G>A (p.Arg91Gln) variants suspected in trans (1 point, PMIDs: 35129589, 33952291), both of which were previously classified pathogenic by the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP (2 total points, PM3_Strong). At least one proband harboring this variant was genotyped by next-generation sequencing analysis of 586 candidate genes which did not provide an alternative explanation for visual impairment (2 pts) and exhibits a phenotype including congenital onset (1 pt), abnormal best corrected visual acuity test (1 pt), mild myopia, extinguished scotopic (0.5 pts) and photopic (1 pt) ERG responses, bone spicule pigmentation of the fundus (0.5 pts), white or yellow dots in fundus (2 pts), and nystagmus (1 pt), which together are highly specific for RPE65-related recessive retinopathy (9 total points, PMID: 31925606, PP4_Moderate). The variant has been reported to segregate with childhood-onset severe retinal dystrophy through the proband plus 2 similarly affected relatives, with the variant present in the homozygous state (PMID: 31925606, PP1_Moderate). The computational predictor REVEL gives a score of 0.852, which is above the ClinGen LCA/eoRD VCEP threshold of ≥ 0.773 and predicts a damaging effect on RPE65 function (PP3_Moderate). The splicing impact predictor SpliceAI gives a score of 0.22, which is above the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP recommended threshold of ≥ 0.2 and predicts a damaging impact on splicing. Another missense variant in the same codon, NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.272G>A (p.Arg91Gln), has been classified as pathogenic for RPE65-related recessive retinopathy by the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP (PM5). Splicing predictions using SpliceAI are equivalent for both of these variants. The variant exhibited 0% enzymatic activity in a retinoid isomerase assay relative to the wild-type control, which is lower than the ClinGen LCA/eoRD PS3_Supporting threshold of <10% activity, indicating that it triggers a severe defect in protein function (PMID: 16754667, PS3_Supporting). In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as pathogenic for RPE65-related recessive retinopathy based on the ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen LCA / eoRD VCEP: PM2_Supporting, PM3_strong, PP4_moderate, PP1_moderate, PP3_moderate, PM5, and PS3_supporting. (VCEP specifications version 1.0.0; date of approval 09/21/2023). -

Autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa

Pathogenic:1

Nov 22, 2016

Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:literature only

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Abnormality of the eye

Pathogenic:1

Jul 10, 2021

Kariminejad - Najmabadi Pathology & Genetics Center

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Leber congenital amaurosis;C3151086:Retinitis pigmentosa 20;CN239301:RPE65-related disorder

Pathogenic:1

UNC Molecular Genetics Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:research

The RPE65 c.271C>T (p.R91W) variant has been reported in the homozygous or compound heterozygous state in individuals with Leber congenital amaurosis, retinitis pigmentosa, or inherited retinal degeneration (PMID: 9501220; 10937591; 11095629; 18682808; 19117922; 21153841). -

Leber congenital amaurosis 2;C3151086:Retinitis pigmentosa 20;C5231465:Retinitis pigmentosa 87 with choroidal involvement

Pathogenic:1

Mar 12, 2024

Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Retinitis pigmentosa

Pathogenic:1

Apr 01, 2018

Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:research

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Pathogenic

0.89

BayesDel_addAF

Pathogenic

0.26

BayesDel_noAF

Pathogenic

0.45

CADD

Pathogenic

(source)

DANN

Pathogenic

1.0

DEOGEN2

Pathogenic

0.93

Eigen

Pathogenic

0.69

Eigen_PC

Uncertain

0.62

FATHMM_MKL

Uncertain

0.92

LIST_S2

Pathogenic

0.99

M_CAP

Uncertain

0.18

MetaRNN

Pathogenic

0.86

MetaSVM

Pathogenic

0.94

MutationAssessor

Uncertain

2.6

PhyloP100

3.1

PrimateAI

Pathogenic

0.85

PROVEAN

Uncertain

-3.1

REVEL

Pathogenic

0.85

Sift

Uncertain

0.012

Sift4G

Uncertain

0.014

Polyphen

1.0

Vest4

0.94

MVP

1.0

MPC

0.36

ClinPred

0.78

GERP RS

4.0

Varity_R

0.63

gMVP

0.83

Mutation Taster

=17/83

disease causing (ClinVar)

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.22

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

DS_AL_spliceai

0.22

Position offset: 25

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

Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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