NM_000350.3:c.1239+1G>C

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000350.3(ABCA4):c.1239+1G>C variant causes a splice donor, intron change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000124 in 1,614,068 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. 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 Pathogenic (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

ABCA4
NM_000350.3 splice_donor, intron

Scores

Splicing: ADA: 1.000

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:6

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.49

Publications

3 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

ABCA4 (HGNC:34): (ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 4) The membrane-associated protein encoded by this gene is a member of the superfamily of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. ABC proteins transport various molecules across extra- and intracellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, White). This protein is a member of the ABC1 subfamily. Members of the ABC1 subfamily comprise the only major ABC subfamily found exclusively in multicellular eukaryotes. This protein is a retina-specific ABC transporter with N-retinylidene-PE as a substrate. It is expressed exclusively in retina photoreceptor cells, and the gene product mediates transport of an essental molecule, all-trans-retinal aldehyde (atRAL), across the photoreceptor cell membrane. Mutations in this gene are found in patients diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a form of juvenile-onset macular degeneration. Mutations in this gene are also associated with retinitis pigmentosa-19, cone-rod dystrophy type 3, early-onset severe retinal dystrophy, fundus flavimaculatus, and macular degeneration age-related 2. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2019]

ABCA4 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

ABCA4-related retinopathy
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
cone-rod dystrophy 3
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Ambry Genetics
severe early-childhood-onset retinal dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
retinitis pigmentosa 19
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
cone-rod dystrophy
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
retinitis pigmentosa
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
Stargardt disease
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ABCA4 links:

LOC124904222 (HGNC:):

LOC124904222 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 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.

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

PP5

Variant 1-94079321-C-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr1-94079321-C-G is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 236079.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
ABCA4	NM_000350.3 link	c.1239+1G>C	splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 9 of 49	ENST00000370225.4	NP_000341.2	P78363Q6AI28
ABCA4	NM_001425324.1 link	c.1239+1G>C	splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 9 of 48		NP_001412253.1
LOC124904222	XR_007066231.1 link	n.203-4408C>G	intron_variant	Intron 1 of 1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
ABCA4	ENST00000370225.4 link	c.1239+1G>C		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 9 of 49	1	NM_000350.3	ENSP00000359245.3		P78363
ABCA4	ENST00000649773.1 link	c.1239+1G>C		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 9 of 18			ENSP00000496882.1		A0A3B3IRV8

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.00000657

AC:

AN:

152196

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.0000241

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:

0.00

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.00000398

AC:

AN:

251456

AF XY:

0.00

show subpopulations

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:

0.00000879

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

6.84e-7

AC:

AN:

1461872

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

727240

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33480

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26134

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39700

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86258

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53420

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5766

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

8.99e-7

AC:

AN:

1111994

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

60396

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.625

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.00000657

AC:

AN:

152196

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000135

AC XY:

AN XY:

74344

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.0000241

AC:

AN:

41442

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15284

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5198

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4826

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10620

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

316

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

68032

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2094

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.475

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Alfa

AF:

0.00

Hom.:

ExAC

AF:

0.00000824

AC:

EpiCase

AF:

0.00

EpiControl

AF:

0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:6

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided

Pathogenic:3

Oct 23, 2020

Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University Hospital Tübingen

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Oct 25, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 9 of the ABCA4 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in ABCA4 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 10958761, 24938718, 25312043, 26780318). This variant is present in population databases (rs765707028, gnomAD 0.004%). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individual(s) with Stargardt disease (PMID: 19265867, 28118664). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 236079). Studies have shown that disruption of this splice site alters mRNA splicing and is expected to lead to the loss of protein expression (PMID: 28118664). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Dec 01, 2022

CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Severe early-childhood-onset retinal dystrophy

Pathogenic:1

Jan 01, 2016

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

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing;in vitro

- -

Retinal dystrophy

Pathogenic:1

Jan 01, 2010

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

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Retinitis pigmentosa

Pathogenic:1

Jan 17, 2025

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

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: ABCA4 c.1239+1G>C is located in a canonical splice-site and is predicted to affect mRNA splicing resulting in a significantly altered protein due to either exon skipping, shortening, or inclusion of intronic material. Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing and loss of ABCA4 function. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Four predict the variant abolishes athe canonical 5' splicing donor site. At least one publication reports experimental evidence that this variant affects mRNA splicing by skipping exon 9 (Schulz_2017). The variant allele was found at a frequency of 4e-06 in 251456 control chromosomes. c.1239+1G>C has been reported in the literature in at-least two individuals affected with Retinitis Pigmentosa (Tanaka_2018,Weisschuh_2020) . These data indicate that the variant may be associated with disease. The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 28947085, 32531858, 28118664). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 236079). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_addAF

Pathogenic

0.41

BayesDel_noAF

Pathogenic

0.35

CADD

Pathogenic

(source)

DANN

Uncertain

1.0

Eigen

Pathogenic

1.2

Eigen_PC

Pathogenic

1.0

FATHMM_MKL

Uncertain

0.96

PhyloP100

7.5

GERP RS

5.4

Mutation Taster

=0/100

disease causing (ClinVar)

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

dbscSNV1_ADA

Pathogenic

1.0

dbscSNV1_RF

Pathogenic

0.94

SpliceAI score (max)

0.93

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

DS_DL_spliceai

0.93

Position offset: 1

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

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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