NM_000426.4:c.4437-5T>A

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -18 ACMG points: 0P and 18B. BP4_ModerateBP6_Very_StrongBS1BS2

The NM_000426.4(LAMA2):c.4437-5T>A variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00821 in 1,611,536 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 78 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0055 ( 5 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.0085 ( 73 hom. )

Consequence

LAMA2
NM_000426.4 splice_region, intron

Scores

Splicing: ADA: 0.8827

Clinical Significance

Benign/Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:12

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.73

Publications

5 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

LAMA2 (HGNC:6482): (laminin subunit alpha 2) Laminin, an extracellular protein, is a major component of the basement membrane. It is thought to mediate the attachment, migration, and organization of cells into tissues during embryonic development by interacting with other extracellular matrix components. It is composed of three subunits, alpha, beta, and gamma, which are bound to each other by disulfide bonds into a cross-shaped molecule. This gene encodes the alpha 2 chain, which constitutes one of the subunits of laminin 2 (merosin) and laminin 4 (s-merosin). Mutations in this gene have been identified as the cause of congenital merosin-deficient muscular dystrophy. Two transcript variants encoding different proteins have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

LAMA2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

congenital merosin-deficient muscular dystrophy 1A
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Myriad Women’s Health, G2P
LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal recessive 23
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

LAMA2 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -18 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.46).

BP6

Variant 6-129349293-T-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr6-129349293-T-A is described in ClinVar as Benign/Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 92958.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

BS1

Variant frequency is greater than expected in population nfe. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.00547 (833/152300) while in subpopulation NFE AF = 0.00866 (589/68028). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.00808. There are 5 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 377 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 32. This position passed quality control check.

BS2

High Homozygotes in GnomAd4 at 5 AR gene

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
LAMA2	NM_000426.4 link	c.4437-5T>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 30 of 64	ENST00000421865.3	NP_000417.3
LAMA2	NM_001079823.2 link	c.4437-5T>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 30 of 63		NP_001073291.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
LAMA2	ENST00000421865.3 link	c.4437-5T>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 30 of 64	5	NM_000426.4	ENSP00000400365.2		P24043

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.00549

AC:

835

AN:

152182

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00220

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.00314

Gnomad ASJ

AF:

0.0127

Gnomad EAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad SAS

AF:

0.00290

Gnomad FIN

AF:

0.00254

Gnomad MID

AF:

0.0190

Gnomad NFE

AF:

0.00866

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00765

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.00581

AC:

1459

AN:

251334

AF XY:

0.00608

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00154

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.00315

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.0149

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00296

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.00837

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.0106

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.00849

AC:

12394

AN:

1459236

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00829

AC XY:

6017

AN XY:

726094

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00126

AC:

AN:

33426

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00335

AC:

150

AN:

44712

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.0146

AC:

381

AN:

26080

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39656

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00326

AC:

281

AN:

86226

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00302

AC:

161

AN:

53380

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.0118

AC:

AN:

5760

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00956

AC:

10607

AN:

1109718

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.0117

AC:

704

AN:

60278

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.415

Heterozygous variant carriers

551

1102

1652

2203

2754

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Exome Hom

Variant carriers

408

816

1224

1632

2040

<30

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:

0.00547

AC:

833

AN:

152300

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00506

AC XY:

377

AN XY:

74468

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00217

AC:

AN:

41564

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00314

AC:

AN:

15288

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.0127

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5190

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00290

AC:

AN:

4820

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00254

AC:

AN:

10618

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.0170

AC:

AN:

294

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00866

AC:

589

AN:

68028

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00757

AC:

AN:

2114

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.503

Heterozygous variant carriers

120

160

200

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Genome Hom

Variant carriers

100

<30

30-35

35-40

40-45

45-50

50-55

55-60

60-65

65-70

70-75

75-80

>80

Age

Alfa

AF:

0.00856

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.00542

Asia WGS

AF:

0.00115

AC:

AN:

3478

EpiCase

AF:

0.00971

EpiControl

AF:

0.00877

ClinVar

Significance: Benign/Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:12

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified

Benign:6

Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center

Significance:Benign

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Apr 17, 2013

Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jun 25, 2021

Athena Diagnostics

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Sep 06, 2017

Institute for Genomic Medicine (IGM) Clinical Laboratory, Nationwide Children's Hospital

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

BS1, BS2, BP6; This alteration has an allele frequency that is greater than expected for the associated disease, was seen in a healthy adult where full penetrance of the disorder is expected at an early age, and was reported as a benign/likely benign alteration by a reputable source (ClinVar or other correspondence from a clinical testing laboratory). -

Mar 04, 2016

GeneDx

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is considered likely benign or benign based on one or more of the following criteria: it is a conservative change, it occurs at a poorly conserved position in the protein, it is predicted to be benign by multiple in silico algorithms, and/or has population frequency not consistent with disease. -

not provided

Benign:4

Laboratory of Diagnostic Genome Analysis, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Sep 18, 2017

Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

May 01, 2025

CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

LAMA2: BP4, BS1, BS2 -

Breakthrough Genomics, Breakthrough Genomics

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:not provided

- -

LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy

Benign:1

Jan 25, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Congenital muscular dystrophy due to partial LAMA2 deficiency

Benign:1

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score and internal cut-off values, a variant classified as likely benign is not then subjected to further curation. The score for this variant resulted in a classification of likely benign for this disease. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.46

CADD

Benign

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.85

PhyloP100

1.7

Mutation Taster

=90/10

polymorphism

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

dbscSNV1_ADA

Benign

0.88

dbscSNV1_RF

Benign

0.57

SpliceAI score (max)

0.060

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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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