NM_000454.5:c.131A>G

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 17 ACMG points: 17P and 0B. PM1PM2PP2PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000454.5(SOD1):c.131A>G(p.His44Arg) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,370 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

SOD1
NM_000454.5 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:8

Conservation

PhyloP100: 8.39

Publications

31 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

SOD1 (HGNC:11179): (superoxide dismutase 1) The protein encoded by this gene binds copper and zinc ions and is one of two isozymes responsible for destroying free superoxide radicals in the body. The encoded isozyme is a soluble cytoplasmic protein, acting as a homodimer to convert naturally-occuring but harmful superoxide radicals to molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide. The other isozyme is a mitochondrial protein. In addition, this protein contains an antimicrobial peptide that displays antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-MRSA activity against E. coli, E. faecalis, S. aureus, S. aureus MRSA LPV+, S. agalactiae, and yeast C. krusei. Mutations in this gene have been implicated as causes of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Rare transcript variants have been reported for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2020]

SOD1 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1
Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: ClinGen, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
spastic tetraplegia and axial hypotonia, progressive
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

SOD1 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 17 ACMG points.

PM1

In a hotspot region, there are 12 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 0 benign, 4 uncertain in NM_000454.5

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

PP2

Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 96 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 0 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: 0.83817 (below the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: 1.2198 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spastic tetraplegia and axial hypotonia, progressive.

PP3

MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.993

PP5

Variant 21-31663848-A-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr21-31663848-A-G is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 14756.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
SOD1	NM_000454.5 link	c.131A>G	p.His44Arg	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 5	ENST00000270142.11	NP_000445.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein
SOD1	ENST00000270142.11 link	c.131A>G	p.His44Arg	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 5	1	NM_000454.5	ENSP00000270142.7
SOD1	ENST00000389995.4 link	c.74A>G	p.His25Arg	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 5	3		ENSP00000374645.4
SOD1	ENST00000470944.1 link	n.1059A>G		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 2 of 5	2
SOD1	ENST00000476106.5 link	n.394A>G		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 3 of 5	5

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

Cov.:

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.00000398

AC:

AN:

251496

AF XY:

0.00000736

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:

1461370

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

726958

show subpopulations

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33468

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44716

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26104

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39690

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86254

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53404

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5764

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

9.00e-7

AC:

AN:

1111596

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

60374

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.325

Heterozygous variant carriers

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Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

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GnomAD4 genome

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ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:8

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1

Pathogenic:3

Jan 01, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces histidine, which is basic and polar, with arginine, which is basic and polar, at codon 44 of the SOD1 protein (p.His44Arg). This variant is present in population databases (rs121912435, gnomAD 0.0009%). This missense change has been observed in individuals with autosomal dominant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (PMID: 8351519, 8446170, 9008494, 9029070, 14506936, 14658402, 22292843, 28105640, 28291249). This variant is also known as p.His43Arg. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 14756). 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 SOD1 protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects SOD1 function (PMID: 7891072, 8351519, 19483195, 21257910, 23280792). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic.

Apr 17, 2025

Human Genome Lab, NIMHANS, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The SOD1 gene encodes superoxide dismutase-1, a cytoplasmic antioxidant enzyme that metabolizes superoxide radicals to molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide, thus providing a defense against oxygen toxicity. The genomic variant c.131A>G, resulting in the amino acid substitution p.His44Arg (historically referred to as H43R), is located on the SOD1 gene and is cataloged in the dbSNP database with the identifier rs121912435. This variant has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons.

Apr 01, 1995

OMIM

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:literature only

not provided

Pathogenic:3

Oct 18, 2021

Revvity Omics, Revvity

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Oct 01, 2024

CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

SOD1: PS3, PM1, PM2, PS4:Moderate, PP2

Sep 27, 2023

Athena Diagnostics

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The frequency of this variant in the general population is consistent with pathogenicity. (Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD), Cambridge, MA (URL: http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org)) This variant has been identified in multiple unrelated individuals with autosomal dominant ALS. In some published literature, this variant is referred to as p.His43Arg. Assessment of experimental evidence suggests this variant results in abnormal protein function. (PMID: 7891072, 15634772, 19483195)

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 10

Pathogenic:1

Aug 05, 2022

Human Genetics Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

ACMG criteria used to clasify this variant: PS3, PM2, PS4, PP3

SOD1-related disorder

Pathogenic:1

Apr 09, 2024

PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

The SOD1 c.131A>G variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.His44Arg. This variant has been reported to be causative for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Deng et al. 1993. PubMed ID: 8351519; Rosen et al. 1993. PubMed ID: 8446170; Wei et al. 2017. PubMed ID: 28291249). This variant is reported in 0.00088% of alleles in individuals of European (non-Finnish) descent in gnomAD and has been consistently interpreted as pathogenic in the ClinVar database by other laboratories (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/14756/). This variant is interpreted as pathogenic.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Pathogenic

0.76

BayesDel_addAF

Pathogenic

0.55

BayesDel_noAF

Pathogenic

0.55

CADD

Benign

(source)

DANN

Uncertain

0.99

DEOGEN2

Pathogenic

0.98

D;.

Eigen

Uncertain

0.67

Eigen_PC

Uncertain

0.55

LIST_S2

Pathogenic

0.97

D;D

M_CAP

Pathogenic

0.64

MetaRNN

Pathogenic

0.99

D;D

MetaSVM

Pathogenic

1.1

MutationAssessor

Pathogenic

3.3

M;.

PhyloP100

8.4

PrimateAI

Uncertain

0.63

PROVEAN

Pathogenic

-7.4

D;D

Sift

Benign

0.16

T;T

Sift4G

Benign

0.10

T;T

Vest4

0.99

ClinPred

0.82

GERP RS

4.9

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.97

RBP_regulation_power_radar

2.1

Varity_R

0.94

gMVP

1.0

Mutation Taster

=1/99

disease causing (ClinVar)

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.0

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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