NM_000551.4:c.255G>A

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -11 ACMG points: 0P and 11B. BP4_ModerateBP6_Very_StrongBP7

The NM_000551.4(VHL):c.255G>A(p.Leu85Leu) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000499 in 1,603,432 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. L85L) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000013 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000041 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

VHL
NM_000551.4 synonymous

Scores

Clinical Significance

Benign/Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.727

Publications

2 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

VHL (HGNC:12687): (von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor) This gene encodes a component of a ubiquitination complex. The encoded protein is involved in the ubiquitination and degradation of hypoxia-inducible-factor (HIF), which is a transcription factor that plays a central role in the regulation of gene expression by oxygen. In addition to oxygen-related gene expression, this protein plays a role in many other cellular processes including cilia formation, cytokine signaling, regulation of senescence, and formation of the extracellular matrix. Variants of this gene are associated with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, pheochromocytoma, erythrocytosis, renal cell carcinoma, and cerebellar hemangioblastoma. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2022]

VHL Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

pheochromocytoma
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P
von Hippel-Lindau disease
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Orphanet
renal cell carcinoma
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
autosomal recessive secondary polycythemia not associated with VHL gene
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
Chuvash polycythemia
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet
hereditary pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

VHL links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -11 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.34).

BP6

Variant 3-10142102-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr3-10142102-G-A is described in ClinVar as Benign/Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 230334.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

BP7

Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=0.727 with no splicing effect.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
VHL	NM_000551.4 link	c.255G>A	p.Leu85Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 1 of 3	ENST00000256474.3	NP_000542.1	P40337-1A0A024R2F2
VHL	NM_001354723.2 link	c.255G>A	p.Leu85Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 1 of 3		NP_001341652.1
VHL	NM_198156.3 link	c.255G>A	p.Leu85Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 1 of 2		NP_937799.1	P40337-2A0A0S2Z4K1
VHL	NR_176335.1 link	n.325G>A		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 1 of 4

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
VHL	ENST00000256474.3 link	c.255G>A	p.Leu85Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 1 of 3	1	NM_000551.4	ENSP00000256474.3		P40337-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000131

AC:

AN:

152212

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00

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

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.00000413

AC:

AN:

1451220

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00000138

AC XY:

AN XY:

722302

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33464

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44676

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26094

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39678

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86232

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

43346

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5762

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00000540

AC:

AN:

1111704

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

60264

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.492

Heterozygous variant carriers

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Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

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GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000131

AC:

AN:

152212

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

74358

show subpopulations

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

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

41460

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15290

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3466

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5184

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4834

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10616

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

316

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000294

AC:

AN:

68040

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2094

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. (p-value = 0.00000000770867), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.400

Heterozygous variant carriers

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Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Variant carriers

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Age

Alfa

AF:

0.0000268

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Benign/Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome

Benign:1

Jun 10, 2025

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is considered benign. This variant is a silent/synonymous amino acid change and it is not expected to impact splicing. -

Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome;C1837915:Chuvash polycythemia

Benign:1

Dec 18, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome

Benign:1

Mar 04, 2015

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.34

CADD

Benign

8.0

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.96

PhyloP100

0.73

PromoterAI

0.026

Neutral

(source)

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.0

RBP_regulation_power_radar

1.7

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.0

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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