NM_000916.4:c.-238-34A>C

Variant names:

• chr3-8768625-T-G
• rs237915
• NM_000916.4:c.-238-34A>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2 BP4_Strong

The NM_000916.4(OXTR):​c.-238-34A>C variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00016 in 6,262 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 31)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.00016 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: OXTR NM_000916.4 intron
• Clinical Significance: Not reported in ClinVar
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.499
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

OXTR (HGNC:8529): (oxytocin receptor) The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor family and acts as a receptor for oxytocin. Its activity is mediated by G proteins which activate a phosphatidylinositol-calcium second messenger system. The oxytocin-oxytocin receptor system plays an important role in the uterus during parturition. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

CAV3 (HGNC:1529): (caveolin 3) This gene encodes a caveolin family member, which functions as a component of the caveolae plasma membranes found in most cell types. Caveolin proteins are proposed to be scaffolding proteins for organizing and concentrating certain caveolin-interacting molecules. Mutations identified in this gene lead to interference with protein oligomerization or intra-cellular routing, disrupting caveolae formation and resulting in Limb-Girdle muscular dystrophy type-1C (LGMD-1C), hyperCKemia or rippling muscle disease (RMD). Alternative splicing has been identified for this locus, with inclusion or exclusion of a differentially spliced intron. In addition, transcripts utilize multiple polyA sites and contain two potential translation initiation sites. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

CAV3 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• caveolinopathy

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1C

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• long QT syndrome 9

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE, LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
• rippling muscle disease 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
• distal myopathy, Tateyama type

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• inherited rippling muscle disease

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Brugada syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: PanelApp Australia
• long QT syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.76).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
OXTR	NM_000916.4	c.-238-34A>C		intron_variant	Intron 1 of 3	ENST00000316793.8	NP_000907.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
OXTR	ENST00000316793.8	c.-238-34A>C		intron_variant	Intron 1 of 3	1	NM_000916.4	ENSP00000324270.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.000160 AC: 1 AN: 6262 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 0 AF XY: 0.000316 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 3164

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

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 310

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 154

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 286

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 214

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 62

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 254

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 18

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.000220 AC: 1 AN: 4552

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 412

⚠️ 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.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 31

ClinVar

Not reported in ClinVar

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.76
CADD	Benign	5.2
DANN	Benign	0.77
PhyloP100		-0.50
PromoterAI		-0.034	Neutral

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs237915; hg19: chr3-8810311;