NM_000939.4:c.*63C>A

Variant names:

• chr2-25161018-G-T
• rs1042571
• NM_000939.4:c.*63C>A

Variant summary

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

The NM_000939.4(POMC):​c.*63C>A variant causes a 3 prime UTR change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. 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: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0 (0 hom.)
  • Failed GnomAD Quality Control
• Consequence: POMC NM_000939.4 3_prime_UTR
• Clinical Significance: Not reported in ClinVar
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.880
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

POMC (HGNC:9201): (proopiomelanocortin) This gene encodes a preproprotein that undergoes extensive, tissue-specific, post-translational processing via cleavage by subtilisin-like enzymes known as prohormone convertases. There are eight potential cleavage sites within the preproprotein and, depending on tissue type and the available convertases, processing may yield as many as ten biologically active peptides involved in diverse cellular functions. The encoded protein is synthesized mainly in corticotroph cells of the anterior pituitary where four cleavage sites are used; adrenocorticotrophin, essential for normal steroidogenesis and the maintenance of normal adrenal weight, and lipotropin beta are the major end products. In other tissues, including the hypothalamus, placenta, and epithelium, all cleavage sites may be used, giving rise to peptides with roles in pain and energy homeostasis, melanocyte stimulation, and immune modulation. These include several distinct melanotropins, lipotropins, and endorphins that are contained within the adrenocorticotrophin and beta-lipotropin peptides. The antimicrobial melanotropin alpha peptide exhibits antibacterial and antifungal activity. Mutations in this gene have been associated with early onset obesity, adrenal insufficiency, and red hair pigmentation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]

POMC Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• obesity due to pro-opiomelanocortin deficiency

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp, Orphanet, Ambry Genetics
• inherited obesity

  Inheritance: SD, AD Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

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=-0.9).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
POMC	NM_000939.4	c.*63C>A		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 3 of 3	ENST00000395826.7	NP_000930.1
POMC	NM_001035256.3	c.*63C>A		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 4 of 4		NP_001030333.1
POMC	NM_001319204.2	c.*63C>A		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 4 of 4		NP_001306133.1
POMC	NM_001319205.2	c.*63C>A		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 3 of 3		NP_001306134.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
POMC	ENST00000395826.7	c.*63C>A		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 3 of 3	2	NM_000939.4	ENSP00000379170.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AC0 AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1455812 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 723980

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33296

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44124

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 25942

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39622

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86056

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 51402

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5696

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1109600

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60074

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Not reported in ClinVar

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.90
CADD	Benign	4.4
DANN	Benign	0.72
PhyloP100		0.88

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: rs1042571; hg19: chr2-25383887;