NM_001099404.2:c.999-520G>A
Variant names: 
Variant summary
Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -12 ACMG points: 0P and 12B. BP4_StrongBA1
The NM_001099404.2(SCN5A):c.999-520G>A variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0215 in 152,252 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 141 homozygotes. 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: 𝑓 0.021   (  141   hom.,  cov: 33) 
Consequence
 SCN5A
NM_001099404.2 intron
NM_001099404.2 intron
Scores
 2
Clinical Significance
 Not reported in ClinVar 
Conservation
 PhyloP100:  -0.724  
Publications
6 publications found 
Genes affected
 SCN5A  (HGNC:10593):  (sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 5) The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein and tetrodotoxin-resistant voltage-gated sodium channel subunit. This protein is found primarily in cardiac muscle and is responsible for the initial upstroke of the action potential in an electrocardiogram. Defects in this gene have been associated with long QT syndrome type 3 (LQT3), atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, and Brugada syndrome 1, all autosomal dominant cardiac diseases. Alternative splicing results in several transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, May 2022] 
SCN5A Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
- Brugada syndromeInheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Orphanet
- Brugada syndrome 1Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
- dilated cardiomyopathyInheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
- dilated cardiomyopathy 1EInheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
- familial long QT syndromeInheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
- long QT syndrome 3Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P
- sick sinus syndrome 1Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
- progressive familial heart block, type 1AInheritance: SD, AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Genomics England PanelApp
- atrial standstillInheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- familial atrial fibrillationInheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathyInheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- familial sick sinus syndromeInheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- paroxysmal familial ventricular fibrillationInheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- progressive familial heart blockInheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyInheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen
- catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardiaInheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen
- short QT syndromeInheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen
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ACMG classification
Classification was made for transcript
Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -12 ACMG points.
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.88). 
BA1
GnomAd4 highest subpopulation (AFR) allele frequency at 95% confidence interval = 0.0723  is higher than 0.05. 
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes  0.0215  AC: 3269AN: 152134Hom.:  141  Cov.: 33 show subpopulations 
GnomAD3 genomes 
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3269
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152134
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Cov.: 
33
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We have no GnomAD4 exomes data on this position. Probably position not covered by the project.
GnomAD4 genome  0.0215  AC: 3268AN: 152252Hom.:  141  Cov.: 33 AF XY:  0.0205  AC XY: 1525AN XY: 74446 show subpopulations 
GnomAD4 genome 
 AF: 
AC: 
3268
AN: 
152252
Hom.: 
Cov.: 
33
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AC XY: 
1525
AN XY: 
74446
show subpopulations 
African (AFR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
3097
AN: 
41550
American (AMR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
105
AN: 
15304
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) 
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AC: 
1
AN: 
3472
East Asian (EAS) 
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AC: 
0
AN: 
5162
South Asian (SAS) 
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AC: 
3
AN: 
4820
European-Finnish (FIN) 
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AC: 
0
AN: 
10618
Middle Eastern (MID) 
 AF: 
AC: 
1
AN: 
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE) 
 AF: 
AC: 
20
AN: 
68008
Other (OTH) 
 AF: 
AC: 
41
AN: 
2114
 Allele Balance Distribution 
 Red line indicates average allele balance 
 Average allele balance: 0.500 
Heterozygous variant carriers
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Allele balance
Age Distribution
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Asia WGS 
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9
AN: 
3478
ClinVar
Not reported inComputational scores
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Prediction
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 Benign 
 DANN 
 Benign 
 PhyloP100 
Splicing
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 SpliceAI score (max) 
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
 Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at 
Publications
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