NM_001303256.3:c.1812G>A

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points: 6P and 0B. PM2PP3_Strong

The NM_001303256.3(MORC2):c.1812G>A(p.Glu604Glu) variant causes a splice region, synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000124 in 1,613,422 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MORC2
NM_001303256.3 splice_region, synonymous

Scores

Splicing: ADA: 1.000

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 2.39

Publications

0 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

MORC2 (HGNC:23573): (MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2) This gene encodes a member of the Microrchidia (MORC) protein superfamily. The encoded protein is known to regulate the condensation of heterochromatin in response to DNA damage and play a role in repressing transcription. The protein has been found to regulate the activity of ATP citrate lyase via specific interaction with this enzyme in the cytosol of lipogenic breast cancer cells. The protein also plays a role in lipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]

MORC2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
developmental delay, impaired growth, dysmorphic facies, and axonal neuropathy
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
Leigh syndrome
Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen

MORC2 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points.

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

PP3

Splicing predictors support a deleterious effect. Scorers claiming Pathogenic: dbscSNV1_ADA, dbscSNV1_RF, max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MORC2	NM_001303256.3 link	c.1812G>A	p.Glu604Glu	splice_region_variant, synonymous_variant	Exon 18 of 26	ENST00000397641.8	NP_001290185.1	Q9Y6X9-1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MORC2	ENST00000397641.8 link	c.1812G>A	p.Glu604Glu	splice_region_variant, synonymous_variant	Exon 18 of 26	5	NM_001303256.3	ENSP00000380763.2		Q9Y6X9-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.00000657

AC:

AN:

152124

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:

0.0000147

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

250036

AF XY:

0.00

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:

0.00

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

6.84e-7

AC:

AN:

1461298

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

726854

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33468

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44628

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26102

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39698

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86070

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53398

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

8.99e-7

AC:

AN:

1111784

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

60382

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.425

Heterozygous variant carriers

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Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

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GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.00000657

AC:

AN:

152124

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000135

AC XY:

AN XY:

74304

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:

41438

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15278

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3470

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5186

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4810

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10606

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

316

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000147

AC:

AN:

68020

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2088

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

Genome Het

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Alfa

AF:

0.0000370

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z

Uncertain:1

Mar 25, 2018

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. Nucleotide substitutions within the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site, but this prediction has not been confirmed by published transcriptional studies. This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals with MORC2-related disease. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This sequence change affects codon 542 of the MORC2 mRNA. It is a 'silent' change, meaning that it does not change the encoded amino acid sequence of the MORC2 protein. This variant also falls at the last nucleotide of exon 19 of the MORC2 coding sequence, which is part of the consensus splice site for this exon. -

not provided

Uncertain:1

May 30, 2024

GeneDx

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

In silico analysis supports a deleterious effect on splicing; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.25

CADD

Benign

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.88

PhyloP100

2.4

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

dbscSNV1_ADA

Pathogenic

1.0

dbscSNV1_RF

Pathogenic

0.96

Splicevardb

3.0

SpliceAI score (max)

0.77

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

DS_DL_spliceai

0.77

Position offset: 0

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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