NM_001927.4:c.541G>C

Variant names:

• chr2-219419003-G-C
• rs1297244198
• NM_001927.4:c.541G>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points: 4P and 0B. PM2 PP3_Moderate

The NM_001927.4(DES):​c.541G>C​(p.Asp181His) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000136 in 1,395,874 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.000014 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: DES NM_001927.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:4
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 9.72

Genes affected

DES (HGNC:2770): (desmin) This gene encodes a muscle-specific class III intermediate filament. Homopolymers of this protein form a stable intracytoplasmic filamentous network connecting myofibrils to each other and to the plasma membrane. Mutations in this gene are associated with desmin-related myopathy, a familial cardiac and skeletal myopathy (CSM), and with distal myopathies. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.909

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
DES	NM_001927.4	c.541G>C	p.Asp181His	missense_variant	Exon 1 of 9	ENST00000373960.4	NP_001918.3

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
DES	ENST00000373960.4	c.541G>C	p.Asp181His	missense_variant	Exon 1 of 9	1	NM_001927.4	ENSP00000363071.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.0000136 AC: 19 AN: 1395874 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 91 AF XY: 0.0000102 AC XY: 7 AN XY: 688826

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome AF: 0.0000167

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.0000172

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

Bravo AF: 0.00000756

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:4

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Desmin-related myofibrillar myopathy Uncertain:1

Dec 15, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces aspartic acid, which is acidic and polar, with histidine, which is basic and polar, at codon 181 of the DES protein (p.Asp181His). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with DES-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 474289). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) has been performed for this missense variant. However, the output from this modeling did not meet the statistical confidence thresholds required to predict the impact of this variant on DES protein function. 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. -

Cardiomyopathy Uncertain:1

Nov 20, 2017

CHEO Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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not provided Uncertain:1

Nov 12, 2021

AiLife Diagnostics, AiLife Diagnostics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Cardiovascular phenotype Uncertain:1

Apr 22, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.541G>C (p.D181H) alteration is located in exon 1 (coding exon 1) of the DES gene. This alteration results from a G to C substitution at nucleotide position 541, causing the aspartic acid (D) at amino acid position 181 to be replaced by a histidine (H). Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.90
CardioboostCm	Uncertain	0.82
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.43	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.39
CADD	Pathogenic	33
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Pathogenic	0.85	D
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.91
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.83
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.97	D
LIST_S2	Pathogenic	0.99	D
M_CAP	Uncertain	0.18	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.91	D
MetaSVM	Uncertain	0.67	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	3.4	M
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.73	T
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-6.1	D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.81
Sift	Uncertain	0.0030	D
Sift4G	Uncertain	0.035	D
Polyphen		1.0	D
Vest4		0.89
MutPred		0.60		Gain of MoRF binding (P = 0.0359);
MVP		0.97
MPC		2.2
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		4.6
Varity_R		0.86
gMVP		0.86

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.020		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1297244198; hg19: chr2-220283725;