NM_003106.4:c.157dupC

Variant names:

• chr3-181712514-T-TC
• rs1553862958
• NM_003106.4:c.157dupC

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Moderate

The NM_003106.4(SOX2):​c.157dupC​(p.Arg53ProfsTer43) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: SOX2 NM_003106.4 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, single submitter P:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.65
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

SOX2 (HGNC:11195): (SRY-box transcription factor 2) This intronless gene encodes a member of the SRY-related HMG-box (SOX) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of cell fate. The product of this gene is required for stem-cell maintenance in the central nervous system, and also regulates gene expression in the stomach. Mutations in this gene have been associated with optic nerve hypoplasia and with syndromic microphthalmia, a severe form of structural eye malformation. This gene lies within an intron of another gene called SOX2 overlapping transcript (SOX2OT). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

SOX2-OT (HGNC:20209): (SOX2 overlapping transcript) This gene produces alternatively spliced long non-coding RNAs. These RNAs were observed to be upregulated in tumor cells and positively correlated to expression of the SRY-box 2 gene. Overexpression of these transcripts may promote cell proliferation. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2017]

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product does not undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. Variant is located in the 3'-most exon, not predicted to undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. There are 72 pathogenic variants in the truncated region.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 3-181712514-T-TC is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr3-181712514-T-TC is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 467821.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
SOX2	NM_003106.4	c.157dupC	p.Arg53ProfsTer43	frameshift_variant	Exon 1 of 1	ENST00000325404.3	NP_003097.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
SOX2	ENST00000325404.3	c.157dupC	p.Arg53ProfsTer43	frameshift_variant	Exon 1 of 1	6	NM_003106.4	ENSP00000323588.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Anophthalmia/microphthalmia-esophageal atresia syndrome Pathogenic:1

Jun 21, 2017

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. A different truncation downstream of this variant (p.Gln177*) has been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 12612584, 16932809). This suggests that deletion of this region of the SOX2 protein is causative of disease. This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals with a SOX2-related disease. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This sequence change results in a premature translational stop signal in the SOX2 gene (p.Arg53Profs*43). While this is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to disrupt the last 265 amino acids (~83%) of the SOX2 protein. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		7.6
Mutation Taster		=1/199	disease causing (ClinVar)

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: rs1553862958; hg19: chr3-181430302;