NM_004006.3:c.4518+5G>C

Variant names:

• chrX-32389496-C-G
• rs398123960
• NM_004006.3:c.4518+5G>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points: 6P and 0B. PM2 PP3_Strong

The NM_004006.3(DMD):​c.4518+5G>C variant causes a splice region, intron change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. 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: not found (cov: 22)
• Consequence: DMD NM_004006.3 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 4.35
• Publications: 1 publications found

Genes affected

DMD (HGNC:2928): (dystrophin) This gene spans a genomic range of greater than 2 Mb and encodes a large protein containing an N-terminal actin-binding domain and multiple spectrin repeats. The encoded protein forms a component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC), which bridges the inner cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix. Deletions, duplications, and point mutations at this gene locus may cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), or cardiomyopathy. Alternative promoter usage and alternative splicing result in numerous distinct transcript variants and protein isoforms for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2016]

DMD Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Becker muscular dystrophy

  Inheritance: XL Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Orphanet
• dilated cardiomyopathy 3B

  Inheritance: XL Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
• Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy

  Inheritance: XL Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Myriad Women’s Health
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy

  Inheritance: XL Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Orphanet
• progressive muscular dystrophy

  Inheritance: XL Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• non-syndromic X-linked intellectual disability

  Inheritance: XL Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• symptomatic form of muscular dystrophy of Duchenne and Becker in female carriers

  Inheritance: XL Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ACMG classification

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
DMD	NM_004006.3	c.4518+5G>C		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 32 of 78	ENST00000357033.9	NP_003997.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
DMD	ENST00000357033.9	c.4518+5G>C		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 32 of 78	1	NM_004006.3	ENSP00000354923.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 22

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 30

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 22

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:1

Sep 11, 2013

Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy Uncertain:1

Aug 22, 2021

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. This variant disrupts the c.4518+5G nucleotide in the DMD gene. Other variant(s) that disrupt this nucleotide have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 15979033, 21969337, 23453023, 28859693). This suggests that this nucleotide is clinically significant, and that variants that disrupt this position are likely to be disease-causing. Variants that disrupt 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. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 94631). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with DMD-related conditions. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This sequence change falls in intron 32 of the DMD gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the DMD protein. It affects a nucleotide within the consensus splice site of the intron. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.23
CADD	Pathogenic	26
DANN	Benign	0.95
PhyloP100		4.3

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.94
SpliceAI score (max)		0.92		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai		0.81		Position offset: -23
DS_DL_spliceai		0.92		Position offset: 5

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs398123960; hg19: chrX-32407613;