NM_004260.4:c.354+5G>T

Variant names:

• chr8-144517045-C-A
• rs780212446
• NM_004260.4:c.354+5G>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2 BP4_Strong

The NM_004260.4(RECQL4):​c.354+5G>T variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000687 in 1,455,566 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 predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 34)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.9e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: RECQL4 NM_004260.4 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.00008406
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 2.05
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

RECQL4 (HGNC:9949): (RecQ like helicase 4) The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA helicase that belongs to the RecQ helicase family. DNA helicases unwind double-stranded DNA into single-stranded DNAs and may modulate chromosome segregation. This gene is predominantly expressed in thymus and testis. Mutations in this gene are associated with Rothmund-Thomson, RAPADILINO and Baller-Gerold syndromes. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]

RECQL4 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Baller-Gerold syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, G2P, Orphanet
• Rothmund-Thomson syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• Rothmund-Thomson syndrome type 2

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp, G2P
• osteosarcoma

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• rapadilino syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.78).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
RECQL4	NM_004260.4	c.354+5G>T		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 4 of 20	ENST00000617875.6	NP_004251.4

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
RECQL4	ENST00000617875.6	c.354+5G>T		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 4 of 20	1	NM_004260.4	ENSP00000482313.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 34

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000406 AC: 1 AN: 246324 AF XY: 0.00000745

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.0000558

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.87e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1455566 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 722976

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33382

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44558

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26042

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.0000253 AC: 1 AN: 39548

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86120

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 51958

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5754

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1108124

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60080

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 34

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Baller-Gerold syndrome Uncertain:1

Mar 13, 2022

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change falls in intron 4 of the RECQL4 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the RECQL4 protein. It affects a nucleotide within the consensus splice site. This variant is present in population databases (rs780212446, gnomAD 0.006%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with RECQL4-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 459489). 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. 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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.78
CADD	Benign	11
DANN	Benign	0.75
PhyloP100		2.0
PromoterAI		0.025	Neutral
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		2.1

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Benign	0.000084
dbscSNV1_RF	Benign	0.022
SpliceAI score (max)		0.030		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: rs780212446; hg19: chr8-145742429;