NM_020686.6:c.606C>T

Variant names:

• chr16-8768195-C-T
• rs1555492234
• NM_020686.6:c.606C>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -3 ACMG points: 2P and 5B. PM2 BP4_Moderate BP6_Moderate BP7

The NM_020686.6(ABAT):​c.606C>T​(p.Ala202Ala) variant causes a splice region, synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,838 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 1/1 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: ABAT NM_020686.6 splice_region, synonymous
• Clinical Significance: Likely benign criteria provided, single submitter B:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.393
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

ABAT (HGNC:23): (4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase) 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase (ABAT) is responsible for catabolism of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an important, mostly inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, into succinic semialdehyde. The active enzyme is a homodimer of 50-kD subunits complexed to pyridoxal-5-phosphate. The protein sequence is over 95% similar to the pig protein. GABA is estimated to be present in nearly one-third of human synapses. ABAT in liver and brain is controlled by 2 codominant alleles with a frequency in a Caucasian population of 0.56 and 0.44. The ABAT deficiency phenotype includes psychomotor retardation, hypotonia, hyperreflexia, lethargy, refractory seizures, and EEG abnormalities. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein isoform have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ABAT Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• GABA aminotransaminase deficiency

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE, LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics, PanelApp Australia, Orphanet, G2P
• genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy

  Inheritance: AR Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: ClinGen

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -3 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.31).
• BP6: Variant 16-8768195-C-T is Benign according to our data. Variant chr16-8768195-C-T is described in ClinVar as Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 529791.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.
• BP7: Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=0.393 with no splicing effect.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_020686.6. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	ABAT	NM_020686.6	MANE Select	c.606C>T	p.Ala202Ala	splice_region synonymous	Exon 10 of 16	NP_065737.2
	ABAT	NM_001386615.1		c.702C>T	p.Ala234Ala	splice_region synonymous	Exon 11 of 17	NP_001373544.1
	ABAT	NM_001386616.1		c.606C>T	p.Ala202Ala	splice_region synonymous	Exon 10 of 16	NP_001373545.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	ABAT	ENST00000268251.13	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.606C>T	p.Ala202Ala	splice_region synonymous	Exon 10 of 16	ENSP00000268251.8
	ABAT	ENST00000569156.5	TSL:1	c.606C>T	p.Ala202Ala	splice_region synonymous	Exon 10 of 16	ENSP00000454963.1
	ABAT	ENST00000566590.5	TSL:1	n.*346C>T		splice_region non_coding_transcript_exon	Exon 9 of 15	ENSP00000455198.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461838 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 727230

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33478

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26136

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86256

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53418

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5744

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 8.99e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1111988

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60394

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

ClinVar submissions as Germline

Significance: Likely benign

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Pathogenic	VUS	Benign	Condition
-	-	1	Gamma-aminobutyric acid transaminase deficiency (1)

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.31
CADD	Benign	9.7
DANN	Benign	0.72
PhyloP100		0.39
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7

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: rs1555492234; hg19: chr16-8862052;