NM_021954.4:c.-18+609G>C

Variant names:

• chr13-20160281-C-G
• rs7984378
• NM_021954.4:c.-18+609G>C

Variant summary

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

The NM_021954.4(GJA3):​c.-18+609G>C variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: GJA3 NM_021954.4 intron
• Clinical Significance: Not reported in ClinVar
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -2.74
• Publications: 6 publications found

Genes affected

GJA3 (HGNC:4277): (gap junction protein alpha 3) The protein encoded by this gene is a connexin and is a component of lens fiber gap junctions. Defects in this gene are a cause of zonular pulverulent cataract type 3 (CZP3). [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]

GJA3 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• cataract 14 multiple types

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• early-onset nuclear cataract

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• early-onset posterior polar cataract

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• pulverulent cataract

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ENSG00000299362 (HGNC:):

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=-0.84).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
GJA3	NM_021954.4	c.-18+609G>C		intron_variant	Intron 1 of 1	ENST00000241125.4	NP_068773.2
GJA3	XM_011535048.3	c.-18+985G>C		intron_variant	Intron 1 of 1		XP_011533350.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
GJA3	ENST00000241125.4	c.-18+609G>C		intron_variant	Intron 1 of 1	3	NM_021954.4	ENSP00000241125.3
ENSG00000299362	ENST00000762843.1	n.134-5267C>G		intron_variant	Intron 1 of 1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

We have no GnomAD4 exomes data on this position. Probably position not covered by the project.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 11807

ClinVar

Not reported in ClinVar

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.84
CADD	Benign	0.074
DANN	Benign	0.41
PhyloP100		-2.7

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.010		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: rs7984378; hg19: chr13-20734420;