NM_177438.3:c.438+6A>C

Variant names:

• chr14-95131503-T-G
• rs1555376154
• NM_177438.3:c.438+6A>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points: 2P and 2B. PM2 BP4_Moderate

The NM_177438.3(DICER1):​c.438+6A>C variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000685 in 1,460,688 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: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: DICER1 NM_177438.3 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.0005559
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.0820
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

DICER1 (HGNC:17098): (dicer 1, ribonuclease III) This gene encodes a protein possessing an RNA helicase motif containing a DEXH box in its amino terminus and an RNA motif in the carboxy terminus. The encoded protein functions as a ribonuclease and is required by the RNA interference and small temporal RNA (stRNA) pathways to produce the active small RNA component that represses gene expression. This protein also acts as a strong antiviral agent with activity against RNA viruses, including the Zika and SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2021]

DICER1 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• DICER1-related tumor predisposition

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• pleuropulmonary blastoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• DICER1 syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• global developmental delay - lung cysts - overgrowth - Wilms tumor syndrome

  Inheritance: Unknown Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.34).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
DICER1	NM_177438.3	c.438+6A>C		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 4 of 26	ENST00000343455.8	NP_803187.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
DICER1	ENST00000343455.8	c.438+6A>C		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 4 of 26	1	NM_177438.3	ENSP00000343745.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.85e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1460688 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 30 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 726740

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000299 AC: 1 AN: 33460

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44716

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26114

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39666

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86228

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53386

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5764

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111000

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60354

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

DICER1-related tumor predisposition Uncertain:1

Nov 14, 2023

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 DICER1 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the DICER1 protein. It affects a nucleotide within the consensus splice site. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with DICER1-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 543573). 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 is not likely to affect RNA splicing. 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	-0.34
CADD	Benign	16
DANN	Benign	0.88
PhyloP100		0.082

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Benign	0.00056
dbscSNV1_RF	Benign	0.012
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: rs1555376154; hg19: chr14-95597840;