NM_181458.4:c.241G>T

Variant names:

• chr2-222297058-C-A
• rs483353059
• NM_181458.4:c.241G>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PM5 PP2 PP3_Strong PP5

The NM_181458.4(PAX3):​c.241G>T​(p.Gly81Cys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 13/22 in silico tools predict a damaging outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. G81R) has been classified as Pathogenic.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 34)
• Consequence: PAX3 NM_181458.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1 U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.90
• Publications: 4 publications found

Genes affected

PAX3 (HGNC:8617): (paired box 3) This gene is a member of the paired box (PAX) family of transcription factors. Members of the PAX family typically contain a paired box domain and a paired-type homeodomain. These genes play critical roles during fetal development. Mutations in paired box gene 3 are associated with Waardenburg syndrome, craniofacial-deafness-hand syndrome, and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. The translocation t(2;13)(q35;q14), which represents a fusion between PAX3 and the forkhead gene, is a frequent finding in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Alternative splicing results in transcripts encoding isoforms with different C-termini. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

PAX3 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• craniofacial-deafness-hand syndrome

  Inheritance: AD, Unknown Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE, LIMITED Submitted by: Orphanet, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• Waardenburg syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• Waardenburg syndrome type 1

  Inheritance: AR, AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, G2P, Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• Waardenburg syndrome type 3

  Inheritance: AR, AD Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE, LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 17 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 0 benign, 2 uncertain in NM_181458.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PM5: Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr2-222297058-C-G is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 995911.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
• PP2: Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 47 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 9 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: 1.618 (below the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: 1.7934 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to Waardenburg syndrome type 3, Waardenburg syndrome type 1, Waardenburg syndrome, craniofacial-deafness-hand syndrome.
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.993
• PP5: Variant 2-222297058-C-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr2-222297058-C-A is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 133308.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
PAX3	NM_181458.4	c.241G>T	p.Gly81Cys	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 9	ENST00000392070.7	NP_852123.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
PAX3	ENST00000392070.7	c.241G>T	p.Gly81Cys	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 9	1	NM_181458.4	ENSP00000375922.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 34

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 34

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:1

Mar 23, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. This sequence change replaces glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, with cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 81 of the PAX3 protein (p.Gly81Cys). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with Waardenburg syndrome (PMID: 25991456). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 133308). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt PAX3 protein function. This variant disrupts the p.Gly81 amino acid residue in PAX3. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been observed in individuals with PAX3-related conditions (PMID: 8490648, 20127975; Invitae), which suggests that this may be a clinically significant amino acid residue. -

Feb 25, 2022

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Reported in a patient with Waardenburg syndrome in published literature (Tang et al., 2015); however, clinical information was not provided; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 25991456) -

Waardenburg syndrome type 1 Uncertain:1

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Molecular Genetics Laboratory; Baylor College of Medicine

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: literature only

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	1.0
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.57	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.58
CADD	Pathogenic	33
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Pathogenic	0.99	.;.;.;.;.;D;.;.
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.0
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.94
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
LIST_S2	Pathogenic	0.98	D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.87	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.99	D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	0.93	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	4.0	H;H;H;H;H;H;H;H
PhyloP100		7.9
PrimateAI	Pathogenic	0.91	D
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-7.3	D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.97
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
Polyphen		1.0	.;.;D;D;.;D;D;D
Vest4		0.92
MutPred		0.96		Gain of helix (P = 0.062);Gain of helix (P = 0.062);Gain of helix (P = 0.062);Gain of helix (P = 0.062);Gain of helix (P = 0.062);Gain of helix (P = 0.062);Gain of helix (P = 0.062);Gain of helix (P = 0.062);
MVP		0.98
MPC		2.7
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		5.2
Varity_R		0.98
gMVP		0.98
Mutation Taster		=0/100	disease causing

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: rs483353059; hg19: chr2-223161777; COSMIC: COSV108768035; COSMIC: COSV108768035;