NM_206933.4:c.956G>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 4 ACMG points: 4P and 0B. PP1PP4PM3

This summary comes from the ClinGen Evidence Repository: The c.956G>A variant in USH2A is a missense variant predicted to cause substitution of cysteine by tyrosine at amino acid 319. The highest population minor allele frequency in gnomAD v2.1.1 is 0.0002679 (15/34508 alleles) in the Latino/Admixed American population (PM2_Supporting, BS1, and BA1 are not met). The computational predictor REVEL gives a score of 0.524, which is neither above nor below the thresholds predicting a damaging or benign impact on USH2A function. At least one patient was homozygous for this variant and displayed moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss and progressive retinitis pigmentosa, which is highly specific for Usher syndrome (PP4, PMID:10729113). This variant has been detected in 5 individuals with Usher syndrome. For 5 of those individuals, 4 were compound heterozygous for the variant and a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant and all of those were confirmed in trans by family testing (c.3408T>A (p.Ser1136Arg), c.12067-2A>G, c.5329C>T (p.Arg1777Trp), c.15089C>A (p.S5030X)), (4 PM3 points, PMID:26969326, 33089500, LMM internal data, EGL internal data). One individual was homozygous for the variant (0.5 PM3 points, PMID:10729113) (PM3_VeryStrong). One of the individuals who was compound heterozygous for the variant and another pathogenic variant in USH2A (RCV000599950.1), had an affected sibling in whom both variants segregated (PP1). In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as pathogenic for autosomal recessive Usher syndrome based on the ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen Hearing Loss VCEP: PP4, PM3_VS, PP1 (Hearing Loss VCEP specifications version 2; 6/15/2022). LINK:https://erepo.genome.network/evrepo/ui/classification/CA252231/MONDO:0019501/005

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000011 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

USH2A
NM_206933.4 missense

Scores

9
8
2

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:11U:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.52

Publications

11 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
USH2A (HGNC:12601): (usherin) This gene encodes a protein that contains laminin EGF motifs, a pentaxin domain, and many fibronectin type III motifs. The protein is found in the basement membrane, and may be important in development and homeostasis of the inner ear and retina. Mutations within this gene have been associated with Usher syndrome type IIa and retinitis pigmentosa. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2008]
USH2A Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • Usher syndrome type 2
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Orphanet
  • Usher syndrome type 2A
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, PanelApp Australia, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • retinitis pigmentosa 39
    Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • retinitis pigmentosa
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 4 ACMG points.

PM3
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
PP1
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
PP4
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
USH2ANM_206933.4 linkc.956G>A p.Cys319Tyr missense_variant Exon 6 of 72 ENST00000307340.8 NP_996816.3 O75445-1
USH2ANM_007123.6 linkc.956G>A p.Cys319Tyr missense_variant Exon 6 of 21 NP_009054.6 O75445-2

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
USH2AENST00000307340.8 linkc.956G>A p.Cys319Tyr missense_variant Exon 6 of 72 1 NM_206933.4 ENSP00000305941.3 O75445-1
USH2AENST00000366942.3 linkc.956G>A p.Cys319Tyr missense_variant Exon 6 of 21 1 ENSP00000355909.3 O75445-2
USH2AENST00000674083.1 linkc.956G>A p.Cys319Tyr missense_variant Exon 6 of 73 ENSP00000501296.1 O75445-3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
32
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000598
AC:
15
AN:
250870
AF XY:
0.0000369
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000435
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000109
AC:
16
AN:
1461622
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00000550
AC XY:
4
AN XY:
727112
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33460
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000358
AC:
16
AN:
44672
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26128
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39658
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86258
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53416
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5760
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
1111890
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60380
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.497
Heterozygous variant carriers
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0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
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GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
32
Alfa
AF:
0.00000925
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000264
ExAC
AF:
0.0000824
AC:
10

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:11Uncertain:1
Revision: reviewed by expert panel
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Usher syndrome type 2A Pathogenic:4
Jan 30, 2020
Natera, Inc.
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Apr 01, 2000
OMIM
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:literature only

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Nov 08, 2021
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

NM_206933.2(USH2A):c.956G>A(C319Y) is a missense variant classified as likely pathogenic in the context of USH2A-related disorders. C319Y has been observed in cases with relevant disease (PMID: 10729113, 26969326, 33089500). Functional assessments of this variant are not available in the literature. C319Y has been observed in population frequency databases (gnomAD: AMR 0.04%). In summary, NM_206933.2(USH2A):c.956G>A(C319Y) is a missense variant that has been observed more frequently in cases with the relevant disease than in healthy populations. Please note: this variant was assessed in the context of healthy population screening. -

Aug 13, 2023
3billion
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The variant is observed at an extremely low frequency in the gnomAD v2.1.1 dataset (total allele frequency: 0.006%). Predicted Consequence/Location: Missense variant Same nucleotide change resulting in same amino acid change has been previously reported as pathogenic/likely pathogenic with strong evidence (ClinVar ID: VCV000002355 /PMID: 10729113).The variant has been reported to be in trans with a pathogenic variant as either compound heterozygous or homozygous in at least 2 similarly affected unrelated individuals (PMID: 10729113). Therefore, this variant is classified as Pathogenic according to the recommendation of ACMG/AMP guideline. -

Usher syndrome Pathogenic:2
Aug 03, 2022
ClinGen Hearing Loss Variant Curation Expert Panel
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:reviewed by expert panel
Collection Method:curation

The c.956G>A variant in USH2A is a missense variant predicted to cause substitution of cysteine by tyrosine at amino acid 319. The highest population minor allele frequency in gnomAD v2.1.1 is 0.0002679 (15/34508 alleles) in the Latino/Admixed American population (PM2_Supporting, BS1, and BA1 are not met). The computational predictor REVEL gives a score of 0.524, which is neither above nor below the thresholds predicting a damaging or benign impact on USH2A function. At least one patient was homozygous for this variant and displayed moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss and progressive retinitis pigmentosa, which is highly specific for Usher syndrome (PP4, PMID:10729113). This variant has been detected in 5 individuals with Usher syndrome. For 5 of those individuals, 4 were compound heterozygous for the variant and a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant and all of those were confirmed in trans by family testing (c.3408T>A (p.Ser1136Arg), c.12067-2A>G, c.5329C>T (p.Arg1777Trp), c.15089C>A (p.S5030X)), (4 PM3 points, PMID: 26969326, 33089500, LMM internal data, EGL internal data). One individual was homozygous for the variant (0.5 PM3 points, PMID:10729113) (PM3_VeryStrong). One of the individuals who was compound heterozygous for the variant and another pathogenic variant in USH2A (RCV000599950.1), had an affected sibling in whom both variants segregated (PP1). In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as pathogenic for autosomal recessive Usher syndrome based on the ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen Hearing Loss VCEP: PP4, PM3_VS, PP1 (Hearing Loss VCEP specifications version 2; 6/15/2022). -

Aug 24, 2021
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: USH2A c.956G>A (p.Cys319Tyr) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Four of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 6e-05 in 250870 control chromosomes. This frequency is not significantly higher than expected for a pathogenic variant in USH2A causing Usher Syndrome (6e-05 vs 0.011), allowing no conclusion about variant significance. c.956G>A has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with Usher Syndrome or hearing loss (Weston_2000, Cremers_2007, Sloan-Heggen_2016, Wafa_2021). These data indicate that the variant is likely to be associated with disease. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Five clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation (pathogenic n=1, likely pathogenic n=3, VUS n=1). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely pathogenic. -

not provided Pathogenic:1Uncertain:1
Feb 02, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, with tyrosine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 319 of the USH2A protein (p.Cys319Tyr). This variant is present in population databases (rs121912599, gnomAD 0.04%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of Usher syndrome and/or inherited retinal dystrophy (PMID: 10729113, 26969326; internal data). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 2355). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt USH2A protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

May 10, 2016
Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Usher syndrome type 2A;C3151138:Retinitis pigmentosa 39 Pathogenic:1
Jun 20, 2024
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Retinitis pigmentosa 39 Pathogenic:1
Mar 20, 2024
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Rare genetic deafness Pathogenic:1
Nov 01, 2017
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.Cys319Tyr variant in USH2A has been reported in 2 individuals with Usher s yndrome (Weston 2000, Sloan-Heggen 2016), and one infant with mild to moderate h earing loss and segregated in an affected sibling (LMM data). One of these indiv iduals was homozygous, and two were compound heterozygous with a second likely p athogenic USH2A variant. This variant has been identified in 0.04% (15/33496) of Latino chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.br oadinstitute.org/; dbSNP rs121912599) and has also been reported in ClinVar (Var iation ID: 2355). Although this variant has been seen in the general population, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency . Computational prediction tools and conservation analyses suggest that this va riant may impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough t o determine pathogenicity on its own. In summary, although additional studies ar e required to fully establish its clinical significance, this variant is likely pathogenic. ACMG/AMP criteria applied: PM2, PM5, PP3, PM3_Supporting. -

Retinal dystrophy Pathogenic:1
Aug 06, 2019
Blueprint Genetics
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Pathogenic
0.92
BayesDel_addAF
Uncertain
0.036
T
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.14
CADD
Benign
22
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
DEOGEN2
Uncertain
0.65
D;.
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.74
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.65
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
1.0
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.87
D;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.19
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.98
D;D
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.55
T
MutationAssessor
Pathogenic
3.3
M;M
PhyloP100
7.5
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.59
T
PROVEAN
Pathogenic
-7.3
D;D
REVEL
Uncertain
0.52
Sift
Pathogenic
0.0
D;D
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0
D;D
Polyphen
1.0
D;D
Vest4
0.98
MutPred
0.99
Gain of phosphorylation at C319 (P = 0.0502);Gain of phosphorylation at C319 (P = 0.0502);
MVP
0.92
MPC
0.28
ClinPred
0.90
D
GERP RS
5.1
Varity_R
0.97
gMVP
0.98
Mutation Taster
=0/100
disease causing (ClinVar)

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

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs121912599; hg19: chr1-216498834; API