chr1-173831632-T-C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1_ModeratePM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_018122.5(DARS2):​c.492+2T>C variant causes a splice donor, intron change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000234 in 1,603,504 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 2/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00032 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.00023 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

DARS2
NM_018122.5 splice_donor, intron

Scores

5
1
1
Splicing: ADA: 0.9964
1
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:17O:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 5.46
Variant links:
Genes affected
DARS2 (HGNC:25538): (aspartyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial) The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. It is a mitochondrial enzyme that specifically aminoacylates aspartyl-tRNA. Mutations in this gene are associated with leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL). [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points.

PVS1
Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, product NOT destroyed by NMD, known LOF gene, truncates exone, which is 0.04901961 fraction of the gene. No cryptic splice site detected. Exon removal is inframe change.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 1-173831632-T-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr1-173831632-T-C is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 1062.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr1-173831632-T-C is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
DARS2NM_018122.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.492+2T>C splice_donor_variant, intron_variant ENST00000649689.2 NP_060592.2 Q6PI48Q9H9J7
DARS2NM_001365212.1 linkuse as main transcriptc.492+2T>C splice_donor_variant, intron_variant NP_001352141.1
DARS2NM_001365213.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.492+2T>C splice_donor_variant, intron_variant NP_001352142.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
DARS2ENST00000649689.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.492+2T>C splice_donor_variant, intron_variant NM_018122.5 ENSP00000497569.1 Q6PI48

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000315
AC:
48
AN:
152190
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000241
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00144
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00141
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.000368
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000955
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.000331
AC:
83
AN:
251028
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.000309
AC XY:
42
AN XY:
135838
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00218
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00162
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000194
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000655
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000225
AC:
327
AN:
1451196
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
28
AF XY:
0.000241
AC XY:
174
AN XY:
722742
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.0000601
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.0000224
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00176
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00169
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.000161
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.000183
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.000315
AC:
48
AN:
152308
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.000295
AC XY:
22
AN XY:
74468
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.0000241
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00144
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00141
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.000368
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.000945
Alfa
AF:
0.000278
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.000147
TwinsUK
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ALSPAC
AF:
0.000259
AC:
1
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000349
AC:
3
ExAC
AF:
0.000305
AC:
37
Asia WGS
AF:
0.000289
AC:
1
AN:
3478
EpiCase
AF:
0.000164
EpiControl
AF:
0.000119

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:17Other:1
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Leukoencephalopathy with brain stem and spinal cord involvement-high lactate syndrome Pathogenic:9Other:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingIllumina Laboratory Services, IlluminaApr 28, 2017The DARS2 c.492+2T>C variant occurs in a canonical splice site (donor) and is therefore predicted to disrupt or distort the normal gene product. This variant has been reported in at least seven studies, in which it was found in a compound heterozygous state in a total of 22 patients with leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation, 17 of whom carried the c.492+2T>C variant in trans with the most common pathogenic DARS2 variant (Scheper et al. 2007; Isohanni et al. 2010; Steenweg et al. 2012; Moore et al. 2012, Martikainen et al. 2013; Alibas et al. 2014; Tylki-Szymanska et al. 2014). Based on in silico analysis, the c.492+2T>C variant is predicted to affect splicing of intron five and cause exon skipping (Scheper et al. 2007; Martikainen et al. 2013). The variant was identified in two out of 575 control subjects in a heterozygous state (Scheper et al. 2007; Isohanni et al. 2010) and is reported at a frequency of 0.00136 in the European (Finnish) population of the Exome Aggregation Consortium. Based on the collective evidence, the c.492+2T>C variant is classified as pathogenic for leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation. This variant was observed by ICSL as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenetic Services Laboratory, University of ChicagoSep 04, 2014- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor GeneticsApr 15, 2022- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpJul 15, 2022Variant summary: DARS2 c.492+2T>C is located in a canonical splice-site and is predicted to affect mRNA splicing resulting in a significantly altered protein due to either exon skipping, shortening, or inclusion of intronic material. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Four predict the variant abolishes a 5' splicing donor site. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00033 in 251028 control chromosomes in the gnomAD database, predominantly at a frequency of ~0.002 and ~0.0016 within the Ashkenazi Jewish and Finnish European subpopulations, respectively; however, despite the relatively high frequency, no homozygous occurrences were reported. The carrier frequency of the 492+2T>C variant among Finnish healthy controls was reported to be 1 in 380 in a population-based study (Isohanni_2010), which is mostly consistent with the gnomAD data. On the other hand, the variant c.492+2T>C, has been reported in the literature in several compound heterozygous individuals affected with Leukoencephalopathy with Brain Stem and Spinal Cord Involvement-High Lactate Syndrome (e.g. Scheper_2007, Isohanni_2010, Stellingwerff_2021, Yepez_2022). In addition, some of these studies noted that aberrant splicing was detected with cDNA analysis, resulting in an in-frame deletion of exon 5, which was described as M134_K165del or Lys133_Lys164del at the protein level (Scheper_2007, Yepez_2022). Since no homozygous patients were reported, this suggests that homozygosity for the variant might be embryonic lethal or manifests as a different, yet unidentified phenotype (Isohanni_2010). Eight clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014, mostly without evidence for independent evaluation, and all of them classified the variant as pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
not provided, no classification providedliterature onlyGeneReviews-Several individuals share haplotypes involving five or six microsatellite markers on chromosome 1p25. The pathogenic variants 492+2T>C and 455G>T are correlated with two of these haplotypes and are often seen in affected individuals of northeastern European origin. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsFeb 24, 2022- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCourtagen Diagnostics Laboratory, Courtagen Life SciencesAug 25, 2014- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenome-Nilou LabApr 11, 2023- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCentre for Mendelian Genomics, University Medical Centre LjubljanaNov 22, 2019This variant was classified as: Pathogenic. The following ACMG criteria were applied in classifying this variant: PVS1,PS1,PM2. -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedliterature onlyOMIMJan 01, 2010- -
not provided Pathogenic:5
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingEurofins Ntd Llc (ga)Aug 08, 2015- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpDec 18, 2023This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 5 of the DARS2 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in DARS2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 17384640, 24566671). This variant is present in population databases (rs142433332, gnomAD 0.2%). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individuals with leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (PMID: 17384640). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 1062). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxNov 02, 2023Canonical splice site variant predicted to result in an in-frame loss of the adjacent exon in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 24005482, 20506600, 35379322, 25525159, 17384640, 24558666, 24407472, 29915382, 23065766, 22843165, 34426522, 31589614, 23652419, 19592391, 33977142) -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingMayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo ClinicMay 05, 2022PM3, PS4_moderate, PVS1 -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCeGaT Center for Human Genetics TuebingenMar 01, 2023DARS2: PVS1, PS4:Moderate -
Inborn genetic diseases Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsMay 04, 2022The c.492+2T>C intronic alteration consists of a T to C substitution two nucleotides after Intron 5 (C) of the DARS2 gene. Alterations that disrupt the canonical splice site are expected to result in aberrant splicing. The resulting transcript is predicted to be in-frame and is not expected to trigger nonsense-mediated mRNA decay; however, direct evidence is unavailable. The exact functional effect of the altered amino acid sequence is unknown; however, the impacted region is critical for protein function (Ambry internal data). Based on data from gnomAD, the C allele has an overall frequency of 0.04% (107/282438) total alleles studied. The highest observed frequency was 0.22% (23/10360) of Ashkenazi Jewish alleles. This alteration has been detected in conjunction with other DARS2 alterations in multiple unrelated individuals with mitochondrial aspartyl-tRNA synthetase deficiency (Stellingwerff, 2021; Scheper, 2007). This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. Based on internal structural analysis, this alteration is deleterious. The variant is significantly destabilizing to the structure of a necessary domain. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice donor site. Based on the available evidence, this alteration is classified as pathogenic. -
Clubfoot;C0018099:Gout;C0020538:Hypertensive disorder;C0311394:Difficulty walking;C0338474:CNS demyelination;C1112256:Sensorimotor neuropathy;C1849134:Impaired vibration sensation in the lower limbs;C4025609:EMG: axonal abnormality;C4551583:Cerebral cortical atrophy;C5399834:Abnormal foot morphology Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCentre for Mendelian Genomics, University Medical Centre LjubljanaJan 01, 2017- -
Dysmetria;C0751837:Gait ataxia;C1836150:Gait imbalance Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCentre for Mendelian Genomics, University Medical Centre LjubljanaJan 15, 2015- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.35
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.28
CADD
Uncertain
26
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
Eigen
Pathogenic
1.1
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
0.91
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.97
D
GERP RS
5.8
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.1

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA
Pathogenic
1.0
dbscSNV1_RF
Benign
0.69
SpliceAI score (max)
0.99
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DL_spliceai
0.99
Position offset: -2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs142433332; hg19: chr1-173800770; COSMIC: COSV53405515; API