chr11-31802701-C-G

Variant names:

• chr11-31802701-C-G
• rs369243018
• NM_001368894.2:c.141+3G>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 3 ACMG points: 3P and 0B. PM2 PP3

The NM_001368894.2(PAX6):​c.141+3G>C variant causes a splice region, 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. 2/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 31)
• Consequence: PAX6 NM_001368894.2 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.9927
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 3.48
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

PAX6 (HGNC:8620): (paired box 6) This gene encodes paired box protein Pax-6, one of many human homologs of the Drosophila melanogaster gene prd. In addition to a conserved paired box domain, a hallmark feature of this gene family, the encoded protein also contains a homeobox domain. Both domains are known to bind DNA and function as regulators of gene transcription. Activity of this protein is key in the development of neural tissues, particularly the eye. This gene is regulated by multiple enhancers located up to hundreds of kilobases distant from this locus. Mutations in this gene or in the enhancer regions can cause ocular disorders such as aniridia and Peter's anomaly. Use of alternate promoters and alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. Interestingly, inclusion of a particular alternate coding exon has been shown to increase the length of the paired box domain and alter its DNA binding specificity. Consequently, isoforms that carry the shorter paired box domain regulate a different set of genes compared to the isoforms carrying the longer paired box domain. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2019]

PAX6 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• aniridia 1

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• PAX6-related ocular dysgenesis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• Peters anomaly

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, G2P, Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• coloboma, ocular, autosomal dominant

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: PanelApp Australia
• diabetes mellitus

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• aniridia-cerebellar ataxia-intellectual disability syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• foveal hypoplasia-presenile cataract syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• isolated aniridia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• isolated optic nerve hypoplasia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• autosomal dominant keratitis

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

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 3 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: Splicing predictors support a deleterious effect. Scorers claiming Pathogenic: dbscSNV1_ADA, dbscSNV1_RF. No scorers claiming Uncertain. Scorers claiming Benign: max_spliceai.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_001368894.2. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	PAX6	NM_001368894.2	MANE Select	c.141+3G>C		splice_region intron	N/A	NP_001355823.1
	PAX6	NM_001368918.2		c.144G>C	p.Val48Val	synonymous	Exon 4 of 13	NP_001355847.1
	PAX6	NM_001368919.2		c.144G>C	p.Val48Val	synonymous	Exon 5 of 14	NP_001355848.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	PAX6	ENST00000640368.2	TSL:5 MANE Select	c.141+3G>C		splice_region intron	N/A	ENSP00000492024.1
	PAX6	ENST00000419022.6	TSL:1	c.141+3G>C		splice_region intron	N/A	ENSP00000404100.1
	PAX6	ENST00000638914.3	TSL:1	c.141+3G>C		splice_region intron	N/A	ENSP00000492315.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 31

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Aniridia 1;C0344559:Irido-corneo-trabecular dysgenesis Uncertain:1

Nov 02, 2017

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals with PAX6-related disease. Nucleotide substitutions within 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 may disrupt the consensus splice site, but this prediction has not been confirmed by published transcriptional studies. 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. This sequence change falls in intron 5 of the PAX6 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the PAX6 protein, but it affects a nucleotide within the consensus splice site of the intron.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.39
CADD	Pathogenic	26
DANN	Benign	0.97
PhyloP100		3.5

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	0.99
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.91
SpliceAI score (max)		0.030		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: rs369243018; hg19: chr11-31824249;