chr11-5227121-C-T
Variant summary
Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2BP4_Strong
The ENST00000647020.1(HBB):c.-100G>A variant causes a 5 prime UTR change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000024 in 833,510 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).
Frequency
Consequence
ENST00000647020.1 5_prime_UTR
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
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ACMG classification
Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000394 AC: 6AN: 152182Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33
GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.0000220 AC: 15AN: 681210Hom.: 0 Cov.: 9 AF XY: 0.0000247 AC XY: 9AN XY: 363938
GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000328 AC: 5AN: 152300Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.0000269 AC XY: 2AN XY: 74468
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
not specified Uncertain:1
Variant summary: HBB c.-100G>A is located in the untranscribed region upstream of the HBB gene region. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 3.2e-05 in 31396 control chromosomes (gnomAD). The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance.c.-100G>A was initially reported in compound heterozygosity with pathogenic variant c.126_129delCTTT in a Chinese boy affected with Beta Thalassemia Major (Li_2009). However, a recent study reported the variant in eight simple heterozygotes with normal hematological parameters and it two compound heterozygous individuals (with known pathogenic variants c.126_129delCTTT and c.316-197C>T) with typical hematological parameters of b-thal trait. The authors of this study concluded that c.-100G>A is likely a silent beta-thal allele (Zhao_2020). Additionally, other recent studies reported detection of the variant in a large number of carrier Chinese individuals (e.g. He_2017, Zhang_2019, Peng_2021, Tan_2021). Of particular interest is the reporting of individuals with hematological parameters indicative of carrier status who were found to be homozygous for the variant of interest (n=1) or had other known pathogenic HBB variants (c.126_129delCTTT, c.217dupA) (e.g. He_2017, Zhang_2019). These data do not allow any conclusion about variant significance. Experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function demonstrated the variant results in mildly reduced mRNA levels and promoter activity (Li_2009, Kircher_2019). The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 28125089, 31395865, 19290524, 32986258, 25526804, 33439495, 25471338, 24055728, 30809867, 32674615, 36519257, 35119136). Three submitters have cited clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014. All submitters classified the variant as uncertain significance. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance. -
beta Thalassemia Uncertain:1
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alpha Thalassemia;C0002895:Hb SS disease;C0019025:Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin;C0700299:Heinz body anemia;C1840779:METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, BETA TYPE;C1858990:Dominant beta-thalassemia;C1970028:Malaria, susceptibility to;C4693822:Erythrocytosis, familial, 6;CN322236:Beta-thalassemia HBB/LCRB Uncertain:1
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not provided Uncertain:1
The HBB c.-100G>A variant has been reported in the published literature in an individual with beta-thalassemia major who was a compound heterozygote for this variant and the HBB c.126_129delCTTT (CDs 41–42 (-TTCT) variant (PMID: 19290524 (2009)). It has also been identified in carrier screens in the Chinese population (PMIDs: 33439495 (2021), 32986258 (2021), 30275481 (2019), 30809867 (2019), 28125089 (2017)). It has been described as a beta(+) variant. Functional studies suggest conflicting reports as to whether or not this variant impacts protein function (PMIDs: 31395865 (2019) and 19290524 (2009)). The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.000032 (1/31396 chromosomes (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org)), is uninformative in the assessment of its pathogenicity. Based on the available information, we are unable to determine the clinical significance of this variant. -
Computational scores
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Splicing
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