chr12-52519815-A-T

Variant names:

• chr12-52519815-A-T
• rs58058996
• NM_000424.4:c.482T>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PM5 PP3_Strong PP5_Moderate

The NM_000424.4(KRT5):​c.482T>A​(p.Ile161Asn) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,888 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. I161S) has been classified as Pathogenic.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: KRT5 NM_000424.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, single submitter P:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.33
• Publications: 6 publications found

Genes affected

KRT5 (HGNC:6442): (keratin 5) The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The type II cytokeratins consist of basic or neutral proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains coexpressed during differentiation of simple and stratified epithelial tissues. This type II cytokeratin is specifically expressed in the basal layer of the epidermis with family member KRT14. Mutations in these genes have been associated with a complex of diseases termed epidermolysis bullosa simplex. The type II cytokeratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q12-q13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

KRT5 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Dowling-Degos disease

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, G2P
• epidermolysis bullosa simplex 1A, generalized severe

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics
• epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2F, with mottled pigmentation

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp, PanelApp Australia, G2P
• Dowling-Degos disease 1

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
• epidermolysis bullosa simplex 1B, generalized intermediate

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp
• epidermolysis bullosa simplex 1C, localized

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp
• epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2B, generalized intermediate

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• epidermolysis bullosa simplex 1D, generalized, intermediate or severe, autosomal recessive

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: PanelApp Australia
• epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2d, generalized, intermediate or severe, autosomal recessive

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2E, with migratory circinate erythema

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ENSG00000303382 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

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

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 8 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 0 benign, 6 uncertain in NM_000424.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PM5: Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr12-52519815-A-C is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 14640.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.979
• PP5: Variant 12-52519815-A-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr12-52519815-A-T is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 426998.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_000424.4. 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
	KRT5	NM_000424.4	MANE Select	c.482T>A	p.Ile161Asn	missense	Exon 1 of 9	NP_000415.2

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	KRT5	ENST00000252242.9	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.482T>A	p.Ile161Asn	missense	Exon 1 of 9	ENSP00000252242.4
	KRT5	ENST00000552629.5	TSL:1	n.580T>A		non_coding_transcript_exon	Exon 1 of 7
	KRT5	ENST00000549420.1	TSL:5	c.152T>A	p.Ile51Asn	missense	Exon 2 of 5	ENSP00000447209.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461888 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 727244

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33476

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26136

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86258

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53420

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5766

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 8.99e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1112012

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60396

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:1

Aug 05, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Reported as a variant associated with the Weber-Cockayne form of EBS in published literature (PMID: 9804357) but additional evidence is not available; Located in the highly conserved head domain, which is intolerant to change; variants in this motif interfere with proper keratin intermediate filament assembly and function, resulting in skin fragility and/or hyperkeratosis (PMID: 21176769); 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: 12101866, 21176769, 9804357)

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.98
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.34	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.25
CADD	Pathogenic	26
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.80	D
Eigen	Uncertain	0.52
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.41
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.93	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.97	D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.32	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.98	D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	1.1	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	4.0	H
PhyloP100		7.3
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.65	T
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-6.1	D
REVEL	Uncertain	0.58
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Polyphen		1.0	D
Vest4		0.96
MutPred		0.90		Gain of disorder (P = 0.0087)
MVP		0.95
MPC		1.1
ClinPred		0.98	D
GERP RS		4.5
Varity_R		0.95
gMVP		0.98
Mutation Taster		=17/83	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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs58058996; hg19: chr12-52913599;