chr14-87941529-T-G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 14 ACMG points: 14P and 0B. PM1PM2PP3_ModeratePP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000153.4(GALC):​c.1700A>C​(p.Tyr567Ser) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000685 in 1,591,138 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 Likely pathogenic (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000026 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000073 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

GALC
NM_000153.4 missense

Scores

7
8
4

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:14O:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 3.99
Variant links:
Genes affected
GALC (HGNC:4115): (galactosylceramidase) This gene encodes a lysosomal protein which hydrolyzes the galactose ester bonds of galactosylceramide, galactosylsphingosine, lactosylceramide, and monogalactosyldiglyceride. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Krabbe disease, also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 14 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 5 uncertain in NM_000153.4
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.934
PP5
Variant 14-87941529-T-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr14-87941529-T-G is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 188969.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr14-87941529-T-G is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic]. Variant chr14-87941529-T-G is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
GALCNM_000153.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.1700A>C p.Tyr567Ser missense_variant 15/17 ENST00000261304.7

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
GALCENST00000261304.7 linkuse as main transcriptc.1700A>C p.Tyr567Ser missense_variant 15/171 NM_000153.4 P1P54803-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152004
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.0000589
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000523
AC:
13
AN:
248668
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000222
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
134904
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.0000327
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000107
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000730
AC:
105
AN:
1439134
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000725
AC XY:
52
AN XY:
717478
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000583
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.0000375
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000898
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152004
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000269
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
74252
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.0000589
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.000116
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000378
ExAC
AF:
0.0000331
AC:
4
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:14Other:1
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase deficiency Pathogenic:8Other:1
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingIllumina Laboratory Services, IlluminaOct 23, 2017The GALC c.1700A>C (p.Tyr567Ser) missense variant has been reported in three studies in which it is identified in a total of five individuals with Krabbe disease, four of whom were noted to have the infantile-onset form of the disorder, including one homozygote, two compound heterozygotes, and two heterozygotes in whom a second variant was not identified (Wenger et al. 1997; Tappino et al. 2010; Duffner et al. 2012). Control data are unavailable for this variant, which is reported at a frequency of 0.000111 in the European (non-Finnish) population of the Genome Aggregation Database. Shin et al. (2016) performed expression studies in HEK293T cells and showed that the p.Tyr567Ser variant protein is predominantly present in the unprocessed precursor form and does not accumulate in the lysosome but mislocalizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi. They also found that GALC activity of the variant protein was significantly reduced compared to the wild type protein in both whole cell lysates and lysosome fractions. Expression studies of the p.Tyr567Ser variant in HEK293T cells showed incorrect protein folding and secretion in multiple polymorphic backgrounds and experiments in transiently transfected HeLa cells revealed that the p.Tyr567Ser variant results in dysfunctional trafficking regardless of the polymorphic background (Spratley et al. 2016). Based on the collective evidence, the p.Tyr567Ser variant is classified as likely pathogenic for Krabbe disease. This variant was observed by ICSL as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingDiagnostic Laboratory, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen-- -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingNatera, Inc.Sep 16, 2020- -
not provided, no classification providedliterature onlyGeneReviews-- -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterliterature onlyCounsylSep 17, 2014- -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsNov 09, 2021- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpMar 08, 2018Variant summary: GALC c.1700A>C (p.Tyr567Ser) 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 of interest had an observed allele frequency of 5.4e-05 in 276212 control chromosomes (gnomAD), which does not exceed the maximum expected allele frequency for a pathogenic GALC variant of 0.0022. The variant, c.1700A>C, has been reported in the literature in compound heterozygote and homozygote individuals affected with Krabbe Disease (Duffner_2011, Duffner_2012, Tappino_2010, and Wenger_1997). In addition, patients were indicated to have significant decrease in GALC activity (Tappino_2010). These data indicate that the variant is likely to be associated with disease. A ClinVar submission from a clinical diagnostic laboratory (evaluation after 2014) cite the variant as "pathogenic." Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingNeuberg Centre For Genomic Medicine, NCGM-The missense variant p.Y567S in GALC (NM_000153.4) has been previously reported in homozygous as well as compound heterozygous state in affected individuals with Krabbe disease. Functional studies suggest a damaging effect (Duffner PK et al, Wenger DA et al, Shin D et al). The variant has been submitted to ClinVar as Pathogenic. The p.Y567S variant is observed in 12/1,12,616 (0.0107%) alleles from individuals of European (Non-Finnish) background in gnomAD Exomes and is novel (not in any individuals) in 1000 Genomes. The p.Y567S missense variant is predicted to be damaging by both SIFT and PolyPhen2. The tyrosine residue at codon 567 of GALC is conserved in all mammalian species. The nucleotide c.1700 in GALC is predicted conserved by GERP++ and PhyloP across 100 vertebrates. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpDec 12, 2023This sequence change replaces tyrosine, which is neutral and polar, with serine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 567 of the GALC protein (p.Tyr567Ser). This variant is present in population databases (rs752537626, gnomAD 0.01%). This missense change has been observed in individuals with Krabbe disease (PMID: 9338580, 22520351). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 188969). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt GALC protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects GALC function (PMID: 26865610, 27126738). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
not provided Pathogenic:5
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingEurofins Ntd Llc (ga)Mar 16, 2016- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxJun 24, 2024Published functional studies found this variant is associated with significantly reduced enzyme activity and impaired localization to the lysosome (PMID: 27126738, 26865610); 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; Also known as p.(Y551S); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 26865610, 20886637, 26795590, 35586607, 32089546, 31240153, 34071213, 9338580, 27126738) -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingRevvity Omics, RevvityDec 31, 2020- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInstitute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University Hospital TübingenJun 17, 2021- -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingClinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center-- -
Inborn genetic diseases Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsMay 03, 2024The c.1700A>C (p.Y567S) alteration is located in coding exon 15 of the GALC gene. This alteration results from an A to C substitution at nucleotide position 1700, causing the tyrosine (Y) at amino acid position 567 to be replaced by a serine (S). Based on data from gnomAD, the C allele has an overall frequency of 0.005% (15/280054) total alleles studied. The highest observed frequency was 0.011% (14/128048) of European (non-Finnish) alleles. This variant has been identified in the homozygous state and in conjunction with other GALC variant in individuals with features consistent with Krabbe disease; in at least one instance, the variants were identified in trans (Corre, 2021; Guenzel, 2020; Beltran-Quintero, 2019; Madsen, 2019; Orsini, 2020; Duffner, 2011; Tappino, 2010; Wenger, 1997; Ambry internal data). This amino acid position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species. In vitro functional studies demonstrated that p.Y567S (legacy p.Y551S) by itself or in cis with the p.I562T (legacy p.I546T) polymorphism has a severely detrimental effect on protein folding and secretion, and does not traffic correctly to lysosomes (Spratley, 2016; Shin, 2016). This alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, this alteration is classified as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.29
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.30
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.41
CADD
Pathogenic
26
DANN
Uncertain
0.98
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.81
D;.;.;.
Eigen
Uncertain
0.50
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.45
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.93
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.89
D;D;D;D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.47
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.93
D;D;D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
0.88
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.8
M;.;.;.
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D;D;D
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.57
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-3.9
D;D;D;D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.88
Sift
Benign
0.11
T;T;T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.13
T;T;T;T
Polyphen
0.96
P;P;P;.
Vest4
0.86
MVP
0.93
MPC
0.49
ClinPred
0.47
T
GERP RS
4.6
Varity_R
0.48
gMVP
0.89

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.050
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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: rs752537626; hg19: chr14-88407873; API