Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Moderate
The NM_177438.3(DICER1):c.1694delA(p.Asp565ValfsTer5) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.
DICER1 (HGNC:17098): (dicer 1, ribonuclease III) This gene encodes a protein possessing an RNA helicase motif containing a DEXH box in its amino terminus and an RNA motif in the carboxy terminus. The encoded protein functions as a ribonuclease and is required by the RNA interference and small temporal RNA (stRNA) pathways to produce the active small RNA component that represses gene expression. This protein also acts as a strong antiviral agent with activity against RNA viruses, including the Zika and SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2021]
Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points.
PVS1
Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 14-95116510-AT-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr14-95116510-AT-A is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 477053.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing
For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. While this particular variant has not been reported in the literature, loss-of-function variants in DICER1 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 19556464, 21266384). This sequence change deletes 1 nucleotide from exon 10 of the DICER1 mRNA (c.1694delA), causing a frameshift at codon 565. This creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Asp565Valfs*5) and is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. -