chr16-172871-C-T

Variant names:

• chr16-172871-C-T
• rs1555449254
• NM_000517.6:c.-42C>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points: 0P and 4B. BP4_Strong

The NM_000517.6(HBA2):​c.-42C>T variant causes a upstream gene change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.0 (0 hom., cov: 0)
  • Failed GnomAD Quality Control
• Consequence: HBA2 NM_000517.6 upstream_gene
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.522
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

HBA2 (HGNC:4824): (hemoglobin subunit alpha 2) The human alpha globin gene cluster located on chromosome 16 spans about 30 kb and includes seven loci: 5'- zeta - pseudozeta - mu - pseudoalpha-1 - alpha-2 - alpha-1 - theta - 3'. The alpha-2 (HBA2) and alpha-1 (HBA1) coding sequences are identical. These genes differ slightly over the 5' untranslated regions and the introns, but they differ significantly over the 3' untranslated regions. Two alpha chains plus two beta chains constitute HbA, which in normal adult life comprises about 97% of the total hemoglobin; alpha chains combine with delta chains to constitute HbA-2, which with HbF (fetal hemoglobin) makes up the remaining 3% of adult hemoglobin. Alpha thalassemias result from deletions of each of the alpha genes as well as deletions of both HBA2 and HBA1; some nondeletion alpha thalassemias have also been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

HBA2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• alpha thalassemia spectrum

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
• erythrocytosis, familial, 7

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• hemoglobin M disease

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hemoglobin H disease

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Heinz body anemia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• methemoglobinemia, alpha type

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen

ENSG00000294455 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points.

• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.89).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
HBA2	NM_000517.6	c.-42C>T		upstream_gene_variant		ENST00000251595.11	NP_000508.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
HBA2	ENST00000251595.11	c.-42C>T		upstream_gene_variant		1	NM_000517.6	ENSP00000251595.6

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 0

Gnomad NFE AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 0

GnomAD4 genome Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AC0 AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 0 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 0

African (AFR) AC: 0 AN: 0

American (AMR) AC: 0 AN: 0

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AC: 0 AN: 0

East Asian (EAS) AC: 0 AN: 0

South Asian (SAS) AC: 0 AN: 0

European-Finnish (FIN) AC: 0 AN: 0

Middle Eastern (MID) AC: 0 AN: 0

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2

Other (OTH) AC: 0 AN: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:1

Oct 11, 2018

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.89
CADD	Benign	6.3
DANN	Benign	0.81
PhyloP100		-0.52
PromoterAI		-0.072	Neutral

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: rs1555449254; hg19: chr16-222870;