chr17-48596639-C-A

Variant names:

• chr17-48596639-C-A
• NM_018952.5:c.449G>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points: 6P and 0B. PM2 PP3_Strong

The NM_018952.5(HOXB6):​c.449G>T​(p.Arg150Leu) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 13/22 in silico tools predict a damaging outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: HOXB6 NM_018952.5 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.83
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

HOXB6 (HGNC:5117): (homeobox B6) This gene is a member of the Antp homeobox family and encodes a protein with a homeobox DNA-binding domain. It is included in a cluster of homeobox B genes located on chromosome 17. The encoded protein functions as a sequence-specific transcription factor that is involved in development, including that of lung and skin, and has been localized to both the nucleus and cytoplasm. Altered expression of this gene or a change in the subcellular localization of its protein is associated with some cases of acute myeloid leukemia and colorectal cancer. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

HOXB-AS3 (HGNC:40283): (HOXB cluster antisense RNA 3)

HOXB3 (HGNC:5114): (homeobox B3) This gene is a member of the Antp homeobox family and encodes a nuclear protein with a homeobox DNA-binding domain. It is included in a cluster of homeobox B genes located on chromosome 17. The encoded protein functions as a sequence-specific transcription factor that is involved in development. Increased expression of this gene is associated with a distinct biologic subset of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.967

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
HOXB6	NM_018952.5	c.449G>T	p.Arg150Leu	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 4	ENST00000225648.4	NP_061825.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
HOXB6	ENST00000225648.4	c.449G>T	p.Arg150Leu	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 4	1	NM_018952.5	ENSP00000225648.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1

Jun 07, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.449G>T (p.R150L) alteration is located in exon 4 (coding exon 2) of the HOXB6 gene. This alteration results from a G to T substitution at nucleotide position 449, causing the arginine (R) at amino acid position 150 to be replaced by a leucine (L). Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	1.0
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.47	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.44
CADD	Pathogenic	34
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Pathogenic	0.98	D;D
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.87
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.73
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.93	.;D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.65	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.97	D;D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	1.0	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	4.8	H;H
PhyloP100		7.8
PrimateAI	Pathogenic	0.90	D
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-6.5	D;D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.92
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D
Polyphen		1.0	D;D
Vest4		0.91
MutPred		0.82		Loss of MoRF binding (P = 0.0258);Loss of MoRF binding (P = 0.0258);
MVP		0.99
MPC		2.9
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		3.7
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.8
Varity_R		0.91
gMVP		0.94

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

hg19: chr17-46674001;