chr19-11110660-G-A
Variant summary
Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 5 ACMG points: 5P and 0B. PM2PP3PP4PS4_Supporting
This summary comes from the ClinGen Evidence Repository: The NM_000527.5(LDLR):c.949G>A (p.Glu317Lys) variant is classified as Uncertain significance - insufficient evidence for Familial Hypercholesterolemia by applying ACMG/AMP evidence codes PM2, PP3, PP4 and PS4_Supporting as defined by the ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel LDLR-specific variant curation guidelines (specification version 1.2) on 25 March 2025.The supporting evidence is as follows:PM2: PopMax MAF = 0.0001867 (0.01867%) in European (non-Finnish) (gnomAD v4.1.0). PP3: REVEL = 0.899. PS4_Supporting, PP4: Variant meets PM2 and is identified in at least 4 index cases with DLCN score >=6, after alternative causes of high cholesterol were excluded: 1 case from Robarts Research Institute, Canada; 1 case from PMID 33418990 (Meshkov et al., 2021), Russia; 2 cases from U4M - Lille University & CHRU Lille, Université de Lille - CHRU de Lille, France. LINK:https://erepo.genome.network/evrepo/ui/classification/CA030891/MONDO:0007750/013
Frequency
Consequence
NM_000527.5 missense
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
Publications
- hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1Inheritance: AD, SD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, ClinGen
- homozygous familial hypercholesterolemiaInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
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ACMG classification
Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 5 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Gene | Transcript | HGVSc | HGVSp | Effect | Exon rank | MANE | Protein | UniProt |
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LDLR | NM_000527.5 | c.949G>A | p.Glu317Lys | missense_variant | Exon 7 of 18 | ENST00000558518.6 | NP_000518.1 |
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000197 AC: 3AN: 152144Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 show subpopulations
GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.0000558 AC: 14AN: 251064 AF XY: 0.0000957 show subpopulations
GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.0000602 AC: 88AN: 1461488Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.0000701 AC XY: 51AN XY: 727046 show subpopulations
GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000197 AC: 3AN: 152144Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.0000404 AC XY: 3AN XY: 74320 show subpopulations
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 Pathogenic:3Uncertain:4
ACMG classification criteria: PS4 supporting, PM2 moderated, PP3 supporting -
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The variant is observed at an extremely low frequency in the gnomAD v2.1.1 dataset (total allele frequency: 0.005%). Predicted Consequence/Location: Missense variant In silico tool predictions suggest damaging effect of the variant on gene or gene product [REVEL: 0.90 (>=0.6, sensitivity 0.68 and specificity 0.92); 3Cnet: 0.97 (>=0.6, sensitivity 0.72 and precision 0.9)]. Same nucleotide change resulting in same amino acid change has been previously reported to be associated with LDLR related disorder (ClinVar ID: VCV000251567). However, the evidence of pathogenicity is insufficient at this time. Therefore, this variant is classified as VUS according to the recommendation of ACMG/AMP guideline. -
The p.Glu317Lys variant in LDLR has been reported in at least 2 individuals (including 1 Polish and 1 Dutch individuals) with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 20145306) and 2 individuals with probable Familial Hypercholesterolemia (Variation ID: 251567), and has been identified in 0.02940% (9/30610) of South Asian chromosomes and 0.004010% (1/24936) of African chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP rs746834464). Although this variant has been seen in the general population, its frequency is not high enough to rule out a pathogenic role. Please note that for diseases with clinical variability, or reduced penetrance, pathogenic variants may be present at a low frequency in the general population. This variant has also been reported pathogenic and likely pathogenic in ClinVar (Variation ID: 251567). Computational prediction tools and conservation analyses suggest that this variant may impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough to determine pathogenicity. Multiple variants in the same region (a ligand binding repeat) as p.Glu317Lys have been reported in association with disease in ClinVar and the literature, suggesting that this variant is in a mutational hot spot with functional importance and supports pathogenicity (PMID: 20145306; Variation ID: 251566, 183103, 251570, 251572, 251571). In summary, while there is some suspicion for a pathogenic role, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PM1, PP3, PS4_Supporting (Richards 2015). -
This missense variant (also known as p.Glu296Lys in the mature protein) replaces glutamic acid with lysine at codon 317 of the LDLR protein. Computational prediction suggests that this variant may have a deleterious impact on protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold >= 0.7, PMID: 27666373). To our knowledge, functional studies have not been reported for this variant. This variant has been reported in individuals affected with familial hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 20145306, 33418990, 36499307; ClinVar SCV000583768.1 and SCV003807681.1). It has also been reported in individuals clinically unaffected with hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 32522009, 35910211). This variant has been identified in 15/282452 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). The available evidence is insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease conclusively. Therefore, this variant is classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -
not provided Pathogenic:2Uncertain:1
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Hypercholesterolemia Uncertain:1
PM1(sup), PM2(sup), PP3(sup) -
Cardiovascular phenotype Uncertain:1
The p.E317K variant (also known as c.949G>A), located in coding exon 7 of the LDLR gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 949. The glutamic acid at codon 317 is replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. This alteration has been reported in subjects with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), but has also been reported in subjects in the general population (Chmara M et al. J Appl Genet, 2010;51:95-106; Leren TP et al. Atherosclerosis, 2021 Apr;322:61-66; (Lacaze P et al. Circ Genom Precis Med, 2020 Aug;13:e002938; Van Hout CV et al. Nature, 2020 Oct;586:749-756). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -
Familial hypercholesterolemia Uncertain:1
This missense variant (also known as p.Glu296Lys in the mature protein) replaces glutamic acid with lysine at codon 317 of the LDLR protein. Computational prediction suggests that this variant may have a deleterious impact on protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold >= 0.7, PMID: 27666373). To our knowledge, functional studies have not been reported for this variant. This variant has been reported in individuals affected with familial hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 20145306, 33418990, 36499307; ClinVar SCV000583768.1 and SCV003807681.1). It has also been reported in individuals clinically unaffected with hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 32522009, 35910211). This variant has been identified in 15/282452 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). The available evidence is insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease conclusively. Therefore, this variant is classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -
Computational scores
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Splicing
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