chr19-11110685-G-T
Variant summary
Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PM1PM2PM5PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong
The NM_000527.5(LDLR):c.974G>T(p.Cys325Phe) 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. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. C325R) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.
Frequency
Consequence
NM_000527.5 missense
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
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ACMG classification
Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Gene | Transcript | HGVSc | HGVSp | Effect | Exon rank | MANE | Protein | UniProt |
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LDLR | NM_000527.5 | c.974G>T | p.Cys325Phe | missense_variant | Exon 7 of 18 | ENST00000558518.6 | NP_000518.1 |
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32
GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31
GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
Cardiovascular phenotype Pathogenic:1
The p.C325F variant (also known as c.974G>T), located in coding exon 7 of the LDLR gene, results from a G to T substitution at nucleotide position 974. The cysteine at codon 325 is replaced by phenylalanine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. This alteration has been reported in subjects with features of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) (Sturm AC et al. JAMA Cardiol, 2021 Aug;6:902-909; Wintjens R et al. J Lipid Res, 2016 Mar;57:482-91). Pathogenic LDLR mutations that result in the substitution or generation of cysteine residues within the cysteine-rich LDLR class A repeats and EGF-like domains are common in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) (Villéger L. Hum Mutat. 2002;20(2):81-7). Internal structural analysis indicates this variant eliminates a disulfide bond critical for the structural integrity of the EGF-like 1 domain (Ambry internal data). This variant is considered to be rare based on population cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Another alteration at the same codon, p.C325Y (c.974G>A), has been described in association with FH (Alonso R et al. Clin Biochem. 2009;42:899-903). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on the majority of available evidence to date, this variant is likely to be pathogenic. -
Familial hypercholesterolemia Pathogenic:1
This sequence change replaces cysteine with phenylalanine at codon 325 of the LDLR protein (p.Cys325Phe). The cysteine residue is highly conserved and there is a large physicochemical difference between cysteine and phenylalanine. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This variant has been reported to segregate with hypercholesterolemia in a single family (Invitae) and observed in an unrelated affected individual (PMID: 26802169). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (SIFT, PolyPhen-2, Align-GVGD) all suggest that this variant is likely to be disruptive, but these predictions have not been confirmed by published functional studies and their clinical significance is uncertain. This variant affects a cysteine residue located within an epidermal-growth-factor (EGF)–like domain of the LDLR protein. Cysteine residues in these domains have been shown to be involved in the formation of disulfide bridges, which are critical for protein structure and stability (PMID: 3495735, 4750422). In addition, missense substitutions within the LDLR EGF-like domains affecting cysteine residues are overrepresented among patients with hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 18325082). In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Computational scores
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Splicing
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