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chr20-63349963-C-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -5 ACMG points: 0P and 5B. BS1_SupportingBS2

The NM_000744.7(CHRNA4):​c.1448G>A​(p.Arg483Gln) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000195 in 1,562,886 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R483W) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00014 ( 0 hom., cov: 34)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.00020 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

CHRNA4
NM_000744.7 missense

Scores

3
9
7

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:4B:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 4.31
Variant links:
Genes affected
CHRNA4 (HGNC:1958): (cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 4 subunit) This gene encodes a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, which belongs to a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that play a role in fast signal transmission at synapses. These pentameric receptors can bind acetylcholine, which causes an extensive change in conformation that leads to the opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. This protein is an integral membrane receptor subunit that can interact with either nAChR beta-2 or nAChR beta-4 to form a functional receptor. Mutations in this gene cause nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy type 1. Polymorphisms in this gene that provide protection against nicotine addiction have been described. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -5 ACMG points.

BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population nfe. gnomad4 allele frequency = 0.000145 (22/152192) while in subpopulation NFE AF= 0.000294 (20/68028). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.000194. There are 0 homozygotes in gnomad4. There are 7 alleles in male gnomad4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 34. This position pass quality control queck. Existence of Clinvar submissions makes me limit the strength of this signal to Supporting
BS2
High AC in GnomAd4 at 22 AD gene.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
CHRNA4NM_000744.7 linkuse as main transcriptc.1448G>A p.Arg483Gln missense_variant 5/6 ENST00000370263.9
CHRNA4NM_001256573.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.920G>A p.Arg307Gln missense_variant 5/6
CHRNA4NR_046317.2 linkuse as main transcriptn.1657G>A non_coding_transcript_exon_variant 5/6

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
CHRNA4ENST00000370263.9 linkuse as main transcriptc.1448G>A p.Arg483Gln missense_variant 5/61 NM_000744.7 P1P43681-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000145
AC:
22
AN:
152192
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000482
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.000294
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.000113
AC:
20
AN:
176754
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.000104
AC XY:
10
AN XY:
95940
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.000101
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.000147
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000214
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000217
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000200
AC:
282
AN:
1410694
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
83
AF XY:
0.000188
AC XY:
131
AN XY:
696276
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.000106
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.000232
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.000447
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.000145
AC:
22
AN:
152192
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.0000941
AC XY:
7
AN XY:
74364
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.0000482
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.000294
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.000168
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.000147
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000587
AC:
5
ExAC
AF:
0.0000846
AC:
10

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:4Benign:1
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxMay 11, 2016The R483Q variant has not been published as a pathogenic variant, nor has it been reported as a benign variant to our knowledge. It was not observed with any significant frequency in approximately 6,400 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project. The R483Q variant is a semi-conservative amino acid substitution, which may impact secondary protein structure as these residues differ in some properties. This substitution occurs at a position that is conserved in mammals. However, in silico analysis is inconsistent in its predictions as to whether or not the variant is damaging to the protein structure/function. Additionally, this amino acid substitution is not predicted to occur within the transmembrane region of the protein, where the vast majority of pathogenic missense variants have been identified in association with epilepsy (Steinlein et al., 2010). Therefore, based on the currently available information, it is unclear whether this variant is a pathogenic variant or a rare benign variant. -
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 1 Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterresearchCenter for Precision Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMar 16, 2018- -
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 1;C1861063:Tobacco addiction, susceptibility to Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsDec 20, 2021- -
not provided Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCeGaT Center for Human Genetics TuebingenMar 01, 2022- -
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy Benign:1
Benign, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeOct 13, 2023- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.091
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.044
T
BayesDel_noAF
Uncertain
-0.010
CADD
Uncertain
24
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.41
T;.
Eigen
Uncertain
0.47
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.37
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.99
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.91
D;D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.31
D
MetaRNN
Uncertain
0.66
D;D
MetaSVM
Uncertain
-0.28
T
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.4
M;.
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D
PrimateAI
Benign
0.47
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-0.69
N;.
REVEL
Uncertain
0.50
Sift
Uncertain
0.025
D;.
Sift4G
Benign
0.29
T;T
Polyphen
1.0
D;.
Vest4
0.61
MVP
0.84
MPC
1.3
ClinPred
0.22
T
GERP RS
4.9
Varity_R
0.21
gMVP
0.39

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

Publications

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs55855125; hg19: chr20-61981315; API