Genetic Variant QARS1:p.Leu196fs (chr3-49102250-GC-G) – ACMG Classification: Pathogenic (12 pts)

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Moderate

The NM_005051.3(QARS1):c.585delG(p.Leu196fs) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000205 in 1,461,886 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000021 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

QARS1
NM_005051.3 frameshift

Scores

Not classified

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, single submitter P:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.597

Variant links:

Genes affected

QARS1 (HGNC:9751): (glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase 1) Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyze the aminoacylation of tRNA by their cognate amino acid. Because of their central role in linking amino acids with nucleotide triplets contained in tRNAs, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are thought to be among the first proteins that appeared in evolution. In metazoans, 9 aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases specific for glutamine (gln), glutamic acid (glu), and 7 other amino acids are associated within a multienzyme complex. Although present in eukaryotes, glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase (QARS) is absent from many prokaryotes, mitochondria, and chloroplasts, in which Gln-tRNA(Gln) is formed by transamidation of the misacylated Glu-tRNA(Gln). Glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase belongs to the class-I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2013]

QARS1 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points.

PVS1

Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

PP5

Variant 3-49102250-GC-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr3-49102250-GC-G is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 477841.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
QARS1	NM_005051.3 link	c.585delG	p.Leu196fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 7 of 24	ENST00000306125.12	NP_005042.1	P47897-1B7Z840
QARS1	NM_001272073.2 link	c.552delG	p.Leu185fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 7 of 24		NP_001259002.1	P47897-2B7Z840
QARS1	XM_017006965.3 link	c.585delG	p.Leu196fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 7 of 23		XP_016862454.2
QARS1	NR_073590.2 link	n.560delG		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 7 of 24

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
QARS1	ENST00000306125.12 link	c.585delG	p.Leu196fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 7 of 24	1	NM_005051.3	ENSP00000307567.6		P47897-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

Cov.:

GnomAD3 exomes

AF:

0.00000398

AC:

AN:

251494

Hom.:

AF XY:

0.00000736

AC XY:

AN XY:

135922

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Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

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0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.00000879

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.00000205

AC:

AN:

1461886

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00000275

AC XY:

AN XY:

727246

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Gnomad4 AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome

AF:

0.00000270

Gnomad4 OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 genome

Cov.:

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Diffuse cerebral and cerebellar atrophy - intractable seizures - progressive microcephaly syndrome

Pathogenic:1

Feb 11, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 477841). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with QARS-related conditions. This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.0009%). This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Leu196*) in the QARS gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in QARS are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 24656866, 25471517). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

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SpliceAI score (max)

0.010

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Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

LitVar

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Variant summary

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Consequence

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Clinical Significance

Conservation

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

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ClinVar

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LitVar

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