Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2BP4_Strong
The NM_001148.6(ANK2):c.10243A>G(p.Thr3415Ala) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 17/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. T3415R) has been classified as Uncertain significance.
ANK2 (HGNC:493): (ankyrin 2) This gene encodes a member of the ankyrin family of proteins that link the integral membrane proteins to the underlying spectrin-actin cytoskeleton. Ankyrins play key roles in activities such as cell motility, activation, proliferation, contact and the maintenance of specialized membrane domains. Most ankyrins are typically composed of three structural domains: an amino-terminal domain containing multiple ankyrin repeats; a central region with a highly conserved spectrin binding domain; and a carboxy-terminal regulatory domain which is the least conserved and subject to variation. The protein encoded by this gene is required for targeting and stability of Na/Ca exchanger 1 in cardiomyocytes. Mutations in this gene cause long QT syndrome 4 and cardiac arrhythmia syndrome. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011]
ANK2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
complex neurodevelopmental disorder
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, ClinGen
Brugada syndrome
Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED, NO_KNOWN Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, ClinGen
Strand Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Strand Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing
While this variant hasn't been reported in any earlier clinical studies, several ANK2 variants have been associated with LQTS. ANK2 loss of function variants are known to interfere with the intermolecular interactions of ANK2 leading to mislocalization of ANK-associated membrane proteins, thereby disrupting cardiomyocyte excitability. In vitro analyses of various ANK2 variants associated with LQTS have revealed that loss of activity variants such as p.Gln1404Ile, p.Thr1552Asn and p.Thr1626Asn, retain normal localization of InsP(3) receptor and Na/Ca exchanger but causes abnormal contraction rates and aberrant spatial temporal pattern of calcium release; while the loss of function variants associated with LQTS such as p.Glu1425Gly, p.Val1516Asp and p.Arg1788Trp abolish localization of InsP(3) receptor and the Na/Ca exchanger and are associated with decreased contraction rates and more severe arrhythmia phenotypes in the patients [PMID:17242276]. -