chr6-145735405-A-C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 14 ACMG points: 14P and 0B. PM1PM2PP3_ModeratePP5_Very_Strong

The NM_005670.4(EPM2A):​c.94T>G​(p.Trp32Gly) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000161 in 1,243,234 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. 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. W32R) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000067 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 9.1e-7 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

EPM2A
NM_005670.4 missense

Scores

12
3
4

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:4

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.62

Publications

15 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
EPM2A (HGNC:3413): (EPM2A glucan phosphatase, laforin) This gene encodes a dual-specificity phosphatase and may be involved in the regulation of glycogen metabolism. The protein acts on complex carbohydrates to prevent glycogen hyperphosphorylation, thus avoiding the formation of insoluble aggregates. Loss-of-function mutations in this gene have been associated with Lafora disease, a rare, adult-onset recessive neurodegenerative disease, which results in myoclonus epilepsy and usually results in death several years after the onset of symptoms. The disease is characterized by the accumulation of insoluble particles called Lafora bodies, which are derived from glycogen. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2018]
EPM2A-DT (HGNC:48990): (EPM2A divergent transcript)

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 14 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 0 benign, 11 uncertain in NM_005670.4
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.933
PP5
Variant 6-145735405-A-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr6-145735405-A-C is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic/Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 3107.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
EPM2ANM_005670.4 linkc.94T>G p.Trp32Gly missense_variant Exon 1 of 4 ENST00000367519.9 NP_005661.1 O95278-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
EPM2AENST00000367519.9 linkc.94T>G p.Trp32Gly missense_variant Exon 1 of 4 1 NM_005670.4 ENSP00000356489.3 O95278-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000668
AC:
1
AN:
149622
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000244
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:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
9.14e-7
AC:
1
AN:
1093504
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
527836
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
21874
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
13836
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
14672
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
21898
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
31560
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
21206
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2902
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00000108
AC:
1
AN:
923414
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
42142
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.475
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000668
AC:
1
AN:
149730
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000137
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
73070
show subpopulations
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000243
AC:
1
AN:
41158
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15074
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3440
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5086
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4804
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
9728
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
292
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
67148
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2092
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.325
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:4
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Lafora disease Pathogenic:1
Jan 08, 2025
Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

The p.Trp32Gly variant in EPM2A has been reported in 6 individuals with Lafora disease (PMID: 10932264, 34755096, 33084218, 34117373), and has been identified in 0.002% (1/63032) of African/African American chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP rs104893955). Although this variant has been seen in the general population in a heterozygous state, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency. This variant has also been reported in ClinVar (Variation ID: 3107) and has been interpreted as likely pathogenic by GeneDx and pathogenic by Invitae and OMIM. Of the 6 affected individuals, 1 was a homozygote and 1 was a compound heterozygote that carried a reported pathogenic variant in trans, which increases the likelihood that the p.Trp32Gly variant is pathogenic (PMID: 10932264, 34755096; Variation ID: 3098). In vitro functional studies provide some evidence that the p.Trp32Gly variant may impact protein function (PMID: 12019207, 11739371, 34755096). However, these types of assays may not accurately represent biological function. Computational prediction tools and conservation analyses suggest that this variant may impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough to determine pathogenicity. In summary, although additional studies are required to fully establish its clinical significance, this variant is likely pathogenic for autosomal recessive Lafora disease. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PM3, PS3_moderate, PP3, PM2_supporting (Richards 2015). -

not provided Pathogenic:1
Jan 06, 2023
GeneDx
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Multiple published functional studies demonstrate a damaging effect, as W32G alters protein stability and phosphatase activity, damaging the intracellular glycogen complex and leading to mis-targeting of laforin (Ganesh et al., 2002; Wang et al., 2002; Wang et al., 2004; Srikumar et al., 2014; Meekins et al., 2015; Raththagala et al., 2015); Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 14532330, 14706656, 18029386, 18040046, 25544560, 24770803, 15541350, 26231210, 10932264, 22669944, 34755096, 33084218, 34117373, 12019207, 28934672, 31227012, 11739371) -

Progressive myoclonic epilepsy Pathogenic:1
Jul 21, 2022
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with EPM2A-related conditions (PMID: 10932264). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects EPM2A function (PMID: 11739371, 12019207, 14532330). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Deleterious"; PolyPhen-2: "Probably Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Class C0"). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 3107). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This sequence change replaces tryptophan, which is neutral and slightly polar, with glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 32 of the EPM2A protein (p.Trp32Gly). -

Myoclonic epilepsy of Lafora 1 Pathogenic:1
Jan 25, 2002
OMIM
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:literature only

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Pathogenic
0.84
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.42
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.37
CADD
Uncertain
24
DANN
Benign
0.93
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.87
D;.;.;.
Eigen
Uncertain
0.29
Eigen_PC
Benign
0.11
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.83
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.66
T;T;.;T
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.91
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.93
D;D;D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
1.0
D
MutationAssessor
Pathogenic
3.5
M;M;M;M
PhyloP100
1.6
PrimateAI
Pathogenic
0.91
D
PROVEAN
Pathogenic
-5.3
D;.;.;.
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.77
Sift
Uncertain
0.0010
D;.;.;.
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0
D;D;.;.
Polyphen
1.0
D;D;D;.
Vest4
0.38
MutPred
0.70
Gain of relative solvent accessibility (P = 0.005);Gain of relative solvent accessibility (P = 0.005);Gain of relative solvent accessibility (P = 0.005);Gain of relative solvent accessibility (P = 0.005);
MVP
0.96
MPC
1.2
ClinPred
0.99
D
GERP RS
2.4
PromoterAI
0.017
Neutral
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.0
gMVP
0.85
Mutation Taster
=9/91
disease causing (ClinVar)

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs104893955; hg19: chr6-146056541; API