Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2BP4_Strong
The NM_001037132.4(NRCAM):c.3353G>A(p.Arg1118Gln) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000192 in 1,613,740 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 16/23 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★).
NRCAM (HGNC:7994): (neuronal cell adhesion molecule) Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are members of the immunoglobulin superfamily. This gene encodes a neuronal cell adhesion molecule with multiple immunoglobulin-like C2-type domains and fibronectin type-III domains. This ankyrin-binding protein is involved in neuron-neuron adhesion and promotes directional signaling during axonal cone growth. This gene is also expressed in non-neural tissues and may play a general role in cell-cell communication via signaling from its intracellular domain to the actin cytoskeleton during directional cell migration. Allelic variants of this gene have been associated with autism and addiction vulnerability. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Ambry Genetics
Feb 28, 2023
The c.3353G>A (p.R1118Q) alteration is located in exon 27 (coding exon 27) of the NRCAM gene. This alteration results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 3353, causing the arginine (R) at amino acid position 1118 to be replaced by a glutamine (Q). Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -