rs1009131948

Variant names:

• chr2-178527548-G-A
• rs1009131948
• NM_001267550.2:c.107578C>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 16 ACMG points: 16P and 0B. PVS1 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_001267550.2(TTN):​c.107578C>T​(p.Gln35860*) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000062 in 1,613,864 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 (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.000013 (0 hom., cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000055 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: TTN NM_001267550.2 stop_gained
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:5
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.793
• Publications: 2 publications found

Genes affected

TTN (HGNC:12403): (titin) This gene encodes a large abundant protein of striated muscle. The product of this gene is divided into two regions, a N-terminal I-band and a C-terminal A-band. The I-band, which is the elastic part of the molecule, contains two regions of tandem immunoglobulin domains on either side of a PEVK region that is rich in proline, glutamate, valine and lysine. The A-band, which is thought to act as a protein-ruler, contains a mixture of immunoglobulin and fibronectin repeats, and possesses kinase activity. An N-terminal Z-disc region and a C-terminal M-line region bind to the Z-line and M-line of the sarcomere, respectively, so that a single titin molecule spans half the length of a sarcomere. Titin also contains binding sites for muscle associated proteins so it serves as an adhesion template for the assembly of contractile machinery in muscle cells. It has also been identified as a structural protein for chromosomes. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. Considerable variability exists in the I-band, the M-line and the Z-disc regions of titin. Variability in the I-band region contributes to the differences in elasticity of different titin isoforms and, therefore, to the differences in elasticity of different muscle types. Mutations in this gene are associated with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9, and autoantibodies to titin are produced in patients with the autoimmune disease scleroderma. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]

TTN-AS1 (HGNC:44124): (TTN antisense RNA 1) This gene encodes a non-coding RNA transcribed from the opposite strand to the titin gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2016]

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 16 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
• PP5: Variant 2-178527548-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr2-178527548-G-A is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic/Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 518510.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
TTN	NM_001267550.2	c.107578C>T	p.Gln35860*	stop_gained	Exon 362 of 363	ENST00000589042.5	NP_001254479.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
TTN	ENST00000589042.5	c.107578C>T	p.Gln35860*	stop_gained	Exon 362 of 363	5	NM_001267550.2	ENSP00000467141.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000131 AC: 2 AN: 152200 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.00

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: 0.0000294

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000803 AC: 2 AN: 249112 AF XY: 0.0000148

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.0000290

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00000886

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000547 AC: 8 AN: 1461664 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00000688 AC XY: 5 AN XY: 727108

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33478

American (AMR) AF: 0.0000447 AC: 2 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26134

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86254

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53396

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00000540 AC: 6 AN: 1111838

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60372

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000131 AC: 2 AN: 152200 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 74346

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 41442

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15286

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3468

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5204

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4832

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10622

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 316

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.0000294 AC: 2 AN: 68028

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2090

Alfa AF: 0.000142 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000756

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:5

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2J Pathogenic:1

Dec 03, 2018

Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: research

The heterozygous p.Gln35860Ter variant in TTN was identified by our study in one individual in the compound heterozygous state, with another pathogenic variant, in one individual with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD). The presence of this variant in combination with a pathogenic variant and in an individual with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) increases the likelihood that the p.Gln35860Ter variant is pathogenic. This variant has been identified in 0.001083% (3/276994) of chromosomes in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/). Although this variant has been seen in the general population, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency. This nonsense variant leads to a premature termination codon at position 35860, which is predicted to lead to a truncated or absent protein. Loss of function of the TTN gene is an established disease mechanism in autosomal recessive LGMD. In summary, this variant meets criteria to be classified as pathogenic for LGMD in an autosomal recessive manner based on the predicted impact of the variant and the presence of a pathogenic variant in an individual with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD). ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PM2, PVS1, PM3 (Richards 2015). -

Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2J;C1858763:Dilated cardiomyopathy 1G Pathogenic:1

Jan 22, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Gln35860*) in the TTN gene. While this is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to create a truncated TTN protein. This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.003%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (PMID: 31407473; internal data). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. This variant has been reported in individual(s) with autosomal dominant dilated cardiomyopathy and/or early-onset atrial fibrillation (PMID: 30535219, 31737537; internal data); however, the role of the variant in this condition is currently unclear. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 518510). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. This variant is located in the M band of TTN (PMID: 25589632). Truncating variants in this region have been previously reported in individuals affected with autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive myopathy and muscular dystrophy (PMID: 18948003, 23975875, 24395473). Truncating variants in this region have also been identified in individuals affected with autosomal dominant dilated cardiomyopathy and/or cardio-related conditions (PMID: 27869827, 32964742, internal data). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2J;C1838244:Tibial muscular dystrophy;C1858763:Dilated cardiomyopathy 1G;C1861065:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 9;C1863599:Myopathy, myofibrillar, 9, with early respiratory failure;C2673677:Early-onset myopathy with fatal cardiomyopathy Pathogenic:1

Sep 15, 2021

Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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not provided Pathogenic:1

Aug 14, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation or nonsense mediated decay in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Located in the M-band, a region of TTN for which truncating variants are significantly associated with autosomal recessive skeletal myopathies and also with autosomal dominant cardiomyopathy (PMID: 17444505, 32778822, 36637017); Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 22335739, 24503780, 31737537, 34135346, 34495297, 30535219, 31407473, 17444505, 32778822, 36637017, 38438525, 40267405) -

Cardiovascular phenotype Pathogenic:1

Mar 24, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.Q26795* variant (also known as c.80383C>T), located in coding exon 189 of the TTN gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 80383. This changes the amino acid from a glutamine to a stop codon within coding exon 189. This exon is located in the M-band region of the N2-B isoform of the titin protein and is constitutively expressed in TTN transcripts (percent spliced in or PSI 99%). This alteration (reported as NM_001267550.2 c.107578C>T p.Q35860*) has been identified in two individuals in an early onset atrial fibrillation cohort (Choi SH et al. JAMA, 2018 12;320:2354-2364). This alteration is expected to result in loss of function by premature protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. While truncating variants in TTN are present in 1-3% of the general population, truncating variants in the M-band have been reported in association with autosomal recessive titinopathies, primarily presenting with skeletal myopathy phenotypes (Ceyhan-Birsoy O et al. Neurology. 2013 Oct 1;81(14):1205-14; De Cid R et al. Neurology. 2015;85(24):2126-35). In addition, regardless of their position, TTN truncating variants encoded in constitutive exons (PSI >90%) have been found to be significantly associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), though truncating variants in the A-band are the most common cause of DCM (Herman DS et al. N. Engl. J. Med., 2012 Feb;366:619-28; Roberts AM et al. Sci Transl Med, 2015 Jan;7:270ra6; Schafer S et al. Nat. Genet., 2017 01;49:46-53). Based on the majority of available evidence to date, this variant is likely to be pathogenic in association with autosomal recessive titinopathy; however, the clinical significance of this alteration with respect to cardiomyopathy remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.46	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.50
CADD	Pathogenic	76
DANN	Benign	0.92
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.98
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.82
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.86	D
PhyloP100		0.79
Vest4		0.70
GERP RS		3.8
Mutation Taster		=0/200	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.25		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai		0.25		Position offset: 2

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1009131948; hg19: chr2-179392275;