rs111033297

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 16 ACMG points: 16P and 0B. PVS1PP5_Very_Strong

The ENST00000382848.5(GJB2):​c.169C>T​(p.Gln57Ter) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000906 in 1,612,288 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 Pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. Q57Q) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000026 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000097 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

GJB2
ENST00000382848.5 stop_gained

Scores

5
1
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:13

Conservation

PhyloP100: 9.94
Variant links:
Genes affected
GJB2 (HGNC:4284): (gap junction protein beta 2) This gene encodes a member of the gap junction protein family. The gap junctions were first characterized by electron microscopy as regionally specialized structures on plasma membranes of contacting adherent cells. These structures were shown to consist of cell-to-cell channels that facilitate the transfer of ions and small molecules between cells. The gap junction proteins, also known as connexins, purified from fractions of enriched gap junctions from different tissues differ. According to sequence similarities at the nucleotide and amino acid levels, the gap junction proteins are divided into two categories, alpha and beta. Mutations in this gene are responsible for as much as 50% of pre-lingual, recessive deafness. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 16 ACMG points.

PVS1
Loss of function variant, product does not undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. Variant is located in the 3'-most exon, not predicted to undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. There are 189 pathogenic variants in the truncated region.
PP5
Variant 13-20189413-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr13-20189413-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 44725.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr13-20189413-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
GJB2NM_004004.6 linkuse as main transcriptc.169C>T p.Gln57Ter stop_gained 2/2 ENST00000382848.5 NP_003995.2
GJB2XM_011535049.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.169C>T p.Gln57Ter stop_gained 2/2 XP_011533351.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
GJB2ENST00000382848.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.169C>T p.Gln57Ter stop_gained 2/21 NM_004004.6 ENSP00000372299 P1
GJB2ENST00000382844.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.169C>T p.Gln57Ter stop_gained 1/1 ENSP00000372295 P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152224
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
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:
0.0000588
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000279
AC:
7
AN:
251022
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000147
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
135644
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
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:
0.0000617
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000973
AC:
142
AN:
1460064
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000785
AC XY:
57
AN XY:
725936
show subpopulations
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:
0.000122
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000994
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152224
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000403
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
74376
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.0000588
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000721
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000416
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000116
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.0000412
AC:
5
EpiCase
AF:
0.000109
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:13
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 1A Pathogenic:5
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenomic Diagnostic Laboratory, Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaMay 09, 2017- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingIntegrating Genomics into Medicine, Frazer Institute, University Of QueenslandJun 02, 2023- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpOct 19, 2021Variant summary: GJB2 c.169C>T (p.Gln57X) results in a premature termination codon, predicted to cause a truncation of the encoded protein or absence of the protein due to nonsense mediated decay, which are commonly known mechanisms for disease. Truncations downstream of this position have been classified as pathogenic by our laboratory. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 2.8e-05 in 251022 control chromosomes. c.169C>T has been reported in the literature in multiple individuals affected with Autosomal Recessive Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss (e.g. Wilcox_1999, Roux_2004, Snoeckx_2005, Marlin_2005). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. Seven clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All laboratories classified the variant as pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingNatera, Inc.Sep 16, 2020- -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingCounsylOct 09, 2015- -
not provided Pathogenic:4
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAthena DiagnosticsMay 11, 2022This variant is expected to result in the loss of a functional protein. The frequency of this variant in the general population is consistent with pathogenicity (Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD), Cambridge, MA (URL: http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org)). In multiple individuals affected with hearing loss, this variant has been seen with a single recessive pathogenic variant in the same gene. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP LaboratoriesMay 19, 2017The p.Gln57Ter (rs111033297) has been observed in several cohorts of patients with sensorineural hearing loss, many carrying a second pathogenic variant in GJB2 (selected references: Wilcox 1999, Snoeckx 2005, Marlin 2005). This variant introduces a premature termination codon and is predicted to result in a truncated protein product. Consistent with a recessive carrier frequency, it is listed in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) browser with an overall frequency of 0.004% (identified in 11 out of 276,670 chromosomes). It is also listed in the ClinVar database as pathogenic (Variation ID: 44725). Thus, the p.Gln57Ter variant satisfies our criteria for classification as pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpDec 26, 2023This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Gln57*) in the GJB2 gene. While this is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to disrupt the last 170 amino acid(s) of the GJB2 protein. This variant is present in population databases (rs111033297, gnomAD 0.009%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of GJB2-related deafness (PMID: 10353784, 21465647). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 44725). This variant disrupts a region of the GJB2 protein in which other variant(s) (p.Tyr65*) have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 9482292, 16380907). This suggests that this is a clinically significant region of the protein, and that variants that disrupt it are likely to be disease-causing. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxJun 18, 2024Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation, as the last 170 amino acids are lost, and other loss-of-function variants have been reported downstream in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 26940866, 15547423, 18196482, 21298644, 25270357, 9482292, 25087612, 10353784, 21465647, 15150777, 16380907, 11439000, 15070423, 18324688, 20553101, 15365987, 17041943, 29106882, 29625052, 26689913, 31980526, 31589614, 15967879, 36048236, 36451132) -
Hearing loss Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingClinical Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins All Children's HospitalNov 12, 2009- -
Autosomal dominant keratitis-ichthyosis-hearing loss syndrome;C0265964:Mutilating keratoderma;C0266004:Knuckle pads, deafness AND leukonychia syndrome;C1835672:Palmoplantar keratoderma-deafness syndrome;C1844678:X-linked mixed hearing loss with perilymphatic gusher;C1865234:Ichthyosis, hystrix-like, with hearing loss;C2673759:Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 1A;C2675750:Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 3A Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsMay 09, 2022- -
Rare genetic deafness Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLaboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized MedicineOct 25, 2007The Gln57X variant in GJB2 has been reported in at least 20 individuals with hea ring loss (Dodson 2011, Feldmann 2004, Marlin 2005, Roux 2004, Snoeckx 2005, Wil cox 1999). Most of these individuals were homozygous or compound heterozygous. I t has also been identified in 0.007% (9/128912) of European chromosomes by gnomA D (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). This nonsense variant leads to a premature termination codon at position 57, which is predicted to lead to a truncated or absent protein. Loss of function of the GJB2 gene is an established disease mech anism in autosomal recessive hearing loss. In summary, this variant meets criter ia to be classified as pathogenic for autosomal recessive hearing loss. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PVS1, PM3_VeryStrong, PM2. -
GJB2-related disorder Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingPreventionGenetics, part of Exact SciencesSep 05, 2024The GJB2 c.169C>T variant is predicted to result in premature protein termination (p.Gln57*). This variant has been reported in multiple individuals with autosomal recessive deafness (Wilcox. 1999. PubMed ID: 10353784; Dodson. 2011. PubMed ID: 21465647; Snoeckx. 2005. PubMed ID: 16380907; Marlin. 2005. PubMed ID: 15967879). This variant is reported in 0.0070% of alleles in individuals of European (Non-Finnish) descent in gnomAD. Nonsense variants in GJB2 are expected to be pathogenic. This variant is interpreted as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.42
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.55
CADD
Pathogenic
41
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
Eigen
Pathogenic
1.2
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
1.0
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.98
D
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D
Vest4
0.93
GERP RS
5.3

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.0
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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Publications

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs111033297; hg19: chr13-20763552; API