rs113994049

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 11 ACMG points: 12P and 1B. PM2PM5PP5_Very_StrongBP4

The NM_003907.3(EIF2B5):​c.338G>A​(p.Arg113His) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000512 in 1,614,142 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 12/21 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R113C) has been classified as Pathogenic.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00027 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.00054 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

EIF2B5
NM_003907.3 missense

Scores

1
6
12

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:24

Conservation

PhyloP100: 3.40
Variant links:
Genes affected
EIF2B5 (HGNC:3261): (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B subunit epsilon) This gene encodes one of five subunits of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (EIF2B), a GTP exchange factor for eukaryotic initiation factor 2 and an essential regulator for protein synthesis. Mutations in this gene and the genes encoding other EIF2B subunits have been associated with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 11 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PM5
Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr3-184137636-C-T is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].
PP5
Variant 3-184137637-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr3-184137637-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 5945.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr3-184137637-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.089592755). . Strength limited to SUPPORTING due to the PP5.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
EIF2B5NM_003907.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.338G>A p.Arg113His missense_variant 3/16 ENST00000648915.2 NP_003898.2
EIF2B5XM_047449148.1 linkuse as main transcriptc.338G>A p.Arg113His missense_variant 3/11 XP_047305104.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
EIF2B5ENST00000648915.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.338G>A p.Arg113His missense_variant 3/16 NM_003907.3 ENSP00000497160 P2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000269
AC:
41
AN:
152150
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000966
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00110
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.0000655
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:
0.000514
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.000215
AC:
54
AN:
251478
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.000250
AC XY:
34
AN XY:
135918
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.0000615
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000867
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.0000653
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000413
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000163
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000537
AC:
785
AN:
1461874
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.000535
AC XY:
389
AN XY:
727244
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.000149
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.000179
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000232
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.000680
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.000232
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.000269
AC:
41
AN:
152268
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.000161
AC XY:
12
AN XY:
74456
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.0000963
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.0000654
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.000514
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.000417
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.000257
TwinsUK
AF:
0.000539
AC:
2
ALSPAC
AF:
0.00130
AC:
5
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.000227
AC:
1
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000581
AC:
5
ExAC
AF:
0.000247
AC:
30
Asia WGS
AF:
0.000289
AC:
1
AN:
3478
EpiCase
AF:
0.000491
EpiControl
AF:
0.000356

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:24
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Vanishing white matter disease Pathogenic:11
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenome-Nilou LabJul 22, 2021- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterresearchDuke University Health System Sequencing Clinic, Duke University Health SystemApr 20, 2023- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testing3billion-The variant is observed at an extremely low frequency in the gnomAD v2.1.1 dataset (total allele frequency: 0.023%). Functional studies provide strong evidence of the variant having a damaging effect on the gene or gene product (PMID: 15060152, 26112719). Same nucleotide change resulting in same amino acid change has been previously reported as pathogenic/likely pathogenic with strong evidence (ClinVar ID: VCV000005945 / PMID: 11704758). Different missense changes at the same codon (p.Arg113Cys, p.Arg113Ser) have been reported as pathogenic/likely pathogenic with strong evidence (ClinVar ID: VCV000692118 / PMID: 15136673, 34745209). Therefore, this variant is classified as Pathogenic according to the recommendation of ACMG/AMP guideline. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingDASAJan 05, 2022The c.338G>A;p.(Arg113His) missense variant has been observed in affected individual(s) and ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (ClinVar ID: 5945; PMID: 11704758; 18678442; 15136689; 24938145; 18845387; 21560189; 18005052; 18266750; 21307862) - PS4. Well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies support a damaging effect on the gene or gene product (PMID: 26112719) - PS3_supporting. The variant is present at low allele frequencies population databases (rs113994049– gnomAD 0.002695%; ABraOM 0.002135 frequency - http://abraom.ib.usp.br/) - PM2_supporting. The p.(Arg113His) was detected in trans with a pathogenic variant PM3_suporte (PMID: 11704758; 18678442; 15136689; 24938145; 18845387; 21560189; 18005052; 18266750; 21307862 ) - PM3_supporting. Pathogenic missense variant in this residue have been reported (ClinVar ID: 692118) - PM5. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingMGZ Medical Genetics CenterApr 06, 2022- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpJan 10, 2023Variant summary: EIF2B5 c.338G>A (p.Arg113His) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the Translation initiation factor eIF-2B subunit epsilon, N-terminal domain (IPR035543) of the encoded protein sequence. Three of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00021 in 251478 control chromosomes. This frequency is not significantly higher than estimated for a pathogenic variant in EIF2B5 causing Leukoencephalopathy With Vanishing White Matter (0.00021 vs 0.00091), allowing no conclusion about variant significance. c.338G>A has been widely reported in the literature as biallelic homozygous or compound heterozygous genotypes in multiple individuals affected with Leukoencephalopathy With Vanishing White Matter (example, Slynko_2021). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. At least one publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function reporting decreased tolerance to Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress (ERS) although the magnitude of the reported findings differed significantly from truncated or deletion mutants in EIF2B5 (Chen_2015). Multiple 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, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenetics and Molecular Pathology, SA PathologyNov 19, 2020- -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingNatera, Inc.Sep 16, 2020- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingMendelicsMay 28, 2019- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingIllumina Laboratory Services, IlluminaJul 27, 2023The EIF2B5 c.338G>A (p.Arg113His) missense variant has been identified in a homozygous state in at least 30 individuals and in a compound heterozygous state in at least 55 individuals with vanishing white matter disease/leukodystrophy (PMIDs: 15060152; 20975056; 22699478; 22952606; 24938145). Individuals homozygous for the p.Arg113His variant showed a milder form of the disease (PMID: 20975056). This variant is not observed at a significant frequency in version 2.1.1 or version 3.1.2 of the Genome Aggregation Database. Functional studies conducted in patient cells demonstrated that this variant impacts protein function (PMID: 15060152; 22737209; 22952606). Based on the available evidence, the c.338G>A (p.Arg113His) variant is classified as pathogenic for leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsApr 28, 2022- -
not provided Pathogenic:6
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpJan 26, 2024This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with histidine, which is basic and polar, at codon 113 of the EIF2B5 protein (p.Arg113His). This variant is present in population databases (rs113994049, gnomAD 0.04%). This missense change has been observed in individuals with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (VWM) (PMID: 11704758, 15136689, 18005052, 18266750, 18678442, 18845387, 21307862, 21560189, 22699478, 24938145). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 5945). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt EIF2B5 protein function with a negative predictive value of 80%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects EIF2B5 function (PMID: 26112719). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAthena DiagnosticsOct 26, 2017- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInstitute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University Hospital TübingenOct 23, 2020- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxMar 08, 2022Published functional studies demonstrate a damaging effect with reduction of activity compared to wild-type (Li et al., 2004) and some intolerance to stress of endoplasmic reticulum in oligodendrocytes (Chen et al., 2015); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 15776425, 26162493, 31046592, 25525159, 24482476, 11704758, 24938145, 15054402, 15136689, 12707859, 15136673, 15060152, 21560189, 26112719, 28334938, 28914269, 18845387, 18266750, 18678442, 18005052, 30665247, 22699478, 31438897, 31980526, 31589614) -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingEurofins Ntd Llc (ga)May 29, 2015- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCenter for Pediatric Genomic Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospital and ClinicsDec 15, 2016- -
Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter 5 Pathogenic:3
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedliterature onlyOMIMMay 11, 2004- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingRevvity Omics, RevvityDec 08, 2021- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCentre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Karolinska University HospitalMar 11, 2024- -
See cases Pathogenic:2
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLaboratorio de Genetica e Diagnostico Molecular, Hospital Israelita Albert EinsteinFeb 27, 2020ACMG classification criteria: PS3, PS4, PM3 -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenetics Laboratory, UDIAT-Centre Diagnòstic, Hospital Universitari Parc TauliApr 26, 2021PP5_very strong;PM2_supporting;PM5_moderate;PP2_supporting;PP3_supporting -
Inborn genetic diseases Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsApr 11, 2022The c.338G>A (p.R113H) alteration is located in exon 3 (coding exon 3) of the EIF2B5 gene. This alteration results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 338, causing the arginine (R) at amino acid position 113 to be replaced by a histidine (H). This alteration has been detected in the homozygous and compound heterozygous state in multiple individuals diagnosed with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (VWM disease) (Leegwater, 2001; Fogli, 2004; Turon-Vinas, 2014). This alteration has also been found to segregate among affected homozygotes in multiple families (Labauge, 2009). This amino acid position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species, and histidine is the reference amino acid in other vertebrate species. Functional studies show that this alteration leads to reduced GEF activity (Liu, 2011; Li, 2004; Chen, 2015). The in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Based on the available evidence, this alteration is classified as pathogenic. -
EIF2B5-related disorder Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingPreventionGenetics, part of Exact SciencesAug 19, 2024The EIF2B5 c.338G>A variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Arg113His. This variant has been reported in both the homozygous state and compound heterozygous state in many patients with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (Leegwater et al. 2003. PubMed ID: 14572143; Fogli et al. 2004. PubMed ID: 15136673; Liu et al. 2011. PubMed ID: 21560189). Of note, a different missense variant c.337C>T (p.Arg113Cys), affecting the same amino acid residue, has also been reported in patients with leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (Fogli A. et al. 2004. PubMed ID: 15136673). An in vitro functional study revealed that homozygous c.338G>A (p.Arg113His) alleles have around 49 -75% of GEF elf2B activity (Fogli A. et al. 2004. PubMed ID: 15054402). This variant is reported in 0.043% of alleles in individuals of European (Non-Finnish) descent in gnomAD. In summary, we interpret this variant as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.082
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.027
T
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.15
CADD
Benign
21
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.11
T;.;T
Eigen
Benign
-0.26
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.12
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.85
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.88
.;D;D
M_CAP
Benign
0.028
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.090
T;T;T
MetaSVM
Uncertain
0.44
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.2
M;.;M
MutationTaster
Benign
0.99
A;A
PrimateAI
Benign
0.28
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-1.8
N;.;.
REVEL
Uncertain
0.53
Sift
Benign
0.17
T;.;.
Sift4G
Benign
0.11
T;.;.
Polyphen
0.0020
B;.;B
Vest4
0.56
MVP
0.97
MPC
0.35
ClinPred
0.059
T
GERP RS
1.5
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.1
Varity_R
0.22
gMVP
0.48

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.010
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Publications

LitVar

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs113994049; hg19: chr3-183855425; API