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rs119489105

Variant summary

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

The NM_006343.3(MERTK):c.1951C>T(p.Arg651Ter) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000465 in 1,613,540 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 (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000013 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000050 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MERTK
NM_006343.3 stop_gained

Scores

2
4
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:4

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.49
Variant links:
Genes affected
MERTK (HGNC:7027): (MER proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase) This gene is a member of the MER/AXL/TYRO3 receptor kinase family and encodes a transmembrane protein with two fibronectin type-III domains, two Ig-like C2-type (immunoglobulin-like) domains, and one tyrosine kinase domain. Mutations in this gene have been associated with disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) phagocytosis pathway and onset of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 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 undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
PP5
Variant 2-112008466-C-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr2-112008466-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 5402.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-112008466-C-T is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
MERTKNM_006343.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.1951C>T p.Arg651Ter stop_gained 14/19 ENST00000295408.9

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
MERTKENST00000295408.9 linkuse as main transcriptc.1951C>T p.Arg651Ter stop_gained 14/191 NM_006343.3 P1
MERTKENST00000439966.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.*1424C>T 3_prime_UTR_variant, NMD_transcript_variant 14/191
MERTKENST00000409780.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.1423C>T p.Arg475Ter stop_gained 13/185

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000131
AC:
2
AN:
152150
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
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:
0.0000294
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000557
AC:
14
AN:
251434
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000515
AC XY:
7
AN XY:
135890
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000289
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.0000327
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000106
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000500
AC:
73
AN:
1461390
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000481
AC XY:
35
AN XY:
727008
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:
0.0000116
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000648
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000131
AC:
2
AN:
152150
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74332
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:
0.0000294
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000425
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000113
ExAC
AF:
0.0000494
AC:
6
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

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

Submissions by phenotype

Autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedliterature onlyFaculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab UniversityMay 23, 2018- -
not provided Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeDec 30, 2023This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Arg651*) in the MERTK gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in MERTK are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 24265693, 29659094). This variant is present in population databases (rs119489105, gnomAD 0.01%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of inherited retinal dystrophies (PMID: 11062461, 20300561, 25097241). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 5402). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Retinitis pigmentosa 38 Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedliterature onlyOMIMMar 09, 2010- -
Retinitis pigmentosa Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submittercurationBroad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardApr 01, 2021The p.Arg651Ter variant in MERTK was identified in an individual with Retinitis pigmentosa, via a collaborative study between the Broad Institute's Center for Mendelian Genomics and the Pierce lab (https://oculargenomics.meei.harvard.edu/labs/pierce-lab/lab-members/). Through a review of available evidence we were able to apply the following criteria: PVS1, PM2, PM3-P. Based on this evidence we have classified this variant as Pathogenic. If you have any questions about the classification please reach out to the Pierce Lab. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.48
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.57
Cadd
Pathogenic
44
Dann
Uncertain
1.0
Eigen
Uncertain
0.41
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.26
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.89
D
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
A;A;A
Vest4
0.94
GERP RS
2.6
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.26
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DL_spliceai
0.26
Position offset: 9

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: rs119489105; hg19: chr2-112766043; COSMIC: COSV54932417; API