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rs120074122

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 11 ACMG points: 11P and 0B. PM1PM2PM5PP3_StrongPP5

The NM_000543.5(SMPD1):c.730G>A(p.Gly244Arg) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000391 in 1,612,454 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 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. G244A) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000026 ( 0 hom., cov: 31)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000040 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

SMPD1
NM_000543.5 missense

Scores

11
4
2

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:7U:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 9.25
Variant links:
Genes affected
SMPD1 (HGNC:11120): (sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1) The protein encoded by this gene is a lysosomal acid sphingomyelinase that converts sphingomyelin to ceramide. The encoded protein also has phospholipase C activity. Defects in this gene are a cause of Niemann-Pick disease type A (NPA) and Niemann-Pick disease type B (NPB). Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 11 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 6 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 2 uncertain in NM_000543.5
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PM5
Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr11-6391796-G-C is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 1524692.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.943
PP5
Variant 11-6391795-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr11-6391795-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 2987.We mark this variant Likely_pathogenic, oryginal submissions are: {Likely_pathogenic=5, Pathogenic=1, Uncertain_significance=1}. Variant chr11-6391795-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
SMPD1NM_000543.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.730G>A p.Gly244Arg missense_variant 2/6 ENST00000342245.9

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
SMPD1ENST00000342245.9 linkuse as main transcriptc.730G>A p.Gly244Arg missense_variant 2/61 NM_000543.5 P3P17405-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152228
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
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:
0.0000441
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000478
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000282
AC:
7
AN:
248164
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000297
AC XY:
4
AN XY:
134702
show subpopulations
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 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000444
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000165
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000404
AC:
59
AN:
1460226
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
36
AF XY:
0.0000372
AC XY:
27
AN XY:
726520
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.0000299
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.0000224
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:
0.0000495
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000166
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152228
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.0000269
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
74380
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:
0.0000441
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.000478
Alfa
AF:
0.0000973
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000567
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000116
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.00000824
AC:
1
EpiCase
AF:
0.0000545
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:7Uncertain:1
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Niemann-Pick disease, type A;C0268243:Niemann-Pick disease, type B Pathogenic:2
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeJan 24, 2024This sequence change replaces glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, with arginine, which is basic and polar, at codon 244 of the SMPD1 protein (p.Gly244Arg). This variant is present in population databases (rs120074122, gnomAD 0.006%). This missense change has been observed in individuals with Niemann-Pick disease (PMID: 1618760, 26981555). This variant is also known as G242R. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 2987). 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 expected to disrupt SMPD1 protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects SMPD1 function (PMID: 1618760). In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsJan 15, 2022- -
not provided Pathogenic:2
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingEurofins Ntd Llc (ga)Dec 06, 2016- -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingRevvity Omics, RevvityOct 28, 2021- -
Niemann-Pick disease, type B Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedliterature onlyOMIMJan 01, 1992- -
Sphingomyelin/cholesterol lipidosis Pathogenic:1
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submittercurationBroad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardJan 22, 2020The p.Gly244Arg variant in SMPD1 (also known as p.Gly242Arg due to a difference in cDNA numbering) has been reported in at least 2 individuals with Niemann-Pick disease (PMID: 26981555, 1618760) and has been identified in 0.005% (7/128084) of European (non-Finnish) chromosomes and 0.003% (1/135346) of Latino chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP rs120074122). Although this variant has been seen in the general population, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency. This variant has also been reported in ClinVar (VariationID: 2987) as pathogenic by OMIM and EGL Genetic Diagnostics. Computational prediction tools and conservation analyses suggest that this variant may impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough to determine pathogenicity. The presence of this variant in combination with a likely pathogenic variant and in an individual with Niemann-Pick disease increases the likelihood that the p.Asn385Ser variant is pathogenic (VariationID: 2988; PMID: 1618760). The p.Asn385Ser is located in a mutational hot spot and a region of SMPD1 that is essential to protein folding and stability, suggesting that this variant is in a functional domain and slightly supports pathogenicity (PMID: 27725636, 1618760). In summary, although additional studies are required to fully establish its clinical significance, this variant is likely pathogenic. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PM2, PM3, PP3, PM1_supporting (Richards 2015). -
Niemann-Pick disease, type A Pathogenic:1
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor GeneticsAug 31, 2023- -
not specified Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpNov 12, 2022Variant summary: SMPD1 c.730G>A (p.Gly244Arg) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the Calcineurin-like phosphoesterase domain (IPR004843) of the encoded protein sequence. Four of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 3.2e-05 in 279554 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.730G>A has been reported in the literature as a biallelic genotype in individuals affected with Niemann-Pick Disease (e.g. Takahashi_1992, Reunert_2016, Hu_2021). These data indicate that the variant may be associated with disease. Experimental evidence using transfected COS-1 cells showed that the variant had approximately 40% residual activity when compared to wild-type (Takahashi_1992). Four ClinVar submitters have assessed the variant since 2014: three classified the variant as likely pathogenic, and one as pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as VUS-possibly pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Uncertain
0.46
BayesDel_addAF
Uncertain
0.15
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.16
Cadd
Pathogenic
30
Dann
Pathogenic
1.0
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.94
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
0.86
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
1.0
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.95
D;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.27
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.94
D;D
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.69
T
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
A;A;A;A
PrimateAI
Pathogenic
0.80
D
PROVEAN
Pathogenic
-7.5
D;D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.73
Sift
Pathogenic
0.0
D;D
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0
D;D
Vest4
0.92
MVP
0.64
MPC
0.88
ClinPred
0.99
D
GERP RS
5.0
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.90
gMVP
0.97

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.0
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: rs120074122; hg19: chr11-6413025; COSMIC: COSV100192466; COSMIC: COSV100192466; API