rs121907958

Variant names:

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Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 14 ACMG points: 14P and 0B. PM2PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000520.6(HEXA):c.1260G>C(p.Trp420Cys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000248 in 1,613,938 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 (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000026 ( 0 hom., cov: 30)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000025 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

HEXA
NM_000520.6 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.78

Variant links:

Genes affected

HEXA (HGNC:4878): (hexosaminidase subunit alpha) This gene encodes a member of the glycosyl hydrolase 20 family of proteins. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the alpha subunit of the lysosomal enzyme beta-hexosaminidase. This enzyme, together with the cofactor GM2 activator protein, catalyzes the degradation of the ganglioside GM2, and other molecules containing terminal N-acetyl hexosamines. Mutations in this gene lead to an accumulation of GM2 ganglioside in neurons, the underlying cause of neurodegenerative disorders termed the GM2 gangliosidoses, including Tay-Sachs disease (GM2-gangliosidosis type I). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]

HEXA links:

ENSG00000261460 (HGNC:58304):

ENSG00000261460 links:

ENSG00000260729 (HGNC:):

ENSG00000260729 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 14 ACMG points.

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

PP3

MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.985

PP5

Variant 15-72346597-C-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr15-72346597-C-G is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 3901.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
HEXA	NM_000520.6 link	c.1260G>C	p.Trp420Cys	missense_variant	Exon 11 of 14	ENST00000268097.10	NP_000511.2	P06865-1A0A0S2Z3W3
HEXA	NM_001318825.2 link	c.1293G>C	p.Trp431Cys	missense_variant	Exon 11 of 14		NP_001305754.1	P06865H3BP20B4DVA7
HEXA	NR_134869.3 link	n.1116-272G>C		intron_variant	Intron 9 of 10

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
HEXA	ENST00000268097.10 link	c.1260G>C	p.Trp420Cys	missense_variant	Exon 11 of 14	1	NM_000520.6	ENSP00000268097.6		P06865-1
ENSG00000260729	ENST00000379915.4 link	n.413-272G>C		intron_variant	Intron 3 of 15	2		ENSP00000478716.1		A0A087WUJ7

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000263

AC:

AN:

152126

Hom.:

Cov.:

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Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.0000483

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:

0.00000795

AC:

AN:

251462

Hom.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

135908

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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:

0.0000176

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000246

AC:

AN:

1461812

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000234

AC XY:

AN XY:

727216

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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:

0.0000306

Gnomad4 OTH exome

AF:

0.0000331

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000263

AC:

AN:

152126

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000269

AC XY:

AN XY:

74302

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Gnomad4 AFR

AF:

0.0000483

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:

0.0000675

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000378

TwinsUK

AF:

0.00

AC:

ALSPAC

AF:

0.000259

AC:

ExAC

AF:

0.00000824

AC:

EpiCase

AF:

0.00

EpiControl

AF:

0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Tay-Sachs disease

Pathogenic:2

Oct 12, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces tryptophan, which is neutral and slightly polar, with cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 420 of the HEXA protein (p.Trp420Cys). This variant is present in population databases (rs121907958, gnomAD 0.003%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with HEXA-related conditions (PMID: 2144098, 14566483; internal data). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 3901). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt HEXA protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects HEXA function (PMID: 2144098). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Sep 01, 1990

OMIM

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: literature only

- -

not provided

Pathogenic:1

Mar 14, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Published functional studies demonstrate the W420C variant results in a non-functional protein (PMID: 2144098, 18490185); Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 14566483, 18490185, 2144098) -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Pathogenic

0.97

BayesDel_addAF

Pathogenic

0.51

BayesDel_noAF

Pathogenic

0.51

CADD

Pathogenic

DANN

Uncertain

0.99

DEOGEN2

Pathogenic

0.96

D;.;D

Eigen

Pathogenic

0.90

Eigen_PC

Pathogenic

0.89

FATHMM_MKL

Pathogenic

1.0

LIST_S2

Pathogenic

0.99

D;D;D

M_CAP

Uncertain

0.22

MetaRNN

Pathogenic

0.99

D;D;D

MetaSVM

Pathogenic

0.99

MutationAssessor

Uncertain

2.3

M;.;.

PrimateAI

Uncertain

0.65

PROVEAN

Pathogenic

-12

D;D;D

REVEL

Pathogenic

0.88

Sift

Pathogenic

0.0

D;D;D

Sift4G

Pathogenic

0.0

D;D;D

Polyphen

1.0

D;.;.

Vest4

0.95

MutPred

0.90

Gain of catalytic residue at P419 (P = 0.0088);.;Gain of catalytic residue at P419 (P = 0.0088);

MVP

1.0

MPC

0.95

ClinPred

1.0

GERP RS

5.9

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.0

RBP_regulation_power_radar

1.7

Varity_R

0.99

gMVP

0.98

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

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

LitVar

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