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rs121907958

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 8 ACMG points: 8P and 0B. PM2PP3_StrongPP5_Moderate

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

14
4
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, single submitter P:1O:1

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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 8 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_single_submitter, 1 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
HEXANM_000520.6 linkuse as main transcriptc.1260G>C p.Trp420Cys missense_variant 11/14 ENST00000268097.10
HEXANM_001318825.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.1293G>C p.Trp431Cys missense_variant 11/14
HEXANR_134869.3 linkuse as main transcriptn.1116-272G>C intron_variant, non_coding_transcript_variant

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
HEXAENST00000268097.10 linkuse as main transcriptc.1260G>C p.Trp420Cys missense_variant 11/141 NM_000520.6 P1P06865-1
ENST00000570175.1 linkuse as main transcriptn.1377C>G non_coding_transcript_exon_variant 2/31

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152126
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
30
show subpopulations
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:
2
AN:
251462
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
135908
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:
0.0000176
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000246
AC:
36
AN:
1461812
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.0000234
AC XY:
17
AN XY:
727216
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:
0.0000306
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000331
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152126
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
30
AF XY:
0.0000269
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
74302
show subpopulations
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.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000378
TwinsUK
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ALSPAC
AF:
0.000259
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.00000824
AC:
1
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1Other:1
Revision: criteria provided, single submitter
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Tay-Sachs disease Pathogenic:1Other:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeJan 19, 2024This 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; Invitae). 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). 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 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. -
Affects, no assertion criteria providedliterature onlyOMIMSep 01, 1990- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Pathogenic
0.97
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.51
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.51
Cadd
Pathogenic
28
Dann
Uncertain
0.99
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.96
D;.;D
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.90
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
0.89
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
1.0
D
LIST_S2
Pathogenic
0.99
D;D;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.22
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.99
D;D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
0.99
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.3
M;.;.
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
A;A;A;A;A
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.65
T
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
D
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

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs121907958; hg19: chr15-72638938; API