rs121909324

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_001127222.2(CACNA1A):​c.4633C>T​(p.Arg1545Ter) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 30)

Consequence

CACNA1A
NM_001127222.2 stop_gained

Scores

2
3
2

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:9

Conservation

PhyloP100: 3.31
Variant links:
Genes affected
CACNA1A (HGNC:1388): (calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 A) Voltage-dependent calcium channels mediate the entry of calcium ions into excitable cells, and are also involved in a variety of calcium-dependent processes, including muscle contraction, hormone or neurotransmitter release, and gene expression. Calcium channels are multisubunit complexes composed of alpha-1, beta, alpha-2/delta, and gamma subunits. The channel activity is directed by the pore-forming alpha-1 subunit, whereas, the others act as auxiliary subunits regulating this activity. The distinctive properties of the calcium channel types are related primarily to the expression of a variety of alpha-1 isoforms, alpha-1A, B, C, D, E, and S. This gene encodes the alpha-1A subunit, which is predominantly expressed in neuronal tissue. Mutations in this gene are associated with 2 neurologic disorders, familial hemiplegic migraine and episodic ataxia 2. This gene also exhibits polymorphic variation due to (CAG)n-repeats. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. In one set of transcript variants, the (CAG)n-repeats occur in the 3' UTR, and are not associated with any disease. But in another set of variants, an insertion extends the coding region to include the (CAG)n-repeats which encode a polyglutamine tract. Expansion of the (CAG)n-repeats from the normal 4-18 to 21-33 in the coding region is associated with spinocerebellar ataxia 6. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.

PVS1
Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 19-13255217-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr19-13255217-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 8507.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr19-13255217-G-A is described in Lovd as [Likely_pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
CACNA1ANM_001127222.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.4633C>T p.Arg1545Ter stop_gained 29/47 ENST00000360228.11 NP_001120694.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
CACNA1AENST00000360228.11 linkuse as main transcriptc.4633C>T p.Arg1545Ter stop_gained 29/471 NM_001127222.2 ENSP00000353362 O00555-8

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
30
GnomAD4 exome
Cov.:
31
GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
30

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:9
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Episodic ataxia type 2 Pathogenic:4
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedliterature onlyOMIMJul 13, 1999- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingVictorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research InstituteFeb 02, 2022Based on the classification scheme VCGS_Germline_v1.3.4, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. Following criteria are met: 0103 - Loss of function and gain of function are known mechanisms of disease in this gene and are associated with CACNA1A-related disease. Episodic ataxia, type 2 (MIM#108500) is caused by variants with a loss of function mechanism (PMID: 28566750). (I) 0107 - This gene is associated with autosomal dominant disease. (I) 0112 - The condition associated with this gene has incomplete penetrance. Reduced penetrance has been reported for patients with episodic ataxia type 2 (OMIM). (I) 0115 - Variants in this gene are known to have variable expressivity. Two families with episodic ataxia, intellectual disability and/or epilepsy have been reported with intrafamilial variability (PMID: 32910250, PMID: 30142438). (I) 0201 - Variant is predicted to cause nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) and loss of protein (premature termination codon is located at least 54 nucleotides upstream of the final exon-exon junction). (SP) 0251 - This variant is heterozygous. (I) 0301 - Variant is absent from gnomAD (both v2 and v3). (SP) 0701 - Other variants predicted to result in NMD comparable to the one identified in this case have very strong previous evidence for pathogenicity (DECIPHER, ClinVar). (SP) 0801 - This variant has strong previous evidence of pathogenicity in unrelated individuals. It has been previously reported in patients with episodic ataxia type 2 (ClinVar, PMID: 10408533, PMID: 29883219). (SP) 1102 - Strong phenotype match for this individual. (SP) 1208 - Inheritance information for this variant is not currently available in this individual. (I) Legend: (SP) - Supporting pathogenic, (I) - Information, (SB) - Supporting benign -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submittercurationSIB Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsOct 15, 2018This variant is interpreted as Likely Pathogenic, for Episodic ataxia 2, autosomal dominant. The following ACMG Tag(s) were applied: PM2 => Absent from controls (or at extremely low frequency if recessive) in Exome Sequencing Project, 1000 Genomes Project, or Exome Aggregation Consortium. PVS1-Strong => PVS1 downgraded in strength to Strong. PP1-Moderate => PP1 upgraded in strength to Moderate (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10408533). -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterresearchHudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, HudsonAlpha Institute for BiotechnologyOct 25, 2019ACMG codes: PVS1, PS3, PM2, PP5 -
not provided Pathogenic:2
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAthena DiagnosticsApr 08, 2022This variant segregates with episodic ataxia in at least one family. This variant was not reported in large, multi-ethnic, general populations (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). In some published literature, this variant is referred to as p.R1549X. Assessment of experimental evidence suggests this variant results in abnormal protein function. This variant diminished calcium channel activity (PMID: 11723274, 16306128). -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxDec 09, 2022Described as R1549X and R1547X using alternate nomenclature, published functional studies demonstrate markedly decreased current densities compared to wild type (Jen et al., 2001; Jeng et al., 2006); Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation or nonsense mediated decay in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 10408533, 29062094, 29482223, 16306128, 25525159, 29883219, 11723274) -
Episodic ataxia type 2;C4310716:Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 42 Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpJun 07, 2023For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. Experimental studies have shown that this premature translational stop signal affects CACNA1A function (PMID: 11723274). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of variants on protein structure and function are not available or were not evaluated for this variant. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 8507). This variant is also known as p.Arg1549*. This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with CACNA1A-related conditions (PMID: 29062094, 29883219, 31302675). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Arg1546*) in the CACNA1A gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in CACNA1A are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 10371528, 19486177, 25735478, 27250579). -
Inborn genetic diseases Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsOct 11, 2016- -
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6;C1720416:Episodic ataxia type 2;C1832884:Migraine, familial hemiplegic, 1;C4310716:Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 42 Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsSep 05, 2021- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.63
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.46
CADD
Pathogenic
36
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
Eigen
Uncertain
0.39
Eigen_PC
Benign
0.15
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.94
D
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
A;A;A
Vest4
0.96
GERP RS
1.0

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: rs121909324; hg19: chr19-13366031; API