rs121917714

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000168.6(GLI3):​c.2374C>T​(p.Arg792*) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000342 in 1,461,762 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: not found (cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000034 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

GLI3
NM_000168.6 stop_gained

Scores

2
4
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:12

Conservation

PhyloP100: 2.54

Publications

15 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
GLI3 (HGNC:4319): (GLI family zinc finger 3) This gene encodes a protein which belongs to the C2H2-type zinc finger proteins subclass of the Gli family. They are characterized as DNA-binding transcription factors and are mediators of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling. The protein encoded by this gene localizes in the cytoplasm and activates patched Drosophila homolog (PTCH) gene expression. It is also thought to play a role during embryogenesis. Mutations in this gene have been associated with several diseases, including Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome, Pallister-Hall syndrome, preaxial polydactyly type IV, and postaxial polydactyly types A1 and B. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
GLI3 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics, PanelApp Australia
  • Pallister-Hall syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, G2P, Ambry Genetics, Orphanet
  • polydactyly, postaxial, type A1
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • polysyndactyly 4
    Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Orphanet
  • tibial hemimelia
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • acrocallosal syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • postaxial polydactyly type A
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 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 7-41967653-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr7-41967653-G-A is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 13828.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
GLI3NM_000168.6 linkc.2374C>T p.Arg792* stop_gained Exon 14 of 15 ENST00000395925.8 NP_000159.3 P10071

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
GLI3ENST00000395925.8 linkc.2374C>T p.Arg792* stop_gained Exon 14 of 15 5 NM_000168.6 ENSP00000379258.3 P10071

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
32
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000398
AC:
1
AN:
251386
AF XY:
0.00
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 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000342
AC:
5
AN:
1461762
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
727170
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33476
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26132
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39696
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.0000116
AC:
1
AN:
86254
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53418
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5722
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00000360
AC:
4
AN:
1111952
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60388
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.505
Heterozygous variant carriers
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Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
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GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
32
Alfa
AF:
0.0000925
Hom.:
0

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:12
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Polydactyly, postaxial, type A1 Pathogenic:4
May 31, 2021
Institute for Medical Genetics and Human Genetics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

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Jul 29, 2022
MGZ Medical Genetics Center
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

May 23, 2024
Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University Hospital Tübingen
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

May 06, 2021
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Based on the classification scheme VCGS_Germline_v1.3.4, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. Following criteria are met: 0102 - Loss of function is a known mechanism of disease in this gene and is associated with Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (MIM#175700) and Polydactyly, preaxial, type IV (MIM#174700). (I) 0107 - This gene is associated with autosomal dominant disease. (I) 0115 - Variants in this gene are known to have variable expressivity (PMID: 18000979). (I) 0201 - Variant has been shown 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) (PMID: 18000979). (SP) 0251 - This variant is heterozygous. (I) 0302 - Variant is present in gnomAD (v2) <0.001 for a dominant condition (1 heterozygote, 0 homozygotes). (SP) 0701 - Other NMD predicted variants comparable to the one identified in this case have very strong previous evidence for pathogenicity (ClinVar). (SP) 0801 - This variant has strong previous evidence of pathogenicity in unrelated individuals. This variant has been previously reported in patients with Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (MIM#175700) and preaxial polydactyly type IV (MIM#174700) (PMID: 15739154, 18000979, 22903559, 26508445). (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 -

not provided Pathogenic:3
Jan 31, 2022
GeneDx
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Reported previously in association with GLI3-related disorders (Kalff-Suske et al.,1999; Furniss et al., 2007; Jamsheer et al., 2012; Patel et al., 2016); Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation in a gene for which loss-of-function is a known mechanism of disease; Functional studies indicate that this variant is susceptible to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (Furniss et al., 2007); Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 19308487, 34482537, 25525159, 10441342, 12794692, 15739154, 22903559, 19429598, 26508445, 18000979, 31306531, 30848202, 31573334) -

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Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome Pathogenic:2
Dec 15, 2007
OMIM
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:literature only

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Jun 26, 2025
Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Skane University Hospital Lund
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

ACMG criteria used: PVS1, PP1_strong and PP4. -

Pallister-Hall syndrome;C0265306:Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome Pathogenic:1
Jun 23, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Arg792*) in the GLI3 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in GLI3 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 10441570, 15739154, 18000979, 24736735). This variant is present in population databases (rs121917714, gnomAD 0.003%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (PMID: 10441342, 12794692, 26508445). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 13828). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Pallister-Hall syndrome;C0265306:Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome;C1868111:Polysyndactyly 4;C4282400:Polydactyly, postaxial, type A1 Pathogenic:1
Jun 21, 2024
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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GLI3-related disorder Pathogenic:1
Mar 12, 2024
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

The GLI3 c.2374C>T variant is predicted to result in premature protein termination (p.Arg792*). This variant has been reported to be causative for Greig cephalopolysyndactyly (Kalff-Suske et al. 1999. PubMed ID: 10441342), and polydactyly/polysyndactyly (Jamsheer et al. 2012. PubMed ID: 22903559; Table 1, Sczakiel et al. 2021. PubMed ID: 34482537). At PreventionGenetics, we previously detected this variant in several other patients. This variant is reported in 0.0033% of alleles in individuals of South Asian descent in gnomAD. Nonsense variants in GLI3 are expected to be pathogenic. This variant is interpreted as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.56
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.50
CADD
Pathogenic
37
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
Eigen
Uncertain
0.60
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.43
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.78
D
PhyloP100
2.5
Vest4
0.94
GERP RS
3.7
Mutation Taster
=2/198
disease causing (ClinVar)

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs121917714; hg19: chr7-42007251; COSMIC: COSV67885757; COSMIC: COSV67885757; API