rs121918212

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 4 ACMG points: 4P and 0B. PM2PP3_Moderate

The NM_018122.5(DARS2):​c.1837C>T​(p.Leu613Phe) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000248 in 1,614,042 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 Uncertain significance (★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000021 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

DARS2
NM_018122.5 missense

Scores

7
7
5

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter P:1U:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 5.06

Publications

10 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
DARS2 (HGNC:25538): (aspartyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial) The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. It is a mitochondrial enzyme that specifically aminoacylates aspartyl-tRNA. Mutations in this gene are associated with leukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL). [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009]
GAS5 (HGNC:16355): (growth arrest specific 5) This gene produces a spliced long non-coding RNA and is a member of the 5' terminal oligo-pyrimidine class of genes. It is a small nucleolar RNA host gene, containing multiple C/D box snoRNA genes in its introns. Part of the secondary RNA structure of the encoded transcript mimics glucocorticoid response element (GRE) which means it can bind to the DNA binding domain of the glucocorticoid receptor (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 1). This action blocks the glucocorticoid receptor from being activated and thereby stops it from regulating the transcription of its target genes. This transcript is also thought to regulate the transcriptional activity of other receptors, such as androgen, progesterone and mineralocorticoid receptors, that can bind to its GRE mimic region. Multiple functions have been associated with this transcript, including cellular growth arrest and apoptosis. It has also been identified as a potential tumor suppressor, with its down-regulation associated with cancer in multiple different tissues. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2015]

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 4 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.909

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
DARS2NM_018122.5 linkc.1837C>T p.Leu613Phe missense_variant Exon 17 of 17 ENST00000649689.2 NP_060592.2 Q6PI48Q9H9J7
DARS2NM_001365212.1 linkc.1684C>T p.Leu562Phe missense_variant Exon 16 of 16 NP_001352141.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
DARS2ENST00000649689.2 linkc.1837C>T p.Leu613Phe missense_variant Exon 17 of 17 NM_018122.5 ENSP00000497569.1 Q6PI48

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152172
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000241
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:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000796
AC:
2
AN:
251372
AF XY:
0.00000736
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.000123
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:
0.00000205
AC:
3
AN:
1461870
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00000138
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
727238
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000597
AC:
2
AN:
33478
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26134
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39698
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86258
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53420
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
8.99e-7
AC:
1
AN:
1111994
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60396
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.492
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152172
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000135
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74334
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000241
AC:
1
AN:
41440
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15274
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5200
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4832
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10610
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
68030
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2088
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.575
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
Alfa
AF:
0.0000812
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000378

ClinVar

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

Submissions by phenotype

Leukoencephalopathy with brain stem and spinal cord involvement-high lactate syndrome Pathogenic:1Uncertain:1
Jan 22, 2025
Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

The p.Leu613Phe variant in DARS2 has been reported in 1 individual with leukoencephalopathy with brain stem and spinal cord involvement-high lactate syndrome (PMID: 17384640), and has been identified in 0.004% (3/74918) of African/African American chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP rs121918212). Although this variant has been seen in the general population in a heterozygous state, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency. This variant has also been reported in ClinVar (Variation ID: 1066) and has been interpreted as pathogenic by OMIM. In vitro functional studies provide some evidence that the p.Leu613Phe variant may not impact protein function (PMID: 23216004). However, these types of assays may not accurately represent biological function. Computational tools and prediction analyses suggest that this variant may impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough to determine pathogenicity. In summary, the clinical significance of the p.Leu613Phe variant is uncertain. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PP3_moderate, BS3_supporting, PM2_supporting (Richards 2015). -

Apr 01, 2007
OMIM
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:literature only

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.20
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.23
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.33
CADD
Pathogenic
28
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.29
T;.;.;T;.
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.81
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
0.76
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.95
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.97
.;D;D;D;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.22
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.91
D;D;D;D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
0.95
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.8
M;.;.;M;.
PhyloP100
5.1
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.53
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-2.8
D;.;.;.;.
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.85
Sift
Benign
0.084
T;.;.;.;.
Sift4G
Benign
0.078
T;.;.;.;.
Polyphen
1.0
D;.;.;D;.
Vest4
0.58
MutPred
0.79
Gain of phosphorylation at S615 (P = 0.1665);.;.;Gain of phosphorylation at S615 (P = 0.1665);.;
MVP
0.96
MPC
0.57
ClinPred
0.90
D
GERP RS
5.7
Varity_R
0.86
gMVP
0.75
Mutation Taster
=13/87
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: rs121918212; hg19: chr1-173826742; API