rs1378679640

Positions:

• chr13-20188998-A-G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 8 ACMG points: 8P and 0B. PP3 PM2_Supporting PS3_Moderate PM3 PM5

This summary comes from the ClinGen Evidence Repository: The c.584T>C is a missense variant predicted to cause a substitution of methionine by threonine at amino acid 195 (p.Met195Thr). The highest population minor allele frequency in gnomAD v4.1.0 is 0.0022% (4/60018, CI 95%) in the Admixed American population (PM2_Supporting). The c.584T>C variant has been detected in trans with c.35delG in one individual with moderate-severe hearing loss (PMID:19235794). The computational predictor REVEL gives a score of 0.968 which is above the threshold of 0.7, evidence that correlates with impact to GJB2 function (PP3). Another missense variant c.583G>C (p.Met195Val; ClinVar Variation ID: 22537) in the same codon has been classified as pathogenic for hearing loss by the ClinGen Hearing Loss VCEP (PM5). Analysis in Hela cells demonstrated that the CX26-p.Met195Thr protein formed a gap junction but with significantly decreased dye transfer. Additionally, electrophysiological characterization of the mutant in Xenopus oocytes resulted in a completely non-functional channel (PS3_Moderate; PMID:23967136). In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as likely pathogenic for autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss based on the ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen Hearing Loss VCEP (PM2_Supporting, PP3, PM3, PM5, PS3_Moderate; Version 2; 5/15/24). LINK:https://erepo.genome.network/evrepo/ui/classification/CA387460849/MONDO:0019497/005

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000068 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: GJB2 NM_004004.6 missense
• Clinical Significance: Likely pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:2 U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 9.27

Genes affected

GJB2 (HGNC:4284): (gap junction protein beta 2) This gene encodes a member of the gap junction protein family. The gap junctions were first characterized by electron microscopy as regionally specialized structures on plasma membranes of contacting adherent cells. These structures were shown to consist of cell-to-cell channels that facilitate the transfer of ions and small molecules between cells. The gap junction proteins, also known as connexins, purified from fractions of enriched gap junctions from different tissues differ. According to sequence similarities at the nucleotide and amino acid levels, the gap junction proteins are divided into two categories, alpha and beta. Mutations in this gene are responsible for as much as 50% of pre-lingual, recessive deafness. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 8 ACMG points.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
GJB2	NM_004004.6	c.584T>C	p.Met195Thr	missense_variant	2/2	ENST00000382848.5
GJB2	XM_011535049.3	c.584T>C	p.Met195Thr	missense_variant	2/2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
GJB2	ENST00000382848.5	c.584T>C	p.Met195Thr	missense_variant	2/2	1	NM_004004.6	P1
GJB2	ENST00000382844.2	c.584T>C	p.Met195Thr	missense_variant	1/1			P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD3 exomes AF: 0.00000796 AC: 2 AN: 251352 Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.0000147 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 135864

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.0000578

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: 0.00

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000684 AC: 10 AN: 1461662 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00000963 AC XY: 7 AN XY: 727142

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.0000895

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: 0.00000540

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:2 Uncertain:3

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:1

Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp	Nov 17, 2023	This sequence change replaces methionine, which is neutral and non-polar, with threonine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 195 of the GJB2 protein (p.Met195Thr). This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.006%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of autosomal recessive deafness (PMID: 19235794, 20233142). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 438620). 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 GJB2 protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects GJB2 function (PMID: 23967136). This variant disrupts the p.Met195 amino acid residue in GJB2. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 20497192, 24013081, 30146550, 33597575). This suggests that this residue is clinically significant, and that variants that disrupt this residue are likely to be disease-causing. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)	Dec 26, 2017	- -

Nonsyndromic genetic hearing loss Pathogenic:1

Likely pathogenic, reviewed by expert panel

curation

ClinGen Hearing Loss Variant Curation Expert Panel

May 15, 2024

The c.584T>C is a missense variant predicted to cause a substitution of methionine by threonine at amino acid 195 (p.Met195Thr). The highest population minor allele frequency in gnomAD v4.1.0 is 0.0022% (4/60018, CI 95%) in the Admixed American population (PM2_Supporting). The c.584T>C variant has been detected in trans with c.35delG in one individual with moderate-severe hearing loss (PMID: 19235794). The computational predictor REVEL gives a score of 0.968 which is above the threshold of 0.7, evidence that correlates with impact to GJB2 function (PP3). Another missense variant c.583G>C (p.Met195Val; ClinVar Variation ID: 22537) in the same codon has been classified as pathogenic for hearing loss by the ClinGen Hearing Loss VCEP (PM5). Analysis in Hela cells demonstrated that the CX26-p.Met195Thr protein formed a gap junction but with significantly decreased dye transfer. Additionally, electrophysiological characterization of the mutant in Xenopus oocytes resulted in a completely non-functional channel (PS3_Moderate; PMID: 23967136). In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as likely pathogenic for autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss based on the ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen Hearing Loss VCEP (PM2_Supporting, PP3, PM3, PM5, PS3_Moderate; Version 2; 5/15/24). -

not specified Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Sep 13, 2023

Variant summary: GJB2 c.584T>C (p.Met195Thr) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the Gap junction protein, cysteine-rich domain (IPR019570) of the encoded protein sequence. This alters a highly conserved residue in which other missense variants have been found in association with hearing loss (HGMD). Five of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 8e-06 in 251352 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.584T>C has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss without strong evidence of causality (Lee_2009, Chinetti_2010). These reports do not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss. At least one publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function, funding no impact on gap junction formation or stability but substantially reduced function (Ambrosi_2013). The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 19235794, 23967136, 20233142). Three submitters have cited clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014, and classified it as uncertain significance (n=2) or likely benign (n=1). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as VUS-possibly pathogenic. -

Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 1A Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Genomic Diagnostic Laboratory, Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

May 09, 2017

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.98
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.44	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.57
CADD	Uncertain	24
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
DEOGEN2	Pathogenic	0.94	D;D;D
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.90
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.82
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.94	.;.;D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.49	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.96	D;D;D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	1.1	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	3.3	M;M;M
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	D;D
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.79	T
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-5.5	D;D;.
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.97
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D;.
Sift4G	Uncertain	0.025	D;D;.
Polyphen		1.0	D;D;D
Vest4		0.93
MutPred		0.74		Gain of sheet (P = 0.0827);Gain of sheet (P = 0.0827);Gain of sheet (P = 0.0827);
MVP		0.95
MPC		0.30
ClinPred		0.99	D
GERP RS		5.7
Varity_R		0.90
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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1378679640; hg19: chr13-20763137;