rs139751448

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PM1PM2PM5PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000271.5(NPC1):​c.1211G>A​(p.Arg404Gln) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000211 in 1,613,952 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 (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R404W) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000023 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

NPC1
NM_000271.5 missense

Scores

14
4
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:8

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.83
Variant links:
Genes affected
NPC1 (HGNC:7897): (NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1) This gene encodes a large protein that resides in the limiting membrane of endosomes and lysosomes and mediates intracellular cholesterol trafficking via binding of cholesterol to its N-terminal domain. It is predicted to have a cytoplasmic C-terminus, 13 transmembrane domains, and 3 large loops in the lumen of the endosome - the last loop being at the N-terminus. This protein transports low-density lipoproteins to late endosomal/lysosomal compartments where they are hydrolized and released as free cholesterol. Defects in this gene cause Niemann-Pick type C disease, a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by over accumulation of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids in late endosomal/lysosomal compartments.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.

PM1
In a topological_domain Lumenal (size 248) in uniprot entity NPC1_HUMAN there are 75 pathogenic changes around while only 19 benign (80%) in NM_000271.5
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PM5
Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr18-23556359-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 499939.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.967
PP5
Variant 18-23556358-C-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr18-23556358-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 188794.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr18-23556358-C-T is described in Lovd as [Likely_pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
NPC1NM_000271.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.1211G>A p.Arg404Gln missense_variant 8/25 ENST00000269228.10

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
NPC1ENST00000269228.10 linkuse as main transcriptc.1211G>A p.Arg404Gln missense_variant 8/251 NM_000271.5 P1O15118-1
NPC1ENST00000591051.1 linkuse as main transcriptc.494G>A p.Arg165Gln missense_variant 3/182
NPC1ENST00000540608.5 linkuse as main transcriptn.1125G>A non_coding_transcript_exon_variant 6/162

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000658
AC:
1
AN:
152090
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
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:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000358
AC:
9
AN:
251292
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000221
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
135804
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000868
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:
0.0000440
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000163
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000226
AC:
33
AN:
1461862
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000234
AC XY:
17
AN XY:
727230
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.0000671
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.0000252
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000116
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.0000187
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000225
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000331
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000658
AC:
1
AN:
152090
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74290
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
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:
0.0000147
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000614
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000302
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000116
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.0000412
AC:
5

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:8
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 Pathogenic:6
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenetic Services Laboratory, University of ChicagoMar 24, 2017- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor Genetics-- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpDec 21, 2023This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with glutamine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 404 of the NPC1 protein (p.Arg404Gln). This variant is present in population databases (rs139751448, gnomAD 0.009%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with Nieman-Pick disease type C (PMID: 11349231, 11545687, 26666848, 27581084; 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: 188794). 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 NPC1 protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects NPC1 function (PMID: 22065762). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may create or strengthen a splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingCounsylJan 23, 2019- -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingNatera, Inc.Feb 08, 2021- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsOct 31, 2018- -
Niemann-Pick disease, type C Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpDec 01, 2016Variant summary: The c.1211G>A (p.Arg404Gln) in NPC1 gene is a missense change that alters a highly conserved nucleotide and 4/5 in silico tools predict deleterious outcome. These predictions were also confirmed by functional studies, where very low esterification values were found in fibroblasts of a patient homozygous for R404Q. The variant is present in the large control population dataset of ExAC at a frequency 0.000041 (5/121346 chrs tested), which does not exceed the estimated maximal expected allele frequency of a pathogenic variant (0.0028). The variant was identified in multiple affected individuals with established dx of classical NPC. Lastly, multiple reputable diagnostic centers classified the variant of interest as Pathogenic. Taken together, the variant was classified as Pathogenic. -
not provided Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxJul 26, 2024Relatively common in affected patients, occurring on 3.1% of NPC1 alleles (PMID: 12955717); Published functional studies demonstrate R404Q significantly decreased binding to NPC2 compared the wild-type protein (PMID: 22065762); Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 12974729, 27307437, 26666848, 11333381, 10480349, 15465421, 11545687, 30188717, 11349231, 27581084, 19744920, 26981555, 32222928, 32317543, 38178268, 12955717, 22065762) -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Uncertain
0.44
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.33
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.43
CADD
Pathogenic
34
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.86
D
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.90
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
0.81
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
1.0
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.97
D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.42
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.97
D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
1.0
D
MutationAssessor
Pathogenic
4.2
H
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.51
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-4.0
D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.90
Sift
Pathogenic
0.0
D
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0
D
Polyphen
1.0
D
Vest4
0.94
MVP
0.94
MPC
0.97
ClinPred
1.0
D
GERP RS
4.8
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
2.8
Varity_R
0.90
gMVP
0.97

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.31
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai
0.31
Position offset: -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: rs139751448; hg19: chr18-21136322; API