rs139791325

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points: 3P and 1B. PM1PP2BP4

The NM_000527.5(LDLR):​c.1876G>A​(p.Glu626Lys) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000268 in 1,613,958 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00022 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.00027 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

LDLR
NM_000527.5 missense

Scores

4
7
8

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:3U:13B:2O:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 4.79

Publications

14 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
LDLR (HGNC:6547): (low density lipoprotein receptor) The low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene family consists of cell surface proteins involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis of specific ligands. The encoded protein is normally bound at the cell membrane, where it binds low density lipoprotein/cholesterol and is taken into the cell. Lysosomes release the cholesterol, which is made available for repression of microsomal enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase, the rate-limiting step in cholesterol synthesis. At the same time, a reciprocal stimulation of cholesterol ester synthesis takes place. Mutations in this gene cause the autosomal dominant disorder, familial hypercholesterolemia. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, May 2022]
LDLR Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1
    Inheritance: AD, SD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, ClinGen
  • homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 23 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 0 benign, 16 uncertain in NM_000527.5
PP2
Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 678 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 92 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: 0.12407 (below the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: 0.59338 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.33752286).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
LDLRNM_000527.5 linkc.1876G>A p.Glu626Lys missense_variant Exon 13 of 18 ENST00000558518.6 NP_000518.1 P01130-1A0A024R7D5

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
LDLRENST00000558518.6 linkc.1876G>A p.Glu626Lys missense_variant Exon 13 of 18 1 NM_000527.5 ENSP00000454071.1 P01130-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000217
AC:
33
AN:
152140
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000483
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000328
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.000288
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.000283
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.000309
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000478
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.000314
AC:
79
AN:
251492
AF XY:
0.000324
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.000198
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.000185
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000615
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000489
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000274
AC:
400
AN:
1461818
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.000263
AC XY:
191
AN XY:
727210
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000597
AC:
2
AN:
33474
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000224
AC:
1
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.000153
AC:
4
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.0000252
AC:
1
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86258
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.000300
AC:
16
AN:
53420
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.000312
AC:
347
AN:
1111948
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000480
AC:
29
AN:
60390
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.467
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
24
48
71
95
119
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
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30
40
50
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30-35
35-40
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75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.000217
AC:
33
AN:
152140
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.000242
AC XY:
18
AN XY:
74320
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000483
AC:
2
AN:
41436
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000328
AC:
5
AN:
15250
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.000288
AC:
1
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5200
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4830
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.000283
AC:
3
AN:
10606
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.000309
AC:
21
AN:
68026
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000478
AC:
1
AN:
2094
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.502
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
2
4
5
7
9
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome 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
Alfa
AF:
0.000352
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.000174
TwinsUK
AF:
0.000539
AC:
2
ALSPAC
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ExAC
AF:
0.000486
AC:
59
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.000652

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:3Uncertain:13Benign:2Other:1
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 Pathogenic:2Uncertain:5Benign:1
Mar 01, 2016
Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, University of São Paulo
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

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Mar 01, 2016
Cardiovascular Research Group, Instituto Nacional de Saude Doutor Ricardo Jorge
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

0/200 non-FH alleles -

Feb 19, 2019
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). Publications were found based on this search. However, the evidence from the literature, in combination with allele frequency data from public databases where available, was not sufficient to rule this variant in or out of causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as a variant of unknown significance. -

May 25, 2011
Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA - Fiona Stanley Hospital
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Sep 27, 2024
All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This missense variant replaces glutamic acid with lysine at codon 626 of the LDLR protein. This variant is also known as p.Glu605Lys in the mature protein. This variant alters a conserved glutamic acid residue in the LDLR type B repeat 6 of the LDLR protein (a.a. 616-658), where pathogenic missense variants are found enriched (ClinVar-LDLR). Computational prediction tools indicate that this variant has a deleterious impact on protein structure and function. Functional studies have shown that this variant causes a decrease in LDLR internalization, uptake and activity (PMID: 35568682, 37719435); a different high-throughput cell-based assay was inconclusive regarding the impact of this variant on the LDLR function (PMID: 25647241). This variant has been reported in several individuals affected with familial hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 16250003, 20828696, 27596133, 35474963, 37848354). Two of these individuals also carried a different pathogenic LDLR missense variant (PMID: 27596133). In a large myocardial infarction case-control study conducted in Europe and North America, this variant was reported in 4/3726 cases and 3/3668 controls, showing inconclusive association with disease (PMID: 25487149). This variant has been identified in 83/282896 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). The available evidence is insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease conclusively. Therefore, this variant is classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

Jan 31, 2024
U4M - Lille University & CHRU Lille, Université de Lille - CHRU de Lille
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This missense variant LDLR:c.1876G>A (also known as p.Glu605Lys in the mature protein), replaces a glutamic acid with lysine at codon 626 of the LDLR protein (p.Glu626Lys). According to updated genomic data and to ClinGen FH VCEP criteria issued in 2022 (PMID: 34906454) for the validation of pathogenicity of LDLR variants, this variant may now be classified as “Pathogenic" with low penetrance from evidence as follows. It is located within a highly conserved motif of a functional domain (LDLR Class B6) essential for LDL binding and LDLR recycling to the plasma membrane. Despite being previously classified as VUS according to standard ACMG criteria and found as VUS in multiple records in ClinVar, recent in-vitro studies (PMID: 35568682) have reclassified this variant as “Pathogenic” based on level 1 functional tests showing significantly reduced LDL binding and internalization (PS3-strong) and cosegregation found with FH in at least 6 informative meioses (PP1-Strong). In addition, this variant was observed in the context of genetic testing in a patient exhibiting a phenotype (Dutch Lipid Clinic Network Scoring=11) of definite FH (PP4), and is now borderline to meeting criteria PM2 (GnomAD= 0.000217 (<0.0002) and no homozygotes) and PP3 (REVEL Score= 0,71, ≥0,75). Studies mentioning this variant as likely benign performed as part of screening studies before 2013, and discordant observations suggesting VUS in previous CLinGen reports, are in favor of a lowered penetrance for this variant. -

Jul 30, 2015
Genomic Diagnostic Laboratory, Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Mar 25, 2016
LDLR-LOVD, British Heart Foundation
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:flagged submission
Collection Method:literature only

- -

not provided Pathogenic:1Uncertain:2Other:1
Mar 25, 2024
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The LDLR c.1876G>A (p.Glu626Lys) variant has been reported in the published literature in individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and dyslipidemia, with or without cardiac involvement (PMIDs: 37848354 (2023), 35913489 (2022), 27417002 (2016), 25741862 (2015), 24507775 (2014), 20828696 (2010), 16250003 (2005)). This variant has been shown to be associated with disease in 3 Portuguese families with childhood hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 24627126 (2014)). However, it has also been seen with additional pathogenic LDLR variants in individuals with FH, suggesting this variant may not be the cause of disease (PMID: 27596133 (2016)). Functional studies report a partial reduction in LDLR activity, such as LDL binding and lipid mobilization, however it is unclear if this impact is pathogenic (PMIDs: 37719435 (2023), 35568682 (2022), 35474963 (2022), 25647241 (2015)). The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.0018 (47/26134 chromosomes in Swedish subpopulation (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org)), is higher than would generally be expected for pathogenic variants in this gene. Analysis of this variant using bioinformatics tools for the prediction of the effect of amino acid changes on protein structure and function yielded conflicting predictions that this variant is deleterious or benign. Based on the available information, we are unable to determine the clinical significance of this variant. -

Sep 29, 2023
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

PP1_moderate, PS3 -

May 27, 2022
Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Skane University Hospital Lund
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Dept. of Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, Merck Research Labs
Significance:not provided
Review Status:no classification provided
Collection Method:in vitro

- -

not specified Uncertain:3
May 04, 2022
Mendelics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Feb 03, 2017
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant identified in a genome or exome case(s) and assessed due to predicted null impact of the variant or pathogenic assertions in the literature or databases. Disclaimer: This variant has not undergone full assessment. The following are preliminary notes: This variant is present in HGMD in 3 papers but in cases and controls. It is classified in ClinVar with 1 star as Likely benign by British Heart Foundation, VUS by CHOP and Instituto Nacional de Saude Doutor Ricardo Jorge and Pathogenic by PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA - Fiona Stanley Hospital (in 2011). It has a max MAF in ExAC of 0.08% (56 alleles) and in gnomAD of 0.06% (75 alleles). -

Nov 14, 2022
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: LDLR c.1876G>A (p.Glu626Lys) results in a conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Three of five in-silico tools predict a benign effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00032 in 253384 control chromosomes (gnomAD and Do_2015), predominantly at a frequency of 0.00062 within the Non-Finnish European subpopulation in the gnomAD database. This frequency is not significantly higher than expected for a pathogenic variant in LDLR causing Familial Hypercholesterolemia (0.00032 vs 0.0013), allowing no conclusion about variant significance. c.1876G>A has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and has been reported to segregate within disease, however it has also been reported in the compound heterozygous state in individuals with a pathogenic variant (e.g. Fouchier_2005, Medeiros_2014, Thormaehlen_2015, Benito-Vicente_2015, Do_2015, Grenkowitz_2016,Futema_2021, Graca_2022). These reports do not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Familial Hypercholesterolemia. At least two publications report experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function, however the results indicate the effect is unclear (e.g. Thormaehlen_2015, Graca_2022). The variant was found to have normal expression and ligand binding levels, but showed reduced cellular internalization, approximately 60% of the WT protein, suggesting it may impact function (Graca_2022). Eleven submitters have provided clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 with conflicting assessments. The majority classified the variant as VUS (n=9), one classified it as likely pathogenic, and one as likely benign. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance. -

Familial hypercholesterolemia Uncertain:2Benign:1
Jan 19, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jan 06, 2025
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This missense variant replaces glutamic acid with lysine at codon 626 of the LDLR protein. This variant is also known as p.Glu605Lys in the mature protein. This variant alters a conserved glutamic acid residue in the LDLR type B repeat 6 of the LDLR protein (a.a. 616-658), where pathogenic missense variants are found enriched (ClinVar-LDLR). Computational prediction suggests that this variant may have a deleterious impact on protein structure and function. Functional studies have shown that this variant causes a decrease in LDLR internalization, uptake and activity (PMID: 35568682, 37719435); a different high-throughput cell-based assay was inconclusive regarding the impact of this variant on the LDLR function (PMID: 25647241). This variant has been reported in several individuals affected with familial hypercholesterolemia (PMID: 16250003, 20828696, 27596133, 35474963, 37848354). Two of these individuals also carried a different pathogenic LDLR missense variant (PMID: 27596133). In a large myocardial infarction case-control study conducted in Europe and North America, this variant was reported in 4/3726 cases and 3/3668 controls, showing inconclusive association with disease (PMID: 25487149). This variant has been identified in 83/282896 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). The available evidence is insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease conclusively. Therefore, this variant is classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

Sep 16, 2020
Natera, Inc.
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Cardiovascular phenotype Uncertain:1
Jun 11, 2024
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.E626K variant (also known as c.1876G>A), located in coding exon 13 of the LDLR gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 1876. The glutamic acid at codon 626 is replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. This alteration has been reported in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) cohorts; however, clinical details were limited (Fouchier SW et al. Hum Mutat, 2005 Dec;26:550-6; Medeiros AM et al. Atherosclerosis, 2010 Oct;212:553-8; Liu DJ et al. Nat Genet, 2014 Feb;46:200-4; Benito-Vicente A et al. Genet Med, 2015 Dec;17:980-8; Taylor JC et al. Nat Genet, 2015 Jul;47:717-726; Thormaehlen AS et al. PLoS Genet, 2015 Feb;11:e1004855; Grenkowitz T et al. Atherosclerosis, 2016 10;253:88-93; Besseling J et al. Eur Heart J, 2017 Feb;38:565-573; Benedek P et al. J Intern Med, 2018 12;284:674-684). This amino acid position is well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.13
BayesDel_addAF
Uncertain
0.097
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.27
CADD
Uncertain
25
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.83
D;.;.;.;.;.
Eigen
Benign
-0.18
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.12
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.97
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.97
D;D;D;D;D;D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.46
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.34
T;T;T;T;T;T
MetaSVM
Uncertain
0.28
D
MutationAssessor
Benign
1.2
L;.;.;.;.;L
PhyloP100
4.8
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.55
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-3.2
D;D;D;D;D;D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.70
Sift
Benign
0.055
T;T;T;D;T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.092
T;T;T;T;T;T
Polyphen
0.64
P;.;.;.;.;.
Vest4
0.68
MVP
1.0
MPC
0.41
ClinPred
0.11
T
GERP RS
4.3
Varity_R
0.60
gMVP
0.98
Mutation Taster
=40/60
disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.15
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: rs139791325; hg19: chr19-11230798; API