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rs142137599

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. Variant got -7 ACMG points: 0P and 7B. BP4_ModerateBS1_SupportingBS2

The NM_000744.7(CHRNA4):c.1525G>A(p.Ala509Thr) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000138 in 1,592,274 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 15/21 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. A509V) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000053 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000097 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

CHRNA4
NM_000744.7 missense

Scores

1
18

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:3B:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.501
Variant links:
Genes affected
CHRNA4 (HGNC:1958): (cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 4 subunit) This gene encodes a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, which belongs to a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that play a role in fast signal transmission at synapses. These pentameric receptors can bind acetylcholine, which causes an extensive change in conformation that leads to the opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. This protein is an integral membrane receptor subunit that can interact with either nAChR beta-2 or nAChR beta-4 to form a functional receptor. Mutations in this gene cause nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy type 1. Polymorphisms in this gene that provide protection against nicotine addiction have been described. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Benign. Variant got -7 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.0933274).
BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population afr. gnomad4 allele frequency = 0.0000526 (8/152136) while in subpopulation AFR AF= 0.000145 (6/41432). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.0000628. There are 0 homozygotes in gnomad4. There are 4 alleles in male gnomad4 subpopulation. This position pass quality control queck. Existence of Clinvar submissions makes me limit the strength of this signal to Supporting
BS2
High AC in GnomAd at 8 AD gene.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
CHRNA4NM_000744.7 linkuse as main transcriptc.1525G>A p.Ala509Thr missense_variant 5/6 ENST00000370263.9
CHRNA4NM_001256573.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.997G>A p.Ala333Thr missense_variant 5/6
CHRNA4NR_046317.2 linkuse as main transcriptn.1734G>A non_coding_transcript_exon_variant 5/6

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
CHRNA4ENST00000370263.9 linkuse as main transcriptc.1525G>A p.Ala509Thr missense_variant 5/61 NM_000744.7 P1P43681-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000526
AC:
8
AN:
152136
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.000145
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:
0.0000294
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.00000882
AC:
2
AN:
226874
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00000810
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
123526
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 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000198
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000972
AC:
14
AN:
1440138
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
83
AF XY:
0.0000140
AC XY:
10
AN XY:
713272
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
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:
0.0000118
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000169
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000526
AC:
8
AN:
152136
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000538
AC XY:
4
AN XY:
74308
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.000145
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:
0.0000294
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000573
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000642
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000117
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.00000832
AC:
1

ClinVar

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

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxFeb 05, 2018A variant of uncertain significance has been identified in the CHRNA4 gene. The A509T variant has not been published as a pathogenic variant, nor has it been reported as a benign variant to our knowledge. The A509T variant is not observed at a significant frequency in large population cohorts (Lek et al., 2016). The A509T variant is a non-conservative amino acid substitution, which is likely to impact secondary protein structure as these residues differ in polarity, charge, size and/or other properties. However, this amino acid substitution is not predicted to occur within the transmembrane region of the protein, where the vast majority of pathogenic missense variants have been identified in association with epilepsy (Steinlein et al., 2010). In-silico analyses, including protein predictors and evolutionary conservation, support that this variant does not alter protein structure/function. Therefore, based on the currently available information, it is unclear whether this variant is a pathogenic variant or a rare benign variant. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenetic Services Laboratory, University of ChicagoOct 14, 2013- -
Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsJul 07, 2020The alteration results in an amino acid change:_x000D_ _x000D_ The c.1525G>A (p.A509T) alteration is located in coding exon 5 of the CHRNA4 gene. This alteration results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 1525, causing the alanine (A) at amino acid position 509 to be replaced by a threonine (T). The alteration is rare in population databases: _x000D_ _x000D_ Based on data from the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD), the c.1525G>A alteration was observed in 0.0012% (3/258226) of total alleles studied. The altered amino acid is not conserved throughout evolution:_x000D_ _x000D_ The p.A509 amino acid is not conserved in available vertebrate species. The alteration is predicted tolerated by in silico modeling:_x000D_ _x000D_ The p.A509T alteration is predicted to be tolerated by in silico analysis. Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy Benign:1
Likely benign, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeNov 12, 2023- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.066
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.17
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.48
Cadd
Benign
7.7
Dann
Benign
0.97
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.21
T;.
Eigen
Benign
-1.1
Eigen_PC
Benign
-1.1
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.66
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.64
T;T
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.11
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.093
T;T
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.92
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
1.2
L;.
MutationTaster
Benign
0.91
N
PrimateAI
Benign
0.38
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-0.040
N;.
REVEL
Benign
0.085
Sift
Benign
0.33
T;.
Sift4G
Benign
0.33
T;T
Polyphen
0.0060
B;.
Vest4
0.14
MVP
0.63
MPC
0.52
ClinPred
0.15
T
GERP RS
1.0
Varity_R
0.021
gMVP
0.31

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

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs142137599; hg19: chr20-61981238; COSMIC: COSV64720461; COSMIC: COSV64720461; API