rs146049441

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points: 0P and 2B. BP4_Moderate

The NM_001079802.2(FKTN):​c.383G>A​(p.Arg128Gln) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00022 in 1,612,256 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 15/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R128W) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00013 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.00023 ( 1 hom. )

Consequence

FKTN
NM_001079802.2 missense

Scores

1
18

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:9

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.102

Publications

2 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
FKTN (HGNC:3622): (fukutin) The protein encoded by this gene is a putative transmembrane protein that is localized to the cis-Golgi compartment, where it may be involved in the glycosylation of alpha-dystroglycan in skeletal muscle. The encoded protein is thought to be a glycosyltransferase and could play a role in brain development. Defects in this gene are a cause of Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), Walker-Warburg syndrome (WWS), limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2M (LGMD2M), and dilated cardiomyopathy type 1X (CMD1X). Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]
FKTN Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2M
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P
  • muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A, 4
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, G2P
  • myopathy caused by variation in FKTN
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • congenital muscular dystrophy without intellectual disability
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • muscle-eye-brain disease
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy, type A
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • dilated cardiomyopathy 1X
    Inheritance: AR Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.068431556).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
FKTNNM_001079802.2 linkc.383G>A p.Arg128Gln missense_variant Exon 6 of 11 ENST00000357998.10 NP_001073270.1 O75072-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
FKTNENST00000357998.10 linkc.383G>A p.Arg128Gln missense_variant Exon 6 of 11 5 NM_001079802.2 ENSP00000350687.6 O75072-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000131
AC:
20
AN:
152142
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:
0.000279
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000561
AC:
14
AN:
249702
AF XY:
0.0000444
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.0000615
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.0000544
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000893
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000163
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000229
AC:
335
AN:
1460114
Hom.:
1
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.000202
AC XY:
147
AN XY:
726380
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000897
AC:
3
AN:
33428
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44718
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.000101
AC:
4
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.0000580
AC:
5
AN:
86180
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53398
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4360
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.000286
AC:
318
AN:
1111960
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000830
AC:
5
AN:
60234
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.455
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
18
36
55
73
91
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
0
20
40
60
80
100
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
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75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.000131
AC:
20
AN:
152142
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000942
AC XY:
7
AN XY:
74328
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000241
AC:
1
AN:
41424
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15280
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5190
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4826
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:
0.000279
AC:
19
AN:
68020
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2094
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.483
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
2
4
5
6
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:
0.000232
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.000140
TwinsUK
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ALSPAC
AF:
0.000259
AC:
1
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.000227
AC:
1
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000116
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.0000330
AC:
4
EpiCase
AF:
0.000109
EpiControl
AF:
0.000178

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:9
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:5
Feb 07, 2023
Revvity Omics, Revvity
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Nov 17, 2017
Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Sep 10, 2024
GeneDx
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis indicates that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 30564623) -

Apr 11, 2024
Athena Diagnostics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Available data are insufficient to determine the clinical significance of the variant at this time. The frequency of this variant in the general population is uninformative in assessment of its pathogenicity. (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org) Polyphen and MutationTaster yielded discordant predictions regarding whether this amino acid change is damaging to the protein. -

May 15, 2023
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Walker-Warburg congenital muscular dystrophy Uncertain:2
Jan 24, 2020
Natera, Inc.
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Oct 05, 2022
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with glutamine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 128 of the FKTN protein (p.Arg128Gln). This variant is present in population databases (rs146049441, gnomAD 0.01%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with FKTN-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 286471). 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 not expected to disrupt FKTN protein function. In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A, 4;C1969024:Dilated cardiomyopathy 1X;C1969040:Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2M;C2751052:Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital without intellectual disability), type B4;C4284790:Muscular dystrophy-dystroglycanopathy (congenital with brain and eye anomalies), type A1 Uncertain:1
Jul 05, 2021
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Cardiovascular phenotype Uncertain:1
Jul 27, 2023
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.R128Q variant (also known as c.383G>A), located in coding exon 4 of the FKTN gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 383. The arginine at codon 128 is replaced by glutamine, an amino acid with highly similar properties. This amino acid position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species, and glutamine is the reference amino acid in other vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be tolerated by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.061
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.21
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.33
CADD
Benign
7.8
DANN
Benign
0.47
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.096
T;T;.;.
Eigen
Benign
-1.0
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.87
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.52
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.78
.;T;.;T
M_CAP
Benign
0.018
T
MetaRNN
Benign
0.068
T;T;T;T
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.72
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
-1.1
N;N;N;N
PhyloP100
-0.10
PrimateAI
Benign
0.21
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-0.16
.;N;N;N
REVEL
Uncertain
0.30
Sift
Benign
0.73
.;T;T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.75
T;T;T;T
Polyphen
0.0
B;B;.;.
Vest4
0.26
MVP
0.45
MPC
0.094
ClinPred
0.016
T
GERP RS
-1.4
Varity_R
0.014
gMVP
0.40
Mutation Taster
=94/6
polymorphism

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.010
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: rs146049441; hg19: chr9-108366509; API