rs146682969

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points: 0P and 1B. BS1_Supporting

The NM_053025.4(MYLK):c.4336G>A(p.Glu1446Lys) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000238 in 1,614,072 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. 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. E1446D) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00012 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.00025 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MYLK
NM_053025.4 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:7B:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 5.49

Publications

1 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

MYLK (HGNC:7590): (myosin light chain kinase) This gene, a muscle member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily, encodes myosin light chain kinase which is a calcium/calmodulin dependent enzyme. This kinase phosphorylates myosin regulatory light chains to facilitate myosin interaction with actin filaments to produce contractile activity. This gene encodes both smooth muscle and nonmuscle isoforms. In addition, using a separate promoter in an intron in the 3' region, it encodes telokin, a small protein identical in sequence to the C-terminus of myosin light chain kinase, that is independently expressed in smooth muscle and functions to stabilize unphosphorylated myosin filaments. A pseudogene is located on the p arm of chromosome 3. Four transcript variants that produce four isoforms of the calcium/calmodulin dependent enzyme have been identified as well as two transcripts that produce two isoforms of telokin. Additional variants have been identified but lack full length transcripts. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

MYLK links:

MYLK-AS1 (HGNC:42440): (MYLK antisense RNA 1)

MYLK-AS1 links:

LOC124909421 (HGNC:):

LOC124909421 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points.

BS1

Variant frequency is greater than expected in population nfe. GnomAdExome4 allele frequency = 0.00025 (366/1461884) while in subpopulation NFE AF = 0.0003 (334/1112006). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.000274. There are 0 homozygotes in GnomAdExome4. There are 166 alleles in the male GnomAdExome4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 32. This position passed quality control check. Existence of Clinvar submissions makes me limit the strength of this signal to Supporting

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MYLK	NM_053025.4 link	c.4336G>A	p.Glu1446Lys	missense_variant	Exon 26 of 34	ENST00000360304.8	NP_444253.3	Q15746-1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MYLK	ENST00000360304.8 link	c.4336G>A	p.Glu1446Lys	missense_variant	Exon 26 of 34	5	NM_053025.4	ENSP00000353452.3		Q15746-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.000118

AC:

AN:

152188

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.0000965

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.0000654

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:

0.000191

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.000111

AC:

AN:

251468

AF XY:

0.000103

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.0000289

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.0000544

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.0000924

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.000167

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.000250

AC:

366

AN:

1461884

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.000228

AC XY:

166

AN XY:

727246

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.0000299

AC:

AN:

33480

American (AMR)

AF:

0.0000224

AC:

AN:

44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26136

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.0000252

AC:

AN:

39700

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.000151

AC:

AN:

86256

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.000112

AC:

AN:

53418

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.000300

AC:

334

AN:

1112006

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.000166

AC:

AN:

60396

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.459

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

100

<30

30-35

35-40

40-45

45-50

50-55

55-60

60-65

65-70

70-75

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>80

Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.000118

AC:

AN:

152188

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.000121

AC XY:

AN XY:

74350

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.0000965

AC:

AN:

41450

American (AMR)

AF:

0.0000654

AC:

AN:

15282

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5190

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4826

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10626

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

314

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.000191

AC:

AN:

68026

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2090

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.433

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Variant carriers

<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:

0.000154

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.000125

ESP6500AA

AF:

0.00

AC:

ESP6500EA

AF:

0.000116

AC:

ExAC

AF:

0.000132

AC:

EpiCase

AF:

0.000109

EpiControl

AF:

0.000237

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:7Benign:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Aortic aneurysm, familial thoracic 7

Uncertain:2Benign:1

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease. -

Oct 14, 2022

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:research

- -

Jan 29, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection

Uncertain:2

Aug 03, 2018

CHEO Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jun 10, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.E1446K variant (also known as c.4336G>A), located in coding exon 23 of the MYLK gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 4336. The glutamic acid at codon 1446 is replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. In vitro studies demonstrated a partial reduction in enzyme activity, but functional impact has not been determined (Kwartler CS et al. Am. J. Hum. Genet., 2018 Jul;103:138-143). This amino acid position is well conserved in available 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. -

not provided

Uncertain:2

May 20, 2019

Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jul 09, 2025

GeneDx

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Identified in association with aortic dissection in published literature (PMID: 29961567); Published functional studies suggest a damaging effect as the p.(E1446K) variant results in reduced enzyme activity compared to wildtype (PMID: 29961567); In silico analysis suggests that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 27463017, 29961567) -

not specified

Uncertain:1

Mar 25, 2021

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: MYLK c.4336G>A (p.Glu1446Lys) 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 0.00011 in 251468 control chromosomes. The observed variant frequency is approximately 2 fold of the estimated maximal expected allele frequency for a pathogenic variant in MYLK causing Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms And Dissections phenotype (5e-05), strongly suggesting that the variant is benign. To our knowledge, no occurrence of c.4336G>A in individuals affected with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms And Dissections has been reported. At least one publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function. The most pronounced variant effect results in >50%-90% of normal activity (Kwartler_2018). Five clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All laboratories classified the variant as uncertain significance. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as VUS-possibly benign. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Benign

0.23

BayesDel_addAF

Benign

-0.23

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.30

CADD

Uncertain

(source)

DANN

Uncertain

0.99

DEOGEN2

Benign

0.26

.;.;.;T;.;T

Eigen

Benign

0.042

Eigen_PC

Benign

0.037

FATHMM_MKL

Pathogenic

0.99

LIST_S2

Uncertain

0.93

.;D;D;D;.;.

M_CAP

Benign

0.026

MetaRNN

Uncertain

0.45

T;T;T;T;T;T

MetaSVM

Benign

-1.1

MutationAssessor

Benign

1.1

L;.;L;L;.;L

PhyloP100

5.5

PrimateAI

Uncertain

0.60

PROVEAN

Benign

-1.8

N;.;N;N;N;N

REVEL

Benign

0.17

Sift

Benign

0.036

D;.;D;D;D;D

Sift4G

Uncertain

0.040

D;D;D;D;D;D

Polyphen

0.97

D;P;D;P;P;P

Vest4

0.59

MVP

0.62

MPC

0.92

ClinPred

0.13

GERP RS

4.8

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.0

RBP_regulation_power_radar

1.1

Varity_R

0.14

gMVP

0.39

Mutation Taster

=73/27

polymorphism

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.0

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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