rs1553436990

Variant names:

• chr2-96254878-C-T
• rs1553436990
• NM_017849.4:c.364G>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PM2

The NM_017849.4(TMEM127):​c.364G>A​(p.Ala122Thr) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,794 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. 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. A122V) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: TMEM127 NM_017849.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.49
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

TMEM127 (HGNC:26038): (transmembrane protein 127) This gene encodes a transmembrane protein with four predicted transmembrane domains. The protein is associated with a subpopulation of vesicular organelles corresponding to early endosomal structures, with the Golgi, and with lysosomes, and may participate in protein trafficking between these structures. Mutations in this gene and several other genes cause pheochromocytomas. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2022]

TMEM127 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• hereditary pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• pheochromocytoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P
• renal cell carcinoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp

ACMG classification

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

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_017849.4. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	TMEM127	NM_017849.4	MANE Select	c.364G>A	p.Ala122Thr	missense	Exon 3 of 4	NP_060319.1
	TMEM127	NM_001193304.3		c.364G>A	p.Ala122Thr	missense	Exon 3 of 4	NP_001180233.1
	TMEM127	NM_001407282.1		c.112G>A	p.Ala38Thr	missense	Exon 2 of 3	NP_001394211.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	TMEM127	ENST00000258439.8	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.364G>A	p.Ala122Thr	missense	Exon 3 of 4	ENSP00000258439.3
	TMEM127	ENST00000432959.2	TSL:1	c.364G>A	p.Ala122Thr	missense	Exon 3 of 4	ENSP00000416660.1
	TMEM127	ENST00000435268.2	TSL:3	c.112G>A	p.Ala38Thr	missense	Exon 2 of 3	ENSP00000411810.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461794 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 727198

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000299 AC: 1 AN: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44720

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26132

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86250

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53420

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5764

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111944

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60384

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Mar 29, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.A122T variant (also known as c.364G>A), located in coding exon 2 of the TMEM127 gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 364. The alanine at codon 122 is replaced by threonine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is conserved. In addition, the in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.

Hereditary pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma Uncertain:1

Apr 29, 2022

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Deleterious"; PolyPhen-2: "Benign"; Align-GVGD: "Class C55"). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 532521). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with TMEM127-related conditions. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This sequence change replaces alanine, which is neutral and non-polar, with threonine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 122 of the TMEM127 protein (p.Ala122Thr).

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Uncertain	0.47
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.20	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	0.050
CADD	Uncertain	24
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.026	T
Eigen	Uncertain	0.58
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.67
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.94	D
M_CAP	Benign	0.076	D
MetaRNN	Uncertain	0.69	D
MetaSVM	Uncertain	-0.14	T
MutationAssessor	Benign	1.6	L
PhyloP100		7.5
PrimateAI	Pathogenic	0.82	D
PROVEAN	Benign	-0.95	N
REVEL	Uncertain	0.54
Sift	Benign	0.20	T
Sift4G	Uncertain	0.039	D
Polyphen		1.0	D
Vest4		0.90
MutPred		0.29		Loss of helix (P = 0.0068)
MVP		0.76
MPC		0.51
ClinPred		0.85	D
GERP RS		5.9
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7
Varity_R		0.15
gMVP		0.78
Mutation Taster		=47/53	disease causing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1553436990; hg19: chr2-96920616;