rs1553437740

Variant names:

• chr2-96265282-C-T
• rs1553437740
• NM_017849.4:c.100G>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 3 ACMG points: 3P and 0B. PM2 PP3

The NM_017849.4(TMEM127):​c.100G>A​(p.Ala34Thr) variant causes a missense change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic 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. A34G) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: TMEM127 NM_017849.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.00
• 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 3 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.828

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.100G>A	p.Ala34Thr	missense	Exon 2 of 4	NP_060319.1
	TMEM127	NM_001193304.3		c.100G>A	p.Ala34Thr	missense	Exon 2 of 4	NP_001180233.1
	TMEM127	NM_001407283.1		c.-9+587G>A		intron	N/A	NP_001394212.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	TMEM127	ENST00000258439.8	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.100G>A	p.Ala34Thr	missense	Exon 2 of 4	ENSP00000258439.3
	TMEM127	ENST00000432959.2	TSL:1	c.100G>A	p.Ala34Thr	missense	Exon 2 of 4	ENSP00000416660.1
	TMEM127	ENST00000713754.1		n.100G>A		non_coding_transcript_exon	Exon 2 of 4	ENSP00000519055.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

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 28, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.A34T variant (also known as c.100G>A), located in coding exon 1 of the TMEM127 gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 100. The alanine at codon 34 is replaced by threonine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is conserved. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.

Hereditary pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma Uncertain:1

May 18, 2021

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

In summary, this variant is a novel missense change with uncertain impact on protein function. It has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Deleterious"; PolyPhen-2: "Probably Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Class C0"). While this variant is not present in population databases, the frequency information is unreliable, as metrics indicate poor data quality at this position in the ExAC database. This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals with a TMEM127-related disease. This sequence change replaces alanine with threonine at codon 34 of the TMEM127 protein (p.Ala34Thr). The alanine residue is highly conserved and there is a small physicochemical difference between alanine and threonine.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.98
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.30	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.19
CADD	Pathogenic	31
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.23	T
Eigen	Uncertain	0.40
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.42
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.86	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.88	D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.47	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.83	D
MetaSVM	Uncertain	0.17	D
MutationAssessor	Uncertain	2.0	M
PhyloP100		7.0
PrimateAI	Pathogenic	0.87	D
PROVEAN	Uncertain	-2.9	D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.66
Sift	Uncertain	0.0060	D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Polyphen		1.0	D
Vest4		0.92
MutPred		0.35		Gain of glycosylation at A34 (P = 0.0197)
MVP		0.64
MPC		1.2
ClinPred		0.99	D
GERP RS		4.7
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1
Varity_R		0.50
gMVP		0.92
Mutation Taster		=64/36	polymorphism

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: rs1553437740; hg19: chr2-96931020;