rs1554325261

Positions:

• chr6-112119281-G-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -4 ACMG points: 0P and 4B. BS2

The NM_001105206.3(LAMA4):​c.4696C>T​(p.Arg1566Ter) variant causes a stop gained change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000753 in 1,461,652 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000075 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: LAMA4 NM_001105206.3 stop_gained
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 4.33

Genes affected

LAMA4 (HGNC:6484): (laminin subunit alpha 4) Laminins, a family of extracellular matrix glycoproteins, are the major noncollagenous constituent of basement membranes. They have been implicated in a wide variety of biological processes including cell adhesion, differentiation, migration, signaling, neurite outgrowth and metastasis. Laminins are composed of 3 non identical chains: laminin alpha, beta and gamma (formerly A, B1, and B2, respectively) and they form a cruciform structure consisting of 3 short arms, each formed by a different chain, and a long arm composed of all 3 chains. Each laminin chain is a multidomain protein encoded by a distinct gene. Several isoforms of each chain have been described. Different alpha, beta and gamma chain isomers combine to give rise to different heterotrimeric laminin isoforms which are designated by Arabic numerals in the order of their discovery, i.e. alpha1beta1gamma1 heterotrimer is laminin 1. The biological functions of the different chains and trimer molecules are largely unknown, but some of the chains have been shown to differ with respect to their tissue distribution, presumably reflecting diverse functions in vivo. This gene encodes the alpha chain isoform laminin, alpha 4. The domain structure of alpha 4 is similar to that of alpha 3, both of which resemble truncated versions of alpha 1 and alpha 2, in that approximately 1,200 residues at the N-terminus (domains IV, V and VI) have been lost. Laminin, alpha 4 contains the C-terminal G domain which distinguishes all alpha chains from the beta and gamma chains. The RNA analysis from adult and fetal tissues revealed developmental regulation of expression, however, the exact function of laminin, alpha 4 is not known. Tissue-specific utilization of alternative polyA-signal has been described in literature. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]

LOC107986633 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -4 ACMG points.

• BS2: High AC in GnomAdExome4 at 11 AD gene.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
LAMA4	NM_001105206.3	c.4696C>T	p.Arg1566Ter	stop_gained	34/39	ENST00000230538.12
LOC107986633	XR_001744299.2	n.439+2854G>A		intron_variant, non_coding_transcript_variant

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
LAMA4	ENST00000230538.12	c.4696C>T	p.Arg1566Ter	stop_gained	34/39	1	NM_001105206.3	A1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000753 AC: 11 AN: 1461652 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00000688 AC XY: 5 AN XY: 727134

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: 0.00000989

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.0000468 Hom.: 0

EpiCase AF: 0.0000545

EpiControl AF: 0.00

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine

Jan 20, 2017

The p.Arg1559X variant in LAMA4 has not been previously reported in individuals with cardiomyopathy or in large population studies. This nonsense variant leads to a premature termination codon at position 1559, which is predicted to lead to a truncated or absent protein. The pathogenic variant spectrum of LAMA4 is not well understood and it is unclear if loss of function is disease causing. As a r esult, the clinical significance of the p.Arg1559X variant is uncertain. -

Dilated cardiomyopathy 1JJ Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics

Aug 11, 2021

- -

Cardiovascular phenotype Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Ambry Genetics

Oct 31, 2023

The p.R1559* variant (also known as c.4675C>T), located in coding exon 33 of the LAMA4 gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 4675. This changes the amino acid from an arginine to a stop codon within coding exon 33. This alteration is expected to result in protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. However, loss of function of LAMA4 has not been established as a mechanism of disease. The evidence for this gene-disease relationship is limited; therefore, the clinical significance of this alteration is unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.58	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.60
CADD	Pathogenic	45
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.0
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.87
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.95	D
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	A;A;A;A
Vest4		0.97
GERP RS		5.7

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1554325261; hg19: chr6-112440484; COSMIC: COSV57893557; COSMIC: COSV57893557;