rs1554519254

Variant names:

• chr8-31067035-G-GAA
• rs1554519254
• NM_000553.6:c.509_510dupAA

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Moderate

The NM_000553.6(WRN):​c.509_510dupAA​(p.Cys171AsnfsTer16) variant causes a frameshift change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. C171C) has been classified as Benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: WRN NM_000553.6 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, single submitter P:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 5.69
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

WRN (HGNC:12791): (WRN RecQ like helicase) This gene encodes a member of the RecQ subfamily of DNA helicase proteins. The encoded nuclear protein is important in the maintenance of genome stability and plays a role in DNA repair, replication, transcription and telomere maintenance. This protein contains a N-terminal 3' to 5' exonuclease domain, an ATP-dependent helicase domain and RQC (RecQ helicase conserved region) domain in its central region, and a C-terminal HRDC (helicase RNase D C-terminal) domain and nuclear localization signal. Defects in this gene are the cause of Werner syndrome, an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by accelerated aging and an elevated risk for certain cancers. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

WRN Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Werner syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, G2P, Ambry Genetics
• osteosarcoma

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

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 8-31067035-G-GAA is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr8-31067035-G-GAA is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 528158.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
WRN	NM_000553.6	c.509_510dupAA	p.Cys171AsnfsTer16	frameshift_variant	Exon 6 of 35	ENST00000298139.7	NP_000544.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
WRN	ENST00000298139.7	c.509_510dupAA	p.Cys171AsnfsTer16	frameshift_variant	Exon 6 of 35	1	NM_000553.6	ENSP00000298139.5
WRN	ENST00000650667.1	n.*123_*124dupAA		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 5 of 34			ENSP00000498593.1
WRN	ENST00000650667.1	n.*123_*124dupAA		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 5 of 34			ENSP00000498593.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 29

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Werner syndrome Pathogenic:1

Oct 20, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Cys171Asnfs*16) in the WRN gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in WRN are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 16673358). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with WRN-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 528158). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		5.7
Mutation Taster		=0/200	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1554519254; hg19: chr8-30924551;