rs1554652780

Variant names:

• chr9-6645302-CC-TT
• rs1554652780
• NM_000170.3:c.197_198delGGinsAA

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PM1

The NM_000170.3(GLDC):​c.197_198delGGinsAA​(p.Arg66Lys) variant causes a missense change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. The variant is present in control chromosomes in GnomAd MNV project. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000269 in 6 alleles, including 0 homozygotes. It is difficult to determine the true allele frequency of this variant because it is of type MNV, and the frequency of such variant types in population databases may be underestimated and unreliable. 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. R66T) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency: GnomAD MNV: 𝑓 0.000027 Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: GLDC NM_000170.3 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 3.70
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

GLDC (HGNC:4313): (glycine decarboxylase) Degradation of glycine is brought about by the glycine cleavage system, which is composed of four mitochondrial protein components: P protein (a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent glycine decarboxylase), H protein (a lipoic acid-containing protein), T protein (a tetrahydrofolate-requiring enzyme), and L protein (a lipoamide dehydrogenase). The protein encoded by this gene is the P protein, which binds to glycine and enables the methylamine group from glycine to be transferred to the T protein. Defects in this gene are a cause of nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH).[provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]

GLDC Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• glycine encephalopathy

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Myriad Women’s Health, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
• glycine encephalopathy 1

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P
• infantile glycine encephalopathy

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• neonatal glycine encephalopathy

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• atypical glycine encephalopathy

  Inheritance: Unknown Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

LINC02851 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

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

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 2 benign, 13 uncertain in NM_000170.3

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
GLDC	NM_000170.3	c.197_198delGGinsAA	p.Arg66Lys	missense_variant		ENST00000321612.8	NP_000161.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
GLDC	ENST00000321612.8	c.197_198delGGinsAA	p.Arg66Lys	missense_variant		1	NM_000170.3	ENSP00000370737.4
LINC02851	ENST00000813373.1	n.124+376_124+377delCCinsTT		intron_variant	Intron 1 of 2
LINC02851	ENST00000813380.1	n.405+376_405+377delCCinsTT		intron_variant	Intron 1 of 2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

We have no GnomAD4 exomes data on this position. Probably position not covered by the project.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

GnomAD MNV AF: 0.0000269 AC: 6 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Glycine encephalopathy Uncertain:1

Jul 05, 2022

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with lysine, which is basic and polar, at codon 66 of the GLDC protein (p.Arg66Lys). The frequency data for this variant in the population databases is considered unreliable, as metrics indicate poor data quality at this position in the gnomAD database. This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with GLDC-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 462864). 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: "Not Available"; PolyPhen-2: "Possibly Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Not Available"). 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. -

not provided Uncertain:1

Jul 24, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis supports a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		3.7

Splicing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1554652780; hg19: chr9-6645302;