rs1554903496

Variant names:

• chr8-144516603-G-C
• rs1554903496
• ENST00000621189.4:c.-556C>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. Variant got -10 ACMG points: 2P and 12B. PM2 BP4_Strong BP6_Very_Strong

The NM_001413023.1(RECQL4):​c.-556C>G variant causes a 5 prime UTR premature start codon gain change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 34)
• Consequence: RECQL4 NM_001413023.1 5_prime_UTR_premature_start_codon_gain
• Clinical Significance: Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.301

Genes affected

RECQL4 (HGNC:9949): (RecQ like helicase 4) The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA helicase that belongs to the RecQ helicase family. DNA helicases unwind double-stranded DNA into single-stranded DNAs and may modulate chromosome segregation. This gene is predominantly expressed in thymus and testis. Mutations in this gene are associated with Rothmund-Thomson, RAPADILINO and Baller-Gerold syndromes. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Benign. Variant got -10 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.9).
• BP6: Variant 8-144516603-G-C is Benign according to our data. Variant chr8-144516603-G-C is described in ClinVar as [Likely_benign]. Clinvar id is 529096.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
RECQL4	NM_004260.4	c.516C>G	p.Leu172Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 5 of 21	ENST00000617875.6	NP_004251.4

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
RECQL4	ENST00000617875.6	c.516C>G	p.Leu172Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 5 of 21	1	NM_004260.4	ENSP00000482313.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 34

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 35

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 34

ClinVar

Significance: Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Inborn genetic diseases Benign:1

Mar 05, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Baller-Gerold syndrome Benign:1

Jan 20, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.90
CADD	Benign	0.75
DANN	Benign	0.61
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1

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: rs1554903496; hg19: chr8-145741987;