rs1555439650

Positions:

• chr16-2087862-G-A
• chr16-2087862-G-C
• chr16-2087862-G-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000548.5(TSC2):​c.4990-1G>A variant causes a splice acceptor, intron change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
• Consequence: TSC2 NM_000548.5 splice_acceptor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:4 U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 9.92

Genes affected

TSC2 (HGNC:12363): (TSC complex subunit 2) This gene is a tumor suppressor gene that encodes the growth inhibitory protein tuberin. Tuberin interacts with hamartin to form the TSC protein complex which functions in the control of cell growth. This TSC protein complex negatively regulates mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling which is a major regulator of anabolic cell growth. Mutations in this gene have been associated with tuberous sclerosis and lymphangioleiomyomatosis. [provided by RefSeq, May 2022]

TSC2 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, LoF is a know mechanism of disease, Cryptic splice site detected, with MaxEntScore 3.8, offset of 1, new splice context is: ctttctcttgtccgggcaAGgcc. Cryptic site results in frameshift change. If cryptic site found is not functional and variant results in exon loss, it results in frameshift change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 16-2087862-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr16-2087862-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 448734.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr16-2087862-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic]. Variant chr16-2087862-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	Protein	UniProt
TSC2	NM_000548.5	c.4990-1G>A		splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant		ENST00000219476.9	NP_000539.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
TSC2	ENST00000219476.9	c.4990-1G>A		splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant		5	NM_000548.5	ENSP00000219476.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:4 Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Tuberous sclerosis 2 Pathogenic:2

Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp	Sep 06, 2023	This sequence change affects an acceptor splice site in intron 38 of the TSC2 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in TSC2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 10205261, 17304050). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with TSC2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 448734). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Revvity Omics, Revvity	Jan 21, 2021	- -

not provided Pathogenic:2

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	GeneDx	Nov 15, 2023	Canonical splice site variant predicted to result in a null allele in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Athena Diagnostics	Nov 09, 2016	- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Ambry Genetics

Nov 01, 2024

The c.4990-1G>A intronic variant results from a G to A substitution one nucleotide upstream from coding exon 38 of the TSC2 gene. This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice acceptor site and will result in the creation or strengthening of a novel splice acceptor site. Alterations that disrupt the canonical splice site are expected to cause aberrant splicing, resulting in an abnormal protein or a transcript that is subject to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. RNA studies have demonstrated that this alteration results in a transcript predicted to lead to a protein with an in-frame deletion of two amino acids; however, the exact functional impact of the deleted amino acids is unknown at this time (Ambry internal data). Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.35	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.27
CADD	Pathogenic	36
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.1
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.95
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
GERP RS		4.6
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.94
SpliceAI score (max)		0.99		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai		0.95		Position offset: 2
DS_AL_spliceai		0.99		Position offset: 1

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

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1555439650; hg19: chr16-2137863;