rs1555521379

Variant names:

• chr16-56496966-CAT-C
• rs1555521379
• NM_031885.5:c.1909_1910delAT

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 20 ACMG points: 20P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP3_Moderate PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_031885.5(BBS2):​c.1909_1910delAT​(p.Met637fs) variant causes a frameshift, splice region change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000687 in 1,456,528 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. 1/1 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.9e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: BBS2 NM_031885.5 frameshift, splice_region
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:4
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.08
• Publications: 1 publications found

Genes affected

BBS2 (HGNC:967): (Bardet-Biedl syndrome 2) This gene is a member of the Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) gene family. Bardet-Biedl syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by severe pigmentary retinopathy, obesity, polydactyly, renal malformation and cognitive disability. The proteins encoded by BBS gene family members are structurally diverse and the similar phenotypes exhibited by mutations in BBS gene family members is likely due to their shared roles in cilia formation and function. Many BBS proteins localize to the basal bodies, ciliary axonemes, and pericentriolar regions of cells. BBS proteins may also be involved in intracellular trafficking via microtubule-related transport. The protein encoded by this gene forms a multiprotein BBSome complex with seven other BBS proteins.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]

BBS2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Bardet-Biedl syndrome 2

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Myriad Women’s Health
• ciliopathy

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• retinitis pigmentosa 74

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• retinitis pigmentosa

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ENSG00000288725 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 20 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
• PP3: Splicing predictors support a deleterious effect. Scorers claiming Pathogenic: max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.
• PP5: Variant 16-56496966-CAT-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr16-56496966-CAT-C is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic/Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 552850.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
BBS2	NM_031885.5	c.1909_1910delAT	p.Met637fs	frameshift_variant, splice_region_variant	Exon 15 of 17	ENST00000245157.11	NP_114091.4

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
BBS2	ENST00000245157.11	c.1909_1910delAT	p.Met637fs	frameshift_variant, splice_region_variant	Exon 15 of 17	1	NM_031885.5	ENSP00000245157.5
ENSG00000288725	ENST00000684388.1	n.829_830delAT		splice_region_variant, non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 6 of 14			ENSP00000507647.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.87e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1456528 Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 725016

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33388

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44720

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26106

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39682

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86120

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53414

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5766

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1107104

Other (OTH) AF: 0.0000166 AC: 1 AN: 60228

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0.000000), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:4

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Bardet-Biedl syndrome Pathogenic:2

Nov 21, 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.Met637Glufs*12) in the BBS2 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in BBS2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 11285252, 20177705, 24608809, 26518167). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of Bardet-Biedl syndrome (PMID: 15666242). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 552850). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Jan 29, 2021

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: BBS2 c.1909_1910delAT (p.Met637GlufsX12) results in a premature termination codon, predicted to cause a truncation of the encoded protein or absence of the protein due to nonsense mediated decay, which are commonly known mechanisms for disease. Truncations downstream of this position have been classified as pathogenic by our laboratory. The variant was absent in 251460 control chromosomes. c.1909_1910delAT has been reported in the literature as compound heterozygous with another pathogenic variant in a fetus affected with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (e.g. Karmous-Benailly_2005). These data do not allow any conclusion about variant significance. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Three other clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All laboratories cited the variant as pathogenic/likely pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely pathogenic. -

Bardet-Biedl syndrome 2 Pathogenic:1

Jul 12, 2017

Counsyl

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

This submission and the accompanying classification are no longer maintained by the submitter. For more information on current observations and classification, please contact variantquestions@myriad.com. -

Retinal dystrophy Pathogenic:1

Jun 29, 2019

Blueprint Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

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
PhyloP100		7.1
Mutation Taster		=2/198	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.99		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai		0.96		Position offset: 3
DS_DL_spliceai		0.99		Position offset: 1

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1555521379; hg19: chr16-56530878;