rs1555600678

Variant names:

• chr17-63941457-T-G
• rs1555600678
• NM_000334.4:c.4825A>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 5 ACMG points: 5P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PP2

The NM_000334.4(SCN4A):​c.4825A>C​(p.Ser1609Arg) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,884 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Another nucleotide change resulting in the same amino acid substitution has been previously reported as Uncertain significance in ClinVar. Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. S1609S) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 31)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: SCN4A NM_000334.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.51
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

SCN4A (HGNC:10591): (sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 4) Voltage-gated sodium channels are transmembrane glycoprotein complexes composed of a large alpha subunit with 24 transmembrane domains and one or more regulatory beta subunits. They are responsible for the generation and propagation of action potentials in neurons and muscle. This gene encodes one member of the sodium channel alpha subunit gene family. It is expressed in skeletal muscle, and mutations in this gene have been linked to several myotonia and periodic paralysis disorders. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

SCN4A Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Orphanet
• paramyotonia congenita of Von Eulenburg

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Orphanet
• SCN4A-related myopathy, autosomal recessive

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Illumina, ClinGen
• hypokalemic periodic paralysis, type 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• potassium-aggravated myotonia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• congenital myasthenic syndrome 16

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, Ambry Genetics, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• congenital myopathy

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• congenital myopathy 22A, classic

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• acetazolamide-responsive myotonia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hypokalemic periodic paralysis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• myotonia fluctuans

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• myotonia permanens

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 5 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a repeat IV (size 298) in uniprot entity SCN4A_HUMAN there are 43 pathogenic changes around while only 10 benign (81%) in NM_000334.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP2: Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 97 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 19 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: 1.5606 (below the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: 2.2224 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to congenital myasthenic syndrome 16, paramyotonia congenita of Von Eulenburg, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, type 2, congenital myopathy, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, SCN4A-related myopathy, autosomal recessive, congenital myopathy 22A, classic, potassium-aggravated myotonia, postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndrome, myotonia fluctuans, myotonia permanens, acetazolamide-responsive myotonia.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
SCN4A	NM_000334.4	c.4825A>C	p.Ser1609Arg	missense_variant	Exon 24 of 24	ENST00000435607.3	NP_000325.4

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
SCN4A	ENST00000435607.3	c.4825A>C	p.Ser1609Arg	missense_variant	Exon 24 of 24	1	NM_000334.4	ENSP00000396320.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461884 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 34 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 727242

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26136

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86258

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

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 8.99e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1112008

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60396

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 31

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2

Feb 04, 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 that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -

Mar 06, 2023

Athena Diagnostics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Available data are insufficient to determine the clinical significance of the variant at this time. This variant has been identified in at least one individual with clinical features associated with this gene. This variant has not been reported in large, multi-ethnic general populations (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). Computational tools disagree on the variant's effect on normal protein function. -

Familial hyperkalemic periodic paralysis Uncertain:1

Dec 05, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces serine, which is neutral and polar, with arginine, which is basic and polar, at codon 1609 of the SCN4A protein (p.Ser1609Arg). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with SCN4A-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 448284). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt SCN4A protein function with a negative predictive value of 95%. 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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.75
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.19	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	0.040
CADD	Benign	22
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Pathogenic	0.83	D
Eigen	Uncertain	0.26
Eigen_PC	Benign	0.19
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.85	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.95	D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.31	D
MetaRNN	Uncertain	0.58	D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	0.83	D
MutationAssessor	Uncertain	2.5	M
PhyloP100		1.5
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.59	T
PROVEAN	Uncertain	-2.6	D
REVEL	Uncertain	0.55
Sift	Uncertain	0.0010	D
Sift4G	Benign	0.13	T
Polyphen		0.97	D
Vest4		0.21
MutPred		0.27		Loss of glycosylation at S1609 (P = 0.0147);
MVP		0.89
MPC		0.70
ClinPred		0.97	D
GERP RS		2.8
Varity_R		0.42
gMVP		0.70
Mutation Taster		=65/35	polymorphism

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1555600678; hg19: chr17-62018817;