Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 6 ACMG points: 7P and 1B. PM1PM2PP2PP5_ModerateBP4
The NM_001083962.2(TCF4):c.1469C>G(p.Pro490Arg) variant causes a missense change. 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 pathogenic (★).
TCF4 (HGNC:11634): (transcription factor 4) This gene encodes transcription factor 4, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor. The encoded protein recognizes an Ephrussi-box ('E-box') binding site ('CANNTG') - a motif first identified in immunoglobulin enhancers. This gene is broadly expressed, and may play an important role in nervous system development. Defects in this gene are a cause of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. In addition, an intronic CTG repeat normally numbering 10-37 repeat units can expand to >50 repeat units and cause Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different proteins have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]
Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 6 ACMG points.
PM1
In a region_of_interest Disordered (size 104) in uniprot entity ITF2_HUMAN there are 9 pathogenic changes around while only 0 benign (100%) in NM_001083962.2
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP2
Missense variant in the TCF4 gene, where missense mutations are typically associated with disease (based on misZ statistic). The gene has 42 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 70 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: 4.1035 (above the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: 4.5676 (above the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to intellectual disability, corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 3, autosomal dominant non-syndromic intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.
PP5
Variant 18-55234565-G-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr18-55234565-G-C is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 468947.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.25764036). . Strength limited to SUPPORTING due to the PP5.
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing
This sequence change replaces proline with arginine at codon 490 of the TCF4 protein (p.Pro490Arg). The proline residue is moderately conserved and there is a moderate physicochemical difference between proline and arginine. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency) and has not been reported in the literature in individuals with a TCF4-related disease. Family studies indicate this variant likely was not inherited from either parent (i.e. occurred de novo) in an individual with disease (Invitae database). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Tolerated"; PolyPhen-2: "Possibly Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Class C0"). In summary, this variant is a novel de novo missense change observed in an affected individual which suggests it is pathogenic, however, in the absence of functional data, it has been classified as Likely Pathogenic.. -