rs1555936909

Variant names:

• chr22-30933460-G-C
• rs1555936909
• NM_001303256.3:c.2380+6C>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2 BP4_Strong

The NM_001303256.3(MORC2):​c.2380+6C>G variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000205 in 1,461,562 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 31)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000021 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: MORC2 NM_001303256.3 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.0001132
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.331
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

MORC2 (HGNC:23573): (MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2) This gene encodes a member of the Microrchidia (MORC) protein superfamily. The encoded protein is known to regulate the condensation of heterochromatin in response to DNA damage and play a role in repressing transcription. The protein has been found to regulate the activity of ATP citrate lyase via specific interaction with this enzyme in the cytosol of lipogenic breast cancer cells. The protein also plays a role in lipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]

MORC2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• developmental delay, impaired growth, dysmorphic facies, and axonal neuropathy

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• Leigh syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.84).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MORC2	NM_001303256.3	c.2380+6C>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 21 of 25	ENST00000397641.8	NP_001290185.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MORC2	ENST00000397641.8	c.2380+6C>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 21 of 25	5	NM_001303256.3	ENSP00000380763.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000205 AC: 3 AN: 1461562 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00000413 AC XY: 3 AN XY: 727064

⚠️ 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: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44704

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26116

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39696

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86220

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53380

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5760

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00000270 AC: 3 AN: 1111826

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60380

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0.022510), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 31

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z Uncertain:1

Sep 02, 2021

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change falls in intron 21 of the MORC2 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the MORC2 protein. It affects a nucleotide within the consensus splice site of the intron. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with MORC2-related conditions. Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may create or strengthen a splice site. 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
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.84
CADD	Benign	12
DANN	Benign	0.57
PhyloP100		0.33

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Benign	0.00011
dbscSNV1_RF	Benign	0.030
SpliceAI score (max)		0.010		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: rs1555936909; hg19: chr22-31329447;