rs16979774

Variant names:

• chr22-25221379-C-G
• rs16979774
• NM_000496.3:c.-26-25C>G

Your query was ambiguous. Multiple possible variants found:

• chr22-25221379-C-G
• chr22-25221379-C-T

Variant summary

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

The NM_000496.3(CRYBB2):​c.-26-25C>G variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar. There are indicators that this mutation may affect the branch point..

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: CRYBB2 NM_000496.3 intron
• Clinical Significance: Not reported in ClinVar
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.211
• Publications: 7 publications found

Genes affected

CRYBB2 (HGNC:2398): (crystallin beta B2) Crystallins are separated into two classes: taxon-specific, or enzyme, and ubiquitous. The latter class constitutes the major proteins of vertebrate eye lens and maintains the transparency and refractive index of the lens. Since lens central fiber cells lose their nuclei during development, these crystallins are made and then retained throughout life, making them extremely stable proteins. Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families; beta and gamma crystallins are also considered as a superfamily. Alpha and beta families are further divided into acidic and basic groups. Seven protein regions exist in crystallins: four homologous motifs, a connecting peptide, and N- and C-terminal extensions. Beta-crystallins, the most heterogeneous, differ by the presence of the C-terminal extension (present in the basic group, none in the acidic group). Beta-crystallins form aggregates of different sizes and are able to self-associate to form dimers or to form heterodimers with other beta-crystallins. This gene, a beta basic group member, is part of a gene cluster with beta-A4, beta-B1, and beta-B3. A chain-terminating mutation was found to cause type 2 cerulean cataracts. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

CRYBB2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• cataract 3 multiple types

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine
• cataract - microcornea syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• cerulean cataract

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• early-onset nuclear cataract

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• early-onset posterior subcapsular cataract

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• early-onset sutural cataract

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• pulverulent cataract

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• total early-onset cataract

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ACMG classification

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

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: This position, referring to a specific DNA site, is a probable branch point but rather VUS (scored 4 / 10). The score ranges from 0 to 10, with values ≤3 considered benign and >5 classified as pathogenic. Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.83).

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_000496.3. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	CRYBB2	NM_000496.3	MANE Select	c.-26-25C>G		intron	N/A	NP_000487.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	CRYBB2	ENST00000398215.3	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.-26-25C>G		intron	N/A	ENSP00000381273.2
	CRYBB2	ENST00000651629.1		c.-26-25C>G		intron	N/A	ENSP00000498905.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000398 AC: 1 AN: 251100 AF XY: 0.00

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00000881

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 20

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Not reported in ClinVar

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.83
CADD	Benign	7.2
DANN	Benign	0.76
PhyloP100		0.21
BranchPoint Hunter		4.0

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: rs16979774; hg19: chr22-25617346;