rs17772853

Variant names:

• chr5-132673907-C-A
• NM_000589.4:c.-144C>A

Your query was ambiguous. Multiple possible variants found:

• chr5-132673907-C-A
• chr5-132673907-C-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2 BP4_Strong

The NM_000589.4(IL4):​c.-144C>A variant causes a upstream gene change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000147 in 678,364 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000015 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: IL4 NM_000589.4 upstream_gene
• Clinical Significance: Not reported in ClinVar
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.670

Genes affected

IL4 (HGNC:6014): (interleukin 4) The protein encoded by this gene is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by activated T cells. This cytokine is a ligand for interleukin 4 receptor. The interleukin 4 receptor also binds to IL13, which may contribute to many overlapping functions of this cytokine and IL13. STAT6, a signal transducer and activator of transcription, has been shown to play a central role in mediating the immune regulatory signal of this cytokine. This gene, IL3, IL5, IL13, and CSF2 form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 5q, with this gene particularly close to IL13. This gene, IL13 and IL5 are found to be regulated coordinately by several long-range regulatory elements in an over 120 kilobase range on the chromosome. IL4 is considered an important cytokine for tissue repair, counterbalancing the effects of proinflammatory type 1 cytokines, however, it also promotes allergic airway inflammation. Moreover, IL-4, a type 2 cytokine, mediates and regulates a variety of human host responses such as allergic, anti-parasitic, wound healing, and acute inflammation. This cytokine has been reported to promote resolution of neutrophil-mediated acute lung injury. In an allergic response, IL-4 has an essential role in the production of allergen-specific immunoglobin (Ig) E. This pro-inflammatory cytokine has been observed to be increased in COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) patients, but is not necessarily associated with severe COVID-19 pathology. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.56).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
IL4	NM_000589.4	c.-144C>A		upstream_gene_variant		ENST00000231449.7	NP_000580.1
IL4	NM_172348.3	c.-144C>A		upstream_gene_variant			NP_758858.1
IL4	NM_001354990.2	c.-144C>A		upstream_gene_variant			NP_001341919.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
IL4	ENST00000231449.7	c.-144C>A		upstream_gene_variant		1	NM_000589.4	ENSP00000231449.2
IL4	ENST00000350025.2	c.-144C>A		upstream_gene_variant		1		ENSP00000325190.3
IL4	ENST00000622422.1	c.-144C>A		upstream_gene_variant		1		ENSP00000480581.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000147 AC: 1 AN: 678364 Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.00000286 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 349302

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome AF: 0.0000199

Gnomad4 FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Not reported in ClinVar

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.56
CADD	Benign	6.3
DANN	Benign	0.73

Splicing

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

Publications

No publications associated with this variant yet.

Other links and lift over

hg19: chr5-132009599;