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rs187930476

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_005670.4(EPM2A):c.163C>T(p.Gln55Ter) variant causes a stop gained change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000239 in 1,383,102 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000020 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000024 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

EPM2A
NM_005670.4 stop_gained

Scores

3
3
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: 4.35
Variant links:
Genes affected
EPM2A (HGNC:3413): (EPM2A glucan phosphatase, laforin) This gene encodes a dual-specificity phosphatase and may be involved in the regulation of glycogen metabolism. The protein acts on complex carbohydrates to prevent glycogen hyperphosphorylation, thus avoiding the formation of insoluble aggregates. Loss-of-function mutations in this gene have been associated with Lafora disease, a rare, adult-onset recessive neurodegenerative disease, which results in myoclonus epilepsy and usually results in death several years after the onset of symptoms. The disease is characterized by the accumulation of insoluble particles called Lafora bodies, which are derived from glycogen. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2018]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.

PVS1
Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 6-145735336-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr6-145735336-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 419335.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
EPM2ANM_005670.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.163C>T p.Gln55Ter stop_gained 1/4 ENST00000367519.9
EPM2A-DTNR_038246.1 linkuse as main transcriptn.52+416G>A intron_variant, non_coding_transcript_variant

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
EPM2AENST00000367519.9 linkuse as main transcriptc.163C>T p.Gln55Ter stop_gained 1/41 NM_005670.4 P1O95278-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000200
AC:
3
AN:
150160
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.000872
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000644
AC:
5
AN:
77612
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000224
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
44600
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.000769
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000243
AC:
30
AN:
1232942
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
30
AF XY:
0.0000148
AC XY:
9
AN XY:
607692
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.0000427
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00102
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00000705
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000411
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000200
AC:
3
AN:
150160
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000409
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
73278
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.000872
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:3
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Lafora disease Pathogenic:1
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingRevvity Omics, RevvityOct 14, 2021- -
not provided Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxMar 09, 2023Identified, along with a second EPM2A variant, in a patient with seizure onset at age 25 (Brewer et al., 2021); Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation or nonsense mediated decay in a gene for which loss-of-function is a known mechanism of disease; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 12019207, 14722920, 29881811, 34755096, 31980526, 10932264, 20738377) -
Progressive myoclonic epilepsy Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeNov 04, 2022This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.08%). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 419335). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with Lafora disease (PMID: 10932264). This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Gln55*) in the EPM2A gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in EPM2A are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 20738377). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.63
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.60
Cadd
Pathogenic
38
Dann
Uncertain
1.0
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.70
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.45
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.92
D
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
A
Vest4
0.71
GERP RS
3.5
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.0

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

Publications

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs187930476; hg19: chr6-146056472; API