rs200496951

Variant names:

• chr1-241519596-G-A
• rs200496951
• NM_000143.4:c.127C>T

Your query was ambiguous. Multiple possible variants found:

• chr1-241519596-G-A
• chr1-241519596-G-C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 11 ACMG points: 11P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5

The NM_000143.4(FH):​c.127C>T​(p.Arg43*) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000215 in 1,395,196 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 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. RM43?) has been classified as Pathogenic. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000022 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: FH NM_000143.4 stop_gained
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:4 U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.401

Genes affected

FH (HGNC:3700): (fumarate hydratase) The protein encoded by this gene is an enzymatic component of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, or Krebs cycle, and catalyzes the formation of L-malate from fumarate. It exists in both a cytosolic form and an N-terminal extended form, differing only in the translation start site used. The N-terminal extended form is targeted to the mitochondrion, where the removal of the extension generates the same form as in the cytoplasm. It is similar to some thermostable class II fumarases and functions as a homotetramer. Mutations in this gene can cause fumarase deficiency and lead to progressive encephalopathy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 11 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 1-241519596-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr1-241519596-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 644260.We mark this variant Likely_pathogenic, oryginal submissions are: {Likely_pathogenic=2, Uncertain_significance=1, Pathogenic=2}.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
FH	NM_000143.4	c.127C>T	p.Arg43*	stop_gained	Exon 1 of 10	ENST00000366560.4	NP_000134.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
FH	ENST00000366560.4	c.127C>T	p.Arg43*	stop_gained	Exon 1 of 10	1	NM_000143.4	ENSP00000355518.4

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000215 AC: 3 AN: 1395196 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 688108

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: 0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome AF: 0.00000278

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:4 Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:2 Uncertain:1

Oct 26, 2023

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Nonsense variant in a gene for which loss-of-function is a known mechanism of disease; however, a downstream in-frame ATG could serve as an alternate initiator codon (Dik et al., 2016); Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 27037871, 21929734, 21398687, 11865300) -

Feb 08, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic for autosomal recessive fumarate hydratase deficiency. However, this variant is not likely to confer risk for autosomal dominant hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer. This variant disrupts the mitochondria-targeting sequence (MTS) of the FH protein, which is important for protein import into the mitochondria (PMID: 27037871). This suggests that disruption of this region is causative of fumarate hydratase deficiency. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 644260). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with FH-related conditions. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Arg43*) in the FH gene. FH has two initiator codons, p.Met1 and p.Met44, which result in two different functional isoforms that localize to the mitochondria and cytosol, respectively (PMID: 21929734, 27037871). Loss-of-function variants in FH are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 11865300, 21398687). Variants affecting the mitochondrial isoform confer risk for fumarate hydratase deficiency, while variants that affect the cytosolic isoform confer risk for hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer. -

May 27, 2022

Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Skane University Hospital Lund

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Fumarase deficiency;C1708350:Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer Pathogenic:1

Feb 01, 2024

Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Fumarase deficiency Pathogenic:1

Feb 27, 2023

Baylor Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Mar 11, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.R43* variant (also known as c.127C>T), located in coding exon 1 of the FH gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 127. This changes the amino acid from an arginine to a stop codon within coding exon 1. The predicted stop codon occurs in the 5’ end of the FH gene. Premature termination codons in the 5’ end of a gene have been reported to escape nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and/or lead to re-initiation (Rivas et al. Science. 2015 May 8;348(6235):666-9; Lindeboom et al. Nat Genet. 2016 Oct;48(10):1112-8; Rhee et al. Sci Rep. 2017 May 10;7(1):1653). Direct evidence for this alteration is unavailable. However, there is a second in-frame methionine at p.M44. Proteins initiated from the first methionine are targeted to the mitochondrion while proteins initiated from the second methionine are targeted to the cytoplasm due to the lack of the mitochondrial targeting sequence encoded between them (Dik E et al. Traffic, 2016 Jul;17:720-32; Magrane M et al., Database (Oxford) 2011). Data suggest that it is the cytoplasmic protein that conveys the tumor suppressor function of FH (Yogev O et al. PLoS Biol., 2010 Mar;8:e1000328). This alteration and others that are expected to adversely affect the protein before the second methionine, have been observed in numerous individuals who do not have a personal or family history that is consistent with or suggestive of HLRCC (Ambry internal data). The clinical impact of this variant in terms of autosomal recessive Fumarase Deficiency is also unclear due to the lack of this variant being associated with this autosomal recessive disease in the literature and internally. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.55	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.55
CADD	Pathogenic	38
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
Eigen	Uncertain	0.51
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.33
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.70	D
Vest4		0.71
GERP RS		3.2

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs200496951; hg19: chr1-241682896;