rs2071569

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -20 ACMG points: 0P and 20B. BP4_StrongBP6_Very_StrongBA1

The NM_001110792.2(MECP2):​c.414-74C>T variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.018 in 1,132,367 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1,757 homozygotes. There are 6,272 hemizygotes in GnomAD. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.018 ( 133 hom., 694 hem., cov: 23)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.018 ( 1624 hom. 5578 hem. )

Consequence

MECP2
NM_001110792.2 intron

Scores

2

Clinical Significance

Benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:4O:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.111

Publications

2 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
MECP2 (HGNC:6990): (methyl-CpG binding protein 2) DNA methylation is the major modification of eukaryotic genomes and plays an essential role in mammalian development. Human proteins MECP2, MBD1, MBD2, MBD3, and MBD4 comprise a family of nuclear proteins related by the presence in each of a methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD). Each of these proteins, with the exception of MBD3, is capable of binding specifically to methylated DNA. MECP2, MBD1 and MBD2 can also repress transcription from methylated gene promoters. In contrast to other MBD family members, MECP2 is X-linked and subject to X inactivation. MECP2 is dispensible in stem cells, but is essential for embryonic development. MECP2 gene mutations are the cause of most cases of Rett syndrome, a progressive neurologic developmental disorder and one of the most common causes of cognitive disability in females. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]
MECP2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • chromosome Xq28 duplication syndrome
    Inheritance: XL Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P
  • Rett syndrome
    Inheritance: XL Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics, ClinGen, G2P
  • severe neonatal-onset encephalopathy with microcephaly
    Inheritance: XL Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: G2P, Orphanet
  • syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Lubs type
    Inheritance: XL Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P
  • atypical Rett syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • non-syndromic X-linked intellectual disability
    Inheritance: XL Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • X-linked intellectual disability-psychosis-macroorchidism syndrome
    Inheritance: XL Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • systemic lupus erythematosus
    Inheritance: Unknown Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -20 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.9).
BP6
Variant X-154031524-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chrX-154031524-G-A is described in CliVar as Benign/Likely_benign. Clinvar id is 156072.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
BA1
GnomAd4 highest subpopulation (EAS) allele frequency at 95% confidence interval = 0.269 is higher than 0.05.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
MECP2NM_001110792.2 linkc.414-74C>T intron_variant Intron 2 of 2 ENST00000453960.7 NP_001104262.1 P51608-2A0A140VKC4Q59FJ6
MECP2NM_004992.4 linkc.378-74C>T intron_variant Intron 3 of 3 ENST00000303391.11 NP_004983.1 P51608-1D3YJ43Q59FJ6

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
MECP2ENST00000453960.7 linkc.414-74C>T intron_variant Intron 2 of 2 1 NM_001110792.2 ENSP00000395535.2 P51608-2
MECP2ENST00000303391.11 linkc.378-74C>T intron_variant Intron 3 of 3 1 NM_004992.4 ENSP00000301948.6 P51608-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0182
AC:
2031
AN:
111782
Hom.:
133
Cov.:
23
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00224
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.0763
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.000756
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.283
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.0119
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00344
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00837
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00128
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.0240
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0180
AC:
18327
AN:
1020530
Hom.:
1624
AF XY:
0.0185
AC XY:
5578
AN XY:
302320
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00148
AC:
37
AN:
24960
American (AMR)
AF:
0.151
AC:
5256
AN:
34864
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.000424
AC:
8
AN:
18887
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.354
AC:
10594
AN:
29928
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.0108
AC:
564
AN:
52038
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00550
AC:
209
AN:
37996
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00448
AC:
13
AN:
2902
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00114
AC:
885
AN:
775404
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0175
AC:
761
AN:
43551
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.503
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
560
1120
1680
2240
2800
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
0
254
508
762
1016
1270
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0181
AC:
2028
AN:
111837
Hom.:
133
Cov.:
23
AF XY:
0.0204
AC XY:
694
AN XY:
34019
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00224
AC:
69
AN:
30810
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0761
AC:
806
AN:
10587
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.000756
AC:
2
AN:
2646
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.284
AC:
993
AN:
3499
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.0116
AC:
31
AN:
2678
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00344
AC:
21
AN:
6096
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00917
AC:
2
AN:
218
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00128
AC:
68
AN:
53097
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0237
AC:
36
AN:
1521
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.507
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
56
113
169
226
282
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Genome Hom
Variant carriers
0
28
56
84
112
140
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
Alfa
AF:
0.00652
Hom.:
47
Bravo
AF:
0.0307

ClinVar

Significance: Benign
Submissions summary: Benign:4Other:1
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Benign:2Other:1
Mar 03, 2015
GeneDx
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Breakthrough Genomics, Breakthrough Genomics
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:not provided

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RettBASE
Significance:not provided
Review Status:flagged submission
Collection Method:literature only

- -

not specified Benign:1
Jun 12, 2013
RettBASE
Significance:Benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:curation

- -

Rett syndrome Benign:1
Aug 14, 2023
Centre for Population Genomics, CPG
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

This variant has been collected from RettBASE and curated to current modified ACMG/AMP criteria.Based on the classification scheme defined by the ClinGen Rett/Angelman-like Expert Panel for Rett/AS-like Disorders to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines VCEP 2.0 , this variant is classified as Benign. At least the following criteria are met: The allele frequency of this variant in at least one population in gnomAD is higher than the 0.03% threshold defined by the ClinGen Rett/Angelman-like Expert Panel for Rett/AS-like Disorders VCEP 2.0 (BA1). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.90
CADD
Benign
0.076
DANN
Benign
0.49
PhyloP100
-0.11
Mutation Taster
=100/0
polymorphism (auto)

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs2071569; hg19: chrX-153296975; COSMIC: COSV57651739; COSMIC: COSV57651739; API