rs2278940
Variant names: 
Variant summary
Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -12 ACMG points: 0P and 12B. BP4_StrongBA1
The ENST00000358470.8(STAT4):c.-2+132G>A variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0765 in 985,528 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 3,034 homozygotes. 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: 𝑓 0.075   (  474   hom.,  cov: 32) 
 Exomes 𝑓:  0.077   (  2560   hom.  ) 
Consequence
 STAT4
ENST00000358470.8 intron
ENST00000358470.8 intron
Scores
 2
Clinical Significance
 Not reported in ClinVar 
Conservation
 PhyloP100:  -0.103  
Publications
7 publications found 
Genes affected
 STAT4  (HGNC:11365):  (signal transducer and activator of transcription 4) The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the STAT family of transcription factors. In response to cytokines and growth factors, STAT family members are phosphorylated by the receptor associated kinases, and then form homo- or heterodimers that translocate to the cell nucleus where they act as transcription activators. This protein is essential for mediating responses to IL12 in lymphocytes, and regulating the differentiation of T helper cells. Mutations in this gene may be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011] 
STAT4 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
- systemic lupus erythematosusInheritance: Unknown Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- disabling pansclerotic morphea of childhoodInheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
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ACMG classification
Classification was made for transcript
Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -12 ACMG points.
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.77). 
BA1
GnomAd4 highest subpopulation (EAS) allele frequency at 95% confidence interval = 0.167  is higher than 0.05. 
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes  0.0752  AC: 11440AN: 152112Hom.:  474  Cov.: 32 show subpopulations 
GnomAD3 genomes 
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AC: 
11440
AN: 
152112
Hom.: 
Cov.: 
32
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GnomAD4 exome  AF:  0.0768  AC: 63965AN: 833298Hom.:  2560  Cov.: 30 AF XY:  0.0769  AC XY: 29581AN XY: 384872 show subpopulations 
GnomAD4 exome 
 AF: 
AC: 
63965
AN: 
833298
Hom.: 
Cov.: 
30
 AF XY: 
AC XY: 
29581
AN XY: 
384872
show subpopulations 
African (AFR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
1333
AN: 
15792
American (AMR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
43
AN: 
986
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) 
 AF: 
AC: 
235
AN: 
5152
East Asian (EAS) 
 AF: 
AC: 
657
AN: 
3632
South Asian (SAS) 
 AF: 
AC: 
1034
AN: 
16466
European-Finnish (FIN) 
 AF: 
AC: 
8
AN: 
282
Middle Eastern (MID) 
 AF: 
AC: 
133
AN: 
1622
European-Non Finnish (NFE) 
 AF: 
AC: 
58252
AN: 
762052
Other (OTH) 
 AF: 
AC: 
2270
AN: 
27314
 Allele Balance Distribution 
 Red line indicates average allele balance 
 Average allele balance: 0.484 
Heterozygous variant carriers
 0 
 4166 
 8332 
 12497 
 16663 
 20829 
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 0.95 
Allele balance
Age Distribution
Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
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 2972 
 5944 
 8916 
 11888 
 14860 
 <30 
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Age
GnomAD4 genome  0.0752  AC: 11448AN: 152230Hom.:  474  Cov.: 32 AF XY:  0.0732  AC XY: 5451AN XY: 74438 show subpopulations 
GnomAD4 genome 
 AF: 
AC: 
11448
AN: 
152230
Hom.: 
Cov.: 
32
 AF XY: 
AC XY: 
5451
AN XY: 
74438
show subpopulations 
African (AFR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
3749
AN: 
41528
American (AMR) 
 AF: 
AC: 
741
AN: 
15296
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) 
 AF: 
AC: 
154
AN: 
3472
East Asian (EAS) 
 AF: 
AC: 
915
AN: 
5176
South Asian (SAS) 
 AF: 
AC: 
311
AN: 
4820
European-Finnish (FIN) 
 AF: 
AC: 
445
AN: 
10618
Middle Eastern (MID) 
 AF: 
AC: 
34
AN: 
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE) 
 AF: 
AC: 
4918
AN: 
68004
Other (OTH) 
 AF: 
AC: 
158
AN: 
2110
 Allele Balance Distribution 
 Red line indicates average allele balance 
 Average allele balance: 0.497 
Heterozygous variant carriers
 0 
 539 
 1078 
 1616 
 2155 
 2694 
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 0.95 
Allele balance
Age Distribution
Genome Het
Genome Hom
Variant carriers
 0 
 136 
 272 
 408 
 544 
 680 
 <30 
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Age
Alfa 
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Hom.: 
Bravo 
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Asia WGS 
 AF: 
AC: 
357
AN: 
3478
ClinVar
Not reported inComputational scores
Source: 
Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
 BayesDel_noAF 
 Benign 
 DANN 
 Benign 
 PhyloP100 
Splicing
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 SpliceAI score (max) 
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
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Publications
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