rs281865565

chr16-176733-CCGA-C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points: 3P and 0B. PM2 PM4_Supporting

The NM_000558.5(HBA1):c.19_21del(p.Asp7del) variant causes a inframe deletion change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 28)
• Consequence: HBA1 NM_000558.5 inframe_deletion
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 6.77

Genes affected

HBA1 (HGNC:4823): (hemoglobin subunit alpha 1) The human alpha globin gene cluster located on chromosome 16 spans about 30 kb and includes seven loci: 5'- zeta - pseudozeta - mu - pseudoalpha-1 - alpha-2 - alpha-1 - theta - 3'. The alpha-2 (HBA2) and alpha-1 (HBA1) coding sequences are identical. These genes differ slightly over the 5' untranslated regions and the introns, but they differ significantly over the 3' untranslated regions. Two alpha chains plus two beta chains constitute HbA, which in normal adult life comprises about 97% of the total hemoglobin; alpha chains combine with delta chains to constitute HbA-2, which with HbF (fetal hemoglobin) makes up the remaining 3% of adult hemoglobin. Alpha thalassemias result from deletions of each of the alpha genes as well as deletions of both HBA2 and HBA1; some nondeletion alpha thalassemias have also been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PM4: Nonframeshift variant in NON repetitive region in NM_000558.5. Strenght limited to Supporting due to length of the change: 1aa.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
HBA1	NM_000558.5	c.19_21del	p.Asp7del	inframe_deletion	1/3	ENST00000320868.9

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
HBA1	ENST00000320868.9	c.19_21del	p.Asp7del	inframe_deletion	1/3	1	NM_000558.5	P1
HBA1	ENST00000472694.1	n.38_40del		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	1/2	1
HBA1	ENST00000397797.1	c.-29_-27del		5_prime_UTR_variant	1/3	2
HBA1	ENST00000487791.1			upstream_gene_variant		1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 28

We have no GnomAD4 exomes data on this position. Probably position not covered by the project.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 28

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories

May 16, 2019

The Hb Boyle Heights variant (HBA1: c.19_21delGAC; p.Asp7del, also known as Asp6del when numbered from the mature protein; rs281865565) has been previously reported in the medical literature in a heterozgyous individual without substantial clinical symptoms (HbVar database and references therein). This variant is absent from general population databases (Exome Variant Server, Genome Aggregation Database), indicating it is not a common polymorphism. The variant protein is considered unstable, and shows increased oxygen affinity (HbVar database and references therein). The variant is predicted to result in an in-frame deletion of the aspartate at residue 7. Due to the limited information regarding this variant, its clinical significance could not be determined with certainty. References: Link to HbVar database for Hb Boyle Heights: http://globin.bx.psu.edu/cgi-bin/hbvar/query_vars3?mode=output&display_format=page&i=715 -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

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: rs281865565; hg19: chr16-226732;