rs33944208

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 7 ACMG points: 8P and 1B. PP5_Very_StrongBP4

The ENST00000647020.1(HBB):​c.-138C>T variant causes a 5 prime UTR change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000823 in 704,958 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00020 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000049 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

HBB
ENST00000647020.1 5_prime_UTR

Scores

2

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:10O:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.75

Publications

25 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
HBB (HGNC:4827): (hemoglobin subunit beta) The alpha (HBA) and beta (HBB) loci determine the structure of the 2 types of polypeptide chains in adult hemoglobin, Hb A. The normal adult hemoglobin tetramer consists of two alpha chains and two beta chains. Mutant beta globin causes sickle cell anemia. Absence of beta chain causes beta-zero-thalassemia. Reduced amounts of detectable beta globin causes beta-plus-thalassemia. The order of the genes in the beta-globin cluster is 5'-epsilon -- gamma-G -- gamma-A -- delta -- beta--3'. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
HBB Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • dominant beta-thalassemia
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
  • hemoglobin M disease
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Ambry Genetics, ClinGen
  • beta thalassemia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Myriad Women’s Health
  • beta-thalassemia HBB/LCRB
    Inheritance: AR, SD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
  • sickle cell disease and related diseases
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • erythrocytosis, familial, 6
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
  • Heinz body anemia
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • sickle cell disease
    Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-beta-thalassemia syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • beta-thalassemia intermedia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • beta-thalassemia major
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • delta-beta-thalassemia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hemoglobin C disease
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hemoglobin C-beta-thalassemia syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hemoglobin E disease
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-sickle cell disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • sickle cell-beta-thalassemia disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • sickle cell-hemoglobin c disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • sickle cell-hemoglobin d disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • sickle cell-hemoglobin E disease syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 7 ACMG points.

PP5
Variant 11-5227159-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr11-5227159-G-A is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic/Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 15460.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.41). . Strength limited to SUPPORTING due to the PP5.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: ENST00000647020.1. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
HBB
NM_000518.5
MANE Select
c.-138C>T
upstream_gene
N/ANP_000509.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
HBB
ENST00000647020.1
c.-138C>T
5_prime_UTR
Exon 1 of 3ENSP00000494175.1
HBB
ENST00000883533.1
c.-19+42C>T
intron
N/AENSP00000553592.1
HBB
ENST00000380315.2
TSL:5
c.-18-120C>T
intron
N/AENSP00000369671.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000204
AC:
31
AN:
152178
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.000603
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.0000654
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.000621
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000956
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000489
AC:
27
AN:
552662
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
5
AF XY:
0.0000635
AC XY:
19
AN XY:
298996
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.000697
AC:
11
AN:
15778
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
34660
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
19318
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
32230
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.000227
AC:
14
AN:
61712
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
37258
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2466
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
318924
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000660
AC:
2
AN:
30316
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.490
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<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:
0.000204
AC:
31
AN:
152296
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.000228
AC XY:
17
AN XY:
74466
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.000601
AC:
25
AN:
41564
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000654
AC:
1
AN:
15302
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5172
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.000622
AC:
3
AN:
4824
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10624
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
68018
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000946
AC:
2
AN:
2114
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.496
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
2
3
5
6
8
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<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:
0.0000345
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.000314
Asia WGS
AF:
0.000289
AC:
1
AN:
3478

ClinVar

ClinVar submissions as Germline
Significance:Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Revision:criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
View on ClinVar
Pathogenic
VUS
Benign
Condition
4
-
-
not provided (4)
2
-
-
beta Thalassemia (3)
1
-
-
Beta-plus-thalassemia (1)
1
-
-
Hb SS disease;C0019025:Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin;C0700299:Heinz body anemia;C1840779:METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, BETA TYPE;C1858990:Dominant beta-thalassemia;C1970028:Malaria, susceptibility to;C4693822:Erythrocytosis, familial, 6;CN322236:Beta-thalassemia HBB/LCRB (1)
1
-
-
Hemoglobinopathy (1)
1
-
-
Inborn genetic diseases (1)

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.41
CADD
Benign
19
DANN
Benign
0.66
PhyloP100
1.7
PromoterAI
-0.22
Neutral
Mutation Taster
=8/92
disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs33944208; hg19: chr11-5248389; API