rs34718174

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 4 ACMG points: 6P and 2B. PM1PM2PM5BP4_Moderate

The NM_000518.5(HBB):​c.209G>C​(p.Gly70Ala) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 13/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. G70S) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Failed GnomAD Quality Control

Consequence

HBB
NM_000518.5 missense

Scores

3
16

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: -1.25

Publications

4 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: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 4 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 12 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 3 benign, 37 uncertain in NM_000518.5
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PM5
Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr11-5226684-C-T is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 15138.
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.2304917).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
HBBNM_000518.5 linkc.209G>C p.Gly70Ala missense_variant Exon 2 of 3 ENST00000335295.4 NP_000509.1 P68871D9YZU5

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
HBBENST00000335295.4 linkc.209G>C p.Gly70Ala missense_variant Exon 2 of 3 1 NM_000518.5 ENSP00000333994.3 P68871

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
152078
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
Cov.:
36
GnomAD4 genome
Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AC0;AS_VQSR
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
152078
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74294
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41386
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15260
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5176
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4822
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10620
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
68024
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2092

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:1
Revision: criteria provided, single submitter
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1
Aug 08, 2024
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: HBB c.209G>C (p.Gly70Ala) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Four of five in-silico tools predict a benign effect of the variant on protein function. The variant was absent in 251428 control chromosomes. The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance. c.209G>C has been reported in the literature in at least one individual. This report does not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Beta Thalassemia. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. The following publication have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 32986258). No submitters have cited clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.093
BayesDel_addAF
Uncertain
0.097
D
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.10
CADD
Benign
4.1
DANN
Benign
0.87
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.021
T;T;.;T
Eigen
Benign
-1.4
Eigen_PC
Benign
-1.5
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.068
N
LIST_S2
Benign
0.72
.;T;T;T
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.15
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.23
T;T;T;T
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.56
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
-0.50
N;N;.;.
PhyloP100
-1.3
PrimateAI
Benign
0.33
T
PROVEAN
Benign
0.12
N;.;.;N
REVEL
Uncertain
0.55
Sift
Benign
0.50
T;.;.;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.77
T;.;.;.
Polyphen
0.0
B;B;.;.
Vest4
0.57
MutPred
0.20
Loss of catalytic residue at A71 (P = 0.1236);Loss of catalytic residue at A71 (P = 0.1236);Loss of catalytic residue at A71 (P = 0.1236);Loss of catalytic residue at A71 (P = 0.1236);
MVP
0.66
MPC
0.035
ClinPred
0.069
T
GERP RS
-10
PromoterAI
-0.0018
Neutral
Varity_R
0.079
gMVP
0.62
Mutation Taster
=9/91
disease causing

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: rs34718174; hg19: chr11-5247913; API