rs35225141

Variant names:

• chr11-5225718-G-GC
• rs35225141
• NM_000518.5:c.323dupG

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000518.5(HBB):​c.323dupG​(p.Asn109GlnfsTer32) variant causes a frameshift change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000031 in 1,613,946 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. G108G) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.000013 (0 hom., cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000021 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: HBB NM_000518.5 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:7
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 4.33
• Publications: 3 publications found

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

ENSG00000298932 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product does not undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. Variant is located in the 3'-most exon, not predicted to undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. There are 66 pathogenic variants in the truncated region.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 11-5225718-G-GC is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr11-5225718-G-GC is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 439153.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
HBB	NM_000518.5	c.323dupG	p.Asn109GlnfsTer32	frameshift_variant	Exon 3 of 3	ENST00000335295.4	NP_000509.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
HBB	ENST00000335295.4	c.323dupG	p.Asn109GlnfsTer32	frameshift_variant	Exon 3 of 3	1	NM_000518.5	ENSP00000333994.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000131 AC: 2 AN: 152186 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.0000483

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

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000398 AC: 1 AN: 251204 AF XY: 0.00000737

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00000881

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000205 AC: 3 AN: 1461760 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 727202

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000299 AC: 1 AN: 33478

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26134

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39694

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86254

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53414

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.000173 AC: 1 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111904

Other (OTH) AF: 0.0000166 AC: 1 AN: 60390

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000131 AC: 2 AN: 152186 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.0000269 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 74346

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000483 AC: 2 AN: 41434

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15280

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3472

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5198

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4826

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10622

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 316

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 68034

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2092

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.0000567

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:7

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:3

Feb 22, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. This variant disrupts a region of the HBB protein in which other variant(s) (p.Val127Glufs*8) have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 8535446, 31190580). This suggests that this is a clinically significant region of the protein, and that variants that disrupt it are likely to be disease-causing. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 439153). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with HBB-related conditions (PMID: 3683554). This variant is present in population databases (rs606231216, gnomAD 0.004%). This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Asn109Glnfs*32) in the HBB gene. While this is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to disrupt the last 39 amino acid(s) of the HBB protein. -

Oct 12, 2022

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The HBB c.323dup (p.Asn109Glnfs*32) frameshift variant alters the translational reading frame of the HBB mRNA and causes the premature termination of HBB protein synthesis. In the published literature, the variant has been reported in individuals with beta-thalassemia (PMID: 3683554 (1987), 23590658 (2013)). Based on the available information, this variant is classified as pathogenic. -

Nov 08, 2024

ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The HBB c.323dupG; p.Asn109GlnfsTer32 variant (rs35225141, HbVar ID: 945), also known as c.321_322insG and Codon 106/107 (+G), has been reported in individuals with beta(0) thalassemia (Hoppe 2013), and found with another pathogenic HBB variant (Wong 1987). This variant is reported as pathogenic in ClinVar (Variation ID: 439153). It is only observed on two alleles in the Genome Aggregation Database, indicating it is not a common polymorphism. This variant causes a frameshift by duplicating a single nucleotide, so it is predicted to result in a truncated protein or mRNA subject to nonsense-mediated decay. Based on available information, this variant is considered to be pathogenic. References: Link to HbVar database: https://globin.bx.psu.edu/hbvar/menu.html Hoppe CC. Prenatal and newborn screening for hemoglobinopathies. Int J Lab Hematol. 2013 Jun;35(3):297-305. PMID: 23590658. Wong C et al. Characterization of beta-thalassaemia mutations using direct genomic sequencing of amplified single copy DNA. Nature. 1987 Nov 26-Dec 2;330(6146):384-6. PMID: 3683554. -

beta Thalassemia Pathogenic:2

Jul 03, 2017

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: The c.323dupG (p.Asn109Glnfs) variant in HBB gene is a frameshift change that is predicted to cause loss of normal protein function through protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. The variant is absent from the large control population dataset of ExAC, but is present at a low frequency in gnomAD dataset (0.000007; 2/276928 chrs tested), which does not exceed exceed the estimated maximal expected allele frequency of a pathogenic variant (0.011). The variant has been reported in several affected individuals presented with b-thalassemia major via published reports and is cited by reputable databases/clinical laboratories as Pathogenic. Taking together, the variant was classified as Pathogenic. -

Nov 25, 2019

The ITHANET community portal, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: curation

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Beta zero thalassemia Pathogenic:1

Nov 26, 1987

OMIM

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: literature only

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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 Pathogenic:1

Jan 24, 2024

Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		4.3
Mutation Taster		=6/194	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.020		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs35225141; hg19: chr11-5246948;