rs367567416

Positions:

• chr19-1399509-C-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 5 ACMG points: 5P and 0B. PM2 PP3_Moderate PP5

The NM_000156.6(GAMT):​c.391+15G>T variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000273 in 1,609,484 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 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.000013 (0 hom., cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.000029 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: GAMT NM_000156.6 intron
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1 U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.601

Genes affected

GAMT (HGNC:4136): (guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase) The protein encoded by this gene is a methyltransferase that converts guanidoacetate to creatine, using S-adenosylmethionine as the methyl donor. Defects in this gene have been implicated in neurologic syndromes and muscular hypotonia, probably due to creatine deficiency and accumulation of guanidinoacetate in the brain of affected individuals. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. Pseudogenes of this gene are found on chromosomes 2 and 13. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 5 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: Splicing scoreres supports a deletorius effect: Scorers claiming Pathogenic: max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.
• PP5: Variant 19-1399509-C-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr19-1399509-C-A is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 544259.We mark this variant Likely_pathogenic, oryginal submissions are: {Likely_pathogenic=1, Uncertain_significance=2}. Variant chr19-1399509-C-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
GAMT	NM_000156.6	c.391+15G>T		intron_variant		ENST00000252288.8
GAMT	NM_138924.3	c.391+15G>T		intron_variant

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
GAMT	ENST00000252288.8	c.391+15G>T		intron_variant		1	NM_000156.6	P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000131 AC: 2 AN: 152180 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: 0.0000294

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD3 exomes AF: 0.0000122 AC: 3 AN: 244900 Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.00000753 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 132848

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 SAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.0000272

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.0000288 AC: 42 AN: 1457304 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.0000248 AC XY: 18 AN XY: 724748

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.0000299

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome AF: 0.0000369

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000131 AC: 2 AN: 152180 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.0000269 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 74332

Gnomad4 AFR AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 AMR AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 EAS AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 SAS AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 FIN AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE AF: 0.0000294

Gnomad4 OTH AF: 0.00

Alfa AF: 0.000111 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:1

Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Invitae	Nov 18, 2023	This sequence change falls in intron 3 of the GAMT gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the GAMT protein. This variant is present in population databases (rs367567416, gnomAD 0.004%). This variant has been observed in individual(s) with primary creatine disorder and GAMT deficiency (PMID: 23234264). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 544259). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	curation	Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	Nov 02, 2021	The c.391+15G>T variant in GAMT has been reported in 1 homozygous individual with cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome (PMID: 23234264) and has been identified in in 0.003% (4/125836) of European (non-Finnish) chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP ID: rs367567416). Although this variant has been seen in the general population in a heterozygous state, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency. This variant has also been reported in ClinVar (Variation ID#: 544259) and has been interpreted as VUS by Invitae. This variant is located in the 3' splice region. In vitro functional studies provide some evidence that the c.391+15G>T variant may slightly impact protein function (PMID: 23234264). However, these types of assays may not accurately represent biological function. Computational tools do suggest an impact to splicing. However, this information is not predictive enough to determine pathogenicity. In summary, the clinical significance of the c.391+15G>T variant is uncertain. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PM2_supporting, PS3_supporting, PM3_supporting, PP3 (Richards 2015). -

not specified Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

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

Sep 28, 2022

Variant summary: GAMT c.391+15G>T alters a non-conserved nucleotide located close to a canonical splice site and therefore could affect mRNA splicing, leading to a significantly altered protein sequence. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Four predict the variant creates a novel 5' donor site within intron 3. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 1.2e-05 in 244900 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.391+15G>T has been reported in the literature as a homozygous genotype in an individual affected with Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndrome (e.g. Cheillan_2012). Enzyme studies in cells from this individual confirmed deficient GAMT activity, however to our knowledge, no additional experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Two submitters have provided clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 and both classified the variant as uncertain significance. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as VUS-possibly pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.61
CADD	Benign	2.0
DANN	Benign	0.95
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.98		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai		0.98		Position offset: 2

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

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs367567416; hg19: chr19-1399508;