rs368678204

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points: 0P and 5B. BP4_StrongBP6

The NM_001099404.2(SCN5A):​c.393-5C>T variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000998 in 1,602,468 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 2/2 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000026 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000083 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

SCN5A
NM_001099404.2 splice_region, intron

Scores

2
Splicing: ADA: 0.00006417
1

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:3B:5

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.493

Publications

6 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
SCN5A (HGNC:10593): (sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 5) The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein and tetrodotoxin-resistant voltage-gated sodium channel subunit. This protein is found primarily in cardiac muscle and is responsible for the initial upstroke of the action potential in an electrocardiogram. Defects in this gene have been associated with long QT syndrome type 3 (LQT3), atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, and Brugada syndrome 1, all autosomal dominant cardiac diseases. Alternative splicing results in several transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, May 2022]
SCN5A Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • Brugada syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Orphanet
  • Brugada syndrome 1
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • dilated cardiomyopathy
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • dilated cardiomyopathy 1E
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
  • familial long QT syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • long QT syndrome 3
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P
  • sick sinus syndrome 1
    Inheritance: AD, AR Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • progressive familial heart block, type 1A
    Inheritance: SD, AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Genomics England PanelApp
  • atrial standstill
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • familial atrial fibrillation
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • familial sick sinus syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • paroxysmal familial ventricular fibrillation
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • progressive familial heart block
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
    Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen
  • catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
    Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen
  • short QT syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.89).
BP6
Variant 3-38622494-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr3-38622494-G-A is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 489217.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
SCN5ANM_001099404.2 linkc.393-5C>T splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 3 of 27 ENST00000413689.6 NP_001092874.1 Q14524H9KVD2
SCN5ANM_000335.5 linkc.393-5C>T splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 3 of 27 ENST00000423572.7 NP_000326.2 Q14524-2Q86V90

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
SCN5AENST00000413689.6 linkc.393-5C>T splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 3 of 27 5 NM_001099404.2 ENSP00000410257.1 H9KVD2
SCN5AENST00000423572.7 linkc.393-5C>T splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 3 of 27 1 NM_000335.5 ENSP00000398266.2 Q14524-2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152130
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000724
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:
0.0000941
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000430
AC:
1
AN:
232470
AF XY:
0.00
show subpopulations
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:
0.00000950
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000827
AC:
12
AN:
1450338
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
29
AF XY:
0.00000694
AC XY:
5
AN XY:
720576
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000600
AC:
2
AN:
33324
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
43468
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
25950
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.0000254
AC:
1
AN:
39406
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
84170
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
52550
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5754
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00000724
AC:
8
AN:
1105666
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000167
AC:
1
AN:
60050
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.492
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
2
2
3
4
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
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4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
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>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152130
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000269
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
74314
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000724
AC:
3
AN:
41422
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15286
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5186
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4828
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.0000941
AC:
1
AN:
10624
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
314
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
67998
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2088
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.475
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
1
2
2
3
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:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000264

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:3Benign:5
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2Benign:1
Dec 27, 2017
Athena Diagnostics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Dec 14, 2022
GeneDx
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); Published functional studies are contradictory as to whether this variant significantly affects splicing (Frisso et al., 2016; O'Neill et al., 2022); Nucleotide substitution has no predicted effect on splicing and is not conserved across species; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 36197721, 27834932, 29998127) -

Nov 11, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Cardiac arrhythmia Benign:2
Oct 18, 2018
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jan 11, 2024
All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Cardiovascular phenotype Uncertain:1
Jun 14, 2022
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.393-5C>T intronic variant results from a C to T substitution 5 nucleotides upstream from coding exon 3 in the SCN5A gene. This nucleotide position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species. This alteration is located within a U12-type intron and in silico tools are not reliable predictors of splice sites in this type of intron. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

not specified Benign:1
Apr 09, 2025
Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, Montreal Heart Institute
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Brugada syndrome 1 Benign:1
Oct 05, 2022
Roden Lab, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:in vitro;research

The SCN5A variant c.393-5C>T was observed in 1 case of Brugada Syndrome and is absent from large population databases (PMID: 32893267). The variant is not predicted to alter RNA splicing. The variant is associated with a non-canonical AT-AC splice junction. Functional studies in iPSC-CMs showed no determinental effect on splicing. These findings support a Likely Benign classification of this variant. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.89
CADD
Benign
5.1
DANN
Benign
0.77
PhyloP100
-0.49
Mutation Taster
=0/100
disease causing

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA
Benign
0.000064
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: rs368678204; hg19: chr3-38663985; API