rs368740836

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -20 ACMG points: 0P and 20B. BP4_StrongBP6_Very_StrongBS1BS2

The NM_001005242.3(PKP2):c.1504G>A(p.Ala502Thr) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000109 in 1,613,916 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 3 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 15/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. A502A) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00017 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.00010 ( 3 hom. )

Consequence

PKP2
NM_001005242.3 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Benign/Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:11

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.86

Publications

4 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

PKP2 (HGNC:9024): (plakophilin 2) This gene encodes a member of the arm-repeat (armadillo) and plakophilin gene families. Plakophilin proteins contain numerous armadillo repeats, localize to cell desmosomes and nuclei, and participate in linking cadherins to intermediate filaments in the cytoskeleton. This gene may regulate the signaling activity of beta-catenin and is required to maintain transcription of genes that control intracellular calcium cycling including ryanodine receptor 2, ankyrin-B, triadin, and calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1C. Mutations in this gene are associated with different inherited cardiac conditions including Arrythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, Brugada Syndrome, and Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation. A processed pseudogene with high similarity to this gene has been mapped to chromosome 12p13. [provided by RefSeq, May 2022]

PKP2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P
left ventricular noncompaction
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
Brugada syndrome
Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
Brugada syndrome 1
Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen
catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen
dilated cardiomyopathy
Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

PKP2 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -20 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.010532081).

BP6

Variant 12-32841080-C-T is Benign according to our data. Variant chr12-32841080-C-T is described in ClinVar as Benign/Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 178106.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

BS1

Variant frequency is greater than expected in population amr. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.000171 (26/152224) while in subpopulation AMR AF = 0.00157 (24/15274). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.00108. There are 0 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 16 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 32. This position passed quality control check.

BS2

High AC in GnomAd4 at 26 AD gene.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
PKP2	NM_001005242.3 link	c.1504G>A	p.Ala502Thr	missense_variant	Exon 6 of 13	ENST00000340811.9	NP_001005242.2	Q99959-2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
PKP2	ENST00000340811.9 link	c.1504G>A	p.Ala502Thr	missense_variant	Exon 6 of 13	1	NM_001005242.3	ENSP00000342800.5		Q99959-2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.000171

AC:

AN:

152106

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.00157

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:

0.000958

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.000362

AC:

AN:

251302

AF XY:

0.000265

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.00260

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.000163

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.000103

AC:

150

AN:

1461692

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000880

AC XY:

AN XY:

727150

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33478

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00309

AC:

138

AN:

44718

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26132

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39700

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86246

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53418

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5740

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00000180

AC:

AN:

1111882

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.000166

AC:

AN:

60378

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.498

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Exome Hom

Variant carriers

<30

30-35

35-40

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45-50

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55-60

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>80

Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.000171

AC:

AN:

152224

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.000215

AC XY:

AN XY:

74420

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

41548

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00157

AC:

AN:

15274

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5180

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4802

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10604

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

294

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

68028

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.000948

AC:

AN:

2110

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.494

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Variant carriers

<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:

0.000325

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.000374

ESP6500AA

AF:

0.00

AC:

ESP6500EA

AF:

0.000116

AC:

ExAC

AF:

0.000214

AC:

ClinVar

Significance: Benign/Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:11

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified

Benign:3

Dec 18, 2018

Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.Ala546Thr variant in PKP2 is classified as likely benign because it has be en identified in 0.3% (91/35440) of Latino chromosomes, including two homozygote s, by gnomAD (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). Alanine (Ala) at position 546 i s not conserved in mammals or evolutionarily distant species and the chinchilla carries a threonine (Thr) at this position, raising the possibility that a chang e at this position may be tolerated. Additional computational tools suggest that this variant may not impact the protein. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: BS1, BP4. -

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

BS1, BP4 -

Nov 20, 2023

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

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: PKP2 c.1636G>A (p.Ala546Thr) 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 allele was found at a frequency of 0.00036 in 251302 control chromosomes, predominantly at a frequency of 0.0026 within the Latino subpopulation in the gnomAD database, including 2 homozygotes. The observed variant frequency within Latino control individuals in the gnomAD database is approximately 4 fold of the estimated maximal expected allele frequency for a pathogenic variant in PKP2 causing Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy phenotype (0.00065), strongly suggesting that the variant is a benign polymorphism found primarily in populations of Latino origin. To our knowledge, no occurrence of c.1636G>A in individuals affected with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy and no experimental evidence demonstrating its impact on protein function have been reported. Five submitters have cited clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014. All submitters classified the variant as likely benign. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely benign. -

Cardiomyopathy

Benign:2

Aug 03, 2022

CHEO Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Oct 26, 2018

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

not provided

Benign:2

Breakthrough Genomics, Breakthrough Genomics

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:not provided

- -

Jan 13, 2021

GeneDx

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 21636032) -

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia 9

Benign:1

Jan 20, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Benign:1

Sep 23, 2024

All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

PKP2-related disorder

Benign:1

Jul 10, 2019

PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is classified as likely benign based on ACMG/AMP sequence variant interpretation guidelines (Richards et al. 2015 PMID: 25741868, with internal and published modifications). -

Cardiovascular phenotype

Benign:1

Mar 08, 2017

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Benign

0.098

BayesDel_addAF

Benign

-0.36

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.29

CADD

Benign

(source)

DANN

Uncertain

0.99

DEOGEN2

Benign

0.12

.;T

Eigen

Benign

-0.093

Eigen_PC

Benign

-0.030

FATHMM_MKL

Benign

0.73

LIST_S2

Uncertain

0.89

D;D

M_CAP

Uncertain

0.093

MetaRNN

Benign

0.011

T;T

MetaSVM

Benign

-0.78

MutationAssessor

Benign

2.0

.;M

PhyloP100

1.9

PrimateAI

Benign

0.45

PROVEAN

Benign

-0.27

N;N

REVEL

Benign

0.12

Sift

Benign

0.37

T;T

Sift4G

Benign

0.49

T;T

Polyphen

0.72

P;P

Vest4

0.21

MVP

0.76

MPC

0.17

ClinPred

0.038

GERP RS

3.4

Varity_R

0.057

gMVP

0.35

Mutation Taster

=97/3

polymorphism

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.0

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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