rs369115472

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -6 ACMG points: 0P and 6B. BP4_ModerateBS2

The NM_144997.7(FLCN):​c.139G>C​(p.Glu47Gln) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000452 in 1,613,970 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). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. E47K) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000026 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000047 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

FLCN
NM_144997.7 missense

Scores

1
8
10

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:5B:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 5.38

Publications

2 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
FLCN (HGNC:27310): (folliculin) This gene is located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. Mutations in this gene are associated with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, which is characterized by fibrofolliculomas, renal tumors, lung cysts, and pneumothorax. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
FLCN Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, ClinGen
  • Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome 1
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P, Ambry Genetics
  • familial spontaneous pneumothorax
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Orphanet, Ambry Genetics
  • renal carcinoma
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
  • colorectal cancer
    Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -6 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.2426574).
BS2
High AC in GnomAdExome4 at 69 AD gene.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
FLCNNM_144997.7 linkc.139G>C p.Glu47Gln missense_variant Exon 4 of 14 ENST00000285071.9 NP_659434.2 Q8NFG4-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
FLCNENST00000285071.9 linkc.139G>C p.Glu47Gln missense_variant Exon 4 of 14 1 NM_144997.7 ENSP00000285071.4 Q8NFG4-1
ENSG00000264187ENST00000427497.3 linkn.139G>C non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 4 of 12 1 ENSP00000394249.3 J3QW42

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152268
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000241
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:
0.0000441
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000398
AC:
1
AN:
251304
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:
0.00000880
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000472
AC:
69
AN:
1461702
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.0000413
AC XY:
30
AN XY:
727154
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33480
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44722
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86256
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53238
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000603
AC:
67
AN:
1112012
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000331
AC:
2
AN:
60390
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.468
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
5
10
15
20
25
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
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20
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30-35
35-40
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50-55
55-60
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>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000263
AC:
4
AN:
152268
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000134
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74394
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000241
AC:
1
AN:
41482
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15290
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5196
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4838
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:
0.0000441
AC:
3
AN:
68046
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2094
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.450
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:
0.0000712
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000151
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000116
AC:
1
EpiCase
AF:
0.0000545
EpiControl
AF:
0.00

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:5Benign:1
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2
Mar 23, 2024
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The FLCN c.139G>C (p.Glu47Gln) variant has not been reported in individuals with FLCN-related conditions in the published literature. The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.0000071 (2/282714 chromosomes (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org)), is uninformative in the assessment of its pathogenicity. Analysis of this variant using bioinformatics tools for the prediction of the effect of amino acid changes on protein structure and function yielded predictions that this variant is benign. Based on the available information, we are unable to determine the clinical significance of this variant. -

Feb 24, 2022
GeneDx
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -

Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome Uncertain:2
Sep 29, 2023
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Feb 03, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces glutamic acid, which is acidic and polar, with glutamine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 47 of the FLCN protein (p.Glu47Gln). This variant is present in population databases (rs369115472, gnomAD 0.002%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with FLCN-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 187016). An algorithm developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (PolyPhen-2) suggests that this variant is likely to be tolerated. In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome;C0346629:Colorectal cancer;C1868193:Familial spontaneous pneumothorax;C2931246:17p11.2 microduplication syndrome;CN074294:Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma Uncertain:1
Apr 13, 2022
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Benign:1
Apr 22, 2021
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
0.12
BayesDel_addAF
Uncertain
0.093
D
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.10
CADD
Benign
21
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.13
T;.
Eigen
Uncertain
0.19
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.32
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.98
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.91
D;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.10
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.24
T;T
MetaSVM
Uncertain
0.16
D
MutationAssessor
Benign
1.2
L;L
PhyloP100
5.4
PrimateAI
Benign
0.44
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-0.31
N;N
REVEL
Uncertain
0.42
Sift
Benign
0.28
T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.32
T;T
Polyphen
0.026
B;P
Vest4
0.40
MVP
0.45
MPC
0.39
ClinPred
0.48
T
GERP RS
5.5
Varity_R
0.13
gMVP
0.28
Mutation Taster
=86/14
polymorphism

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.030
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: rs369115472; hg19: chr17-17131313; COSMIC: COSV53258769; COSMIC: COSV53258769; API