rs369552114

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 13 ACMG points: 13P and 0B. PM3PP4_ModeratePVS1PM2_Supporting

This summary comes from the ClinGen Evidence Repository: The NM_000070.3: c.1993-1G>A variant in CAPN3 occurs within the -1/2 dinucleotide splice acceptor site of intron 17. This variant is predicted to abolish the consensus splice acceptor site, with a SpliceAI score of 0.99, and strengthen an alternative site 1 bp away, with a SpliceAI score of 1.0. Use of the alternative acceptor site or skipping of exon 18, which is out of frame, would be expected to disrupt the reading frame, leading to nonsense mediated decay in a gene in which loss of function is an established mechanism of disease (PVS1). This variant has been reported in at least six patients with clinical features consistent with LGMD (PMID:30564623, 26404900, 18055493; LOVD CAPN3_000288), including in a homozygous state in one proband from a family without reported consanguinity (0.5 pts, PMID:30564623, LOVD Individual #00220357) and in unknown phase with a pathogenic variant in one individual (c.550del, 0.5 pts, PMID:30564623, LOVD Individual #00219523) (PM3). At least one individual with this variant and a second presumed diagnostic variant in CAPN3 had a clinical suspicion of LGMD and significantly reduced calpain-3 protein expression on western blot, which is specific for CAPN3-related LGMD (PMID:18055493; PP4_Moderate). The filtering allele frequency of this variant is 0.000030594 in the European (non-Finnish) population in gnomAD v4.1.0 (24/1103246 exomes), which is lower than the LGMD VCEP threshold (<0.0001) for PM2_Supporting, meeting this criterion (PM2_Supporting). In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as Pathogenic for autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy based on the ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen LGMD VCEP (LGMD VCEP specifications version 1.0.0; 05/03/2025): PVS1, PM3, PP4_Moderate, PM2_Supporting. LINK:https://erepo.genome.network/evrepo/ui/classification/CA7511659/MONDO:0015152/187

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000027 ( 0 hom., cov: 30)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000017 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

CAPN3
NM_000070.3 splice_acceptor, intron

Scores

5
1
1
Splicing: ADA: 1.000
2

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:9

Conservation

PhyloP100: 10.0

Publications

3 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
CAPN3 (HGNC:1480): (calpain 3) Calpain, a heterodimer consisting of a large and a small subunit, is a major intracellular protease, although its function has not been well established. This gene encodes a muscle-specific member of the calpain large subunit family that specifically binds to titin. Mutations in this gene are associated with limb-girdle muscular dystrophies type 2A. Alternate promoters and alternative splicing result in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms and some variants are ubiquitously expressed. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
CAPN3 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Myriad Women’s Health, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant 4
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
  • muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant
    Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 13 ACMG points.

PVS1
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
PM2
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
PM3
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
PP4
For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
CAPN3NM_000070.3 linkc.1993-1G>A splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant Intron 17 of 23 ENST00000397163.8 NP_000061.1 P20807-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
CAPN3ENST00000397163.8 linkc.1993-1G>A splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant Intron 17 of 23 1 NM_000070.3 ENSP00000380349.3 P20807-1
CAPN3ENST00000673886.1 linkc.-3-1G>A splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant Intron 4 of 10 ENSP00000501155.1 P20807-5
CAPN3ENST00000673928.1 linkc.-3-1G>A splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant Intron 4 of 10 ENSP00000501099.1 P20807-5
CAPN3ENST00000674146.1 linkc.-3-1G>A splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant Intron 5 of 11 ENSP00000501175.1 P20807-5
CAPN3ENST00000674149.1 linkc.-3-1G>A splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant Intron 4 of 10 ENSP00000501112.1 P20807-5
CAPN3ENST00000673743.1 linkc.-100-1G>A splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant Intron 4 of 10 ENSP00000500989.1 A0A669KAX6
ENSG00000258461ENST00000495723.1 linkn.*2429-1G>A splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant Intron 19 of 25 2 ENSP00000492063.1 A0A1W2PQD3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000268
AC:
4
AN:
149284
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
30
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000491
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:
0.0000297
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000119
AC:
3
AN:
251406
AF XY:
0.00000736
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:
0.0000264
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000166
AC:
24
AN:
1449130
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
36
AF XY:
0.0000222
AC XY:
16
AN XY:
720688
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33092
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44290
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
25680
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
38748
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86148
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
52700
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5700
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000218
AC:
24
AN:
1103246
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
59526
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.467
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
2
4
5
6
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome 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
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000268
AC:
4
AN:
149284
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
30
AF XY:
0.0000275
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
72706
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000491
AC:
2
AN:
40768
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
14904
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3426
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4944
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4658
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
9998
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
312
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000297
AC:
2
AN:
67300
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2072
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.450
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
Alfa
AF:
0.0000226
Hom.:
0
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000116
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.00000824
AC:
1
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:9
Revision: reviewed by expert panel
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A Pathogenic:3
Jan 13, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change affects an acceptor splice site in intron 17 of the CAPN3 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in CAPN3 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 10330340, 15689361). This variant is present in population databases (rs369552114, gnomAD 0.003%). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individuals with clinical features of autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (PMID: 18055493; internal data). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 282494). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Jul 15, 2021
Natera, Inc.
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Nov 02, 2016
Counsyl
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

This submission and the accompanying classification are no longer maintained by the submitter. For more information on current observations and classification, please contact variantquestions@myriad.com. -

not provided Pathogenic:3
Jan 30, 2017
Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Feb 21, 2020
Revvity Omics, Revvity
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jan 30, 2024
GeneDx
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Canonical splice site variant predicted to result in a null allele in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 15689361, 32528171, 10330340, 26404900, 18055493) -

Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant 4 Pathogenic:1
Sep 13, 2023
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:flagged submission
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy Pathogenic:1
May 03, 2025
ClinGen Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Variant Curation Expert Panel, ClinGen
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:reviewed by expert panel
Collection Method:curation

The NM_000070.3: c.1993-1G>A variant in CAPN3 occurs within the -1/2 dinucleotide splice acceptor site of intron 17. This variant is predicted to abolish the consensus splice acceptor site, with a SpliceAI score of 0.99, and strengthen an alternative site 1 bp away, with a SpliceAI score of 1.0. Use of the alternative acceptor site or skipping of exon 18, which is out of frame, would be expected to disrupt the reading frame, leading to nonsense mediated decay in a gene in which loss of function is an established mechanism of disease (PVS1). This variant has been reported in at least six patients with clinical features consistent with LGMD (PMID: 30564623, 26404900, 18055493; LOVD CAPN3_000288), including in a homozygous state in one proband from a family without reported consanguinity (0.5 pts, PMID: 30564623, LOVD Individual #00220357) and in unknown phase with a pathogenic variant in one individual (c.550del, 0.5 pts, PMID: 30564623, LOVD Individual #00219523) (PM3). At least one individual with this variant and a second presumed diagnostic variant in CAPN3 had a clinical suspicion of LGMD and significantly reduced calpain-3 protein expression on western blot, which is specific for CAPN3-related LGMD (PMID: 18055493; PP4_Moderate). The filtering allele frequency of this variant is 0.000030594 in the European (non-Finnish) population in gnomAD v4.1.0 (24/1103246 exomes), which is lower than the LGMD VCEP threshold (<0.0001) for PM2_Supporting, meeting this criterion (PM2_Supporting). In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as Pathogenic for autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy based on the ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen LGMD VCEP (LGMD VCEP specifications version 1.0.0; 05/03/2025): PVS1, PM3, PP4_Moderate, PM2_Supporting. -

Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A;C4748295:Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal dominant 4 Pathogenic:1
Oct 31, 2018
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
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.58
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.31
CADD
Pathogenic
36
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
Eigen
Pathogenic
1.2
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
1.0
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.98
D
PhyloP100
10
GERP RS
4.9
Mutation Taster
=0/100
disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA
Pathogenic
1.0
dbscSNV1_RF
Pathogenic
0.93
SpliceAI score (max)
1.0
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai
0.99
Position offset: 2
DS_AL_spliceai
1.0
Position offset: 1

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

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs369552114; hg19: chr15-42701984; COSMIC: COSV105054885; COSMIC: COSV105054885; API