rs373705170

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 1 ACMG points: 2P and 1B. PM2BP4

The NM_004260.4(RECQL4):​c.230G>T​(p.Cys77Phe) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000206 in 1,454,162 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 Uncertain significance (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. C77Y) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 35)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000021 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

RECQL4
NM_004260.4 missense

Scores

3
8

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.302

Publications

0 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
RECQL4 (HGNC:9949): (RecQ like helicase 4) The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA helicase that belongs to the RecQ helicase family. DNA helicases unwind double-stranded DNA into single-stranded DNAs and may modulate chromosome segregation. This gene is predominantly expressed in thymus and testis. Mutations in this gene are associated with Rothmund-Thomson, RAPADILINO and Baller-Gerold syndromes. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010]
RECQL4 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • Baller-Gerold syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, G2P, Orphanet
  • Rothmund-Thomson syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • Rothmund-Thomson syndrome type 2
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp, G2P
  • osteosarcoma
    Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
  • rapadilino syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 1 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.27677864).

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_004260.4. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
RECQL4
NM_004260.4
MANE Select
c.230G>Tp.Cys77Phe
missense
Exon 4 of 21NP_004251.4
RECQL4
NM_001413019.1
c.230G>Tp.Cys77Phe
missense
Exon 4 of 20NP_001399948.1
RECQL4
NM_001413036.1
c.230G>Tp.Cys77Phe
missense
Exon 4 of 21NP_001399965.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
RECQL4
ENST00000617875.6
TSL:1 MANE Select
c.230G>Tp.Cys77Phe
missense
Exon 4 of 21ENSP00000482313.2
RECQL4
ENST00000621189.4
TSL:1
c.-842G>T
5_prime_UTR
Exon 3 of 20ENSP00000483145.1
RECQL4
ENST00000524998.1
TSL:3
c.101G>Tp.Cys34Phe
missense
Exon 2 of 4ENSP00000476579.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
35
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000433
AC:
1
AN:
230898
AF XY:
0.00000785
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000302
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:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000206
AC:
3
AN:
1454162
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
36
AF XY:
0.00000138
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
723194
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33380
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000456
AC:
2
AN:
43876
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
25998
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.0000253
AC:
1
AN:
39530
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
85684
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
50344
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5402
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
1109902
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60046
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.458
Heterozygous variant carriers
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0
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1
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2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
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Age
GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
35

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:2
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain:1
Jul 28, 2025
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.C77F variant (also known as c.230G>T), located in coding exon 4 of the RECQL4 gene, results from a G to T substitution at nucleotide position 230. The cysteine at codon 77 is replaced by phenylalanine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. This amino acid position is conserved. In addition, the in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear.

Baller-Gerold syndrome Uncertain:1
Apr 29, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, with phenylalanine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 77 of the RECQL4 protein (p.Cys77Phe). The frequency data for this variant in the population databases is considered unreliable, as metrics indicate poor data quality at this position in the gnomAD database. This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with RECQL4-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 657576). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt RECQL4 protein function with a negative predictive value of 80%. 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.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.19
BayesDel_addAF
Uncertain
0.065
T
BayesDel_noAF
Uncertain
-0.050
CADD
Benign
22
DANN
Benign
0.78
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.23
T
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.55
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.70
T
M_CAP
Benign
0.020
T
MetaRNN
Benign
0.28
T
PhyloP100
0.30
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.63
T
Sift4G
Benign
0.21
T
Polyphen
0.27
B
Vest4
0.43
MVP
0.68
GERP RS
4.0
PromoterAI
0.00070
Neutral
Varity_R
0.52
gMVP
0.21
Mutation Taster
=81/19
polymorphism

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
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: rs373705170; hg19: chr8-145742558; API