rs398124633

Variant names:

• chr19-48965348-A-G
• rs398124633
• NM_000146.4:c.-160A>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 9 ACMG points: 10P and 1B. PM2 PP5_Very_Strong BP4

The NM_000146.4(FTL):​c.-160A>G variant causes a 5 prime UTR change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: FTL NM_000146.4 5_prime_UTR
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:4
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.02
• Publications: 10 publications found

Genes affected

FTL (HGNC:3999): (ferritin light chain) This gene encodes the light subunit of the ferritin protein. Ferritin is the major intracellular iron storage protein in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of 24 subunits of the heavy and light ferritin chains. Variation in ferritin subunit composition may affect the rates of iron uptake and release in different tissues. A major function of ferritin is the storage of iron in a soluble and nontoxic state. Defects in this light chain ferritin gene are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases and hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome. This gene has multiple pseudogenes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

FTL Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• hereditary hyperferritinemia with congenital cataracts

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet
• neuroferritinopathy

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp, Orphanet
• L-ferritin deficiency

  Inheritance: Unknown, AD Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE, LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp, Orphanet
• genetic hyperferritinemia without iron overload

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ENSG00000305635 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 9 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 19-48965348-A-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr19-48965348-A-G is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 16474.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.14). . Strength limited to SUPPORTING due to the PP5.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
FTL	NM_000146.4	c.-160A>G		5_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 1 of 4	ENST00000331825.11	NP_000137.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
FTL	ENST00000331825.11	c.-160A>G		5_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 1 of 4	1	NM_000146.4	ENSP00000366525.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 4

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:4

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:2

Apr 01, 2023

CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

FTL: PP1:Strong, PM2, PP4:Moderate, PS3:Moderate, PS4:Moderate -

Mar 04, 2025

Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Hereditary hyperferritinemia with congenital cataracts Pathogenic:1

Feb 19, 2013

OMIM

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: literature only

- -

Hereditary hyperferritinemia with congenital cataracts;C1853578:Neuroferritinopathy Pathogenic:1

Nov 08, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant occurs in a non-coding region of the FTL gene. It does not change the encoded amino acid sequence of the FTL protein. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has been observed in individuals with hereditary hyperferritinemia and cataract syndrome (PMID: 7493028, 11703332, 14662596, 24766965, 30401656). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. This variant is also known as A40G. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 16474). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of variants on gene product structure and function are not available or were not evaluated for this variant. Experimental studies have shown that this variant affects FTL function (PMID: 7493028). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.14
CADD	Benign	22
DANN	Benign	0.94
PhyloP100		7.0
PromoterAI		-0.044	Neutral
Mutation Taster		=35/265	disease causing (ClinVar)

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs398124633; hg19: chr19-49468605;