rs41288783

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -3 ACMG points: 2P and 5B. PM2BP4_StrongBP6

The NM_000384.3(APOB):​c.2981C>T​(p.Pro994Leu) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00101 in 1,614,134 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. P994P) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00058 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0011 ( 1 hom. )

Consequence

APOB
NM_000384.3 missense

Scores

2
7
7

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:7B:8

Conservation

PhyloP100: 5.76
Variant links:
Genes affected
APOB (HGNC:603): (apolipoprotein B) This gene product is the main apolipoprotein of chylomicrons and low density lipoproteins (LDL), and is the ligand for the LDL receptor. It occurs in plasma as two main isoforms, apoB-48 and apoB-100: the former is synthesized exclusively in the gut and the latter in the liver. The intestinal and the hepatic forms of apoB are encoded by a single gene from a single, very long mRNA. The two isoforms share a common N-terminal sequence. The shorter apoB-48 protein is produced after RNA editing of the apoB-100 transcript at residue 2180 (CAA->UAA), resulting in the creation of a stop codon, and early translation termination. Mutations in this gene or its regulatory region cause hypobetalipoproteinemia, normotriglyceridemic hypobetalipoproteinemia, and hypercholesterolemia due to ligand-defective apoB, diseases affecting plasma cholesterol and apoB levels. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2019]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -3 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.057087302).
BP6
Variant 2-21019741-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr2-21019741-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 237743.We mark this variant Likely_benign, oryginal submissions are: {Likely_benign=6, Benign=2, Uncertain_significance=6}. Variant chr2-21019741-G-A is described in Lovd as [Benign].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
APOBNM_000384.3 linkc.2981C>T p.Pro994Leu missense_variant Exon 19 of 29 ENST00000233242.5 NP_000375.3 P04114Q7Z7Q0Q59HB3

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
APOBENST00000233242.5 linkc.2981C>T p.Pro994Leu missense_variant Exon 19 of 29 1 NM_000384.3 ENSP00000233242.1 P04114

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000578
AC:
88
AN:
152194
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000965
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000327
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.000188
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00112
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000478
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.000470
AC:
118
AN:
251270
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.000464
AC XY:
63
AN XY:
135804
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.000246
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000145
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.0000544
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.000139
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000906
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000326
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00106
AC:
1549
AN:
1461822
Hom.:
1
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.000967
AC XY:
703
AN XY:
727214
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.000299
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.000179
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.0000252
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000464
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.0000749
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00131
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00113
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.000578
AC:
88
AN:
152312
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.000537
AC XY:
40
AN XY:
74460
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.0000962
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.000327
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.000188
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.00112
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.000473
Alfa
AF:
0.000757
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.000661
TwinsUK
AF:
0.00162
AC:
6
ALSPAC
AF:
0.00156
AC:
6
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.000681
AC:
3
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.00140
AC:
12
ExAC
AF:
0.000404
AC:
49
EpiCase
AF:
0.000763
EpiControl
AF:
0.00101

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:7Benign:8
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2Benign:3
Feb 09, 2017
Stanford Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, Stanford University
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: provider interpretation

Genetic testing: The patient had genetic testing for the familial hypercholesterolemia panel. The test included sequencing of three genes associated with familial hypercholesterolemia: LDLR, APOB and PCSK9. p.Pro994Leu (c.2981C>T) in the APOB gene (NM_000384.2) The lab classifies this variant as a variant of unknown significance. Given a lack of significant case data and presence in the general population we consider this variant of unknown significance, likely benign and we do not feel it is related to a patient's condition and is not suitable for assessing risk in healthy relatives ("predictive genetic testing"). This variant was reported by Alves AC et al. Hum Mol Genet. 2014;23(7):1817-28 in a patient with FH that also had a pathogenic LDLR variant, otherwise it has not been reported in patients with FH. Invitae Genetics has seen this variant and reported it as likely benign in Clinvar. Our patient has heterozygous FH and a very likely pathogenic variant in LDLR making it even less likely that this causes FH. In silico analysis with PolyPhen-2 predicts the variant to be benign (HumVar: 0.411). The proline at codon 994 is conserved across species with the exception of the mega bat. There are no pathogenic variants listed in clinvar near codon 994. There are 140 individuals with variation at codon 994 listed in the Genome Aggregation Consortium Dataset (gnomAD; http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/), which currently includes variant calls on 141,246 unrelated individuals of African, Asian, European, Latino, and Ashkenazi descent. This corresponds to a frequency of 1 in 1009 individuals and is too common to be a significant cause of FH given it's lack of presence in patients with FH. -

Jan 01, 2025
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

APOB: BP4 -

Nov 27, 2024
ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Apr 25, 2024
GeneDx
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Reported in patients with hypercholesterolemia and combined hyperlipidemia; however, some patients also harbored additional variants in hypercholesterolemia-related genes (PMID: 24234650, 22095935, 29459468, 33303402, 34456049); In vitro functional studies in LDL separated from lymphocytes and U937 cells showed the APOB-P994L had a neutral effect on LDL-binding and proliferation (PMID: 30270084); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 22095935, 37937776, 22534770, 30270084, 33303402, 29459468, 34456049, 35913489, 24234650, 37848354, 36190978, Malaquias2023 [abstract], 30694319) -

Jun 30, 2022
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 Uncertain:3Benign:1
Jan 02, 2018
Robarts Research Institute, Western University
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Mar 01, 2016
Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, University of São Paulo
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: research

- -

Mar 01, 2016
Cardiovascular Research Group, Instituto Nacional de Saude Doutor Ricardo Jorge
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: research

0/192 non-FH alleles -

Mar 06, 2020
Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, Montreal Heart Institute
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B;C4551990:Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1 Uncertain:1Benign:1
May 31, 2022
New York Genome Center
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.2981C>T (p.Pro994Leu) variant identified in the APOB gene substitutes a well conserved Proline for Leucine at amino acid 994/4564 (exon19/29). This variant is found in gnomAD(v3.1.1) (88 heterozygotes, 0 homozygotes; allele frequency: 5.78e-4). In silico algorithms predict this variant to be Damaging (SIFT; score:0.001) and Benign (REVEL; score:0.268) to the function of the canonical transcript. This variant is reported in ClinVar as both Likely Benign(n=3) and as aVariant of Uncertain Significance(n=8) (VarID:237743). The c.2981C>T (p.Pro994Leu) variant has been reported in several individuals in the literature [PMID:24234650, 30270084] although in one individual a presumed pathogenic variant in the LDLR gene was also identified, leaving the significance of the APOB variant uncertain. Functional studies in lymphocytes from an affected individual suggest that the p.Pro994Leu variant does not alter LDL-binding capacity, and cell proliferation using a U937 cell proliferation assay was similar to wildtype, although additional functional studies are needed to confirm this finding [PMID:30270084]. The p.Pro994 residue is not within a mapped domain of APOB (UniProtKB:P04114). Given the uncertainty regarding the pathogenicity of the c.2981C>T (p.Pro994Leu) variant identified in the APOB gene, it is reported as a Variant of Uncertain Significance -

Jan 30, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

not specified Uncertain:1
Mar 28, 2016
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant identified in a genome or exome case(s) and assessed due to predicted null impact of the variant or pathogenic assertions in the literature or databases. Disclaimer: This variant has not undergone full assessment. The following are preliminary notes: Limited evidence, ExAC: 0.1% (43/66512) European chromosomes -

Hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B Benign:1
Oct 22, 2018
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). Publications were found based on this search. The evidence from the literature, in combination with allele frequency data from public databases where available, was sufficient to rule this variant out of causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as benign. -

Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1 Benign:1
Oct 22, 2018
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). No publications were found based on this search. Allele frequency data from public databases allowed determination this variant is unlikely to cause disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as likely benign. -

Cardiovascular phenotype Benign:1
Feb 05, 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
0.18
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.15
T
BayesDel_noAF
Uncertain
-0.020
CADD
Uncertain
25
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
Eigen
Uncertain
0.37
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.32
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.96
D
M_CAP
Benign
0.033
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.057
T
MetaSVM
Benign
-1.1
T
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.50
T
PROVEAN
Pathogenic
-7.0
D
REVEL
Benign
0.27
Sift
Uncertain
0.0010
D
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0
D
Vest4
0.36
MVP
0.65
MPC
0.28
ClinPred
0.22
T
GERP RS
4.3
gMVP
0.89

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

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs41288783; hg19: chr2-21242613; COSMIC: COSV51928064; COSMIC: COSV51928064; API