rs566580738

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PM1PM2PM5PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000520.6(HEXA):​c.754C>T​(p.Arg252Cys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000062 in 1,614,066 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R252H) has been classified as Pathogenic.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000020 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000048 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

HEXA
NM_000520.6 missense

Scores

15
3
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:8U:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.59
Variant links:
Genes affected
HEXA (HGNC:4878): (hexosaminidase subunit alpha) This gene encodes a member of the glycosyl hydrolase 20 family of proteins. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the alpha subunit of the lysosomal enzyme beta-hexosaminidase. This enzyme, together with the cofactor GM2 activator protein, catalyzes the degradation of the ganglioside GM2, and other molecules containing terminal N-acetyl hexosamines. Mutations in this gene lead to an accumulation of GM2 ganglioside in neurons, the underlying cause of neurodegenerative disorders termed the GM2 gangliosidoses, including Tay-Sachs disease (GM2-gangliosidosis type I). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 4 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 2 benign, 7 uncertain in NM_000520.6
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PM5
Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr15-72350568-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 1074825.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.962
PP5
Variant 15-72350569-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr15-72350569-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 522667.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
HEXANM_000520.6 linkuse as main transcriptc.754C>T p.Arg252Cys missense_variant 7/14 ENST00000268097.10
HEXANM_001318825.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.787C>T p.Arg263Cys missense_variant 7/14
HEXANR_134869.3 linkuse as main transcriptn.796C>T non_coding_transcript_exon_variant 7/11

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
HEXAENST00000268097.10 linkuse as main transcriptc.754C>T p.Arg252Cys missense_variant 7/141 NM_000520.6 P1P06865-1
ENST00000570175.1 linkuse as main transcriptn.1923G>A non_coding_transcript_exon_variant 3/31

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152124
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.0000655
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.000414
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000119
AC:
3
AN:
251466
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000221
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
135904
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 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000653
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00000879
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000479
AC:
7
AN:
1461824
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00000413
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
727220
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.0000299
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000116
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00000450
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152242
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000134
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74446
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.0000654
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.000415
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Bravo
AF:
0.00000378
ExAC
AF:
0.0000247
AC:
3
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:8Uncertain:1
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Tay-Sachs disease Pathogenic:8Uncertain:1
Likely pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingNatera, Inc.Sep 16, 2020- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpSep 29, 2021Variant summary: HEXA c.754C>T (p.Arg252Cys) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the Glycoside hydrolase family 20, catalytic domain (IPR015883) of the encoded protein sequence. Other missense variant affecting this residue, such as p.Arg252His and p.Arg252Leu have been reported in patients with Tay-Sachs disease, supporting a critical role for this residue for overall function. Five of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 1.2e-05 in 251466 control chromosomes. c.754C>T has been reported in the literature as a homozygous and compound heterozygous genotype in multiple individuals affected with Tay-Sachs Disease (example, Mistri_2019, Jahnova_2019, King_2020, Mahdieh_2021). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. At least one publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function. The most pronounced variant effect results in <10% of normal HEX-A activity with MUGS as a substrate (example, Mistri_2019). Five clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation (likely pathogenic, n=4, VUS, n=1). None of these submitters cite overlapping evidence utilized in the context of this evaluation. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingRevvity Omics, RevvityMar 02, 2020- -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenomic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDec 03, 2017- -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFoundation for Research in Genetics and Endocrinology, FRIGE's Institute of Human GeneticsSep 30, 2022The variant has shown a homozygous status for c.754C>T (p.Arg252Cys) in exon 7 of the HEXA gene. This variant is not reported in the 1000 genomes and has MAF of 0.0019% in the gnomAD database. It is reported in dbSNP database with ID of rs566580738. The in-silico prediction of the variant is disease causing by LRT, MutPred, Mutation Taster, SIFT and PROVEAN. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeOct 30, 2023This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 252 of the HEXA protein (p.Arg252Cys). This variant is present in population databases (rs566580738, gnomAD 0.006%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with HEXA-related diseases (PMID: 31076878; Invitae). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 522667). 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 expected to disrupt HEXA protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. This variant disrupts the p.Arg252 amino acid residue in HEXA. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 8730294). This suggests that this residue is clinically significant, and that variants that disrupt this residue are likely to be disease-causing. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterresearchCardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical SciencesJul 05, 2019- -
Uncertain significance, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingMyelin Disorders Clinic-Children's Medical Center/Medical Genetics Lab-Tarbiat Modares University, Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence,-- -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingMyriad Genetics, Inc.Nov 01, 2021NM_000520.4(HEXA):c.754C>T(R252C) is a missense variant classified as likely pathogenic in the context of hexosaminidase A deficiency. R252C has been observed in cases with relevant disease (PMID: 31076878, 31388111, 33240792). Functional assessments of this variant are not available in the literature. R252C has been observed in population frequency databases (gnomAD: SAS 0.01%). In summary, NM_000520.4(HEXA):c.754C>T(R252C) is a missense variant that has been observed more frequently in cases with the relevant disease than in healthy populations. Please note: this variant was assessed in the context of healthy population screening. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Pathogenic
0.71
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.42
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.55
CADD
Pathogenic
30
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.98
D;.;D
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.94
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
0.83
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.94
D
LIST_S2
Pathogenic
1.0
D;D;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.16
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.96
D;D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
1.1
D
MutationAssessor
Pathogenic
4.2
H;.;.
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D;D;D;D
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.65
T
PROVEAN
Pathogenic
-7.8
D;D;D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.89
Sift
Pathogenic
0.0
D;D;D
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0010
D;D;D
Polyphen
1.0
D;.;.
Vest4
0.96
MutPred
0.87
Loss of MoRF binding (P = 0.099);.;Loss of MoRF binding (P = 0.099);
MVP
0.97
MPC
0.88
ClinPred
1.0
D
GERP RS
4.9
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.97
gMVP
0.94

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

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Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs566580738; hg19: chr15-72642910; API