rs568853401
Variant summary
Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points: 0P and 5B. BP4_StrongBP6
The NM_174936.4(PCSK9):c.1863+6G>A variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000029 in 1,584,392 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).
Frequency
Consequence
NM_174936.4 splice_region, intron
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
Publications
- hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, 3Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: ClinGen, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
 - homozygous familial hypercholesterolemiaInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 
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ACMG classification
Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes   AF:  0.0000394  AC: 6AN: 152250Hom.:  0  Cov.: 33 show subpopulations 
GnomAD2 exomes  AF:  0.0000614  AC: 12AN: 195538 AF XY:  0.0000476   show subpopulations 
GnomAD4 exome  AF:  0.0000279  AC: 40AN: 1432024Hom.:  0  Cov.: 32 AF XY:  0.0000282  AC XY: 20AN XY: 709230 show subpopulations 
Age Distribution
GnomAD4 genome   AF:  0.0000394  AC: 6AN: 152368Hom.:  0  Cov.: 33 AF XY:  0.0000537  AC XY: 4AN XY: 74502 show subpopulations 
Age Distribution
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
not specified    Benign:2 
Variant summary: PCSK9 c.1863+6G>A alters a nucleotide located close to a canonical splice site and therefore could affect mRNA splicing, leading to a significantly altered protein sequence. Consensus agreement among computation tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 6.1e-05 in 195538 control chromosomes, predominantly at a frequency of 0.00081 within the East Asian subpopulation in the gnomAD database. The observed variant frequency within East Asian control individuals in the gnomAD database is approximately 22 fold of the estimated maximal expected allele frequency for a pathogenic variant in PCSK9 causing Familial Hypercholesterolemia phenotype (3.8e-05). To our knowledge, no occurrence of c.1863+6G>A in individuals affected with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and no experimental evidence demonstrating its impact on protein function have been reported. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 265949). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as benign. -
This variant is considered likely benign or benign based on one or more of the following criteria: it is a conservative change, it occurs at a poorly conserved position in the protein, it is predicted to be benign by multiple in silico algorithms, and/or has population frequency not consistent with disease. -
Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1    Uncertain:1 
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Familial hypercholesterolemia    Benign:1 
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Computational scores
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Splicing
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