rs61491953

Variant names:

• chr8-24956493-G-A
• rs61491953
• NM_006158.5:c.23C>T

Your query was ambiguous. Multiple possible variants found:

• chr8-24956493-G-A
• chr8-24956493-G-C
• chr8-24956493-G-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 15 ACMG points: 15P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PM5 PP2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_006158.5(NEFL):​c.23C>T​(p.Pro8Leu) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. 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. P8T) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0 (0 hom.)
  • Failed GnomAD Quality Control
• Consequence: NEFL NM_006158.5 missense
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:4 O:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 2.76
• Publications: 22 publications found

Genes affected

NEFL (HGNC:7739): (neurofilament light chain) Neurofilaments are type IV intermediate filament heteropolymers composed of light, medium, and heavy chains. Neurofilaments comprise the axoskeleton and they functionally maintain the neuronal caliber. They may also play a role in intracellular transport to axons and dendrites. This gene encodes the light chain neurofilament protein. Mutations in this gene cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease types 1F (CMT1F) and 2E (CMT2E), disorders of the peripheral nervous system that are characterized by distinct neuropathies. A pseudogene has been identified on chromosome Y. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]

NEFL Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1F

  Inheritance: AR, AD Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B5

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ENSG00000272157 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 15 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a region_of_interest Head (size 90) in uniprot entity NFL_HUMAN there are 10 pathogenic changes around while only 3 benign (77%) in NM_006158.5
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PM5: Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr8-24956494-G-T is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 287020.
• PP2: Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 19 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 5 curated benign missense variants. Trascript score misZ: 0.63774 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B5, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1F.
• PP5: Variant 8-24956493-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr8-24956493-G-A is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic/Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 66689.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
NEFL	NM_006158.5	c.23C>T	p.Pro8Leu	missense_variant	Exon 1 of 4	ENST00000610854.2	NP_006149.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
NEFL	ENST00000610854.2	c.23C>T	p.Pro8Leu	missense_variant	Exon 1 of 4	1	NM_006158.5	ENSP00000482169.2
ENSG00000272157	ENST00000607735.3	n.803G>A		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 1 of 1	6
NEFL	ENST00000615973.1	n.229C>T		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 1 of 1	6

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AC0 AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1447836 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 36 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 718908

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33242

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 42414

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 25732

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39098

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 83728

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 51916

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5344

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1106528

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 59834

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:4 Other:1

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E Pathogenic:2

Dec 29, 2021

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces proline, which is neutral and non-polar, with leucine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 8 of the NEFL protein (p.Pro8Leu). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (PMID: 12566280, 19158810). In at least one individual the variant was observed to be de novo. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 66689). This variant disrupts the p.Pro8 amino acid residue in NEFL. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 12393795, 12566280, 17620486). 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. -

May 26, 2025

Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Skane University Hospital Lund

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

PS2 moderat, PS3 supporting, PS4 moderate, PM2 and PM5 -

not provided Pathogenic:1 Other:1

Jun 14, 2024

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Published functional studies demonstrate that this variant results in the accumulation of mutant proteins and defective targeting of neurofilaments (PMID: 15282209); Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 38578900, 12566280, 35771920, 17620486, 12393795, 19123978, 33359733, 14586770, 38401181, 19539727, 35044100, 19158810, 15282209) -

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Epithelial Biology; Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore

Significance: not provided

Review Status: no classification provided

Collection Method: literature only

- -

Inborn genetic diseases Pathogenic:1

Apr 11, 2023

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.23C>T (p.P8L) alteration is located in exon 1 (coding exon 1) of the NEFL gene. This alteration results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 23, causing the proline (P) at amino acid position 8 to be replaced by a leucine (L). This variant is expected to be causative of autosomal dominant NEFL-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth; however, its clinical significance for autosomal recessive NEFL-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is unclear. This variant was not reported in population-based cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). This alteration has been detected in the heterozygous state in multiple individuals with clinical features of autosomal dominant NEFL-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (Kim, 2022; Jordanova, 2003; Abe, 2020). This amino acid position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species. Based on internal structural analysis, P8L is deleterious. The variant has an important role in aggregate formation and 14-3-3 protein association. In addition, there is another pathogenic variant (P8R) at the same position (Zhou, 2022; Miao, 2020; Perez-Olle, 2004). Functional studies show aberrant neurofilament formation in vitro compared to controls (Miao, 2020; Perez-Olle, 2004). The in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Based on the available evidence, this alteration is classified as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.62
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.17	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	0.0
CADD	Pathogenic	27
DANN	Benign	0.97
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.52	D;.;T
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.87	D
LIST_S2	Benign	0.85	D;D;D
MetaRNN	Uncertain	0.47	T;T;T
PhyloP100		2.8
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.66	T
Sift4G	Benign	0.73	T;.;T
Polyphen		1.0	D;.;.
Vest4		0.34
MVP		0.78
GERP RS		5.6
PromoterAI		-0.027	Neutral
Varity_R		0.60
gMVP		0.80

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: rs61491953; hg19: chr8-24814007;