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rs61733203

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points: 5P and 2B. PM1PM2PP2BP4_Moderate

The NM_014874.4(MFN2):c.160G>A(p.Ala54Thr) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000083 in 1,613,812 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. A54V) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000079 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000083 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MFN2
NM_014874.4 missense

Scores

1
6
12

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:5B:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.33
Variant links:
Genes affected
MFN2 (HGNC:16877): (mitofusin 2) This gene encodes a mitochondrial membrane protein that participates in mitochondrial fusion and contributes to the maintenance and operation of the mitochondrial network. This protein is involved in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, and it may play a role in the pathophysiology of obesity. Mutations in this gene cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A2, and hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy VI, which are both disorders of the peripheral nervous system. Defects in this gene have also been associated with early-onset stroke. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 7 uncertain in NM_014874.4
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP2
Missense variant where missense usually causes diseases, MFN2
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.1876817).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
MFN2NM_014874.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.160G>A p.Ala54Thr missense_variant 3/19 ENST00000235329.10

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
MFN2ENST00000235329.10 linkuse as main transcriptc.160G>A p.Ala54Thr missense_variant 3/191 NM_014874.4 P1O95140-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000789
AC:
12
AN:
152044
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000241
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000479
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000279
AC:
7
AN:
251324
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000147
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
135848
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.000109
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000352
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000163
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000835
AC:
122
AN:
1461768
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.0000715
AC XY:
52
AN XY:
727190
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.0000504
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000116
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000998
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.000132
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000789
AC:
12
AN:
152044
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000404
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
74258
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.0000241
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.000147
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.000479
Alfa
AF:
0.0000659
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000642
ExAC
AF:
0.0000412
AC:
5

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:5Benign:1
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:3Benign:1
Likely benign, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxJan 14, 2021- -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAthena DiagnosticsMar 15, 2022- -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCeGaT Center for Human Genetics TuebingenJan 01, 2024MFN2: PM2 -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP LaboratoriesNov 27, 2017The p.Ala54Thr variant (rs61733203) has not been reported in the medical literature, gene specific variation databases, nor has it been previously identified by our laboratory. This variant is listed in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) with an overall population frequency of 0.003 percent (identified on 9 out of 277,100 chromosomes) and has been reported to the ClinVar database as variant of uncertain significance (Variation ID: 214657). The alanine at position 54 is moderately conserved considering 11 species (Alamut v2.10) and computational analyses of the effects of the p.Ala54Thr variant on protein structure and function provide conflicting results (SIFT: tolerated, MutationTaster: disease causing, PolyPhen-2:benign). Altogether, there is not enough evidence to classify the p.Ala54Thr variant with certainty. -
Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsFeb 02, 2022The p.A54T variant (also known as c.160G>A), located in coding exon 1 of the MFN2 gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 160. The alanine at codon 54 is replaced by threonine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, the in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2 Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeApr 22, 2023In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. 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 not expected to disrupt MFN2 protein function. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 214657). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with MFN2-related conditions. This variant is present in population databases (rs61733203, gnomAD 0.01%). This sequence change replaces alanine, which is neutral and non-polar, with threonine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 54 of the MFN2 protein (p.Ala54Thr). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.080
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.046
T
BayesDel_noAF
Uncertain
-0.080
Cadd
Benign
20
Dann
Uncertain
0.98
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.15
T;T;.
Eigen
Benign
-0.15
Eigen_PC
Benign
0.060
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.89
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.85
T;.;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.25
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.19
T;T;T
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
0.90
D
MutationAssessor
Benign
0.86
L;L;.
MutationTaster
Benign
0.82
D;D;D
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.53
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-0.020
N;N;N
REVEL
Uncertain
0.39
Sift
Benign
0.70
T;T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.45
T;T;T
Polyphen
0.0030
B;B;.
Vest4
0.34
MVP
0.69
MPC
0.71
ClinPred
0.051
T
GERP RS
5.8
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.16
gMVP
0.44

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: rs61733203; hg19: chr1-12049385; API