Our verdict is Benign. Variant got -8 ACMG points: 0P and 8B. BP4_StrongBS2
The ENST00000403482.7(BMAL1):c.37G>A(p.Val13Met) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0042 in 1,585,270 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 24 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 12/14 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar.
BMAL1 (HGNC:701): (basic helix-loop-helix ARNT like 1) The protein encoded by this gene is a basic helix-loop-helix protein that forms a heterodimer with CLOCK. This heterodimer binds E-box enhancer elements upstream of Period (PER1, PER2, PER3) and Cryptochrome (CRY1, CRY2) genes and activates transcription of these genes. PER and CRY proteins heterodimerize and repress their own transcription by interacting in a feedback loop with CLOCK/ARNTL complexes. Defects in this gene have been linked to infertility, problems with gluconeogenesis and lipogenesis, and altered sleep patterns. The protein regulates interferon-stimulated gene expression and is an important factor in viral infection, including COVID-19. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2021]