rs71645914
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Variant summary
Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -8 ACMG points: 0P and 8B. BP4_StrongBS2
The NM_000589.4(IL4):c.184-712C>A variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000276 in 152,346 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar.
Frequency
 Genomes: 𝑓 0.00028   (  0   hom.,  cov: 32) 
Consequence
 IL4
NM_000589.4 intron
NM_000589.4 intron
Scores
 2
Clinical Significance
 Not reported in ClinVar 
Conservation
 PhyloP100:  -0.321  
Publications
1 publications found 
Genes affected
 IL4  (HGNC:6014):  (interleukin 4) The protein encoded by this gene is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by activated T cells. This cytokine is a ligand for interleukin 4 receptor. The interleukin 4 receptor also binds to IL13, which may contribute to many overlapping functions of this cytokine and IL13. STAT6, a signal transducer and activator of transcription, has been shown to play a central role in mediating the immune regulatory signal of this cytokine. This gene, IL3, IL5, IL13, and CSF2 form a cytokine gene cluster on chromosome 5q, with this gene particularly close to IL13. This gene, IL13 and IL5 are found to be regulated coordinately by several long-range regulatory elements in an over 120 kilobase range on the chromosome. IL4 is considered an important cytokine for tissue repair, counterbalancing the effects of proinflammatory type 1 cytokines, however, it also promotes allergic airway inflammation. Moreover, IL-4, a type 2 cytokine, mediates and regulates a variety of human host responses such as allergic, anti-parasitic, wound healing, and acute inflammation. This cytokine has been reported to promote resolution of neutrophil-mediated acute lung injury. In an allergic response, IL-4 has an essential role in the production of allergen-specific immunoglobin (Ig) E. This pro-inflammatory cytokine has been observed to be increased in COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) patients, but is not necessarily associated with severe COVID-19 pathology. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020] 
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ACMG classification
Classification was made for transcript
Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -8 ACMG points.
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.88). 
BS2
High AC in GnomAd4 at 42 AD gene. 
Transcripts
RefSeq
| Gene | Transcript | HGVSc | HGVSp | Effect | Exon rank | MANE | Protein | UniProt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL4 | NM_000589.4 | c.184-712C>A | intron_variant | Intron 2 of 3 | ENST00000231449.7 | NP_000580.1 | ||
| IL4 | NM_172348.3 | c.136-712C>A | intron_variant | Intron 1 of 2 | NP_758858.1 | |||
| IL4 | NM_001354990.2 | c.285-712C>A | intron_variant | Intron 3 of 4 | NP_001341919.1 | |||
| LOC105379176 | NR_134248.1 | n.*83G>T | downstream_gene_variant | 
Ensembl
| Gene | Transcript | HGVSc | HGVSp | Effect | Exon rank | TSL | MANE | Protein | Appris | UniProt | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL4 | ENST00000231449.7 | c.184-712C>A | intron_variant | Intron 2 of 3 | 1 | NM_000589.4 | ENSP00000231449.2 | |||
| IL4 | ENST00000350025.2 | c.136-712C>A | intron_variant | Intron 1 of 2 | 1 | ENSP00000325190.3 | ||||
| IL4 | ENST00000622422.1 | c.285-712C>A | intron_variant | Intron 3 of 4 | 1 | ENSP00000480581.1 | ||||
| IL4 | ENST00000495905.1 | n.150-712C>A | intron_variant | Intron 1 of 1 | 5 | 
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes  0.000276  AC: 42AN: 152228Hom.:  0  Cov.: 32 show subpopulations 
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We have no GnomAD4 exomes data on this position. Probably position not covered by the project.
GnomAD4 genome  0.000276  AC: 42AN: 152346Hom.:  0  Cov.: 32 AF XY:  0.000268  AC XY: 20AN XY: 74502 show subpopulations 
GnomAD4 genome 
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42
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152346
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32
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show subpopulations 
African (AFR) 
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18
AN: 
41586
American (AMR) 
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11
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15306
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) 
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0
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3470
East Asian (EAS) 
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0
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5182
South Asian (SAS) 
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0
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4830
European-Finnish (FIN) 
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0
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10626
Middle Eastern (MID) 
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1
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294
European-Non Finnish (NFE) 
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6
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68028
Other (OTH) 
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6
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2112
 Allele Balance Distribution 
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 Average allele balance: 0.477 
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 DANN 
 Benign 
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Splicing
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Publications
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