rs74315447

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -6 ACMG points: 0P and 6B. BP4_ModerateBS2

The NM_172201.2(KCNE2):​c.161T>C​(p.Met54Thr) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000148 in 1,614,106 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,risk factor (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: š‘“ 0.00023 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes š‘“: 0.00014 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

KCNE2
NM_172201.2 missense

Scores

4
11
4

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; risk factor criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:3U:5B:1O:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 4.86
Variant links:
Genes affected
KCNE2 (HGNC:6242): (potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E regulatory subunit 2) Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels represent the most complex class of voltage-gated ion channels from both functional and structural standpoints. Their diverse functions include regulating neurotransmitter release, heart rate, insulin secretion, neuronal excitability, epithelial electrolyte transport, smooth muscle contraction, and cell volume. This gene encodes a member of the potassium channel, voltage-gated, isk-related subfamily. This member is a small integral membrane subunit that assembles with the KCNH2 gene product, a pore-forming protein, to alter its function. This gene is expressed in heart and muscle and the gene mutations are associated with cardiac arrhythmia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -6 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.1409319).
BS2
High AC in GnomAd4 at 35 AD gene.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
KCNE2NM_172201.2 linkc.161T>C p.Met54Thr missense_variant Exon 2 of 2 ENST00000290310.4 NP_751951.1 Q9Y6J6
LOC105372791NR_188571.1 linkn.648A>G non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 2 of 3
LOC105372791NR_188572.1 linkn.648A>G non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 2 of 2

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
KCNE2ENST00000290310.4 linkc.161T>C p.Met54Thr missense_variant Exon 2 of 2 1 NM_172201.2 ENSP00000290310.2 Q9Y6J6
ENSG00000225555ENST00000440403.2 linkn.650A>G non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 2 of 3 3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000230
AC:
35
AN:
152218
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00749
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.000132
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.000262
AC:
66
AN:
251474
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.000191
AC XY:
26
AN XY:
135910
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00546
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.0000327
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000791
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000163
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000140
AC:
204
AN:
1461888
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.000138
AC XY:
100
AN XY:
727248
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00494
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000927
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000423
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.000331
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.000230
AC:
35
AN:
152218
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.000188
AC XY:
14
AN XY:
74368
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00749
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.000132
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.000328
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.000196
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000349
AC:
3
ExAC
AF:
0.000239
AC:
29
EpiCase
AF:
0.000109
EpiControl
AF:
0.000178

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; risk factor
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:3Uncertain:5Benign:1Other:2
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Long QT syndrome 6 Pathogenic:1Uncertain:2Other:1
Apr 16, 1999
OMIM
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: literature only

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Oct 13, 2022
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces methionine, which is neutral and non-polar, with threonine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 54 of the KCNE2 protein (p.Met54Thr). This variant is present in population databases (rs74315447, gnomAD 0.5%), and has an allele count higher than expected for a pathogenic variant. This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of KCNE2-related conditions (PMID: 10219239, 23936059, 26159999, 31737537, 33626434). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 6053). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (SIFT, PolyPhen-2, Align-GVGD) all suggest that this variant is likely to be disruptive. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects KCNE2 function (PMID: 19219384, 20042375, 23631727, 31235733). In 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. -

Mar 17, 2018
Human Genome Sequencing Center Clinical Lab, Baylor College of Medicine
Significance: risk factor
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This c.161T>C (p.Met54Thr) variant in the KCNE2 gene has been reported in patients with variable presentations such as arrythmias, sinus bradycardia and long QT syndrome [PMID 10219239, 19716085, 23631727]. This variant was first reported in a patient with atypical response to exercise with prolonged QTc intervals [PMID 10219239]. In vitro functional assays showed that the variant affect protein function [PMID 23631727, 20042375, 24569893]. This variant has been detected in 29 heterozygous individuals from Europe in the ExAC population database (http://exac.broadinstitute.org/variant/21-35742938-T-C). Methionine at amino acid position 54 of the KCNE2 protein is highly conserved in mammals. While not validated for clinical use, computer-based algorithms SIFT and Polyphen-2 predict this p.Met54Thr change to be deleterious. This variant is thus classified as a risk factor. -

Mar 09, 2023
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: research

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KCNE2-related disorder Pathogenic:1
Apr 28, 2017
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina
Significance: Likely pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The KCNE2 c.161T>C (p.Met54Thr) variant has been reported in at least four studies in individuals with long QT syndrome (LQTS), drug-induced LQTS, or sudden unexplained death (SUD), and is found in a heterozygous state in six individuals (Abbot et al. 1999; Sesti et al. 2000; Kapplinger et al. 2009; Wang et al. 2014). The p.Met54Thr variant was also identified in two of over 6100 presumed healthy individuals (Freudenberg-Hua et al. 2014; Ghouse et al. 2015). The p.Met54Thr variant was absent from over 2300 controls and is reported at a frequency of 0.00043 in the European (non-Finnish) population of the Exome Aggregation Consortium. Functional studies indicated that the p.Met54Thr variant causes a reduction in current density in the potassium ion channel (Abbot et al. 1999; Sesti et al. 2000; Wu et al. 2010). Based on the collective evidence, the p.Met54Thr variant is classified as likely pathogenic for KCNE2-related disorders. This variant was observed by ICSL as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. -

Cardiac arrhythmia Pathogenic:1
Jun 01, 2014
CSER _CC_NCGL, University of Washington
Significance: Likely pathogenic
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: research

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not specified Uncertain:1
Jan 23, 2025
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: KCNE2 c.161T>C (p.Met54Thr) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Five of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00015 in 1614106 control chromosomes. The observed variant frequency is approximately 2-fold of the estimated maximal expected allele frequency for a pathogenic variant in KCNE2 causing Arrhythmia phenotype (7e-05). c.161T>C has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with arrhythia and long QT syndrome (e.g. Abbott_1999, Nawathe_2013, Marschall_2019), but has also been reported in at least one individual who was determined not to have a long QT syndrome phenotype (e.g. Roberts_2017). These reports do not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with disease. Several publications report experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function and found that the variant impacts channel function, slowing activation and increasing channel deactivation (e.g. Abbott_1999, McCrossan_2009, Nawthe_2013, Lussier_2019), however, these findings do not allow clear conclusions about the clinical impact of the variant effect. The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 10219239, 19219384, 23631727, 31235733, 28794082, 31737537). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 6053). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as VUS-possibly benign. -

not provided Uncertain:1
Sep 05, 2024
GeneDx
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Multiple functional studies demonstrate that p.(M54T) has a significant effect on potassium ion channel function in the heart (PMID: 19219384, 10219239, 12923204, 20042375); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 20042375, 24569893, 24631769, 25333069, 10984545, 24631775, 26159999, 12923204, 19716085, 22677073, 23631727, 26859003, 28316956, 28794082, 10219239, 22378279, 25637381, 18006462, 14760488, 29661707, 30123799, 34426522, 19219384, 32078429, 34930020, 31235733, 23936059, 33626434, 31737537, 34247280, 33324689, 31447099, 25351510, 35125083, 34709746, 31980526) -

Long QT syndrome Uncertain:1
Mar 01, 2024
Lildballe Lab, Aarhus University Hospital
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: research

PM2(s), PP2(m), PP3(s), BP6(s) -

Cardiovascular phenotype Benign:1
Feb 18, 2020
Ambry Genetics
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Congenital long QT syndrome Other:1
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Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Significance: not provided
Review Status: no classification provided
Collection Method: literature only

This variant has been reported as associated with Long QT syndrome in the following publications (PMID:10219239;PMID:10984545;PMID:14760488;PMID:19716085;PMID:20042375;PMID:22378279). This is a literature report, and does not necessarily reflect the clinical interpretation of the Imperial College / Royal Brompton Cardiovascular Genetics laboratory. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.27
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.28
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.35
CADD
Benign
22
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.88
D
Eigen
Uncertain
0.51
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.56
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.90
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.76
T
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.15
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.14
T
MetaSVM
Uncertain
0.60
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.4
M
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.77
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-3.3
D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.82
Sift
Uncertain
0.0050
D
Sift4G
Uncertain
0.018
D
Polyphen
0.96
D
Vest4
0.84
MVP
0.86
MPC
0.36
ClinPred
0.18
T
GERP RS
5.7
Varity_R
0.75
gMVP
0.87

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: rs74315447; hg19: chr21-35742938; API