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rs761550284

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000153.4(GALC):c.489G>A(p.Trp163Ter) variant causes a stop gained change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000248 in 1,613,946 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000021 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

GALC
NM_000153.4 stop_gained

Scores

3
3
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:5

Conservation

PhyloP100: 4.92
Variant links:
Genes affected
GALC (HGNC:4115): (galactosylceramidase) This gene encodes a lysosomal protein which hydrolyzes the galactose ester bonds of galactosylceramide, galactosylsphingosine, lactosylceramide, and monogalactosyldiglyceride. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Krabbe disease, also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.

PVS1
Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 14-87984487-C-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr14-87984487-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 188860.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
GALCNM_000153.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.489G>A p.Trp163Ter stop_gained 5/17 ENST00000261304.7

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
GALCENST00000261304.7 linkuse as main transcriptc.489G>A p.Trp163Ter stop_gained 5/171 NM_000153.4 P1P54803-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152128
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.0000655
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:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.00000802
AC:
2
AN:
249468
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
135346
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000580
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000205
AC:
3
AN:
1461818
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
727218
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.0000447
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000166
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152128
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74298
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.0000655
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Bravo
AF:
0.0000113
ExAC
AF:
0.0000165
AC:
2

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:5
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase deficiency Pathogenic:3
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeAug 16, 2023This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Trp163*) in the GALC gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in GALC are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 7437911, 9272171, 16607461). This variant is present in population databases (rs761550284, gnomAD 0.006%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with Krabbe disease (PMID: 22115770). This variant is also known as p.Trp147*. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 188860). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterliterature onlyCounsylJul 01, 2014- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpNov 10, 2022Variant summary: GALC c.489G>A (p.Trp163X) results in a premature termination codon, predicted to cause a truncation of the encoded protein or absence of the protein due to nonsense mediated decay, which are commonly known mechanisms for disease. Truncations downstream of this position have been classified as pathogenic by our laboratory. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 8e-06 in 249468 control chromosomes. c.489G>A has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with Krabbe Disease (Puckett_2012, Beltran-Quintero_2019). To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Two clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014, and both laboratories classified the variant as pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
not provided Pathogenic:2
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxMay 31, 2022Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation or nonsense mediated decay in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); Observed with a second GALC variant in individual with Krabbe disease, but it is not known whether the variants occurred on the same (in cis) or on different (in trans) chromosomes; reported as W147*using alternate nomenclature (Puckett et al., 2012); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 22115770) -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingRevvity Omics, RevvityFeb 12, 2021- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.50
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.62
Cadd
Pathogenic
45
Dann
Uncertain
1.0
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.84
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.66
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.90
D
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
A;A;A;A
Vest4
0.88
GERP RS
3.9
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.020
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: rs761550284; hg19: chr14-88450831; API