rs766243954

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 17 ACMG points: 17P and 0B. PVS1PP3PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000384.3(APOB):​c.409G>T​(p.Glu137*) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000155 in 1,614,026 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: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000016 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

APOB
NM_000384.3 stop_gained

Scores

1
2
4

Clinical Significance

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

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.874

Publications

3 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
APOB (HGNC:603): (apolipoprotein B) This gene product is the main apolipoprotein of chylomicrons and low density lipoproteins (LDL), and is the ligand for the LDL receptor. It occurs in plasma as two main isoforms, apoB-48 and apoB-100: the former is synthesized exclusively in the gut and the latter in the liver. The intestinal and the hepatic forms of apoB are encoded by a single gene from a single, very long mRNA. The two isoforms share a common N-terminal sequence. The shorter apoB-48 protein is produced after RNA editing of the apoB-100 transcript at residue 2180 (CAA->UAA), resulting in the creation of a stop codon, and early translation termination. Mutations in this gene or its regulatory region cause hypobetalipoproteinemia, normotriglyceridemic hypobetalipoproteinemia, and hypercholesterolemia due to ligand-defective apoB, diseases affecting plasma cholesterol and apoB levels. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2019]
APOB Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
  • familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1
    Inheritance: AR, AD, SD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp, ClinGen
  • homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 17 ACMG points.

PVS1
Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
PP3
Splicing predictors support a deleterious effect. Scorers claiming Pathogenic: max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.
PP5
Variant 2-21038086-C-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr2-21038086-C-A is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic/Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 404400.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
APOBNM_000384.3 linkc.409G>T p.Glu137* stop_gained Exon 5 of 29 ENST00000233242.5 NP_000375.3

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
APOBENST00000233242.5 linkc.409G>T p.Glu137* stop_gained Exon 5 of 29 1 NM_000384.3 ENSP00000233242.1
APOBENST00000399256.4 linkc.409G>T p.Glu137* stop_gained Exon 5 of 17 1 ENSP00000382200.4
APOBENST00000673739.2 linkn.384-831G>T intron_variant Intron 4 of 24 ENSP00000501110.2
APOBENST00000673882.2 linkn.384-831G>T intron_variant Intron 4 of 22 ENSP00000501253.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152186
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
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:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000164
AC:
24
AN:
1461840
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000138
AC XY:
10
AN XY:
727220
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33480
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86252
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53420
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5732
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000216
AC:
24
AN:
1112010
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60386
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.448
Heterozygous variant carriers
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0.20
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0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
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GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152186
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000134
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74360
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41448
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15284
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5192
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4828
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10612
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000147
AC:
1
AN:
68030
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2094
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.525
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
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Age
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
TwinsUK
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ALSPAC
AF:
0.000259
AC:
1

ClinVar

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

Submissions by phenotype

Hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B;C4551990:Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1 Pathogenic:3
Oct 10, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Glu137*) in the APOB gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in APOB are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 20032471). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (PMID: 34340953). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 404400). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Oct 31, 2018
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Nov 02, 2021
North West Genomic Laboratory Hub, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Criteria Codes: PVS1 PM2 -

not provided Pathogenic:1
Jul 29, 2020
GeneDx
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge; Not observed at a significant frequency in large population cohorts (Lek et al., 2016); Nonsense 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; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 32719484) -

Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1 Pathogenic:1
Jan 22, 2020
Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

The p.Glu137Ter variant in APOB has not been previously reported in individuals with low LDL, but has been identified in 0.006483% (1/15424) of European (non-Finnish) chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP rs766243954). This variant has also been reported in ClinVar (VariationID: 404400) as pathogenic by Invitae and Fulgent Genetics. This nonsense variant leads to a premature termination codon at position 137, which is predicted to lead to a truncated or absent protein. Heterozygous loss of function of the APOB gene is an established disease mechanism in low LDL. In summary, while there is some suspicion for a pathogenic role, the clinical significance of the p.Glu137Ter variant is uncertain. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PVS1, PM2 (Richards 2015). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.22
D
BayesDel_noAF
Uncertain
0.080
CADD
Pathogenic
35
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
Eigen
Benign
0.11
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.22
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.56
D
PhyloP100
0.87
Vest4
0.80
GERP RS
1.6
Mutation Taster
=4/196
disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.57
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AL_spliceai
0.57
Position offset: 25

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs766243954; hg19: chr2-21260958; API