rs766680292

Variant names:

• chr17-80110785-G-A
• rs766680292
• NM_000152.5:c.1496G>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PP4 PM3_Supporting PVS1 PM2

This summary comes from the ClinGen Evidence Repository: This variant, c.1496G>A (p.Trp499Ter) is a nonsense variant which is predicted to cause nonsense mediated decay resulting in lack of gene product. This is supported by the absence of cross reactive immunological material in cultured skin fibroblasts from a patient with this variant (PMIDs 19775921, 22252923, and 25741864). Therefore, PVS1 can be applied. This patient, who has infantile onset Pompe disease, meets the ClinGen LSD VCEP’s specifications for PP4, and is homozygous for the variant, meeting PM3_Supporting. Additional patients have been reported, including 2 homozygous Tunisian patients (PMID 32125626), but the residual GAA activity was not provided, and this data was not included. The highest population minor allele frequency in gnomAD v2.1.1 is 0.00003 in the Latino population, which meets PM2. There is a ClinVar entry for this variant (Variation ID 556959, 1 star review status), with one submitter classifying the variant as pathogenic and one as likely pathogenic. In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as pathogenic for Pompe disease. ACMG/AMP criteria met, based on the specifications of the ClinGen LSD VCEP: PVS1, PM2, PM3_Supporting, PP4. LINK:https://erepo.genome.network/evrepo/ui/classification/CA8815357/MONDO:0009290/010

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: GAA NM_000152.5 stop_gained
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:6
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 9.39
• Publications: 6 publications found

Genes affected

GAA (HGNC:4065): (alpha glucosidase) This gene encodes lysosomal alpha-glucosidase, which is essential for the degradation of glycogen to glucose in lysosomes. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate multiple intermediate forms and the mature form of the enzyme. Defects in this gene are the cause of glycogen storage disease II, also known as Pompe's disease, which is an autosomal recessive disorder with a broad clinical spectrum. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]

GAA Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• glycogen storage disease II

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), PanelApp Australia, ClinGen, G2P
• glycogen storage disease due to acid maltase deficiency, infantile onset

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• glycogen storage disease due to acid maltase deficiency, late-onset

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 12 ACMG points.

• PVS1: For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
• PM2: For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
• PM3: For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.
• PP4: For more information check the summary or visit ClinGen Evidence Repository.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
GAA	NM_000152.5	c.1496G>A	p.Trp499*	stop_gained	Exon 10 of 20	ENST00000302262.8	NP_000143.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
GAA	ENST00000302262.8	c.1496G>A	p.Trp499*	stop_gained	Exon 10 of 20	1	NM_000152.5	ENSP00000305692.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000398 AC: 1 AN: 251198 AF XY: 0.00

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.0000289

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS 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: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461844 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 37 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 727224

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.0000224 AC: 1 AN: 44722

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: 86258

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53384

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1112002

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60394

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0.000000), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000378

ExAC AF: 0.00000824 AC: 1

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:6

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

Submissions by phenotype

Glycogen storage disease, type II Pathogenic:6

Nov 22, 2023

Baylor Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Dec 30, 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.Trp499*) in the GAA gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in GAA are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 18425781, 22252923). This variant is present in population databases (rs766680292, gnomAD 0.003%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with Pompe disease (PMID: 18425781). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 556959). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Jan 23, 2020

Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: curation

The p.Trp499Ter variant in GAA has been reported in at least 3 individuals with glycogen storage disease (PMID: 19775921, 18425781, 22252923) and has been identified in 0.003% (1/34586) Latino chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP rs766680292). Although this variant has been seen in the general population, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency. This variant has also been reported in ClinVar as likely pathogenic by Counsyl (Variation ID: 556959). This nonsense variant leads to a premature termination codon at position 499, which is predicted to lead to a truncated or absent protein. Loss of function of the GAA gene is an established disease mechanism in autosomal recessive glycogen storage disease. The phenotype of an individual homozygous for this variant is highly specific for glycogen storage disease based on GAA enzyme activity in fibroblasts being <1% of wild type, consistent with disease (PMID: 19775921). Additionally, the homozygous occurrence of this variant and in an individual with glycogen storage disease (PMID: 19775921) slightly increases the likelihood that the p.Trp499Ter variant is pathogenic. In summary, this variant meets criteria to be classified as pathogenic for GAA in an autosomal recessive manner based on the prediction that it causes loss of function of the GAA gene, its low frequency in the general population, and the homozygous occurrence of the variant in an affected individual. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PVS1, PM2, PP4, PM3_supporting (Richards 2015). -

Mar 01, 2018

Counsyl

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

This submission and the accompanying classification are no longer maintained by the submitter. For more information on current observations and classification, please contact variantquestions@myriad.com. -

Apr 18, 2024

Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Oct 05, 2020

ClinGen Lysosomal Storage Disorder Variant Curation Expert Panel

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: reviewed by expert panel

Collection Method: curation

This variant, c.1496G>A (p.Trp499Ter) is a nonsense variant which is predicted to cause nonsense mediated decay resulting in lack of gene product. This is supported by the absence of cross reactive immunological material in cultured skin fibroblasts from a patient with this variant (PMIDs 19775921, 22252923, and 25741864). Therefore, PVS1 can be applied. This patient, who has infantile onset Pompe disease, meets the ClinGen LSD VCEP's specifications for PP4, and is homozygous for the variant, meeting PM3_Supporting. Additional patients have been reported, including 2 homozygous Tunisian patients (PMID 32125626), but the residual GAA activity was not provided, and this data was not included. The highest population minor allele frequency in gnomAD v2.1.1 is 0.00003 in the Latino population, which meets PM2. There is a ClinVar entry for this variant (Variation ID 556959, 1 star review status), with one submitter classifying the variant as pathogenic and one as likely pathogenic. In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as pathogenic for Pompe disease. ACMG/AMP criteria met, based on the specifications of the ClinGen LSD VCEP: PVS1, PM2, PM3_Supporting, PP4. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.57	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.66
CADD	Pathogenic	47
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.95
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.83
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
PhyloP100		9.4
Vest4		0.89
GERP RS		5.4
Mutation Taster		=0/200	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.090		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs766680292; hg19: chr17-78084584;