dbSNP rs766933388: MC1R:p.Leu178Leu (chr16-89919792-C-G) – ACMG Classification: Likely_benign (-5 pts)

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points: 2P and 7B. PM2BP4_StrongBP6_ModerateBP7

The NM_002386.4(MC1R):c.534C>G(p.Leu178Leu) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000687 in 1,455,936 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 Likely benign (★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. L178L) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 6.9e-7 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MC1R
NM_002386.4 synonymous

Scores

Clinical Significance

Likely benign criteria provided, single submitter B:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.0950

Publications

0 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

MC1R (HGNC:6929): (melanocortin 1 receptor) This intronless gene encodes the receptor protein for melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH). The encoded protein, a seven pass transmembrane G protein coupled receptor, controls melanogenesis. Two types of melanin exist: red pheomelanin and black eumelanin. Gene mutations that lead to a loss in function are associated with increased pheomelanin production, which leads to lighter skin and hair color. Eumelanin is photoprotective but pheomelanin may contribute to UV-induced skin damage by generating free radicals upon UV radiation. Binding of MSH to its receptor activates the receptor and stimulates eumelanin synthesis. This receptor is a major determining factor in sun sensitivity and is a genetic risk factor for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. Over 30 variant alleles have been identified which correlate with skin and hair color, providing evidence that this gene is an important component in determining normal human pigment variation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

MC1R links:

ENSG00000198211 (HGNC:):

ENSG00000198211 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points.

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.67).

BP6

Variant 16-89919792-C-G is Benign according to our data. Variant chr16-89919792-C-G is described in ClinVar as Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 4052394.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.

BP7

Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=0.095 with no splicing effect.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MC1R	NM_002386.4 link	c.534C>G	p.Leu178Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 1 of 1	ENST00000555147.2	NP_002377.4	Q01726Q1JUL4

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MC1R	ENST00000555147.2 link	c.534C>G	p.Leu178Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 1 of 1	6	NM_002386.4	ENSP00000451605.1		Q01726
ENSG00000198211	ENST00000556922.1 link	c.534C>G	p.Leu178Leu	synonymous_variant	Exon 1 of 5	2		ENSP00000451560.1		A0A0B4J269

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

Cov.:

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

6.87e-7

AC:

AN:

1455936

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

724506

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African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33474

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44720

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26128

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39696

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86254

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

47774

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

8.99e-7

AC:

AN:

1111800

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

60322

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.475

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

GnomAD4 genome

Cov.:

ClinVar

Significance: Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified

Benign:1

Mar 25, 2025

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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.67

CADD

Benign

0.82

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.50

PhyloP100

0.095

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

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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