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rs767871841

Variant summary

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

The NM_014363.6(SACS):c.8793del(p.Lys2931AsnfsTer22) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000186 in 1,613,304 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

SACS
NM_014363.6 frameshift

Scores

Not classified

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:8

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.798
Variant links:
Genes affected
SACS (HGNC:10519): (sacsin molecular chaperone) This gene encodes the sacsin protein, which includes a UbL domain at the N-terminus, a DnaJ domain, and a HEPN domain at the C-terminus. The gene is highly expressed in the central nervous system, also found in skin, skeletal muscles and at low levels in the pancreas. This gene includes a very large exon spanning more than 12.8 kb. Mutations in this gene result in autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by early-onset cerebellar ataxia with spasticity and peripheral neuropathy. The authors of a publication on the effects of siRNA-mediated sacsin knockdown concluded that sacsin protects against mutant ataxin-1 and suggest that "the large multi-domain sacsin protein is able to recruit Hsp70 chaperone action and has the potential to regulate the effects of other ataxia proteins" (Parfitt et al., PubMed: 19208651). A pseudogene associated with this gene is located on chromosome 11. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2013]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.

PVS1
Loss of function variant, product does not undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. Variant is located in the 3'-most exon, not predicted to undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. There are 193 pathogenic variants in the truncated region.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 13-23335082-GT-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr13-23335082-GT-G is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 449517.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
SACSNM_014363.6 linkuse as main transcriptc.8793del p.Lys2931AsnfsTer22 frameshift_variant 10/10 ENST00000382292.9

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
SACSENST00000382292.9 linkuse as main transcriptc.8793del p.Lys2931AsnfsTer22 frameshift_variant 10/105 NM_014363.6 P1Q9NZJ4-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000658
AC:
1
AN:
152022
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:
0.000192
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:
0.00000399
AC:
1
AN:
250652
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00000738
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
135498
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Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.0000328
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000137
AC:
2
AN:
1461282
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
37
AF XY:
0.00000275
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
726892
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Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000116
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
9.00e-7
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000658
AC:
1
AN:
152022
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74272
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.000192
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Bravo
AF:
0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:8
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Charlevoix-Saguenay spastic ataxia Pathogenic:5
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenome-Nilou LabSep 05, 2021- -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCounsylMay 04, 2018- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor GeneticsAug 02, 2023- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInstitute of Human Genetics Munich, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, TU MünchenApr 06, 2018- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpJun 11, 2021Variant summary: SACS c.8793delA (p.Lys2931AsnfsX22) 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 4e-06 in 250652 control chromosomes. c.8793delA has been reported in the literature as a homozygous mutation in several individuals affected with Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia Of Charlevoix-Saguenay, including 2 affected siblings (e.g. Hara_2005, Shakya_2019). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Five clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All laboratories cited the variant as pathogenic/likely pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
not provided Pathogenic:2
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxAug 17, 2023Frameshift variant predicted to result in protein truncation, as the last 1649 amino acids are replaced with 21 different amino acids, and other loss-of-function variants have been reported downstream in HGMD.; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 15486997, 31429931, 32606540, Sheetal_2021_article, 35499206) -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAthena DiagnosticsJun 22, 2023The frequency of this variant in the general population is consistent with pathogenicity (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). This variant is not expected to cause loss of protein expression through nonsense-mediated decay, however, it disrupts an critical region of the protein, and therefore, is expected to severely disrupt function. This variant has been identified in at least one individual with clinical features associated with this gene. -
Spastic paraplegia Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeJan 17, 2024This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Lys2931Asnfs*22) in the SACS gene. While this is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to disrupt the last 1649 amino acid(s) of the SACS protein. This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.003%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with autosomal recessive spastic ataxia (PMID: 15486997). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. This variant is also known as 6543delA. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 449517). This variant disrupts a region of the SACS protein in which other variant(s) (p.Arg3636*) have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 18465152). This suggests that this is a clinically significant region of the protein, and that variants that disrupt it are likely to be disease-causing. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

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Splicing

Name
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Score
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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: rs767871841; hg19: chr13-23909221; API