rs774923951

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 14 ACMG points: 14P and 0B. PM2PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong

The NM_001350506.2(RARS2):​c.-746A>T variant causes a 5 prime UTR premature start codon gain change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000347 in 1,614,092 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 (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000038 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

RARS2
NM_001350506.2 5_prime_UTR_premature_start_codon_gain

Scores

6
2
8

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:7

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.90
Variant links:
Genes affected
RARS2 (HGNC:21406): (arginyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial) This nuclear gene encodes a protein that localizes to the mitochondria, where it catalyzes the transfer of L-arginine to its cognate tRNA, an important step in translation of mitochondrially-encoded proteins. Defects in this gene are a cause of pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 6 (PCH6). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 14 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.979
PP5
Variant 6-87589957-T-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr6-87589957-T-A is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 974848.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
RARS2NM_020320.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.1A>T p.Met1? initiator_codon_variant 1/20 ENST00000369536.10 NP_064716.2 Q5T160

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
RARS2ENST00000369536.10 linkuse as main transcriptc.1A>T p.Met1? initiator_codon_variant 1/201 NM_020320.5 ENSP00000358549.5 Q5T160

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152222
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
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.00000797
AC:
2
AN:
250932
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
135824
show subpopulations
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 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00000881
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000376
AC:
55
AN:
1461870
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000330
AC XY:
24
AN XY:
727236
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.0000224
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:
0.0000423
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000993
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152222
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000134
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74376
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.0000147
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000282
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000756
ExAC
AF:
0.00000824
AC:
1
EpiCase
AF:
0.0000545
EpiControl
AF:
0.00

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:7
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:4
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenetic Services Laboratory, University of ChicagoDec 10, 2018DNA sequence analysis of the RARS2 gene demonstrated a sequence change, c.1A>T, in the first exon which is predicted to affect the translation initiation codon p.Met1. This sequence change has been described in the gnomAD database with a low population frequency of 0.00081% (dbSNP rs774923951). This particular amino acid change does not appear to have been described in the literature in other patients with RARS2 related disorders, however, a different pathogenic sequence change affecting the same amino acid residue (p.Met1Val) has been described in the compound heterozygous state in two siblings with pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 6 (PCH6) with some additional symptoms such as cardiomyopathy, hydrops, and pulmonary hypoplasia (PMID: 26083569). -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpNov 25, 2023This sequence change affects the initiator methionine of the RARS2 mRNA. The next in-frame methionine is located at codon 176. This variant is present in population databases (rs774923951, gnomAD 0.003%). Disruption of the initiator codon has been observed in individual(s) with pontocerebellar hypoplasia (PMID: 26083569, 32860008). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 974848). This variant disrupts a region of the RARS2 protein in which other variant(s) (p.Ile9Val) have been observed in individuals with RARS2-related conditions (PMID: 22569581). 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. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCeGaT Center for Human Genetics TuebingenFeb 01, 2021- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxJan 06, 2022Initiation codon variant in a gene for which loss-of-function is a known mechanism of disease; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 32860008, 26795593) -
Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 6 Pathogenic:3
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingMGZ Medical Genetics CenterOct 19, 2021- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCentogene AG - the Rare Disease Company-- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsJan 03, 2022- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.37
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.38
CADD
Benign
21
DANN
Benign
0.89
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.017
T
Eigen
Benign
-0.17
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.092
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.48
N
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.90
D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.38
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.98
D
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.84
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-0.69
N
REVEL
Uncertain
0.38
Sift
Pathogenic
0.0
D
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0
D
Polyphen
0.15
B
Vest4
0.84
MutPred
0.95
Loss of catalytic residue at M1 (P = 2e-04);
MVP
0.71
ClinPred
1.0
D
GERP RS
4.0
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.0
Varity_R
0.96
gMVP
0.63

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

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs774923951; hg19: chr6-88299675; API