rs776797377

Variant names:

• chr7-117504293-C-A
• rs776797377
• NM_000492.4:c.94C>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points: 6P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PP2 PP3

The NM_000492.4(CFTR):​c.94C>A​(p.Leu32Met) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000205 in 1,460,688 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 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. L32L) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000021 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: CFTR NM_000492.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1 U:6
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.517
• Publications: 4 publications found

Genes affected

CFTR (HGNC:1884): (CF transmembrane conductance regulator) This gene encodes a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily. The encoded protein functions as a chloride channel, making it unique among members of this protein family, and controls ion and water secretion and absorption in epithelial tissues. Channel activation is mediated by cycles of regulatory domain phosphorylation, ATP-binding by the nucleotide-binding domains, and ATP hydrolysis. Mutations in this gene cause cystic fibrosis, the most common lethal genetic disorder in populations of Northern European descent. The most frequently occurring mutation in cystic fibrosis, DeltaF508, results in impaired folding and trafficking of the encoded protein. Multiple pseudogenes have been identified in the human genome. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

CFTR Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• cystic fibrosis

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Myriad Women’s Health, Orphanet
• congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hereditary chronic pancreatitis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 6 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a topological_domain Cytoplasmic (size 76) in uniprot entity CFTR_HUMAN there are 22 pathogenic changes around while only 3 benign (88%) in NM_000492.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP2: Missense variant in the gene, where a lot of missense mutations are associated with disease in ClinVar. The gene has 197 curated pathogenic missense variants (we use a threshold of 10). The gene has 46 curated benign missense variants. Gene score misZ: -3.1397 (below the threshold of 3.09). Trascript score misZ: -1.0868 (below the threshold of 3.09). GenCC associations: The gene is linked to hereditary chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens.
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.769

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
CFTR	NM_000492.4	c.94C>A	p.Leu32Met	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 27	ENST00000003084.11	NP_000483.3

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
CFTR	ENST00000003084.11	c.94C>A	p.Leu32Met	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 27	1	NM_000492.4	ENSP00000003084.6

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000797 AC: 2 AN: 250956 AF XY: 0.00000737

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: 0.00000205 AC: 3 AN: 1460688 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 29 AF XY: 0.00000275 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 726798

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33454

American (AMR) AF: 0.0000224 AC: 1 AN: 44714

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26116

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39632

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.0000232 AC: 2 AN: 86222

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53410

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5762

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111042

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60336

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000378

ExAC AF: 0.00000824 AC: 1

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:6

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Cystic fibrosis Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:3

Mar 28, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces leucine, which is neutral and non-polar, with methionine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 32 of the CFTR protein (p.Leu32Met). This variant is present in population databases (rs776797377, gnomAD 0.003%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with cystic fibrosis (PMID: 23810505, 27214204). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 502597). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt CFTR protein function. This variant disrupts the p.Leu32 amino acid residue in CFTR. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 25580864; www.genet.sickkids.on.ca). This suggests that this residue is clinically significant, and that variants that disrupt this residue are likely to be disease-causing. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Sep 16, 2020

Natera, Inc.

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Sep 05, 2021

Genome-Nilou Lab

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Oct 18, 2017

Counsyl

Significance: Uncertain significance

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. -

not provided Uncertain:2

Feb 12, 2024

ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The CFTR c.94C>A; p.Leu32Met variant (rs776797377) has been reported in the literature in a 2 year old diagnosed with CF who also carried the pathogenic F508del variant (Prach 2013); however, phase of the two variants was not determined and large deletions and duplications were not ruled out. A different alteration at this codon (p.Leu32Pro) has also been reported in a CF patient who also carried a pathogenic nonsense variant (Liu 2015), but the clinical significance of the p.Leu32Pro variant has not been established. The p.Leu32Met variant is observed in the general population with an overall allele frequency of 0.0008% (2/250,956 alleles) in the Genome Aggregation Database. The leucine at codon 32 is highly conserved and computational algorithms predict that this variant is deleterious (REVEL: 0.708). However, given the limited clinical and functional data regarding p.Leu32Met, its significance is uncertain at this time. References: Liu Y et al. Characterization of gene mutations and phenotypes of cystic fibrosis in Chinese patients. Respirology. 2015 Feb;20(2):312-8. PMID: 25580864 Prach L et al. Novel CFTR variants identified during the first 3 years of cystic fibrosis newborn screening in California. J Mol Diagn. 2013 Sep;15(5):710-22. PMID: 23810505 -

Jun 15, 2017

Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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not specified Uncertain:1

Jun 19, 2025

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: CFTR c.94C>A (p.Leu32Met) results in a conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 8e-06 in 250956 control chromosomes. c.94C>A has been observed in the compount heterozygous state in at least one individual affected with Cystic Fibrosis (Prach_2013). These data do not allow any conclusion about variant significance. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. A different variant affecting the same codon has been classified as likely pathogenic by our lab (c.95T>C, p.Leu32Pro), supporting the critical relevance of codon 32 to CFTR protein function. The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 34756682, 26574590, 23810505, 27214204). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 502597). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as VUS-possibly pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Benign	0.33
BayesDel_addAF	Uncertain	0.14	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	0.060
CADD	Benign	22
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.66	D;.;.;T;.
Eigen	Uncertain	0.57
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.45
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.82	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.87	D;D;D;D;D
M_CAP	Uncertain	0.27	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.77	D;D;D;D;D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	0.89	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	3.5	H;.;.;.;H
PhyloP100		0.52
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.49	T
PROVEAN	Benign	-1.7	N;.;.;N;.
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.71
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D;.;.;D;.
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D;.;.;D;.
Polyphen		1.0	D;.;.;.;.
Vest4		0.74
MutPred		0.58		Gain of MoRF binding (P = 0.0678);Gain of MoRF binding (P = 0.0678);Gain of MoRF binding (P = 0.0678);Gain of MoRF binding (P = 0.0678);Gain of MoRF binding (P = 0.0678);
MVP		0.99
MPC		0.017
ClinPred		0.96	D
GERP RS		2.5
Varity_R		0.68
gMVP		0.85
Mutation Taster		=61/39	polymorphism

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs776797377; hg19: chr7-117144347;