rs781417096

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1_ModeratePM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_020320.5(RARS2):​c.1612del​(p.Thr538HisfsTer4) variant causes a frameshift change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000558 in 1,613,402 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (β˜…β˜…).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000055 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

RARS2
NM_020320.5 frameshift

Scores

Not classified

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: 4.38
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 12 ACMG points.

PVS1
Loss of function variant, product does not undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. Variant is located in the 3'-most 50 bp of the penultimate exon, not predicted to undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. Fraction of 0.072 CDS is truncated, and there are 0 pathogenic variants in the truncated region.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 6-87514994-GT-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr6-87514994-GT-G is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 522857.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.1612del p.Thr538HisfsTer4 frameshift_variant 19/20 ENST00000369536.10 NP_064716.2

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
RARS2ENST00000369536.10 linkuse as main transcriptc.1612del p.Thr538HisfsTer4 frameshift_variant 19/201 NM_020320.5 ENSP00000358549 P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152190
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
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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:
0.0000159
AC:
4
AN:
251372
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000221
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
135844
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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:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.0000462
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000264
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000547
AC:
8
AN:
1461212
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
30
AF XY:
0.00000550
AC XY:
4
AN XY:
726978
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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:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.0000187
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00000540
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000166
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152190
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
74350
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:
0.0000712
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000756

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:3
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 6 Pathogenic:2
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor GeneticsMay 25, 2023- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingUndiagnosed Diseases Network, NIHOct 07, 2016Compound heterozygous pathogenic variants, c.1612delA (p.T538fs) and c.419T>G (p.F140C), in the RARS2 gene were detected in this individual. The c.1612delA change predicts a translation reading frameshift at amino acid 538 (p.T538fs) with subsequent premature translation termination and therefore is classified as pathogenic. The c.419T>G (p.F140C) variant has been previously reported as disease causing [PMID 26795593, 25356970]. Whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing also showed that the mother is heterozygous for c.1612delA (p.T538fs) and the father is heterozygous for c.419T>G (p.F140C). Whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing also showed the affected sibling is heterozygous for both changes in RARS2. Our data indicate that the two changes in the RARS2 gene are in trans configuration (compound heterozygous) in this patient and the affected sibling. -
not provided Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpDec 31, 2023This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Thr538Hisfs*4) in the RARS2 gene. While this is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to disrupt the last 41 amino acid(s) of the RARS2 protein. This variant is present in population databases (rs781417096, gnomAD 0.004%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with RARS2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 522857). This variant disrupts a region of the RARS2 protein in which other variant(s) (p.Arg560His) have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 31618753, 31665838, 35068129; Invitae). 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)
0.020
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: rs781417096; hg19: chr6-88224712; API