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rs78509400

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. Variant got -19 ACMG points: 0P and 19B. BP4_ModerateBP6_Very_StrongBP7BS1BS2

The NM_182894.3(VSX2):c.522C>T(p.Asp174=) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00046 in 1,613,706 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 6 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0025 ( 4 hom., cov: 29)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.00024 ( 2 hom. )

Consequence

VSX2
NM_182894.3 synonymous

Scores

2

Clinical Significance

Benign/Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:6

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.819
Variant links:
Genes affected
VSX2 (HGNC:1975): (visual system homeobox 2) This gene encodes a homeobox protein originally described as a retina-specific transcription factor. Mutations in this gene are associated with microphthalmia, cataracts and iris abnormalities. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Benign. Variant got -19 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.41).
BP6
Variant 14-74245231-C-T is Benign according to our data. Variant chr14-74245231-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Likely_benign]. Clinvar id is 289848.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
BP7
Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=-0.819 with no splicing effect.
BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population afr. gnomad4 allele frequency = 0.00254 (386/151852) while in subpopulation AFR AF= 0.00877 (363/41376). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.00803. There are 4 homozygotes in gnomad4. There are 168 alleles in male gnomad4 subpopulation. This position pass quality control queck.
BS2
High Homozygotes in GnomAd at 4 AR gene

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
VSX2NM_182894.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.522C>T p.Asp174= synonymous_variant 3/5 ENST00000261980.3

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
VSX2ENST00000261980.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.522C>T p.Asp174= synonymous_variant 3/51 NM_182894.3 P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00254
AC:
386
AN:
151734
Hom.:
4
Cov.:
29
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00880
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00131
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:
0.000956
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.000656
AC:
165
AN:
251400
Hom.:
1
AF XY:
0.000530
AC XY:
72
AN XY:
135894
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00966
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000116
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:
0.0000264
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000163
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000244
AC:
357
AN:
1461854
Hom.:
2
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.000227
AC XY:
165
AN XY:
727230
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00917
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.000157
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000117
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.000497
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00254
AC:
386
AN:
151852
Hom.:
4
Cov.:
29
AF XY:
0.00226
AC XY:
168
AN XY:
74212
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00877
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00131
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:
0.000946
Alfa
AF:
0.00140
Hom.:
1
Bravo
AF:
0.00290
Asia WGS
AF:
0.000577
AC:
2
AN:
3478
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.000119

ClinVar

Significance: Benign/Likely benign
Submissions summary: Benign:6
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Benign:2
Benign, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxSep 14, 2020- -
Likely benign, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCeGaT Center for Human Genetics TuebingenMay 01, 2021- -
not specified Benign:1
Likely benign, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingEurofins Ntd Llc (ga)Aug 02, 2016- -
VSX2-related condition Benign:1
Benign, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingPreventionGenetics, part of Exact SciencesFeb 14, 2022This variant is classified as benign based on ACMG/AMP sequence variant interpretation guidelines (Richards et al. 2015 PMID: 25741868, with internal and published modifications). -
Microphthalmia Benign:1
Likely benign, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingNatera, Inc.Dec 14, 2019- -
Isolated microphthalmia 2 Benign:1
Benign, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeJan 31, 2024- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.41
Cadd
Benign
8.2
Dann
Benign
0.67

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: rs78509400; hg19: chr14-74711934; API