rs786204480

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PM1PM2PM5PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000049.4(ASPA):​c.859G>A​(p.Ala287Thr) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000929 in 1,614,016 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 (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. A287S) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000020 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000082 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

ASPA
NM_000049.4 missense

Scores

10
6
3

Clinical Significance

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

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.74
Variant links:
Genes affected
ASPA (HGNC:756): (aspartoacylase) This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of N-acetyl_L-aspartic acid (NAA) to aspartate and acetate. NAA is abundant in the brain where hydrolysis by aspartoacylase is thought to help maintain white matter. This protein is an NAA scavenger in other tissues. Mutations in this gene cause Canavan disease. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
SPATA22 (HGNC:30705): (spermatogenesis associated 22) Predicted to be involved in regulation of meiotic cell cycle. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including fertilization; gamete generation; and meiosis I cell cycle process. Predicted to be located in chromosome. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 4 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 3 uncertain in NM_000049.4
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PM5
Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr17-3499006-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 2907869.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.992
PP5
Variant 17-3499005-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr17-3499005-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 188803.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr17-3499005-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
ASPANM_000049.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.859G>A p.Ala287Thr missense_variant 6/6 ENST00000263080.3

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
ASPAENST00000263080.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.859G>A p.Ala287Thr missense_variant 6/61 NM_000049.4 P1
ASPAENST00000456349.6 linkuse as main transcriptc.859G>A p.Ala287Thr missense_variant 7/71 P1
SPATA22ENST00000541913.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.-74+14407C>T intron_variant 2
SPATA22ENST00000570318.1 linkuse as main transcriptc.-74+14606C>T intron_variant 2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152180
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000483
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.000207
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.00000398
AC:
1
AN:
251342
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00000736
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
135848
show subpopulations
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:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00000880
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000821
AC:
12
AN:
1461836
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00000825
AC XY:
6
AN XY:
727210
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.0000299
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.0000224
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:
0.00000809
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000166
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152180
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000269
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
74338
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.0000483
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.000207
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Bravo
AF:
0.0000113
ExAC
AF:
0.0000247
AC:
3

ClinVar

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

Submissions by phenotype

Spongy degeneration of central nervous system Pathogenic:5
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenome-Nilou LabNov 07, 2021- -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterliterature onlyCounsylMay 24, 2014- -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor GeneticsJan 05, 2024- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpNov 09, 2023This sequence change replaces alanine, which is neutral and non-polar, with threonine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 287 of the ASPA protein (p.Ala287Thr). The frequency data for this variant in the population databases is considered unreliable, as metrics indicate poor data quality at this position in the gnomAD database. This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with Canavan disease (PMID: 12638939, 16854607, 26992473). 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: 188803). 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 ASPA protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingNatera, Inc.Mar 17, 2017- -
not provided Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCeGaT Center for Human Genetics TuebingenJun 01, 2022- -
Canavan Disease, Familial Form Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpAug 04, 2016Variant summary: The ASPA c.859G>A (p.Ala287Thr) variant involves the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. 4/4 in silico tools predict a damaging outcome for this variant (SNPs&GO not captured due to low reliability index). The C-domain of the protein forms a pocket that accommodates the acetyl group of NAA and puts severe restriction on the size of this portion of substrate. The tight pocket is formed by residues Thr-118, Gln-184, Phe-282, Glu-285, Ala-287, and Tyr-288. Thus, p.Ala287Thr is predicted to alter the hydrogen bonding network, which may lead to destabilization of interaction between the N- and C-domain (PMID: 17194761). This variant was found in 3/120632 control chromosomes at a frequency of 0.0000249, which does not exceed the estimated maximal expected allele frequency of a pathogenic ASPA variant (0.0079057). ASPA c.859G>A has been reported in numerous patients with Canavan disease. In addition, one clinical diagnostic laboratory classified this variant as likely pathogenic. Taken together, this variant is classified as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Pathogenic
0.77
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.54
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.53
CADD
Uncertain
24
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.99
D;D
Eigen
Uncertain
0.33
Eigen_PC
Benign
0.18
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.97
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.78
.;T
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.30
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.99
D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
1.1
D
MutationAssessor
Pathogenic
3.4
M;M
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D;D
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.59
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-3.5
D;D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.89
Sift
Uncertain
0.0020
D;D
Sift4G
Uncertain
0.0050
D;D
Polyphen
1.0
D;D
Vest4
0.93
MutPred
0.92
Gain of glycosylation at A287 (P = 0.1084);Gain of glycosylation at A287 (P = 0.1084);
MVP
0.98
MPC
0.27
ClinPred
0.97
D
GERP RS
3.7
Varity_R
0.76
gMVP
0.90

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: rs774323189; hg19: chr17-3402299; COSMIC: COSV53980884; API