rs786204561
Variant summary
Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 9 ACMG points: 9P and 0B. PM2PM3_StrongPVS1_ModeratePP4
This summary comes from the ClinGen Evidence Repository: This variant, c.2646+2T>A, alters the canonical donor splice site of intron 18. RT-PCR analysis revealed that the variant results in the use of a cryptic splice site in exon 18, deleting the last 21 nucleotides of the exon, corresponding to the loss of 7 amino acids (PMID 11854868). As <10% of the protein in lost, PVS1_Moderate was applied. The variant is not in gnomAD v2.1.1, meeting PM2. Four individuals with this variant have been reported to have Pompe disease and residual GAA activity meeting the ClinGen LSD VCEP's specifications for PP4. These individuals are compound heterozygous for the variant and another pathogenic variant in GAA, either an 8 kb deletion extending from intron 7 to intron 15 (PMID 11854868; in trans, 1 point), c.2481+102_2646+31del (PMID 17616415; phase unknown), c.573C>A (p.Tyr191Ter) (PMID 11738358; phase unknown), and c.1942G>A (p.Gly648Ser) (PMID 29422078; note that in trans data from this patient will be used in the classification of p.Gly648Ser and is not included here in order to avoid a circular argument). This in trans data meets PM3_Strong. Another patient has been reported but was not included because the residual GAA activity was not provided and therefore PP4 cannot be assessed (PMID 28380188). There is a ClinVar entry for this variant (Variation ID: 188924, 1 star status) with one submitter classifying the variant as likely pathogenic. In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as likely pathogenic for Pompe disease. GAA-specific ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen LSD VCEP: PVS1_Moderate, PM2, PM3_Strong, PP4. LINK:https://erepo.genome.network/evrepo/ui/classification/CA274134/MONDO:0009290/010
Frequency
Consequence
NM_000152.5 splice_donor, intron
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
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ACMG classification
Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 9 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32
GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 35
GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
Glycogen storage disease, type II Pathogenic:4
This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 18 of the GAA gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in GAA are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 18425781, 22252923). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individuals with Pompe disease (PMID: 11738358, 29422078). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 188924). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
This variant, c.2646+2T>A, alters the canonical donor splice site of intron 18. RT-PCR analysis revealed that the variant results in the use of a cryptic splice site in exon 18, deleting the last 21 nucleotides of the exon, corresponding to the loss of 7 amino acids (PMID 11854868). As <10% of the protein in lost, PVS1_Moderate was applied. The variant is not in gnomAD v2.1.1, meeting PM2. Four individuals with this variant have been reported to have Pompe disease and residual GAA activity meeting the ClinGen LSD VCEP's specifications for PP4. These individuals are compound heterozygous for the variant and another pathogenic variant in GAA, either an 8 kb deletion extending from intron 7 to intron 15 (PMID 11854868; in trans, 1 point), c.2481+102_2646+31del (PMID 17616415; phase unknown), c.573C>A (p.Tyr191Ter) (PMID 11738358; phase unknown), and c.1942G>A (p.Gly648Ser) (PMID 29422078; note that in trans data from this patient will be used in the classification of p.Gly648Ser and is not included here in order to avoid a circular argument). This in trans data meets PM3_Strong. Another patient has been reported but was not included because the residual GAA activity was not provided and therefore PP4 cannot be assessed (PMID 28380188). There is a ClinVar entry for this variant (Variation ID: 188924, 1 star status) with one submitter classifying the variant as likely pathogenic. In summary, this variant meets the criteria to be classified as likely pathogenic for Pompe disease. GAA-specific ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen LSD VCEP: PVS1_Moderate, PM2, PM3_Strong, PP4. -
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Variant summary: GAA c.2646+2T>A is located in a canonical splice-site and is predicted to affect mRNA splicing resulting in a significantly altered protein due to either exon skipping, shortening, or inclusion of intronic material. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Four predict the variant abolishes a 5 splicing donor site. Experimental evidence supports these predictions demonstrating that the variant results in use of a cryptic splice site in exon 18 leading to deletion of the terminal 21 nucleotides of exon 18 (Huie_2002). The variant was absent in 207926 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.2646+2T>A has been reported in the literature in multiple compound heterozygous individuals affected with Glycogen Storage Disease, Type 2 (Pompe Disease) (examples: Fernandez-Hojas_2002, Huie_2002, Gort_2007, Bevilacqua_2020, and Viamonte_2021). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. Two ClinVar submitters including an expert panel (ClinGen Lysosomal Storage Disorder Variant Curation Expert Panel) (evaluation after 2014) cite the variant as pathogenic/likely pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
not provided Pathogenic:1
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Computational scores
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Splicing
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