rs794727594

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000426.4(LAMA2):c.5260delG(p.Val1754fs) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000335 in 1,613,782 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000059 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000031 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

LAMA2
NM_000426.4 frameshift

Scores

Not classified

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:12

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.27

Publications

1 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

LAMA2 (HGNC:6482): (laminin subunit alpha 2) Laminin, an extracellular protein, is a major component of the basement membrane. It is thought to mediate the attachment, migration, and organization of cells into tissues during embryonic development by interacting with other extracellular matrix components. It is composed of three subunits, alpha, beta, and gamma, which are bound to each other by disulfide bonds into a cross-shaped molecule. This gene encodes the alpha 2 chain, which constitutes one of the subunits of laminin 2 (merosin) and laminin 4 (s-merosin). Mutations in this gene have been identified as the cause of congenital merosin-deficient muscular dystrophy. Two transcript variants encoding different proteins have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

LAMA2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

congenital merosin-deficient muscular dystrophy 1A
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Myriad Women’s Health, G2P
LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal recessive 23
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

LAMA2 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.

PVS1

Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

PP5

Variant 6-129393069-AG-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr6-129393069-AG-A is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 196993.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
LAMA2	NM_000426.4 link	c.5260delG	p.Val1754fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 37 of 65	ENST00000421865.3	NP_000417.3
LAMA2	NM_001079823.2 link	c.5260delG	p.Val1754fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 37 of 64		NP_001073291.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein
LAMA2	ENST00000421865.3 link	c.5260delG	p.Val1754fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 37 of 65	5	NM_000426.4	ENSP00000400365.2
LAMA2	ENST00000618192.5 link	c.5524delG	p.Val1842fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 38 of 66	5		ENSP00000480802.2
LAMA2	ENST00000617695.5 link	c.5260delG	p.Val1754fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 37 of 64	5		ENSP00000481744.2
LAMA2	ENST00000687590.1 link	n.1680delG		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 5 of 5

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000591

AC:

AN:

152182

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.0000241

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:

0.000118

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.0000160

AC:

AN:

249822

AF XY:

0.00000739

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.0000290

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.0000265

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000308

AC:

AN:

1461600

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000151

AC XY:

AN XY:

727098

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33472

American (AMR)

AF:

0.0000224

AC:

AN:

44706

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26132

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39692

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86256

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53282

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5766

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000387

AC:

AN:

1111904

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.0000166

AC:

AN:

60390

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.414

Heterozygous variant carriers

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Age Distribution

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GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000591

AC:

AN:

152182

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000673

AC XY:

AN XY:

74344

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.0000241

AC:

AN:

41432

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15276

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3470

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5206

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4828

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10612

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

316

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.000118

AC:

AN:

68038

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2092

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.514

Heterozygous variant carriers

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Age Distribution

Genome Het

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Alfa

AF:

0.00

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000416

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:12

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided

Pathogenic:7

Oct 23, 2020

Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University Hospital Tübingen

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Joint Genome Diagnostic Labs from Nijmegen and Maastricht, Radboudumc and MUMC+

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

May 13, 2014

Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Center

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jul 19, 2025

GeneDx

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation or nonsense mediated decay in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 31127727, 25663498, 37476021, 35710456) -

Mar 01, 2024

CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

LAMA2: PVS1, PM2, PM3 -

Merosin deficient congenital muscular dystrophy

Pathogenic:2

Jun 14, 2017

Counsyl

Significance:Likely pathogenic

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. -

Mar 27, 2024

Baylor Genetics

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy

Pathogenic:2

Nov 15, 2019

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

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: LAMA2 c.5260delG (p.Val1754X) results in a premature termination codon, predicted to cause a truncation of the encoded protein or absence of the protein due to nonsense mediated decay, which are commonly known mechanisms for disease. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 1.6e-05 in 249822 control chromosomes. c.5260delG has been reported in the literature in at-least one individual affected with Laminin alpha 2-related dystrophy (example, Lokken_2015). At least one publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function. The most pronounced variant effect results in a complete absence of Merosin protein staining by IHC and western blot analysis (Lokken_2015). Three clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All laboratories classified the variant as pathogenic (n=2)/likely pathogenic (n=1). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

Oct 22, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Val1754*) in the LAMA2 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in LAMA2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 18700894, 32904964). This variant is present in population databases (rs794727594, gnomAD 0.003%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with congenital muscular dystrophy (PMID: 25663498). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 196993). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Merosin deficient congenital muscular dystrophy;C4748327:Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal recessive 23

Pathogenic:1

Jun 05, 2024

Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

PhyloP100

7.3

Mutation Taster

=0/200

disease causing (ClinVar)

(source)

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

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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