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rs796052445

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 0 ACMG points: 2P and 2B. PM2BP4_Moderate

The NM_016729.3(FOLR1):​c.724T>A​(p.Trp242Arg) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000991 in 1,614,066 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 16/21 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000033 ( 1 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000075 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

FOLR1
NM_016729.3 missense

Scores

18

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.392
Variant links:
Genes affected
FOLR1 (HGNC:3791): (folate receptor alpha) The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the folate receptor family. Members of this gene family bind folic acid and its reduced derivatives, and transport 5-methyltetrahydrofolate into cells. This gene product is a secreted protein that either anchors to membranes via a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol linkage or exists in a soluble form. Mutations in this gene have been associated with neurodegeneration due to cerebral folate transport deficiency. Due to the presence of two promoters, multiple transcription start sites, and alternative splicing, multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 0 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.108192325).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
FOLR1NM_016729.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.724T>A p.Trp242Arg missense_variant 4/4 ENST00000393676.5
FOLR1NM_000802.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.724T>A p.Trp242Arg missense_variant 5/5
FOLR1NM_016724.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.724T>A p.Trp242Arg missense_variant 6/6
FOLR1NM_016725.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.724T>A p.Trp242Arg missense_variant 5/5

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
FOLR1ENST00000393676.5 linkuse as main transcriptc.724T>A p.Trp242Arg missense_variant 4/41 NM_016729.3 P1
ENST00000378140.3 linkuse as main transcriptn.419+2386A>T intron_variant, non_coding_transcript_variant 3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000329
AC:
5
AN:
152190
Hom.:
1
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000262
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:
0.00000398
AC:
1
AN:
251310
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
AN XY:
135820
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:
0.00000752
AC:
11
AN:
1461876
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00000413
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
727238
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.0000299
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:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00000540
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000331
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000329
AC:
5
AN:
152190
Hom.:
1
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000134
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74360
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.000262
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:
0.0000282
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000151

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:3
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Cerebral folate transport deficiency Uncertain:2
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsOct 31, 2018- -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeAug 15, 2022This sequence change replaces tryptophan, which is neutral and slightly polar, with arginine, which is basic and polar, at codon 242 of the FOLR1 protein (p.Trp242Arg). This variant is present in population databases (rs796052445, gnomAD 0.0009%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with FOLR1-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 205459). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Tolerated"; PolyPhen-2: "Not Available"; Align-GVGD: "Class C0"). In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -
not provided Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxJun 25, 2014p.Trp242Arg (TGG>AGG): c.724 T>A in exon 5 of the FOLR1 gene (NM_016725.2: )A variant of unknown significance has been identified in the FOLR1 gene. The W242R variant has not been published as a mutation, nor has it been reported as a benign polymorphism to our knowledge. It was not observed in approximately 6,500 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project, indicating it is not a common benign variant in these populations. The W242R variant is a non-conservative amino acid substitution, which is likely to impact secondary protein structure as these residues differ in polarity, charge, size and/or other properties. However, this substitution occurs at a position that is not conserved, and an Arginine residue is seen at this position in evolution. In silico analysis predicts this variant likely does not alter the protein structure/function. Therefore, based on the currently available information, it is unclear whether this variant is a pathogenic mutation or a rare benign variant. The variant is found in EPILEPSY panel(s). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.15
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.17
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.48
CADD
Benign
4.2
DANN
Benign
0.64
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.16
T;T;T;T
Eigen
Benign
-1.2
Eigen_PC
Benign
-1.3
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.033
N
M_CAP
Benign
0.021
T
MetaRNN
Benign
0.11
T;T;T;T
MetaSVM
Benign
-1.0
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
1.5
L;L;L;L
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
N;N;N;N
PrimateAI
Benign
0.37
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-0.62
N;N;N;N
REVEL
Benign
0.12
Sift
Benign
0.34
T;T;T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.35
T;T;T;T
Polyphen
0.0
B;B;B;B
Vest4
0.27
MutPred
0.60
Loss of catalytic residue at A241 (P = 0.0463);Loss of catalytic residue at A241 (P = 0.0463);Loss of catalytic residue at A241 (P = 0.0463);Loss of catalytic residue at A241 (P = 0.0463);
MVP
0.18
MPC
0.72
ClinPred
0.037
T
GERP RS
-3.6
Varity_R
0.050
gMVP
0.77

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: rs796052445; hg19: chr11-71907171; API