rs878853149

Positions:

• chr18-55350388-G-A
• chr18-55350388-G-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_001083962.2(TCF4):​c.520C>T​(p.Arg174Ter) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. R174R) has been classified as Likely benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: TCF4 NM_001083962.2 stop_gained
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:6
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.95

Genes affected

TCF4 (HGNC:11634): (transcription factor 4) This gene encodes transcription factor 4, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor. The encoded protein recognizes an Ephrussi-box ('E-box') binding site ('CANNTG') - a motif first identified in immunoglobulin enhancers. This gene is broadly expressed, and may play an important role in nervous system development. Defects in this gene are a cause of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. In addition, an intronic CTG repeat normally numbering 10-37 repeat units can expand to >50 repeat units and cause Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different proteins have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 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 18-55350388-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr18-55350388-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 235853.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr18-55350388-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic]. Variant chr18-55350388-G-A is described in Lovd as [Likely_pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
TCF4	NM_001083962.2	c.520C>T	p.Arg174Ter	stop_gained	8/20	ENST00000354452.8

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
TCF4	ENST00000354452.8	c.520C>T	p.Arg174Ter	stop_gained	8/20	5	NM_001083962.2	P3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.0000468 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:6

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Pitt-Hopkins syndrome Pathogenic:2

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Centre for Mendelian Genomics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana	Oct 25, 2018	This variant was classified as: Pathogenic. The following ACMG criteria were applied in classifying this variant: PVS1,PM2,PP5. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp	Jul 03, 2022	This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Arg174*) in the TCF4 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in TCF4 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 18728071, 22045651). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 235853). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PMID: 26993267). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). -

not provided Pathogenic:2

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen	Apr 01, 2022	TCF4: PVS1, PM2, PS2:Supporting, PS4:Supporting -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	GeneDx	Apr 04, 2022	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 in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 28807867, 22045651, 31278258, 30830316, 26993267, 25167861, 33084218, 31785789) -

Pitt-Hopkins syndrome;C2750451:Corneal dystrophy, Fuchs endothelial, 3 Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Center for Genomics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Feb 08, 2022

This variant has been reported in the literature in 7 individuals, including as a de novo variants in at least 3 individuals (Selected publications: Redin 2014 PMID: 25167861; Trump 2016 PMID: 26993267; Turner 2019 PMID: 31785789). This variant is not present in large control databases but is present in ClinVar, with multiple labs classifying it as pathogenic (Variation ID: 235853). Evolutionary conservation and computational predictive tools for this variant are limited or unavailable. This variant is predicted to cause a stopgain at this codon, resulting in protein truncation or loss of allelic expression through nonsense mediated mRNA decay. Loss of function variants are a known mechanism of disease for this gene (Bedeschi 2017 PMID: 28807867). In summary, this variant is classified as pathogenic. -

Intellectual disability Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Diagnostic Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospital

Jul 25, 2014

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.63	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.56
CADD	Pathogenic	37
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
Eigen	Uncertain	0.41
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.27
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.84	D
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;A;D;D
Vest4		0.99, 0.99, 0.98, 0.98, 0.98, 0.98, 0.97, 0.99, 0.99
GERP RS		3.7

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs878853149; hg19: chr18-53017619; COSMIC: COSV61890253; COSMIC: COSV61890253;