rs878854417

Positions:

• chr2-196225800-G-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 13 ACMG points: 13P and 0B. PM2 PP2 PP3_Moderate PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_001348768.2(HECW2):​c.3988C>T​(p.Arg1330Trp) variant causes a missense 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 (★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0 (0 hom.)
  • Failed GnomAD Quality Control
• Consequence: HECW2 NM_001348768.2 missense
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:7 O:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.13

Genes affected

HECW2 (HGNC:29853): (HECT, C2 and WW domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2) This gene encodes a member of a family of E3 ubiquitin ligases which plays an important role in the proliferation, migration and differentiation of neural crest cells as a regulator of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)/Ret signaling. This gene also plays an important role in angiogenesis through stabilization of endothelial cell-to-cell junctions as a regulator of angiomotin-like 1 stability. The encoded protein contains an N-terminal calcium/lipid-binding (C2) domain involved in membrane targeting, two-four WW domains responsible for cellular localization and substrate recognition, and a C-terminal homologous with E6-associated protein C-terminus (HECT) catalytic domain. Naturally occurring mutations in this gene are associated with neurodevelopmental delay, hypotonia, and epilepsy. The decreased expression of this gene in the aganglionic colon is associated with Hirschsprung's disease. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2017]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 13 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP2: Missense variant in gene, where missense usually causes diseases (based on misZ statistic), HECW2. . Gene score misZ 3.3052 (greater than the threshold 3.09). Trascript score misZ 3.6429 (greater than threshold 3.09). GenCC has associacion of gene with neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia, seizures, and absent language, complex neurodevelopmental disorder.
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.865
• PP5: Variant 2-196225800-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr2-196225800-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 242318.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr2-196225800-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic]. Variant chr2-196225800-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	Protein	UniProt
HECW2	NM_001348768.2	c.3988C>T	p.Arg1330Trp	missense_variant	23/29	ENST00000644978.2	NP_001335697.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
HECW2	ENST00000644978.2	c.3988C>T	p.Arg1330Trp	missense_variant	23/29		NM_001348768.2	ENSP00000495418	P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AC0 AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1457508 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 28 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 725374

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.00

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: 0.00

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:7 Other:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia, seizures, and absent language Pathogenic:4

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Center for Statistical Genetics, Columbia University	Mar 17, 2021	Recurrent variant, identified in 7 cases with a neurodevelopmental disorder. -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria provided	literature only	OMIM	Jan 10, 2018	- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories, Greenwood Genetic Center	Sep 12, 2023	PS2, PS4, PM1, PM2, PM6, PP2 -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute	Oct 09, 2024	Based on the classification scheme VCGS_Germline_v1.3.4, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. Following criteria are met: 0105 - The mechanism of disease for this gene is not clearly established. However, gain of function has been suggested as a mechanism of disease (PMID: 34321324). (I) 0107 - This gene is associated with autosomal dominant disease. Autosomal recessive inheritance has been reported for putative loss of function variants, however, this association is not well established (PanelApp Australia). (I) 0115 - Variants in this gene are known to have variable expressivity (PMID: 34321324). (I) 0200 - Variant is predicted to result in a missense amino acid change from arginine to tryptophan. (I) 0251 - This variant is heterozygous. (I) 0301 - Variant is absent from gnomAD (both v2 and v3). (SP) 0501 - Missense variant consistently predicted to be damaging by multiple in silico tools or highly conserved with a major amino acid change. (SP) 0602 - Variant is located in a hotspot region or cluster of pathogenic variants in the HECT domain where majority of reported pathogenic variants are located (DECIPHER, PMID: 34047014). (SP) 0801 - This variant has strong previous evidence of pathogenicity in unrelated individuals. This variant has been reported as de novo in more than five individuals with HECW2-related features (ClinVar, DECIPHER, PMIDs: 27389779, 33205896, 29395664, 34321324). (SP) 1203 - This variant has been shown to be de novo in the proband (parental status confirmed) (by trio analysis). (SP) Legend: (SP) - Supporting pathogenic, (I) - Information, (SB) - Supporting benign -

HECW2-related disorder Pathogenic:1 Other:1

not provided, no classification provided	phenotyping only	GenomeConnect - Brain Gene Registry	-	Variant interpreted as Pathogenic and reported on 08-04-2021 by lab or GTR ID 26957. Assertions are reported exactly as they appear on the patient provided laboratory report. GenomeConnect does not attempt to reinterpret the variant. The IIDDRC-CTSA National Brain Gene Registry (BGR) is a study funded by the U.S. National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and includes 13 Intellectual and Developmental Disability Research Center (IDDRC) institutions. The study is led by Principal Investigator John Constantino MD PhD from Washington University. The BGR is a data commons of gene variants paired with subject clinical information. This database helps scientists learn more about genetic changes and their impact on the brain and behavior. Participation in the Brain Gene Registry requires participation in GenomeConnect. More information about the Brain Gene Registry can be found on the study website - https://braingeneregistry.wustl.edu/. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences	Aug 19, 2022	The HECW2 c.3988C>T variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Arg1330Trp. This variant was reported de novo in multiple unrelated affected individuals with developmental delay, absent speech, epilepsy, encephalopathy, hypotonia & macrocephaly (Halvardson et al 2016. PubMed ID: 27334371; Berko et al. 2017. PubMed ID: 27389779; McRae et al 2017. PubMed ID: 28135719; Hamdan et al. 2017. PubMed ID: 29100083; Turner et al. 2019. PubMed ID: 31785789). This variant has not been reported in a large population database (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org), indicating this variant is rare. This variant is interpreted as pathogenic. -

Inborn genetic diseases Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Ambry Genetics

Jun 30, 2016

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not provided Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Skane University Hospital Lund

May 27, 2022

- -

Neurodevelopmental disorder with progressive microcephaly, spasticity, and brain anomalies Other:1

not provided, no classification provided

phenotyping only

GenomeConnect, ClinGen

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Variant classified as Pathogenic and reported on 04-07-2020 by Lab or GTR ID 26957. GenomeConnect assertions are reported exactly as they appear on the patient-provided report from the testing laboratory. GenomeConnect staff make no attempt to reinterpret the clinical significance of the variant. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	1.0
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.27	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.15
CADD	Uncertain	26
DANN	Pathogenic	1.0
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.31	T;.;T;T
Eigen	Uncertain	0.63
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.49
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.76	D
LIST_S2	Pathogenic	0.99	.;D;.;D
M_CAP	Benign	0.075	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.87	D;D;D;D
MetaSVM	Uncertain	0.25	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	4.1	H;.;H;H
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	D;D
PrimateAI	Pathogenic	0.94	D
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-7.9	D;.;.;.
REVEL	Uncertain	0.50
Sift	Uncertain	0.0010	D;.;.;.
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D;.;.;.
Polyphen		1.0	D;.;D;D
Vest4		0.84
MutPred		0.73		Loss of methylation at K1334 (P = 0.1305);.;Loss of methylation at K1334 (P = 0.1305);Loss of methylation at K1334 (P = 0.1305);
MVP		0.73
MPC		2.2
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		3.3
Varity_R		0.96
gMVP		0.89

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.080		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: rs878854417; hg19: chr2-197090524;