rs886042838

Variant names:

• chr11-31800855-AC-A
• rs886042838
• NM_001368894.2:c.400delG

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 20 ACMG points: 20P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP3_Moderate PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_001368894.2(PAX6):​c.400delG​(p.Val134CysfsTer4) variant causes a frameshift, splice region change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. 1/1 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: PAX6 NM_001368894.2 frameshift, splice_region
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.40

Genes affected

PAX6 (HGNC:8620): (paired box 6) This gene encodes paired box protein Pax-6, one of many human homologs of the Drosophila melanogaster gene prd. In addition to a conserved paired box domain, a hallmark feature of this gene family, the encoded protein also contains a homeobox domain. Both domains are known to bind DNA and function as regulators of gene transcription. Activity of this protein is key in the development of neural tissues, particularly the eye. This gene is regulated by multiple enhancers located up to hundreds of kilobases distant from this locus. Mutations in this gene or in the enhancer regions can cause ocular disorders such as aniridia and Peter's anomaly. Use of alternate promoters and alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. Interestingly, inclusion of a particular alternate coding exon has been shown to increase the length of the paired box domain and alter its DNA binding specificity. Consequently, isoforms that carry the shorter paired box domain regulate a different set of genes compared to the isoforms carrying the longer paired box domain. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2019]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 20 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
• PP3: Splicing scoreres supports a deletorius effect: Scorers claiming Pathogenic: max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.
• PP5: Variant 11-31800855-AC-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr11-31800855-AC-A is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 284286.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
PAX6	NM_001368894.2	c.400delG	p.Val134CysfsTer4	frameshift_variant, splice_region_variant	Exon 8 of 14	ENST00000640368.2	NP_001355823.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
PAX6	ENST00000640368.2	c.400delG	p.Val134CysfsTer4	frameshift_variant, splice_region_variant	Exon 8 of 14	5	NM_001368894.2	ENSP00000492024.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Aniridia 1;C0344559:Irido-corneo-trabecular dysgenesis Pathogenic:1

May 15, 2017

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change deletes 1 nucleotide from exon 7 of the PAX6 mRNA (c.358delG), causing a frameshift at codon 120. This creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Val120Cysfs*4) and is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in PAX6 are known to be pathogenic. This particular variant has been reported in the literature in an individual affected with Waardenburg syndrome (PMID: 9279758). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

not provided Pathogenic:1

Nov 09, 2015

Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.99		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai		0.98		Position offset: 0
DS_AL_spliceai		0.99		Position offset: 1

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs886042838; hg19: chr11-31822403;