rs906096146

chr6-145635257-T-C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points: 4P and 0B. PM1 PM2

The NM_005670.4(EPM2A):c.706A>G(p.Met236Val) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000137 in 1,461,812 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. M236T) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: EPM2A NM_005670.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.67

Genes affected

EPM2A (HGNC:3413): (EPM2A glucan phosphatase, laforin) This gene encodes a dual-specificity phosphatase and may be involved in the regulation of glycogen metabolism. The protein acts on complex carbohydrates to prevent glycogen hyperphosphorylation, thus avoiding the formation of insoluble aggregates. Loss-of-function mutations in this gene have been associated with Lafora disease, a rare, adult-onset recessive neurodegenerative disease, which results in myoclonus epilepsy and usually results in death several years after the onset of symptoms. The disease is characterized by the accumulation of insoluble particles called Lafora bodies, which are derived from glycogen. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2018]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a domain Tyrosine-protein phosphatase (size 167) in uniprot entity EPM2A_HUMAN there are 22 pathogenic changes around while only 4 benign (85%) in NM_005670.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
EPM2A	NM_005670.4	c.706A>G	p.Met236Val	missense_variant	3/4	ENST00000367519.9

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
EPM2A	ENST00000367519.9	c.706A>G	p.Met236Val	missense_variant	3/4	1	NM_005670.4	P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000137 AC: 2 AN: 1461812 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00000275 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 727204

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: 0.0000232

Gnomad4 FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Progressive myoclonic epilepsy Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Invitae

Aug 13, 2021

This sequence change replaces methionine with valine at codon 236 of the EPM2A protein (p.Met236Val). The methionine residue is highly conserved and there is a small physicochemical difference between methionine and valine. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with EPM2A-related conditions. 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: "Deleterious"; PolyPhen-2: "Possibly Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Class C15"). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may create or strengthen a splice site. 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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.17	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	0.0
Cadd	Pathogenic	26
Dann	Uncertain	0.99
Eigen	Uncertain	0.45
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.52
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	1.0	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.92	D;D;.;D;.;.;.;.;D
M_CAP	Benign	0.031	D
MetaRNN	Uncertain	0.60	D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
MetaSVM	Benign	-0.96	T
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	D
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.57	T
Polyphen		0.84, 0.91	.;P;.;P;.;P;.;.;.
Vest4		0.84, 0.83, 0.75
MutPred		0.72		.;Loss of glycosylation at P234 (P = 0.0794);.;Loss of glycosylation at P234 (P = 0.0794);.;Loss of glycosylation at P234 (P = 0.0794);.;.;.;
MVP		0.72
MPC		0.60
ClinPred		0.91	D
GERP RS		5.5
gMVP		0.68

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: rs906096146; hg19: chr6-145956393;