ClinVar Genomic variation as it relates to human health

The c.465G>T variant in the glucokinase gene, GCK, causes an amino acid change of arginine to serine at codon 155 (p.(Arg155Ser)) of NM_000162.5. GCK is defined by the ClinGen MDEP as a gene that has a low rate of benign missense variation and has pathogenic missense variants as a common mechanism of disease (PP2). This variant is predicted to be deleterious by computational evidence, with a REVEL score of 0.766, which is greater than the MDEP VCEP threshold of 0.70 (PP3). This variant is absent from gnomAD v2.1.1 (PM2_Supporting). This variant segregated with diabetes, with three informative meioses in one family (PP1; internal lab contributors). This variant was identified in an individual with a clinical history highly specific for GCK-hyperglycemia (FBG 5.5-8 mmol/L and HbA1c 5.6 - 7.6% and antibody negative) (PP4_Moderate; internal lab contributors). In summary, c.465G>T meets the criteria to be classified as likely pathogenic for monogenic diabetes. ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen MDEP (specification version 1.3.0, approved 8/11/2023): PM2_Supporting, PP3, PP2, PP1, PP4_Moderate.

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with serine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 155 of the GCK protein (p.Arg155Ser). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with GCK-related conditions. Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt GCK protein function with a negative predictive value of 80%. 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.