ClinVar

Description

A variant of uncertain significance has been identified in the FBN1 gene. The K2821Q variant has not been published as pathogenic or been reported as benign to our knowledge. This variant is not observed in large population cohorts (Lek et al., 2016; 1000 Genomes Consortium et al., 2015; Exome Variant Server). The K2821Q variant is a semi-conservative amino acid substitution, which may impact secondary protein structure as these residues differ in some properties. Additionally, this substitution occurs at a position that is conserved across species. Furthermore, in silico analysis predicts this substitution is likely damaging to the protein structure/function. Nevertheless, the K2821Q variant does not affect a Cysteine residue within a calcium-binding EGF-like domain of the FBN1 gene. Cysteine substitutions in the calcium-binding EGF-like domains represent the majority of pathogenic missense changes associated with Marfan syndrome (Collod-Beroud et al., 2003).