Description
The V688L variant in the FGFR1 gene has been published previously in association with Kallman syndrome (Villanueva et al., 2015). The variant was not observed in approximately 6,400 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project, indicating it is not a common benign variant in these populations. V688L is a conservative amino acid substitution, which is not likely to impact secondary protein structure as these residues share similar properties. However, this substitution occurs at a position within the tyrosine kinase domain that is conserved across species, and in silico analysis predicts this variant is probably damaging to the protein structure/function. Missense variants in nearby residues (S685F, G687R, E692K/G, I693F) have been reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database in association with Kallmann syndrome (Stenson et al., 2014), supporting the functional importance of this region of the protein. Therefore, this variant is likely pathogenic; however, the possibility that it is benign cannot be excluded.
| # | Sample | Method | Observation |
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| Origin | Affected | Number tested | Tissue | Purpose | Method | Individuals | Allele frequency | Families | Co-occurrences |
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| 1 | germline | yes | not provided | not provided | not provided | | not provided | not provided | not provided | not provided |
