Description
A novel P1759S variant that is likely pathogenic has been identified in the SCN1A gene. The P1759S variant has not been published as a pathogenic variant, nor has it been reported as a benign variant to our knowledge. It was not observed in approximately 6,500 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project, indicating it is not a common benign variant in these populations. The P1759S variant is a non-conservative amino acid substitution, which is likely to impact secondary protein structure as these residues differ in polarity, charge, size and/or other properties. Additionally, this substitution alters a conserved position predicted to be within the extracellular loop between transmembrane segments S5 and S6 of the fourth homologous domain of the SCN1A protein. Furthermore, missense variants in nearby residues (G1754R, D1755G, C1756G, G1762E) have been reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database in association with SCN1A-related disorders (Stenson et al., 2014), supporting the functional importance of this region of the protein. However, in silico analysis is inconsistent in its predictions as to whether or not the variant is damaging to the protein structure/function. Therefore, this variant is likely pathogenic; however, the possibility that it is benign cannot be excluded.
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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 |