ClinVar

Description

The c.267_270delGCAGinsTCCT variant results in the replacement of the normal Glutamine at position 90 with a Proline, denoted Q90P, which is a non-conservative amino acid substitution and is likely to impact secondary protein structure as these residues differ in polarity, charge, size and/or other properties. This substitution occurs at a position that is conserved across species. The Q90P variant in the TSHR gene (denoted c.269/270 AG>CT due to alternate nomenclature), has been published previously in cis with two additional variants, c.267G>T (L89L) and c.790 C>T (P264S), in a large consanguineous Arab kindred. Individuals who were homozygous for this allele presented with hypothyroidism (Sriphrapradang et al., 2011). Individuals who were heterozygous for this allele presented with mild hyperthyrotropinemia. Some individuals also carried a TPO variant in addition to the TSHR allele, and in the majority of individuals this did not magnify the hyperthyrotropinemia. Functional activity of the mutant Q90P TSHR was lower when compared with the wild type TSHR; however, functional activity was higher when compared to mutant P264S and Q90P/P264S (Sriphrapradang et al., 2011). The c.267_270delGCAGinsTCCT variant 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 c.267_270delGCAGinsTCCT variant is a strong candidate for a pathogenic variant, however, the possibility it may be a rare benign variant cannot be excluded.