ClinVar

Description

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with histidine, which is basic and polar, at codon 1068 of the HCN4 protein (p.Arg1068His). This variant is present in population databases (rs776270218, gnomAD 0.002%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with HCN4-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 663635). 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 HCN4 protein function with a negative predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change does not substantially affect HCN4 function (PMID: 24607718). 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.