ClinVar

Description

This sequence change replaces isoleucine with valine at codon 41 of the FIG4 protein (p.Ile41Val). The isoleucine residue is highly conserved and there is a small physicochemical difference between isoleucine and valine. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with FIG4-related conditions. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Deleterious"; PolyPhen-2: "Probably Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Class C0"). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may create or strengthen a splice site. This variant disrupts the p.Ile41 amino acid residue in FIG4. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 17572665, 18556664, 20630877, 21705420, 23489662, 24878229). This suggests that this residue is clinically significant, and that variants that disrupt this residue are likely to be disease-causing. 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.