ClinVar

Description

This sequence change replaces glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, with serine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 1278 of the COL4A1 protein (p.Gly1278Ser). This variant is present in population databases (rs757453900, gnomAD 0.004%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with autosomal recessive small vessel brain disease with periventricular leukoencephalopathy and ocular defects (PMID: 32042920). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 977158). An algorithm developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (PolyPhen-2) suggests that this variant is likely to be disruptive. This variant disrupts the triple helix domain of COL4A1. Glycine residues within the Gly-Xaa-Yaa repeats of the triple helix domain are required for the structure and stability of fibrillar collagens (PMID: 7695699, 8218237, 19344236). In COL4A1 variants affecting these glycine residues are significantly enriched in individuals with disease (PMID: 9016532, 17078022) compared to the general population (ExAC). In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic.