Description
The c.337G>C variant in the hepatocyte nuclear factor -4 alpha gene, HNF4A, causes an amino acid change of asparagine to a histidine at codon 113 (p.(Asp113His)) of NM_175914.5. Functional studies have demonstrated the p. Asp113His protein has DNA binding below 40% of wild type indicating that this variant impacts protein function (PS3_Supporting; PMID: 15233628). Additionally, this variant resides in an amino acid within the HNF4A DNA binding domain that directly binds DNA, which is necessary for homodimer formation and defined as critical for the protein’s function by the ClinGen MDEP (PM1). This variant is also absent from gnomAD v2.1.1 (PM2_Supporting). Based on its REVEL score of 0.959, which is greater than the MDEP VCEP threshold of 0.70, this variant is predicted to be deleterious by computational evidence (PP3). The variant was found in an individual with diabetes who was a compound heterozygote for this variant and p.Asp113Tyr; however, the MODY probability calculator score was <50% and there was evidence of an autoimmune etiology, and PP4 could not be applied (PMID: 11232004). The p.Asp113Tyr variant is a VUS; therefore, PM5 could not be applied. In summary, c.337G>C meets the criteria to be classified as a variant of uncertain significance for monogenic diabetes. ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen MDEP VCEP (specification version 1.1,0, approved 11/16/2022): PS3_Supporting, PM1_Moderate, PM2_Supporting, PP3.
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Origin | Affected | Number tested | Tissue | Purpose | Method | Individuals | Allele frequency | Families | Co-occurrences |
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1 | germline | unknown | not provided | not provided | not provided | | not provided | not provided | not provided | not provided |