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NM_000492.4(CFTR):c.4243-7del AND Cystic fibrosis

Germline classification:
Conflicting interpretations of pathogenicity (2 submissions)
Last evaluated:
Jan 11, 2024
Review status:
criteria provided, conflicting classifications
Somatic classification
of clinical impact:
None
Review status:
(0/4) 0 stars out of maximum of 4 stars
no assertion criteria provided
Somatic classification
of oncogenicity:
None
Review status:
(0/4) 0 stars out of maximum of 4 stars
no assertion criteria provided
Record status:
current
Accession:
RCV000227990.11

Allele description [Variation Report for NM_000492.4(CFTR):c.4243-7del]

NM_000492.4(CFTR):c.4243-7del

Genes:
CFTR:CF transmembrane conductance regulator [Gene - OMIM - HGNC]
LOC111674477:CFTR intron 23 enhancer [Gene]
Variant type:
Deletion
Cytogenetic location:
7q31.2
Genomic location:
Preferred name:
NM_000492.4(CFTR):c.4243-7del
HGVS:
  • NC_000007.14:g.117666901del
  • NG_016465.4:g.206118del
  • NG_056133.2:g.1307del
  • NM_000492.4:c.4243-7delMANE SELECT
  • LRG_663t1:c.4243-7del
  • LRG_663:g.206118del
  • NC_000007.13:g.117306953del
  • NC_000007.13:g.117306955del
  • NM_000492.3:c.4243-7del
  • NM_000492.3:c.4243-7delT
Links:
dbSNP: rs878854021
NCBI 1000 Genomes Browser:
rs878854021
Molecular consequence:
  • NM_000492.4:c.4243-7del - intron variant - [Sequence Ontology: SO:0001627]

Condition(s)

Name:
Cystic fibrosis (CF)
Synonyms:
Mucoviscidosis
Identifiers:
MONDO: MONDO:0009061; MedGen: C0010674; Orphanet: 586; OMIM: 219700

Recent activity

Assertion and evidence details

Submission AccessionSubmitterReview Status
(Assertion method)
Clinical Significance
(Last evaluated)
OriginMethodCitations
SCV000285007Invitae
criteria provided, single submitter

(Invitae Variant Classification Sherloc (09022015))
Likely benign
(Jan 11, 2024)
germlineclinical testing

PubMed (1)
[See all records that cite this PMID]

SCV004024521Johns Hopkins Genomics, Johns Hopkins University
criteria provided, single submitter

(ACMG Guidelines, 2015)
Uncertain significance
(Jun 6, 2023)
germlineclinical testing

PubMed (1)
[See all records that cite this PMID]

Summary from all submissions

EthnicityOriginAffectedIndividualsFamiliesChromosomes testedNumber TestedFamily historyMethod
not providedgermlineunknownnot providednot providednot providednot providednot providedclinical testing

Citations

PubMed

Sherloc: a comprehensive refinement of the ACMG-AMP variant classification criteria.

Nykamp K, Anderson M, Powers M, Garcia J, Herrera B, Ho YY, Kobayashi Y, Patil N, Thusberg J, Westbrook M; Invitae Clinical Genomics Group., Topper S.

Genet Med. 2017 Oct;19(10):1105-1117. doi: 10.1038/gim.2017.37. Epub 2017 May 11. Erratum in: Genet Med. 2020 Jan;22(1):240-242.

PubMed [citation]
PMID:
28492532
PMCID:
PMC5632818

Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology.

Richards S, Aziz N, Bale S, Bick D, Das S, Gastier-Foster J, Grody WW, Hegde M, Lyon E, Spector E, Voelkerding K, Rehm HL; ACMG Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee..

Genet Med. 2015 May;17(5):405-24. doi: 10.1038/gim.2015.30. Epub 2015 Mar 5.

PubMed [citation]
PMID:
25741868
PMCID:
PMC4544753

Details of each submission

From Invitae, SCV000285007.8

#EthnicityIndividualsChromosomes TestedFamily HistoryMethodCitations
1not providednot providednot providednot providedclinical testing PubMed (1)
#SampleMethodObservation
OriginAffectedNumber testedTissuePurposeMethodIndividualsAllele frequencyFamiliesCo-occurrences
1germlineunknownnot providednot providednot providednot providednot providednot providednot provided

From Johns Hopkins Genomics, Johns Hopkins University, SCV004024521.2

#EthnicityIndividualsChromosomes TestedFamily HistoryMethodCitations
1not providednot providednot providednot providedclinical testing PubMed (1)

Description

This CFTR intronic variant (rs878854021) is rare (<0.1%) in a large population dataset (gnomADv3.1.2: 6/152142 total alleles; 0.004%; no homozygotes) and has been reported in ClinVar (Variation ID:237857). It has not been reported in the literature in individuals with cystic fibrosis, to our knowledge. Bioinformatic analysis predicts that this intronic variant may weaken the native acceptor splice site although this has not been confirmed experimentally to our knowledge. We consider the clinical significance of CFTR c.4243-7del to be uncertain at this time.

#SampleMethodObservation
OriginAffectedNumber testedTissuePurposeMethodIndividualsAllele frequencyFamiliesCo-occurrences
1germlineunknownnot providednot providednot providednot providednot providednot providednot provided

Last Updated: May 19, 2024