ClinVar

Description

Variant classified as Uncertain Significance - Favor Pathogenic. The p.Phe205Ile variant in TOR1A has been reported in 1 individual with late-onset focal dyston ia (Calakos 2010), but was also identified in 0.01% (13/129134) of European chro mosomes by gnomAD (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). Computational prediction t ools and conservation analysis suggest that this variant may impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough to determine pathogenicity. In vitro functional studies support that the variant impacts protein function (Het tich 2014). However, these types of assays may not accurately represent biologic al function. A knock-in mouse model suggests that this variant results in reduce d levels of the TOR1A protein (Bhagat 2016). Furthermore, homozygous p.Phe205Ile knock-in mice exhibit motor impairment and altered synaptic plasticity (Bhagat 2016). However, given that these phenotypes were only observed in homozygous ani mals, it remains unclear if this variant would be expected to cause autosomal do minant primary-onset dystonia. In summary, while there is suspicion for a pathog enic role, the clinical significance of the p.Phe205Ile variant is uncertain. AC MG/AMP Criteria applied: PS3_Moderate, PP3.