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APOE c.526C>T, p.Arg176Cys

NM_000041.4:c.526C>T NP_000032.1:p.(Arg176Cys) Missense · exon 4 View identifiers
Classification
Benign

Variant description:

The APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T (NP_000032.1:p.(Arg176Cys)) missense variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV52986153, n = 8 times). Based on available guidelines, this variant is considered to be Benign. This variant is considered to be drug response by the VCEP (ClinPGx; ClinVar ID 17848).

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Benign.A benign classification under the recorded framework.

In plain language

Gene-level background from the recorded interpretation.

About APOE

APOE encodes apolipoprotein E, which helps the liver and other cells clear triglyceride-rich lipoprotein remnants from the blood. Changes in this gene can cause familial dysbetalipoproteinemia (type III hyperlipoproteinemia), leading to increased cholesterol and triglyceride levels. APOE has no established cancer role based on the available information.

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01The reasoning

How it was classified

The recorded framework is Generic ACMG/AMP 2015 with ClinGen SVI recommendations. The criteria and strengths shown below come from the saved assessment; this page does not recalculate the classification.

Recorded applied criteria

The applied criteria and their strengths are shown as assessed under the stated framework.

Pathogenic evidence criteria: 0 Benign evidence criteria: 1
Pathogenic criteria applied · 0

No pathogenic criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.

Benign criteria applied · 1
BA1Stand alone
BA1 · stand alone

Met: gnomAD grpmax FAF is 10.14% in v2.1 and 10.36% in v4.1, exceeding the 5% generic BA1 threshold with adequate observed-allele counts.

Recorded classification: Benign

Benign: BA1 (stand-alone benign) is met because gnomAD grpmax filtering allele frequencies exceed 5%, satisfying the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 fallback rule.

02The sources

Evidence at a glance

Evidence summaries and captured source records, where available. Missing entries should not be interpreted as negative findings.

gnomAD v4.1
gnomAD v2.1
Population frequency
114,390 / 1,540,810 alleles

gnomAD v4.1: 114,390 / 1,540,810 alleles. Recorded AF 0.0742402. Recorded homozygote count 4609.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 0.065422; MAF= 6.54220%, 10996/168078 alleles, homozygotes = 465) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 0.106918; MAF= 10.69182%, 1632/15264 alleles, homozygotes = 100); grpmax FAF= 0.101387.

gnomAD-Canada

Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

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REVEL score
0.588 recorded score

Recorded REVEL score: 0.588. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.

No listed criterion applied
ClinVar submissions
9 reported laboratory submissions

4 Likely benign · 2 Benign · 1 risk factor · 1 Uncertain significance · 1 other. ClinVar API review status: reviewed by expert panel.

Context only ClinVar ↗
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Functional evidence
Not recorded

No standalone functional evidence summary is recorded in evidence_summary.functional.

No listed criterion applied OncoKB ↗
COSMIC
Cancer Hotspots
Somatic evidence
8 recorded samples

This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV52986153, n = 8 times).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.

For specialists

Technical detail

ACMG/AMP criteria under Generic ACMG/AMP 2015 with ClinGen SVI recommendations, with the data and sources behind each one.

28 criteria with recorded statuses: 1 met · 9 not met · 14 not assessed · 4 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.

Met Not met Not assessed Not applicable

For APOE p.Arg176Cys, PS1, PM1, and PP2 are not met because the variant is a common missense polymorphism without a qualifying established pathogenic same-amino-acid record, hotspot, critical-domain evidence, or low-benign-missense gene context.

PM5 and BP1 remain not assessed because the supplied evidence does not establish a qualifying different pathogenic missense variant at Arg176 or a primarily truncating APOE disease mechanism.

No proband-parent testing, family history, affected-relative genotypes, or informative meioses are documented; therefore PS2, PM6, PP1, and BS4 are not assessed.

BA1 is met from concordant gnomAD grpmax FAF values above 5% with adequate observed-allele counts.

BS1 is not assessed because the case lacks disorder-specific maximum-credible-frequency inputs despite a frequency above the generic 1% default.

BS2 is not assessed because aggregate homozygote counts do not establish healthy-adult status or full early-age penetrance.

PM2 is not met because the variant is common in gnomAD v2.1 and v4.1.

Met · 1

BA1 Stand aloneACMG_2015Met: gnomAD grpmax FAF is 10.14% in v2.1 and 10.36% in v4.1, exceeding the 5% generic BA1 threshold with adequate observed-allele counts. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BA1 is met under the generic ACMG/AMP stand-alone threshold. The variant's filtering allele frequency is 0.101387 in gnomAD v2.1 and 0.103585 in gnomAD v4.1, both above the supplied generic BA1 threshold of 0.05. These are grpmax FAF values, not popmax point estimates, and the corresponding highest-frequency African/African American groups have 15,264 and 73,224 observed alleles, respectively, exceeding the 2,000-observed-allele requirement. No pathogenic ClinVar consensus is documented in this case; ClinVar submissions are benign or likely benign, risk factor, uncertain significance, other, or drug response. The high frequency is therefore not contradicted by a documented pathogenic consensus that would require withholding BA1.

Rule
Allele frequency is above 5% in Exome Sequencing Project, 1000 Genomes or Exome Aggregation Consortium.
Evidence considered
  • gnomAD v2.1 reports AF 0.065422, 10,996/168,078 alleles, 465 homozygotes, and grpmax FAF 0.101387; the highest-frequency African/African American group has 1,632/15,264 alleles.
  • gnomAD v4.1 reports AF 0.0742402, 114,390/1,540,810 alleles, 4,609 homozygotes, and grpmax FAF 0.103585; the highest-frequency African/African American group has 7,729/73,224 alleles.
  • The supplied generic BA1 calibration is >=0.05, identified in the prompt as the ACMG/AMP 2015 stand-alone benign allele-frequency threshold (PMID:25741868).
  • ClinVar case evidence lists four likely benign submissions, two benign submissions, one risk-factor submission, one uncertain-significance submission, one other submission, and a drug-response expert-panel classification; no pathogenic consensus is documented.
Sources

Not met · 9 · evaluated, threshold not reached

PS1 ACMG_2015Not met: APOE p.Arg176Cys is common (gnomAD v4.1 AF 7.424%) and ClinVar has no qualifying established pathogenic classification. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is APOE p.Arg176Cys (rs7412). The reviewed APOE literature documents this same amino-acid substitution as a common pharmacogenetic polymorphism, not as a previously established pathogenic variant. ClinVar lists four likely-benign and two benign submissions, while its expert-panel classification is drug response rather than pathogenicity. Therefore, no qualifying previously established pathogenic same-amino-acid variant supports PS1.

Rule
Same amino acid change as a previously established pathogenic variant regardless of nucleotide change.
Evidence considered
  • ClinVar variation 17848, variant title NM_000041.2(APOE):c.526C>T (p.Arg176Cys): four likely-benign submissions, two benign submissions, and an expert-panel drug-response classification; no expert-panel pathogenic classification.
  • gnomAD v4.1: APOE p.Arg176Cys is present at AF 0.0742402, with 114390/1540810 alleles and 4609 homozygotes.
  • Mega et al. 2009 (PMID:19667110): APOE rs7412 is the mature-protein Arg158Cys polymorphism corresponding to precursor-protein Arg176Cys and is studied for statin-response associations.
  • Morris et al. 2005 (PMID:16103896): APOE rs7412/apoE2 is studied as a common allele in an atorvastatin-response association study, not as an established pathogenic variant.
Sources
PS4 ACMGNot met: reviewed studies report pharmacogenetic lipid-response associations, not affected-versus-control carrier counts enabling PS4 OR >5.0 with a confidence interval excluding 1.0. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

Generic ACMG/AMP PS4 requires a significant increase of the variant among affected individuals versus controls, with OR or RR >5.0 and a confidence interval excluding 1.0. The reviewed variant-specific papers PMID:16103896 and PMID:19667110 study APOE rs7412/p.Arg176Cys in statin-response cohorts, reporting LDL-cholesterol response differences rather than disease-affected versus unaffected control counts; PMID:17289397 reports APOE genotype groups in statin-treated patients without variant-level case-control enrichment. No paper provides affected/control carrier counts for a disease phenotype, so an OR and 95% CI cannot be computed from these studies. The variant is common in gnomAD v4.1 (AF 0.0742402; 114390/1540810 alleles), which does not establish disease-specific case-control enrichment. The literature_pass ai_classified_papers list is empty, so there were no classifier-designated PS4 papers requiring additional verification.

Rule
Note 1: Relative risk (RR) or odds ratio (OR), as obtained from case-control studies, is >5.0 and the confidence interval around the estimate of RR or OR does not include 1.0.
Evidence considered
  • PMID:16103896, Results and Tables 1-2: APOE rs7412 rare-allele heterozygotes had 39.9% LDL-C lowering versus 36.4% in common-allele homozygotes (P=0.0015) in an atorvastatin-response cohort; this is not a disease case-control comparison.
  • PMID:19667110, APOE subsection: in 1,507 post-acute-coronary-syndrome participants, rs7412/epsilon2 was associated with LDL-C reduction under atorvastatin or pravastatin; no affected-versus-unaffected carrier counts or disease OR/RR were reported.
  • PMID:17289397, Results section 3.2.4 and Table 4: 100 Italian statin-treated patients were grouped by APOE genotype, with no variant-level disease case-control analysis.
  • gnomAD v4.1: the exact variant is present at AF 0.0742402 (114390/1540810 alleles; 4609 homozygotes), but this population frequency is not a disease case-control comparison and does not provide a PS4 OR or confidence interval.
  • The literature_pass ai_classified_papers array is empty; no already-classified PS4 paper was available for an additional abstract/full-text verification step.
Still missing
  • Possible protein-numbering alias in the literature: PMID:18281922 (R144C); PMID:28198005 (Arg144Cys)
Sources
PM1 ACMG_2015Not met: no qualifying hotspot or critical domain is established, and Arg176Cys has gnomAD v4.1 AF 0.0742402 with 4609 homozygotes. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

No VCEP covers APOE, and vcep_materials.json contains no APOE domain table. The supplied evidence does not establish Arg176 as a critical functional domain or mutational hotspot without benign variation: Cancer Hotspots returned no statistically significant hotspot, and the variant is common in gnomAD v4.1 (AF 0.0742402; 4609 homozygotes). The generic PM1 requirement is therefore not met.

Rule
Located in a mutational hot spot and/or critical and well-established functional domain (e.g. active site of an enzyme) without benign variation.
Evidence considered
  • vcep_materials.json: APOE has no VCEP coverage and domain_tables is empty.
  • Cancer Hotspots search for APOE R176: no statistically significant hotspot found.
  • gnomAD v4.1: total AF 0.0742402, 114390/1540810 alleles, and 4609 homozygotes for the variant.
Sources
PM2 ACMG_2015Not met: allele frequency is 6.54% in gnomAD v2.1 and 7.42% in v4.1, far above the <=0.01% PM2 threshold. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PM2 is not met because the variant is common in both available default all-comers gnomAD datasets. gnomAD v2.1 reports AF 0.065422 from 10,996 of 168,078 alleles, and gnomAD v4.1 reports AF 0.0742402 from 114,390 of 1,540,810 alleles, with hundreds to thousands of homozygotes. These frequencies are far above the supplied PM2 supporting threshold of <=0.0001. No governing VCEP rule requires a non-cancer or exome-only population source, and no separate non-cancer dataset is present in the case evidence.

Rule
Absent from controls (or at extremely low frequency if recessive) in Exome Sequencing Project, 1000 Genomes or Exome Aggregation Consortium.
Evidence considered
  • gnomAD v2.1 reports 10,996/168,078 alleles, AF 0.065422, and 465 homozygotes.
  • gnomAD v4.1 reports 114,390/1,540,810 alleles, AF 0.0742402, and 4,609 homozygotes.
  • The supplied generic PM2 calibration is <=0.0001 for supporting strength, identified in the prompt as the ClinGen SVI recommendation (PMID:25741868).
  • No VCEP-specific population-source instruction is present for this gene; the case therefore uses the default all-comers gnomAD v2.1 and v4.1 entries.
Sources
PP2 ACMG_2015Not met: the APOE missense variant occurs at gnomAD v4.1 AF 0.0742402 with 4609 homozygotes, inconsistent with low benign missense variation. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

APOE p.Arg176Cys is a frequent missense allele in population data (gnomAD v4.1 AF 0.0742402; 4609 homozygotes), which is inconsistent with a gene having a low rate of benign missense variation. The reviewed APOE literature also describes common missense isoform variation and pharmacogenetic associations rather than establishing the required generic PP2 gene-level pattern. PP2 is not met.

Rule
Missense variant in a gene that has a low rate of benign missense variation and where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease.
Evidence considered
  • gnomAD v4.1: APOE p.Arg176Cys occurs at AF 0.0742402, with 114390/1540810 alleles and 4609 homozygotes.
  • ClinVar variation 17848: the variant has four likely-benign and two benign submissions, alongside an expert-panel drug-response classification.
  • PMID:16103896 and PMID:19667110 describe common APOE missense isoform variation and pharmacogenetic associations involving rs7412/Arg176Cys.
Sources
PP3 ACMGNot met: missense REVEL 0.588 is below the PP3 supporting threshold of 0.644. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is missense, APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T, p.Arg176Cys, so the generic rule selects the REVEL path only; SpliceAI is not applicable to PP3/BP4 for this missense consequence. The local REVEL score is 0.588, below the supplied generic PP3 supporting threshold of >= 0.644 from the ClinGen SVI calibration by Pejaver et al. 2022 (PMID:36413997), so PP3 is not met. BayesDel is not used because the governing rules state that no generic ACMG-strength calibration is established.

Rule
Multiple lines of computational evidence support a deleterious effect on the gene or gene product (conservation, evolutionary, splicing impact, etc.). ... Missense variant -> REVEL only. ... PP3 (supporting): >= 0.644 — ClinGen SVI REVEL calibration (Pejaver et al. 2022, Am J Hum Genet) (PMID:36413997)
Evidence considered
  • The variant is missense (APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T, p.Arg176Cys), so the generic missense path requires REVEL only; SpliceAI is not used.
  • The local REVEL lookup reports 0.588 for this variant, below the supplied PP3 supporting cutoff of >= 0.644.
  • The supplied PP3 cutoff is the ClinGen SVI REVEL calibration from Pejaver et al. 2022 (Am J Hum Genet; PMID:36413997).
  • BayesDel score -0.170584 was not used because no generic ACMG-strength calibration is established.
Sources
revel
PP5 ACMG_2015Not met: ClinVar's exact-variant expert-panel classification is drug response, not Pathogenic or Likely pathogenic, so PP5's required source assertion is absent. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

Generic ACMG/AMP PP5 concerns a reputable source reporting the exact variant as pathogenic when the underlying evidence is unavailable for independent evaluation. ClinVar identifies an exact-variant expert-panel classification of drug response, not Pathogenic or Likely pathogenic; the Pathogenic laboratory/literature-only submission was not an expert-panel assertion and was rejected by the submission audit. Therefore the required exact-variant expert-panel pathogenic classification is absent and PP5 is not met.

Rule
Reputable source recently reports variant as pathogenic, but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation.
Evidence considered
  • ClinVar exact-variant record NM_000041.2(APOE):c.526C>T (p.Arg176Cys), variation 17848: review status is expert panel, but the expert-panel classification is drug response; the listed Likely benign and Benign results are clinical-laboratory submissions, not expert-panel pathogenic assertions.
  • ClinVar submission audit: the exact-match OMIM Pathogenic submission has no assertion criteria, is not an expert-panel submission, and is marked unusable for classification and criterion leads.
Sources
BP4 ACMGNot met: missense REVEL 0.588 exceeds the BP4 supporting threshold of 0.29 and is therefore gray-zone. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is missense, APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T, p.Arg176Cys, so the generic rule selects the REVEL path only; a SpliceAI result cannot support BP4 for this missense variant. The local REVEL score is 0.588, above the supplied generic BP4 supporting threshold of <= 0.29 and therefore in the gray zone; BP4 is not met. BayesDel is not used because the governing rules state that no generic ACMG-strength calibration is established.

Rule
Multiple lines of computational evidence suggest no impact on gene or gene product (conservation, evolutionary, splicing impact, etc). ... Missense variant -> REVEL only. Its SpliceAI score says nothing about whether the amino-acid substitution is tolerated, so 'no predicted splice impact' is never BP4 support for a missense variant. ... BP4 (supporting): <= 0.29 — ClinGen SVI REVEL calibration (Pejaver et al. 2022, Am J Hum Genet) (PMID:36413997)
Evidence considered
  • The variant is missense (APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T, p.Arg176Cys), so the generic missense path requires REVEL only; SpliceAI is not used.
  • The local REVEL lookup reports 0.588, above the supplied BP4 supporting cutoff of <= 0.29 and within the gray zone.
  • The supplied BP4 cutoff is the ClinGen SVI REVEL calibration from Pejaver et al. 2022 (Am J Hum Genet; PMID:36413997).
  • SpliceAI was not used because its score cannot support BP4 for a missense variant; BayesDel was not used because no generic ACMG-strength calibration is established.
Sources
revel
BP6 ACMG_2015Not met: the exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel result is drug response, while Benign/Likely benign labels are non-expert laboratory submissions. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

Generic ACMG/AMP BP6 concerns a reputable source reporting the exact variant as benign when the underlying evidence is unavailable for independent evaluation. ClinVar has an exact-variant expert-panel classification of drug response, not Benign or Likely benign. The Benign and Likely benign classifications are ordinary laboratory submissions, so they do not satisfy the required expert-panel exact-variant trigger. BP6 is therefore not met.

Rule
Reputable source recently reports variant as benign, but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation.
Evidence considered
  • ClinVar exact-variant record NM_000041.2(APOE):c.526C>T (p.Arg176Cys), variation 17848: expert-panel classification is drug response; six laboratory submissions are Benign or Likely benign but are not expert-panel assertions.
  • The exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel result therefore does not meet the required Benign/Likely benign expert-panel condition for BP6.
Sources

Not assessed · 14 · no assessment recorded

PS2 ACMG_2015Not assessed: no documented proband disease phenotype, confirmed maternity and paternity, and absence of family history are available for this variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The available case evidence does not document a proband with a defined disease phenotype, confirmed maternity and paternity, or absence of family history for APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T (p.Arg176Cys). Therefore, the required elements for assessing de novo evidence are not available.

Rule
De novo (both maternity and paternity confirmed) in a patient with the disease and no family history.
Evidence considered
  • The case materials contain no proband-parent testing results or family-history documentation that establish a confirmed de novo event.
Still missing
  • Documented disease phenotype in the proband
  • Maternity confirmation
  • Paternity confirmation
  • Documented absence of family history
PS3 ACMG_2015Not assessed: exact-variant studies reported LDL-C associations, but no validated functional assay for APOE p.Arg176Cys was identified. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PS3 is not assessed. The reviewed literature includes association studies of the exact APOE rs7412/c.526C>T/p.Arg176Cys variant with statin-related LDL-C response, but these are clinical pharmacogenetic associations rather than validated in vitro or in vivo functional assays. The available assay paper evaluated a different APOE substitution, Arg224Gln, and therefore cannot establish a damaging effect for p.Arg176Cys. No variant-specific, well-established functional assay with appropriate controls and reproducible protein-function or splicing results was identified.

Evidence considered
  • Thompson et al. 2005 (PMID:16103896), Results/Table 1-2: APOE rs7412 (the c.526C>T/p.Arg176Cys allele in the opposite allele-direction notation) was associated with 39.9% versus 36.4% LDL-C reduction after atorvastatin (P=0.0015); this was an association study, not a variant-specific functional assay.
  • Mega et al. 2009 (PMID:19667110), Results/Discussion: APOE rs7412/p.Arg158Cys under mature-protein numbering was associated with differential LDL-C response to atorvastatin and pravastatin; no variant-specific functional assay was reported.
  • PMID:8664327, Results section 3.5: the functional assays concerned the different APOE Arg224Gln variant, including recombinant-protein receptor-binding and heparin-binding assays, so the findings cannot be transferred to p.Arg176Cys.
Still missing
  • A variant-specific, well-established in vitro or in vivo functional assay for APOE p.Arg176Cys with appropriate controls and reproducible damaging results is unavailable in the reviewed evidence.
  • Possible protein-numbering alias in the literature: PMID:18281922 (R144C); PMID:28198005 (Arg144Cys)
Sources
PM3 ACMG_2015Not assessed: no affected-proband observation or parental/offspring testing establishes this variant in trans with a pathogenic APOE allele. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PM3 cannot be assessed because the available evidence does not document an affected proband carrying APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T in trans with a pathogenic APOE variant, and no parental or offspring testing establishes phase. The case includes population and pharmacogenetic observations but no compound-heterozygous disease case or phase-confirmed pathogenic allele.

Rule
For recessive disorders, detected in trans with a pathogenic variant... This requires testing of parents (or offspring) to determine phase.
Evidence considered
  • The consolidated evidence documents APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T (p.Arg176Cys), but contains no affected-proband report, second pathogenic APOE allele, or phase result for this variant.
  • The available literature findings are pharmacogenetic association studies and do not provide phase-confirmed compound-heterozygous observations for this variant.
Still missing
  • A disease-relevant affected proband with APOE c.526C>T must be identified.
  • A second pathogenic APOE variant and its pathogenic classification must be documented.
  • Parental, offspring, or equivalent testing must establish that the two variants are in trans.
PM5 ACMG_2015Not assessed: zero qualifying same-residue comparator candidates were supplied for APOE Arg176, so a different pathogenic missense change cannot be confirmed. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The supplied evidence does not establish a different missense substitution at APOE residue Arg176 as pathogenic. The collected PM5 candidate record contains zero same-residue candidates, and the reviewed papers document the tested Arg176Cys polymorphism rather than a different pathogenic missense change at residue 176. A comprehensive residue-level pathogenic-variant search is still required before PM5 can be adjudicated.

Rule
Novel missense change at an amino acid residue where a different missense change determined to be pathogenic has been seen before.
Evidence considered
  • pm5_candidates.json: total_candidates_seen=0, same_residue_candidates=0, expert_panel_plp_candidates=0, and non_expert_majority_plp_candidates=0.
  • PMID:16103896 and PMID:19667110 describe APOE Arg176Cys/rs7412 itself, not a different missense substitution at residue Arg176.
Still missing
  • Comprehensive review of APOE missense variants at residue Arg176 and their evidence-level pathogenic classifications.
Sources
PM6 ACMG_2015Not assessed: no documented assumed de novo occurrence or parental and family information is available for this variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The available case evidence does not document an assumed de novo occurrence of APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T (p.Arg176Cys), nor does it provide the parental or family information needed to distinguish an assumed de novo event from an inherited variant. Therefore, PM6 cannot be assessed.

Rule
Assumed de novo, but without confirmation of paternity and maternity.
Evidence considered
  • The case materials contain no proband-parent testing results or clinical documentation supporting an assumed de novo occurrence.
Still missing
  • Evidence that the variant is de novo or reasonably assumed de novo
  • Parental testing information
  • Family-history information
PP1 ACMG_2015Not assessed: zero documented affected relatives with familial genotypes or informative meioses demonstrate co-segregation for this variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

No affected family members, familial genotypes, or meioses demonstrating co-segregation of APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T (p.Arg176Cys) with a defined disease are documented. The available publications concern APOE pharmacogenetic or population cohorts rather than familial segregation, so PP1 cannot be assessed.

Rule
Co-segregation with disease in multiple affected family members in a gene definitively known to cause the disease.
Evidence considered
  • PMID:16103896 reports APOE rs7412 pharmacogenetic associations in an atorvastatin-response cohort, not familial disease segregation.
  • PMID:19667110 reports APOE rs7412 associations with statin-related LDL-C response in a randomized clinical-trial cohort, not familial disease segregation.
Still missing
  • Affected relatives with a defined disease phenotype
  • Genotypes for affected and unaffected relatives
  • Informative meioses or quantitative segregation data
  • Confirmation that the disease is definitively caused by APOE in the relevant family
Sources
PP4 ACMG_2015Not assessed: no case phenotype or family-history description is provided to establish a highly specific single-etiology disease presentation. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

Generic ACMG/AMP PP4 requires that the patient's phenotype or family history be highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology. The supplied evidence does not provide a patient phenotype or family-history description for this case that can be evaluated against a single-etiology disease, so PP4 cannot be assessed.

Rule
Patient’s phenotype or family history is highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology.
Still missing
  • A documented patient phenotype and family history, including the suspected disease diagnosis and specificity of the presentation, are required.
BS1 ACMG_2015Not assessed: grpmax FAF is 10.14–10.36%, but disorder prevalence, penetrance, allelic heterogeneity, and a maximum-credible-frequency calculation are unavailable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The observed filtering allele frequencies exceed the supplied generic BS1 default of 0.01: grpmax FAF is 0.101387 in gnomAD v2.1 and 0.103585 in gnomAD v4.1, with adequate observed-allele counts. However, BS1 requires that frequency to be greater than expected for the disorder, and this case provides no defined disorder prevalence, penetrance, allelic heterogeneity, or maximum-credible-frequency calculation. The APOE variant is common and the available case evidence includes risk-factor and benign/likely-benign classifications rather than a defined fully penetrant early-onset disorder; applying the default 1% alone would not satisfy the requested Whiffin-based population-context safeguard. BS1 is therefore not_assessed pending disorder-specific maximum-credible-frequency inputs.

Rule
Allele frequency is greater than expected for the disorder.
Evidence considered
  • gnomAD v2.1 grpmax FAF is 0.101387 and gnomAD v4.1 grpmax FAF is 0.103585; the highest-frequency groups have 15,264 and 73,224 observed alleles, respectively.
  • The supplied generic BS1 calibration is >=0.01, with per-gene maximum-credible-frequency derivation preferred under Whiffin et al. 2017 (PMID:28518168).
  • The case evidence does not supply a disorder-specific prevalence, penetrance, allelic-heterogeneity estimate, or maximum-credible-frequency calculation for APOE p.Arg176Cys.
Still missing
  • Define the specific disorder and inheritance model being evaluated.
  • Provide disease prevalence, expected penetrance, allelic heterogeneity, and a maximum-credible-frequency calculation before using BS1.
Sources
BS2 ACMG_2015Not assessed: gnomAD contains 465 v2.1 and 4,609 v4.1 homozygotes, but healthy-adult status and full early-age penetrance are not established. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

gnomAD reports 465 homozygotes in v2.1 and 4,609 homozygotes in v4.1, but these aggregate population datasets do not establish that a specific observed homozygote was a healthy adult individual, nor do they establish that the relevant APOE-related disorder has full penetrance expected at an early age. The case evidence also lacks a defined disease/inheritance context for applying the BS2 healthy-adult rule. Homozygote counts alone are therefore insufficient to assess BS2.

Rule
Observed in a healthy adult individual for a recessive (homozygous), dominant (heterozygous), or X-linked (hemizygous) disorder, with full penetrance expected at an early age.
Evidence considered
  • gnomAD v2.1 reports 465 total homozygotes, including 100 in the African/African American population.
  • gnomAD v4.1 reports 4,609 total homozygotes, including 418 in the African/African American population.
  • The available aggregate gnomAD evidence does not identify individual participants as healthy adults or provide age, phenotype, or penetrance ascertainment for a specific disorder.
Still missing
  • Identify a documented healthy adult homozygote or provide individual-level phenotype and age information.
  • Define the disorder and confirm that full penetrance is expected at an early age.
Sources
BS3 ACMG_2015Not assessed: no variant-specific assay showed normal APOE p.Arg176Cys protein function or splicing; available functional testing involved Arg224Gln. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BS3 is not assessed. The exact APOE c.526C>T/p.Arg176Cys variant was evaluated in clinical association studies, but those studies did not demonstrate normal protein function or normal splicing. The only detailed functional assay identified in the reviewed papers tested a different APOE Arg224Gln variant, so its preserved receptor binding cannot support BS3 for p.Arg176Cys. No variant-specific, well-established assay showing no damaging effect on protein function or splicing was identified.

Evidence considered
  • Thompson et al. 2005 (PMID:16103896), Results/Table 1-2: the exact APOE rs7412/c.526C>T/p.Arg176Cys allele was studied for atorvastatin LDL-C response, but no normal-function or splicing assay was performed.
  • Mega et al. 2009 (PMID:19667110), Results/Discussion: the exact APOE rs7412 allele was associated with lipid-response differences, but the study did not establish preserved protein function or normal splicing.
  • PMID:8664327, Results section 3.5: recombinant apo E2 Fukuoka Arg224Gln had receptor-binding activity comparable to apo E3, but this was a different APOE variant and cannot support BS3 for p.Arg176Cys.
Still missing
  • A variant-specific, well-established functional assay demonstrating no damaging effect of APOE p.Arg176Cys on protein function or splicing is unavailable in the reviewed evidence.
Sources
BS4 ACMG_2015Not assessed: no informative affected-member genotypes are documented to establish lack of segregation for this variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

No affected family members with documented APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T (p.Arg176Cys) genotypes are described, so there are no informative affected-member genotypes from which lack of segregation can be established. The criterion therefore cannot be assessed.

Rule
Lack of segregation in affected members of a family.
Evidence considered
  • The case materials and reviewed variant-specific publications do not provide an affected-family-member series with genotypes suitable for evaluating non-segregation.
Still missing
  • Affected family members with a defined phenotype
  • Variant genotypes for affected family members
  • Family structure and informative segregation data
BP1 ACMG_2015Not assessed: no curated APOE disease spectrum establishes that truncating variants primarily cause disease, the required BP1 gene-level premise. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The supplied evidence does not provide a curated APOE disease-variant spectrum demonstrating that disease is caused primarily by truncating variants. The available APOE literature in this review concerns missense isoforms and pharmacogenetic associations, but it is insufficient to establish the gene-level predominance required for BP1. Therefore BP1 is not assessed.

Rule
Missense variant in a gene for which primarily truncating variants are known to cause disease.
Evidence considered
  • PMID:16103896 and PMID:19667110 provide APOE missense-variant and isoform evidence but do not establish a comprehensive disease-variant spectrum or predominance of truncating disease variants.
Still missing
  • Curated APOE disease-variant spectrum distinguishing the predominant truncating versus missense disease mechanism.
Sources
BP2 ACMG_2015Not assessed: no phase-resolved evidence shows APOE c.526C>T in trans or cis with a pathogenic variant under the BP2 conditions. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BP2 cannot be assessed because the available evidence does not document APOE c.526C>T in trans with a pathogenic variant in a fully penetrant dominant disorder or in cis with a pathogenic variant. No phase-resolved affected-proband or family data are provided.

Rule
Observed in trans with a pathogenic variant for a fully penetrant dominant gene/disorder or observed in cis with a pathogenic variant in any inheritance pattern.
Evidence considered
  • The consolidated evidence contains no cis/trans phase result for APOE c.526C>T with a pathogenic APOE variant.
  • The available variant-specific papers report pharmacogenetic associations, not phase-resolved cis or trans observations relevant to BP2.
Still missing
  • A documented pathogenic allele in the same individual is required.
  • Parental, offspring, or equivalent testing is required to establish cis or trans phase.
  • For the trans pathway, the relevant disorder must be a fully penetrant dominant disorder.
BP5 ACMG_2015Not assessed: no disease case with a documented alternate molecular basis is provided for evaluating BP5. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

Generic ACMG/AMP BP5 requires that the variant be found in a case with an alternate molecular basis for disease. The supplied case evidence does not document a disease case with an established alternate molecular cause, so BP5 cannot be assessed.

Rule
Variant found in a case with an alternate molecular basis for disease.
Still missing
  • A disease case and a confirmed alternate molecular basis explaining that case are required.
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PVS1 N/ANot applicable: PVS1 requires a null variant (nonsense, frameshift, canonical splice, start-loss or stop-loss), and this is a missense variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PVS1 (ClinGen SVI PVS1 recommendations, PMC6185798, pvs1_generic_framework) applies only to null variant classes — nonsense, frameshift, canonical ±1/2 splice-consensus, translation-initiation-codon loss, and stop-loss variants — each expected to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or otherwise abolish normal protein function. NM_000041.4:c.526C>T in APOE is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000032.1:p.(Arg176Cys). As a result, no null-variant mechanism (nonsense-mediated decay, truncation, or canonical splice disruption) is triggered by this variant class, so PVS1's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. No VCEP criteria specification covers PVS1 for APOE, so the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 definition applies. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication.

Rule
deterministic_prefilter: requires_null_variant_class
Evidence considered
  • Deterministic consequence classification: missense (prefetch.json normalized protein consequence)
  • VCEP criterion policy: absent
Sources
pvs1_generic_framework ↗generic_acmg_combination_rules
PM4 N/ANot applicable: PM4 requires a protein-length change, and this is a missense variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PM4 (Richards et al. 2015, PMID:25741868) applies to protein length changes: in-frame insertions/deletions in a non-repetitive region, or stop-loss variants that extend the protein past the reference stop codon. NM_000041.4:c.526C>T in APOE is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000032.1:p.(Arg176Cys). As a result, no change in protein length occurs, so there is nothing for this criterion to evaluate, so PM4's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. No VCEP criteria specification covers PM4 for APOE, so the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 definition applies. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication.

Rule
deterministic_prefilter: requires_stop_loss_or_nonrepeat_indel
Evidence considered
  • Deterministic consequence classification: missense (prefetch.json normalized protein consequence)
  • VCEP criterion policy: absent
Sources
pvs1_generic_framework ↗generic_acmg_combination_rules
BP3 N/ANot applicable: BP3 requires an in-frame indel in a repeat region, and this is a missense variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BP3 (Richards et al. 2015, PMID:25741868) applies to in-frame insertions/deletions located in a repetitive region without a known function. NM_000041.4:c.526C>T in APOE is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000032.1:p.(Arg176Cys). As a result, the variant does not alter protein length within a repeat region, so there is nothing for this criterion to evaluate, so BP3's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. No VCEP criteria specification covers BP3 for APOE, so the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 definition applies. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication.

Rule
deterministic_prefilter: requires_repeat_region_indel
Evidence considered
  • Deterministic consequence classification: missense (prefetch.json normalized protein consequence)
  • VCEP criterion policy: absent
Sources
pvs1_generic_framework ↗generic_acmg_combination_rules
BP7 N/ANot applicable: BP7 requires a synonymous variant, and this is a missense variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BP7 (Richards et al. 2015, PMID:25741868) is defined for a synonymous (silent) variant for which splicing prediction algorithms predict no impact to the splice consensus sequence and the nucleotide is not highly conserved. NM_000041.4:c.526C>T in APOE is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000032.1:p.(Arg176Cys). As a result, the encoded protein sequence is altered, so the criterion's silent-variant premise does not hold regardless of any splicing prediction, so BP7's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. No VCEP criteria specification covers BP7 for APOE, so the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 definition applies. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication.

Rule
deterministic_prefilter: requires_synonymous
Evidence considered
  • Deterministic consequence classification: missense (prefetch.json normalized protein consequence)
  • VCEP criterion policy: absent
Sources
generic_acmg_combination_rules

Identifiers

Gene
APOE
Transcript
NM_000041.4
Coding (HGVS c.)
NM_000041.4:c.526C>T
Protein (HGVS p.)
NP_000032.1:p.(Arg176Cys)
GRCh38
chr19:44908822 C>T
GRCh37
chr19:45412079 C>T
Location and type
Exon 4 · missense
ClinVar
441265, 441262, 17848
COSMIC
COSV52986153

Gene diagram

Every interpreted variant in APOE, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_000041.4. Select a row to find it on the plot.

APOENM_000041.4
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gnomAD v4.1 114,390 / 1,540,810 alleles AF 0.0742 · 4609 homozygotes · FAF 0.104
gnomAD v2.1 10,996 / 168,078 alleles AF 0.0654 · 465 homozygotes · FAF 0.101
gnomAD-Canada v1.0 Allele count data not recorded

By genetic ancestry

gnomAD v4.1

AF 0.074 · 114390 / 1,540,810 alleles · 4609 hom · FAF 0.1
African/African American7729 / 73,224 0.11418 hom
European (non-Finnish)89919 / 1,148,420 0.0783610 hom
Ashkenazi Jewish2114 / 28,508 0.07484 hom
Remaining individuals4221 / 59,868 0.071172 hom
East Asian2494 / 41,220 0.06180 hom
Middle Eastern284 / 4,884 0.05814 hom
European (Finnish)2316 / 48,134 0.04877 hom
South Asian3511 / 84,314 0.042107 hom
Admixed American1791 / 51,326 0.03547 hom
Amish11 / 912 0.012

gnomAD v2.1

AF 0.065 · 10996 / 168,078 alleles · 465 hom · FAF 0.1
African/African American1632 / 15,264 0.11100 hom
Ashkenazi Jewish664 / 8,410 0.07926 hom
European (non-Finnish)5202 / 67,810 0.077240 hom
East Asian947 / 12,608 0.07541 hom
Remaining individuals328 / 5,174 0.0638 hom
European (Finnish)472 / 10,686 0.04415 hom
South Asian947 / 22,604 0.04219 hom
Admixed American804 / 25,522 0.03216 hom

Statements

gnomAD v4.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 0.0742402; MAF= 7.42402%, 114390/1540810 alleles, homozygotes = 4609) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 0.105553; MAF= 10.55528%, 7729/73224 alleles, homozygotes = 418); grpmax FAF= 0.103585.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 0.065422; MAF= 6.54220%, 10996/168078 alleles, homozygotes = 465) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 0.106918; MAF= 10.69182%, 1632/15264 alleles, homozygotes = 100); grpmax FAF= 0.101387.

gnomAD-Canada

Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

SpliceAI and Pangolin

Pangolin splice lossmagnitude shown
-0.001
Pangolin splice gain
0.001

Other predictors

REVEL
0.588
BayesDel
-0.171

How the predictions were used

PP3 ACMGNot met: missense REVEL 0.588 is below the PP3 supporting threshold of 0.644. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is missense, APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T, p.Arg176Cys, so the generic rule selects the REVEL path only; SpliceAI is not applicable to PP3/BP4 for this missense consequence. The local REVEL score is 0.588, below the supplied generic PP3 supporting threshold of >= 0.644 from the ClinGen SVI calibration by Pejaver et al. 2022 (PMID:36413997), so PP3 is not met. BayesDel is not used because the governing rules state that no generic ACMG-strength calibration is established.

Rule
Multiple lines of computational evidence support a deleterious effect on the gene or gene product (conservation, evolutionary, splicing impact, etc.). ... Missense variant -> REVEL only. ... PP3 (supporting): >= 0.644 — ClinGen SVI REVEL calibration (Pejaver et al. 2022, Am J Hum Genet) (PMID:36413997)
Evidence considered
  • The variant is missense (APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T, p.Arg176Cys), so the generic missense path requires REVEL only; SpliceAI is not used.
  • The local REVEL lookup reports 0.588 for this variant, below the supplied PP3 supporting cutoff of >= 0.644.
  • The supplied PP3 cutoff is the ClinGen SVI REVEL calibration from Pejaver et al. 2022 (Am J Hum Genet; PMID:36413997).
  • BayesDel score -0.170584 was not used because no generic ACMG-strength calibration is established.
Sources
revel
BP4 ACMGNot met: missense REVEL 0.588 exceeds the BP4 supporting threshold of 0.29 and is therefore gray-zone. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is missense, APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T, p.Arg176Cys, so the generic rule selects the REVEL path only; a SpliceAI result cannot support BP4 for this missense variant. The local REVEL score is 0.588, above the supplied generic BP4 supporting threshold of <= 0.29 and therefore in the gray zone; BP4 is not met. BayesDel is not used because the governing rules state that no generic ACMG-strength calibration is established.

Rule
Multiple lines of computational evidence suggest no impact on gene or gene product (conservation, evolutionary, splicing impact, etc). ... Missense variant -> REVEL only. Its SpliceAI score says nothing about whether the amino-acid substitution is tolerated, so 'no predicted splice impact' is never BP4 support for a missense variant. ... BP4 (supporting): <= 0.29 — ClinGen SVI REVEL calibration (Pejaver et al. 2022, Am J Hum Genet) (PMID:36413997)
Evidence considered
  • The variant is missense (APOE NM_000041.4:c.526C>T, p.Arg176Cys), so the generic missense path requires REVEL only; SpliceAI is not used.
  • The local REVEL lookup reports 0.588, above the supplied BP4 supporting cutoff of <= 0.29 and within the gray zone.
  • The supplied BP4 cutoff is the ClinGen SVI REVEL calibration from Pejaver et al. 2022 (Am J Hum Genet; PMID:36413997).
  • SpliceAI was not used because its score cannot support BP4 for a missense variant; BayesDel was not used because no generic ACMG-strength calibration is established.
Sources
revel
BP7 N/ANot applicable: BP7 requires a synonymous variant, and this is a missense variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BP7 (Richards et al. 2015, PMID:25741868) is defined for a synonymous (silent) variant for which splicing prediction algorithms predict no impact to the splice consensus sequence and the nucleotide is not highly conserved. NM_000041.4:c.526C>T in APOE is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000032.1:p.(Arg176Cys). As a result, the encoded protein sequence is altered, so the criterion's silent-variant premise does not hold regardless of any splicing prediction, so BP7's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. No VCEP criteria specification covers BP7 for APOE, so the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 definition applies. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication.

Rule
deterministic_prefilter: requires_synonymous
Evidence considered
  • Deterministic consequence classification: missense (prefetch.json normalized protein consequence)
  • VCEP criterion policy: absent
Sources
generic_acmg_combination_rules

Statement

In silico

SpliceAI returned NO scores for this variant, so no SpliceAI-based splice prediction is available. This is missing data, NOT evidence of absent splice impact: it must not be used to support BP4 or to argue against PP3/PVS1. Pangolin scores may be present but are not calibrated for PP3/BP4 here. REVEL score = 0.588. BayesDel score = -0.170584.

8 paper records listed. No publication is explicitly linked to an applied criterion in the recorded metadata.

Recorded publications

  • Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) Guideline for Pharmacogenetics-Guided Warfarin Dosing: 2017 Update.
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 28198005 ↗
  • Identical structural and receptor binding defects in apolipoprotein E2 in hypo-, normo-, and hypercholesterolemic dysbetalipoproteinemia.
    Rall SC Jr et al. · 1983
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 6300187 ↗
  • Characterization of a novel variant of apolipoprotein E, E2 Fukuoka (Arg-224 --&gt; Gln) in a hyperlipidemic patient with xanthomatosis.
    The paper reports functional testing of a different APOE variant, apo E2 Fukuoka Arg224Gln. Recombinant protein showed receptor-binding activity comparable to apo E3 on human skin fibroblasts and similar heparin-binding affinity; these findings are not transferable to APOE p.Arg176Cys.
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 8664327 ↗
    Quoted passage
    The recombinant apo E2 Fukuoka had the same receptor-binding activity as recombinant normal apo E3 on human skin fibroblasts.

    Results, section 3.5, Receptor-binding assays; Discussion

  • An association study of 43 SNPs in 16 candidate genes with atorvastatin response.
    Thompson JF et al. · 2005
    The paper explicitly studies APOE rs7412, identified as the apoE2 polymorphism and corresponding to precursor-protein p.Arg176Cys in the opposite allele direction. In Caucasian participants receiving atorvastatin, the rare allele was associated with a 39.9% versus 36.4% LDL-C reduction, P=0.0015; this was an association study, not a pathogenicity assessment.
    Names this variant
    PMID 16103896 ↗
    Quoted passage
    Caucasians heterozygous for the rare allele of rs7412 have a 39.9% lowering of LDL-C compared to a 36.4% lowering among Caucasians with the common allele (P = 0.0015).

    Results, paragraph beginning “When percent LDL-C lowering by atorvastatin is examined as a function of genotype in Caucasians”; Table 1 and Table 2, rs7412/apoE

  • Tolerability of statins is not linked to CYP450 polymorphisms, but reduced CYP2D6 metabolism improves cholesteraemic response to simvastatin and fluvastatin.
    Zuccaro P et al. · 2007
    The paper studied APOE genotype groups in 100 Italian statin-treated patients but did not report APOE c.526C>T/p.Arg176Cys or any variant-specific functional, protein-function, or splicing assay. Its findings are therefore insufficient for PS3 or BS3.
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 17289397 ↗
    Quoted passage
    The CYP2D6 *1/*4 and *4/4* poor metabolizer (PM) status was associated to a higher efficacy of statins metabolized by this system and, in addition, the apo E2 genotype was, in this series, linked to increased HDL-C levels after therapy.

    Abstract; Results section 3.2.4, "Apo E genotype," and Table 4

  • Pharmacogenetic testing of CYP2C9 and VKORC1 alleles for warfarin.
    The paper concerns CYP2C9 and VKORC1 pharmacogenetic testing for warfarin and does not mention APOE c.526C>T or p.Arg176Cys. Its Arg144Cys notation refers to CYP2C9*2, a different gene and variant.
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 18281922 ↗
    Quoted passage
    The defining cSNP for CYP2C9*2 is the 430C3T transition that produces the amino acid change R144C.

    Table 3; section “Cytochrome P450 2C9 (OMIM 601130)”

  • Identification of genetic variants associated with response to statin therapy.
    Mega JL et al. · 2009
    The paper describes APOE rs7412, the mature-protein p.Arg158Cys change corresponding to precursor-protein p.Arg176Cys, as part of the APOE epsilon2 haplotype. In 1,507 patients with acute coronary syndrome, rs7412 was associated with lipid levels and statin response; the paper did not provide a variant-specific functional assay or establish pathogenicity.
    Names this variant
    PMID 19667110 ↗
    Quoted passage
    The 2 genetic variants in APOE account for amino acid changes at positions 112 and 158 and haplotype analysis yielded the 3 common isoforms ε2, ε3, and ε4 of apolipoprotein E

    Discussion, paragraph describing APOE amino-acid changes and isoforms; Results, APOE subsection

  • Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guidelines for CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotypes and warfarin dosing.
    This CPIC guideline focuses on CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotype data for therapeutic warfarin dosing and does not mention APOE c.526C>T or p.Arg176Cys.
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 21900891 ↗
    Quoted passage
    The purpose of this article is to assist in the interpretation and use of CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genotype data for estimating therapeutic warfarin dose

    Introduction, first paragraph

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gnomAD v4.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 0.0742402; MAF= 7.42402%, 114390/1540810 alleles, homozygotes = 4609) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 0.105553; MAF= 10.55528%, 7729/73224 alleles, homozygotes = 418); grpmax FAF= 0.103585.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 0.065422; MAF= 6.54220%, 10996/168078 alleles, homozygotes = 465) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 0.106918; MAF= 10.69182%, 1632/15264 alleles, homozygotes = 100); grpmax FAF= 0.101387.

gnomAD-Canada

Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

ClinVar

This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (4 clinical laboratories) and as Benign (2 clinical laboratories) and as risk factor (1 clinical laboratory) and as Uncertain significance (1 clinical laboratory) and as other (1 clinical laboratory) and as drug response by ClinPGx (expert panel). (ClinVarID = 17848)

In silico

SpliceAI returned NO scores for this variant, so no SpliceAI-based splice prediction is available. This is missing data, NOT evidence of absent splice impact: it must not be used to support BP4 or to argue against PP3/PVS1. Pangolin scores may be present but are not calibrated for PP3/BP4 here. REVEL score = 0.588. BayesDel score = -0.170584.

Somatic

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV52986153, n = 8 times).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.