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LDLR c.691T>G, p.Cys231Gly

NM_000527.5:c.691T>G NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly) Missense · exon 4 View identifiers
Classification
Uncertain significance

Variant description:

The LDLR NM_000527.5:c.691T>G (NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly)) missense variant has not previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC). Based on available guidelines, this variant is considered to be a Variant of Uncertain Significance (VUS).

Five-step scale from benign to pathogenic. This variant is uncertain. Select a step to read what it means.

Uncertain.The recorded classification is uncertain significance.

In plain language

Gene-level background from the recorded interpretation.

About LDLR

LDLR encodes a cell-surface receptor that removes low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and cholesterol from the bloodstream into cells, helping regulate cholesterol levels and synthesis. Inherited defects in LDLR cause familial hypercholesterolemia, an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by abnormally high cholesterol. LDLR is not known to have a direct cancer association.

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01The reasoning

How it was classified

The recorded framework is ClinGen LDLR VCEP v1.2. 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: 3 Benign evidence criteria: 0
Pathogenic criteria applied · 3
PM1Moderate
PM1 · moderate

Met at Moderate: the missense variant is in LDLR exon 4 and its gnomAD v4.1 frequency is 1.93e-06, below the 0.0002 PM2 requirement.

PM2Moderate
PM2 · moderate

Met at Moderate: the highest observed gnomAD population frequency is 5.741e-05 (0.00574%), below the VCEP PopMax MAF threshold of 0.0002 (0.02%).

PP3Supporting
PP3 · supporting

Met: REVEL score 0.85 meets the VCEP PP3 missense threshold of ≥0.75 for Supporting evidence.

Benign criteria applied · 0

No benign criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.

Recorded classification: Uncertain significance

VUS: PM1 (moderate), PM2 (moderate), and PP3 (supporting) do not satisfy an ACMG/AMP 2015 pathogenic or benign combination 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
3 / 1,553,738 alleles

gnomAD v4.1: 3 / 1,553,738 alleles. Recorded AF 1.93083e-06. Recorded homozygote count 0.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 4.05696e-06; MAF= 0.00041%, 1/246490 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the East Asian population (AF= 5.54262e-05; MAF= 0.00554%, 1/18042 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

gnomAD-Canada

Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

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REVEL score
0.850 recorded score

Recorded REVEL score: 0.850. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.

ClinVar submissions
10 reported laboratory submissions

7 Pathogenic · 2 Likely pathogenic · 1 pathogenic. ClinVar API review status: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts.

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
No matching record reported

This variant has not previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.

For specialists

Technical detail

ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen LDLR VCEP v1.2, with the data and sources behind each one.

28 criteria with recorded statuses: 3 met · 4 not met · 12 not assessed · 9 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.

Met Not met Not assessed Not applicable

Among the requested codon, residue, domain, and missense-mechanism criteria, PM1 is met at Moderate strength because the variant is a missense change in exon 4 and satisfies the VCEP's PM2 frequency caveat.

PS1 is not met because no distinct pathogenic nucleotide change producing the same Cys231Gly amino-acid change was documented.

PM5 is not assessed because the available same-codon p.Cys231Arg report lacks the required pathogenic classification under these guidelines; PP2 and BP1 are not applicable under the LDLR VCEP.

The VCEP functional criteria cannot be assigned a pathogenic strength from the available audit trail because the reported damaging assay lacks an accessible primary report and sufficient endpoint/control details.

BS3 is not supported because no qualifying benign whole-cycle, RNA, minigene, or validated whole-cycle high-throughput result is available, and the reported 30–40% activity is incompatible with the VCEP benign thresholds.

Only PS4, PP4, PP5, BP5, and BP6 were adjudicated.

The exact variant is also reported as mature-protein C210G in several papers; the mature-protein numbering correspondence to precursor p.Cys231Gly was used only where the paper's nucleotide and amino-acid notation supported the match.

PS4 and PP4 remain not_assessed because the VCEP-specific case-count and validated-diagnosis requirements are not fully documented, despite PM2 being satisfied.

PP5, BP5, and BP6 are not_applicable under the VCEP.

Only PP3, BP4, and BP7 were adjudicated under the ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel Version 1.2 specifications.

PP3 is met at Supporting strength from the VCEP-named REVEL missense path; BP4 is not assessed because its REVEL path fails and the required MaxEntScan result is unavailable; BP7 is not applicable because the variant is missense.

PM2 is met at Moderate strength because the highest observed gnomAD population frequency is 5.7411873e-05, below the VCEP threshold of 0.0002; BA1 and BS1 require unavailable PopMax FAF, and BS2 requires phenotype-qualified adult observations not supplied by gnomAD.

Met · 3

PM1 ModerateVCEPMet at Moderate: the missense variant is in LDLR exon 4 and its gnomAD v4.1 frequency is 1.93e-06, below the 0.0002 PM2 requirement. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is a missense change in exon 4 of LDLR: NM_000527.5:c.691T>G, p.(Cys231Gly). The LDLR VCEP specifically defines PM1 Moderate for a missense variant located in exon 4 or for a missense change at one of 60 highly conserved cysteine residues, provided the variant also meets PM2. The variant is in exon 4, and gnomAD v4.1 reports total allele frequency 1.9308274625451653e-06 (3/1,553,738 alleles), with highest reported subpopulation AF 2.3936042893388866e-05, below the VCEP PM2 threshold of 0.0002. Therefore PM1 is met at Moderate strength.

VCEP rule
Missense variant located in exon 4, or a missense change in one of 60 highly conserved cysteine residues (listed in Supp. Table 4). Caveat: variant must also meet PM2.
Evidence considered
  • LDLR VCEP PM1 rule: missense variant located in exon 4, or a missense change in one of 60 highly conserved cysteine residues listed in Supplementary Table 4; the variant must also meet PM2.
  • Variant facts: NM_000527.5:c.691T>G, NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly), missense consequence, exon 4.
  • LDLR VCEP PM2 rule sets PopMax MAF <=0.0002 (0.02%) in gnomAD.
  • gnomAD v4.1: total AF 1.9308274625451653e-06 (3/1,553,738 alleles); highest reported subpopulation AF 2.3936042893388866e-05 in East Asian individuals.
Sources
PM2 ModerateVCEPMet at Moderate: the highest observed gnomAD population frequency is 5.741e-05 (0.00574%), below the VCEP PopMax MAF threshold of 0.0002 (0.02%). Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The governing VCEP assigns PM2 at Moderate strength when the variant has a PopMax MAF ≤0.0002 (0.02%) in gnomAD, with consideration of known founder exceptions. The highest observed population frequency available is 5.7411873e-05 (0.00574%) in the gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer East Asian subgroup, below the 0.0002 threshold; gnomAD v4.1 also remains below the threshold at 2.3936043e-05 (0.00239%). No evidence in the available materials establishes this variant as a known founder variant for purposes of the VCEP exception.

VCEP rule
Variant has a PopMax MAF ≤0.0002 (0.02%) in gnomAD. Consider exceptions for known founder variants.
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen FH VCEP Version 1.2, PM2 rule: Variant has a PopMax MAF ≤0.0002 (0.02%) in gnomAD. Consider exceptions for known founder variants.
  • gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes: highest observed subpopulation frequency East Asian AF 5.7411873e-05 (0.00574%), 1/17418 alleles, homozygotes 0; this is below 0.0002 (0.02%).
  • gnomAD v4.1 all-comers: highest observed subpopulation frequency East Asian AF 2.3936043e-05 (0.00239%), 1/41778 alleles, homozygotes 0; this is below 0.0002 (0.02%).
  • No available evidence identifies this variant as a known founder variant requiring the VCEP's stated exception.
Sources
PP3 SupportingVCEPMet: REVEL score 0.85 meets the VCEP PP3 missense threshold of ≥0.75 for Supporting evidence. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP specifies PP3 at Supporting strength for a missense variant with REVEL score ≥0.75, or for predicted splicing impact using MaxEntScan. NM_000527.5:c.691T>G is a missense variant, p.(Cys231Gly), and its REVEL score is 0.85, meeting the named missense threshold. The REVEL result is sufficient on the missense path; the separate splice-prediction path is not additionally counted.

VCEP rule
REVEL score ≥0.75 (missense variants), or predicted impact to splicing using MaxEntScan (see Fig. 2 for suggested thresholds).
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel Specifications, Version 1.2, PP3 Supporting rule: REVEL score ≥0.75 applies to missense variants, or predicted splicing impact using MaxEntScan.
  • Local REVEL predictor lookup for LDLR NM_000527.5:c.691T>G / NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly): REVEL score = 0.85.
  • Variant consequence: missense, NM_000527.5:c.691T>G, NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly).
Sources

Not met · 4 · evaluated, threshold not reached

PS1 VCEPNot met: no distinct pathogenic missense variant at codon 231 producing the same Cys-to-Gly change through a different nucleotide change was documented. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The queried missense variant is NM_000527.5:c.691T>G, NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly). The available reports identify this same c.691T>G/C210G variant as pathogenic or disease-causing, but they do not establish a distinct pathogenic missense variant at codon 231 that produces the same Cys-to-Gly amino-acid change through a different nucleotide change. The VCEP rule therefore is not satisfied. SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for the queried variant (maximum delta score 0.016), but no qualifying same-amino-acid comparator is documented.

VCEP rule
Missense variant at the same codon as a variant classified pathogenic (by these guidelines), and predicts the same amino acid change. Caveat: there is no in silico predicted splicing impact for either variant.
Evidence considered
  • VCEP PS1 rule requires a missense variant at the same codon that is classified pathogenic and predicts the same amino-acid change, with no predicted splicing impact for either variant.
  • PMID:10090473 Table 1 reports 691T>G/C210G, corresponding to precursor-protein p.Cys231Gly, but this is the queried nucleotide change rather than a distinct same-amino-acid nucleotide comparator.
  • PMID:10422804 reports C210G among previously described LDLR mutations, and PMID:11313767 reports 691T>G/C210G in one proband; neither establishes a different nucleotide change at codon 231 yielding Cys-to-Gly.
  • SpliceAI result for NM_000527.5:c.691T>G: maximum delta score 0.016.
Sources
PM3 VCEPNot met: the exact variant was reported in a heterozygous proband, not with the VCEP-required homozygous FH phenotype and one qualifying variant in trans. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP requires the candidate LDLR variant to be observed in an individual with a homozygous FH phenotype and exactly one other pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in LDLR, APOB, or PCSK9 in trans, with PM2 also met. The exact c.691T>G/p.(Cys231Gly) variant is reported in a heterozygous FH proband with PCSK9 R46L, not in a documented homozygous-FH phenotype. A separate report describes a homozygous exon-4 nucleotide-691 variant inherited from both parents, but identifies it as c.691T>C/p.C210R rather than the queried c.691T>G/p.(Cys231Gly); therefore it is not qualifying evidence for this variant. The VCEP PM2 caveat is satisfied by gnomAD v4.1 total AF 1.93083e-06 and highest observed population AF 2.3936e-05, both below 0.0002, but the required homozygous-FH/in-trans observation is absent.

VCEP rule
This criterion can be used for a candidate LDLR variant observed in an individual with a homozygous FH phenotype when there is only one other pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in LDLR (in trans), APOB or PCSK9. Caveat: variant must also meet PM2.
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen FH VCEP CSPEC PM3 rule: candidate LDLR variant must occur in an individual with a homozygous FH phenotype and only one other pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in LDLR (in trans), APOB, or PCSK9; PM2 is also required.
  • PMID:16424354, Results, Good Responders to Statin Therapy, Figure 3 and accompanying family-study paragraph: the queried C210G/Cys231Gly variant was found in a female FH heterozygote who also carried PCSK9 R46L; the report does not establish a homozygous FH phenotype or phase between the two variants.
  • PMID:19073363, Results describing proband 4: the homozygous nucleotide-691 observation was reported as c.691T>C/p.C210R, with both parents heterozygous; this is not the queried c.691T>G/p.(Cys231Gly) variant.
  • gnomAD v4.1 variant record: total AF 1.93083e-06 (3/1,553,738 alleles), highest observed population AF 2.3936e-05 (East Asian), and 0 homozygotes; this satisfies the PM2 caveat but does not establish PM3.
  • No exact-variant observation in the reviewed evidence documents c.691T>G/p.(Cys231Gly) in a homozygous FH individual with one qualifying pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in trans.
Sources
BS3 VCEPNot met: the available report describes only 30–40% activity, not the VCEP's required >90% or >95% whole-cycle benign activity thresholds. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

No accessible study satisfies the VCEP's benign functional thresholds. The VCEP Strong BS3 path requires a heterologous-cell study of the whole LDLR cycle with >90% of wild-type activity in expression/biosynthesis, binding, and internalization; the Supporting paths require the specified >90% or >95% whole-cycle results, qualifying RNA or minigene results, or a validated whole-cycle high-throughput assay. The accessible exact-variant evidence instead reports near-normal expression with only 30–40% activity in two assays, although the primary report and assay endpoint are unavailable. PMID:10090473 reports 53% mutant transcript, which does not meet the VCEP benign RNA threshold of <10% aberrant transcript and does not establish benign protein function. Thus BS3 is not supported, and the available reported functional result is directionally incompatible with a benign functional interpretation.

VCEP rule
Variant meets Level 1 benign functional study criteria. See Table 3. (1) Study of the whole LDLR cycle (LDLR expression/biosynthesis, LDL binding, and LDL internalization) performed in heterologous cells (with no endogenous LDLR) transfected with mutant plasmid. Assay result of >90% of wild-type activity in expression/biosynthesis, binding AND internalization. Note: studies of only part of the LDLR cycle are not eligible for BS3 or BS3_Supporting.
Evidence considered
  • The VCEP Strong BS3 rule requires >90% of wild-type activity in expression/biosynthesis, LDL binding, and LDL internalization in a heterologous-cell whole-cycle study; the VCEP Supporting rule requires its listed >90% or >95% whole-cycle, RNA, minigene, or validated whole-cycle high-throughput results.
  • ClinVar variation 251397 contains a submission signal reporting near-normal expression but only 30–40% activity for p.C231G in both 24- and 96-well assays; the primary report and measured LDLR-cycle endpoint are not available in the case materials.
  • PMID:10090473 reports the exact c.691T>G/C210G variant's mutant transcript at 53% of total transcript and within the normal range; this is not a qualifying VCEP benign RNA result because the reported value is not <10% aberrant transcript and no benign whole-cycle protein assay is shown.
Still missing
  • Obtain the primary report for the 30–40% activity result and verify assay endpoint and controls.
  • A qualifying benign study would need to demonstrate the VCEP-specified whole-cycle activity or an eligible RNA, minigene, or validated whole-cycle high-throughput result.
Sources
BP2 VCEPNot met: the heterozygous proband also carried PCSK9 R46L, but no pathogenic or likely pathogenic classification for that partner is documented. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP requires an FH patient with a heterozygous phenotype to have a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in LDLR in trans, or in APOB or PCSK9, so that BP2 can be applied to an additional LDLR variant. The exact c.691T>G/p.(Cys231Gly) variant was reported in an FH heterozygote who also carried PCSK9 R46L, but the cited report does not classify R46L as pathogenic or likely pathogenic; its title and findings concern association with hypocholesterolemia. The evidence therefore does not establish the required qualifying pathogenic/likely pathogenic allelic partner. The same report also does not establish phase for the LDLR and PCSK9 variants, and no other qualifying partner is documented.

VCEP rule
If a FH patient with a heterozygous phenotype has a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in LDLR (in trans), APOB or PCSK9, BP2 is applicable to any additional LDLR variants.
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen FH VCEP CSPEC BP2 rule: in an FH patient with a heterozygous phenotype, a pathogenic or likely pathogenic LDLR variant in trans, APOB variant, or PCSK9 variant permits BP2 for an additional LDLR variant.
  • PMID:16424354, Results, Good Responders to Statin Therapy, Figure 3 and accompanying family-study paragraph: the queried C210G/Cys231Gly LDLR variant and PCSK9 R46L were both reported in the female proband, who was described as an FH heterozygote; the report does not provide a pathogenic/likely pathogenic classification for R46L or establish phase.
  • No additional evidence identifies a pathogenic or likely pathogenic LDLR, APOB, or PCSK9 partner meeting the VCEP BP2 rule for this exact LDLR variant.
Sources

Not assessed · 12 · no assessment recorded

PS2 VCEPNot assessed: no confirmed de novo occurrence with documented maternity, paternity, and absent family history is reported for c.691T>G. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP requires a de novo variant in a patient with the disease and no family history. The available variant-specific reports identify probands or familial cases but do not document confirmed de novo status, confirmed maternity and paternity, or absence of family history for NM_000527.5:c.691T>G (p.Cys231Gly). PMID:19073363 concerns a different reported protein change and describes inheritance from both parents, so it cannot establish PS2 for this variant.

VCEP rule
Variant is de novo in a patient with the disease and no family history. Follow SVI guidance for de novo occurrences: https://clinicalgenome.org/working-groups/sequence-variant-interpretation/
Evidence considered
  • The VCEP PS2 rule requires the variant to be de novo in a patient with the disease and no family history.
  • PMID:11313767 reports 691T>G/C210G in one proband but provides no de novo, parental, or family-history evidence specific to the variant.
  • PMID:16424354 reports C210G in a familial hypercholesterolemia proband in family L2864 and does not establish de novo origin.
  • PMID:19073363 reports a differently described nucleotide/protein change inherited from both parents; this is not evidence for de novo c.691T>G/p.Cys231Gly.
Still missing
  • Confirmed maternity and paternity testing for the proband
  • Demonstration that the exact c.691T>G variant is absent from both parents
  • Documentation of no family history of familial hypercholesterolemia
Sources
PS3 VCEPNot assessed: a ClinVar submission reports 30–40% activity, but the primary assay, endpoint, required controls, and PMID 37719435 are unavailable for VCEP strength calibration. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP requires Level 1 for Strong PS3 or Level 2 for Moderate PS3. A ClinVar submission reports that published studies in transfected LDL-deficient CHO cells showed near-normal expression but only 30–40% activity in both 24- and 96-well assays, attributed to PMID 37719435. However, PMID 37719435 is not available in the case's source registry or paper extracts, and the available record does not establish which LDLR-cycle endpoint was measured, whether the assay followed the required Level 1 methodology, or whether appropriate validated controls were used. The accessible primary literature does not provide qualifying functional evidence for the exact p.Cys231Gly variant: PMID:10090473 reports normal-range mutant transcript quantity, while PMID:19073363 concerns an inconsistently reported different protein change (p.C210R). Therefore, the reported 30–40% result cannot be calibrated to a VCEP PS3 level from the available auditable evidence.

VCEP rule
Variant meets Level 2 pathogenic functional study criteria. See Table 3. (1) Study of a) only part of the LDLR cycle following Level 1 methodology, or b) whole or part of the LDLR cycle in true homozygous patient cells. A variant with assay results of <70% of wild type activity in either LDLR expression/biosynthesis, LDL binding OR internalization. (2) RNA studies, using RNA extracted from heterozygous or true homozygous patient cells, where aberrant transcript is confirmed by sequencing and is quantified as >25% of total transcript from heterozygous cells or 50% of total transcript from homozygous cells. (3) Variants with two or more Level 3 functional studies (must be different assays); or any Level 3 functional study #1-4 performed by two or more independent labs with concordant results.
Evidence considered
  • The VCEP PS3 Moderate rule requires a Level 2 study of all or part of the LDLR cycle following Level 1 methodology, with <70% of wild-type activity in expression/biosynthesis, binding, or internalization.
  • ClinVar variation 251397 contains a GeneDx submission signal stating that published functional studies in transfected LDL-deficient CHO cells showed the p.C231G variant had near-normal expression but only 30–40% activity in both 24- and 96-well assays; the submission has no validated PMID trail, and the assay endpoint and control validation are not specified in the accessible record.
  • The exact primary source attributed to the 30–40% result, PMID 37719435, is not present in source_registry.json or paper_extracts.json, so the result cannot be independently checked against the VCEP assay requirements.
Still missing
  • Obtain and verify PMID 37719435 or the primary assay report.
  • Confirm whether the assay measured LDLR expression/biosynthesis, binding, internalization, or the whole LDLR cycle.
  • Confirm the assay used the VCEP-required methodology and appropriate wild-type, pathogenic, and benign controls.
Sources
PS4 VCEPNot assessed: exact-variant FH case count is not established, although PM2 is met with maximum gnomAD subpopulation AF 0.0000554262 <= 0.0002. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP permits PS4 at Supporting for 2-5 unrelated FH cases, Moderate for 6-9, or Strong for at least 10, and requires PM2. PM2 is satisfied: the highest observed gnomAD subpopulation AF is 0.0000554262 in v2.1 and 0.0000239360 in v4.1, each <=0.0002. The literature confirms the exact variant under mature-protein notation C210G: one proband in PMID:11313767, C210G listed among mutations in a cohort of 22 unrelated clinically diagnosed FH patients in PMID:10422804 without reporting how many of those 22 carried C210G, and one FH proband in PMID:16424354. PMID:19073363 reports a discrepant p.C210R annotation and cannot be counted as an exact p.Cys231Gly case. Because the available papers do not establish the number of unrelated exact-variant FH cases, no VCEP PS4 strength can be assigned.

VCEP rule
Variant is found in ≥10 unrelated FH cases (FH diagnosis met by validated clinical criteria). Caveat: variant must also meet PM2 ... Variant is found in 6-9 unrelated FH cases (FH diagnosis made by validated clinical criteria). Caveat: variant must also meet PM2. ... Variant is found in 2-5 unrelated FH cases (FH diagnosis made by validated clinical criteria). Caveat: variant must also meet PM2.
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen FH VCEP PS4 rules: Supporting requires 2-5 unrelated FH cases, Moderate requires 6-9, Strong requires >=10, and each path requires PM2.
  • gnomAD v2.1: highest subpopulation AF 5.542622769094336e-05 <= 0.0002? yes; gnomAD v4.1: highest subpopulation AF 2.3936042893388866e-05 <= 0.0002? yes.
  • gnomAD v4.1: 3/1553738 total alleles; highest subpopulation AF 2.3936042893388866e-05 in East Asian individuals.
  • PMID:11313767, Table 1: exact 691T4G/C210G variant reported in one UK FH diagnostic-service proband.
  • PMID:10422804, Results paragraph 3: C210G is listed among mutations identified in 22 unrelated clinically diagnosed FH patients, but the row does not give the number of C210G carriers.
  • PMID:16424354: one FH proband carried LDLR C210G; the paper does not provide a broader exact-variant case count.
  • PMID:19073363: the paper contains discrepant 691T>C/691T>G and p.C210R annotations and is not counted as an exact p.Cys231Gly case.
Still missing
  • A source documenting the number of unrelated FH patients carrying the exact LDLR c.691T>G/p.Cys231Gly variant is needed.
  • The 22-patient cohort in PMID:10422804 does not state how many patients carried C210G.
Sources
PM5 VCEPNot assessed: a same-codon p.Cys231Arg report exists, but its pathogenic classification under these guidelines is not established. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP PM5 Moderate rule requires a missense variant at the same codon as a variant classified pathogenic by these guidelines and predicting a different amino-acid change. PMID:19073363 describes a same-nucleotide c.691T>C/p.C210R report and also mentions c.691T>G, but the paper does not provide a VCEP/ACMG classification of the p.C210R comparator as pathogenic by these guidelines; it instead calls it a potential disease-causing mutation. The collected PM5 candidate search found no qualifying same-residue comparator. Thus the available evidence cannot establish the required pathogenic classification, and PM5 is not assessed.

VCEP rule
Missense variant at the same codon as a variant classified pathogenic (by these guidelines), and predicts a different amino acid change.
Evidence considered
  • VCEP PM5 Moderate rule requires a missense variant at the same codon as a variant classified pathogenic by these guidelines and predicting a different amino-acid change.
  • PMID:19073363 reports an exon 4 nucleotide-691 variant described as c.691T>C leading to p.C210R, but the paper calls it a potential disease-causing mutation and does not provide the required VCEP/ACMG pathogenic classification; its numbering is also inconsistent with the queried precursor-protein residue notation.
  • The PM5 comparator collection contains 11 candidates but zero same-residue candidates and zero expert-panel or non-expert-majority pathogenic/likely pathogenic same-residue candidates.
Still missing
  • A distinct missense variant at codon 231 classified pathogenic by this VCEP or by an applicable ACMG/AMP assessment is needed to evaluate PM5.
Sources
PM6 VCEPNot assessed: PS2-level de novo evidence is unavailable for the exact c.691T>G variant, so the VCEP's PM6 reference condition cannot be evaluated. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP defines PM6 by reference to PS2. The available evidence does not establish an assumed de novo occurrence of the exact NM_000527.5:c.691T>G (p.Cys231Gly) variant: reports identify individual probands or familial cases, without documenting the necessary parental-origin evidence or a de novo interpretation for this variant.

VCEP rule
See PS2 above.
Evidence considered
  • The VCEP PM6 entry states 'See PS2 above,' making the PS2 de novo rule the governing condition.
  • PMID:11313767 reports the exact coding change in one proband but does not provide parental-origin or presumed-de-novo evidence.
  • PMID:16424354 describes the variant in a familial case and does not provide presumed-de-novo evidence.
  • PMID:19073363 describes inheritance from both parents for a differently described variant and therefore does not establish PM6 for c.691T>G/p.Cys231Gly.
Still missing
  • Variant-specific evidence that the occurrence was de novo or presumed de novo
  • Parental testing or explicit absence of parental testing sufficient to distinguish PM6 from PS2
  • Documentation of the proband's disease and family-history context
Sources
PP1 VCEPNot assessed: no qualifying 2-3 informative meioses with an affected relative above the LDL-C 75th centile are documented for c.691T>G. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP requires 2-3 informative meioses and at least one affected relative with LDL-C above the 75th centile for PP1 Supporting, 4-5 informative meioses and at least two such affected relatives for Moderate, or at least 6 informative meioses and at least two such affected relatives for Strong. The available reports do not provide a qualifying count of informative meioses or the required LDL-C percentile measurements for affected relatives carrying this exact variant. PMID:16424354 documents one proband carrying C210G, while the described mother carried PCSK9 R46L alone; this does not supply a qualifying segregating affected relative.

VCEP rule
Variant segregates with phenotype in ≥6 informative meioses in ≥1 family. Must include ≥2 affected relatives (LDL-C >75th centile) with the variant. ... Variant segregates with phenotype in 4-5 informative meioses in ≥1 family. Must include ≥2 affected relatives (LDL-C >75th centile) with the variant. ... Variant segregates with phenotype in 2-3 informative meioses in ≥1 family. Must include ≥1 affected relative (LDL-C >75th centile) with the variant.
Evidence considered
  • The VCEP PP1 Supporting threshold is 2-3 informative meioses in at least one family, including at least one affected relative with LDL-C above the 75th centile; higher strengths require 4-5 or at least 6 informative meioses and at least two affected relatives.
  • PMID:11313767 reports the exact variant in one proband and no segregation data.
  • PMID:10422804 lists C210G among mutations in 22 unrelated FH patients but reports no variant-specific segregation results or individual LDL-C percentile data.
  • PMID:10090473 studies C210G transcript quantities in unrelated FH heterozygotes and reports no family segregation data.
  • PMID:16424354 reports one C210G-positive proband; the proband's mother carried PCSK9 R46L alone, and no qualifying affected C210G-positive relative or informative-meiosis count is provided.
  • PMID:19073363 concerns a differently described variant and reports inheritance from both parents, not a qualifying segregation series for c.691T>G/p.Cys231Gly.
Still missing
  • A family pedigree with genotype and phenotype data for each informative meiosis
  • At least one affected relative carrying the exact variant with LDL-C above the 75th centile
  • Enough documented meioses to determine whether Supporting, Moderate, or Strong applies
Sources
PP4 VCEPNot assessed: FH is reported, but validated diagnostic criteria and exclusion of alternative causes are not documented for the exact variant case. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP PP4 rule requires an LDLR variant in an FH patient whose diagnosis is based on validated clinical criteria such as DLCN >=6, Simon Broome possible/definite, or MEDPED, after alternative causes of high cholesterol are excluded, and also requires PM2. PM2 is met by the gnomAD data, but the available variant-specific records do not document a validated diagnostic score/category for the patient or exclusion of alternative causes. The papers identify the variant in FH cohorts or patients, but that documentation is insufficient to complete the VCEP PP4 rule.

VCEP rule
Any LDLR variant identified in an FH patient [diagnosis based on validated clinical criteria, e.g. Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (≥6), Simon Broome possible/definite), MEDPED], after alternative causes of high cholesterol are excluded. Caveat: variant must also meet PM2.
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen FH VCEP PP4 rule requires an LDLR variant in an FH patient diagnosed by validated clinical criteria, after alternative causes of high cholesterol are excluded, and requires PM2.
  • PM2 prerequisite: gnomAD v2.1 highest subpopulation AF 5.542622769094336e-05 <= 0.0002? yes; gnomAD v4.1 highest subpopulation AF 2.3936042893388866e-05 <= 0.0002? yes.
  • PMID:10422804 describes a cohort of 236 clinically diagnosed FH patients and lists C210G among mutations, but does not document a qualifying diagnostic score/category or exclusion of alternative causes for the exact carrier.
  • PMID:11313767 reports the exact 691T4G/C210G variant in one UK FH diagnostic-service proband without the required validated diagnostic details.
  • PMID:16424354 reports one FH proband with LDLR C210G but does not provide the required diagnostic-criteria and alternative-cause documentation.
Still missing
  • Validated FH diagnostic criteria or score for an exact-variant patient (for example DLCN >=6, Simon Broome possible/definite, or MEDPED) is needed.
  • Documentation that alternative causes of high cholesterol were excluded is needed.
Sources
BA1 VCEPNot assessed: gnomAD reports a maximum observed frequency of 0.00574%, but the VCEP requires PopMax FAF ≥0.5%, which is unavailable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The governing VCEP requires a PopMax FAF of at least 0.005 in gnomAD. The available gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exome and v4.1 all-comers records report observed population frequencies but do not provide PopMax FAF (the FAF fields are null), so the specified FAF threshold cannot be evaluated without substituting a different metric.

VCEP rule
Variant has a PopMax FAF ≥0.005 (0.5%) in gnomAD.
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen FH VCEP Version 1.2, BA1 rule: Variant has a PopMax FAF ≥0.005 (0.5%) in gnomAD.
  • gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes: 1/233310 alleles, AF 4.2861429e-06; highest observed subpopulation AF East Asian 5.7411873e-05 (0.00574%); PopMax FAF not reported.
  • gnomAD v4.1 all-comers: 3/1553738 total alleles, AF 1.9308275e-06; highest observed subpopulation AF East Asian 2.3936043e-05 (0.00239%); PopMax FAF not reported.
Still missing
  • A gnomAD PopMax FAF value for the applicable population dataset is unavailable.
Sources
BS1 VCEPNot assessed: gnomAD reports a maximum observed frequency of 0.00574%, but the VCEP requires PopMax FAF ≥0.2%, which is unavailable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The governing VCEP requires a PopMax FAF of at least 0.002 in gnomAD. The available gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exome and v4.1 all-comers records report observed population frequencies but do not provide PopMax FAF (the FAF fields are null), so the specified FAF threshold cannot be evaluated without substituting a different metric.

VCEP rule
Variant has a PopMax FAF ≥0.002 (0.2%) in gnomAD.
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen FH VCEP Version 1.2, BS1 rule: Variant has a PopMax FAF ≥0.002 (0.2%) in gnomAD.
  • gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes: 1/233310 alleles, AF 4.2861429e-06; highest observed subpopulation AF East Asian 5.7411873e-05 (0.00574%); PopMax FAF not reported.
  • gnomAD v4.1 all-comers: 3/1553738 total alleles, AF 1.9308275e-06; highest observed subpopulation AF East Asian 2.3936043e-05 (0.00239%); PopMax FAF not reported.
Still missing
  • A gnomAD PopMax FAF value for the applicable population dataset is unavailable.
Sources
BS2 VCEPNot assessed: gnomAD shows zero homozygotes but does not establish untreated, normolipidemic adult status or the required unrelated heterozygote count. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The governing VCEP requires the variant to be identified in at least three unrelated heterozygous or at least one homozygous well-phenotyped, untreated, normolipidemic adult. The available gnomAD records provide allele counts and homozygote counts but no individual-level lipid phenotype, treatment status, or unrelatedness, so this rule cannot be evaluated.

VCEP rule
Variant is identified in ≥3 heterozygous or ≥1 homozygous well-phenotyped, untreated, normolipidemic adults (unrelated).
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen FH VCEP Version 1.2, BS2 rule: Variant is identified in ≥3 heterozygous or ≥1 homozygous well-phenotyped, untreated, normolipidemic adults (unrelated).
  • gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes: 1 alternate allele among 233310 alleles and 0 homozygotes; phenotype, treatment, age, and unrelatedness are not provided.
  • gnomAD v4.1 all-comers: 3 alternate alleles among 1553738 total alleles and 0 homozygotes; phenotype, treatment, age, and unrelatedness are not provided.
Still missing
  • No qualifying well-phenotyped, untreated, normolipidemic adult observations with sufficient unrelatedness information are available.
Sources
BS4 VCEPNot assessed: two unrelated families with at least two informative meioses each and an unaffected carrier below the LDL-C 50th centile are not documented. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP requires lack of segregation in at least two unrelated index-case families, with at least two informative meioses in each family, and at least one unaffected relative with LDL-C below the 50th centile who carries the variant. The available evidence does not document two such families, the required meioses, or an unaffected carrier below that LDL-C threshold.

VCEP rule
Lack of segregation in ≥2 index case families (unrelated), when data is available for ≥2 informative meioses in each family. ... Caveat: must be ≥1 unaffected relative (LDL-C <50th centile) who is positive for the variant.
Evidence considered
  • The VCEP BS4 rule requires lack of segregation in at least two unrelated index-case families, at least two informative meioses in each family, and at least one unaffected variant-positive relative with LDL-C below the 50th centile.
  • PMID:16424354 provides a family-based report involving one C210G-positive proband but does not document the required two families, meioses, or an unaffected C210G-positive relative below the LDL-C 50th centile.
  • PMID:19073363 concerns a differently described variant and cannot supply BS4 evidence for c.691T>G/p.Cys231Gly.
Still missing
  • Two unrelated index-case families with genotype and phenotype data
  • At least two informative meioses in each family
  • At least one variant-positive unaffected relative with LDL-C below the 50th centile
Sources
BP4 VCEPNot assessed: REVEL 0.85 exceeds the BP4 cutoff of ≤0.5, and the VCEP-required MaxEntScan splice result is unavailable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP specifies BP4 at Supporting strength for a missense variant with REVEL score ≤0.5, or with no predicted impact to splicing using MaxEntScan. The variant is missense and has REVEL 0.85, so the REVEL branch does not meet the BP4 threshold. A MaxEntScan result, which is the VCEP-named predictor for the alternative splice path, is not available. Other splice predictors are not substituted for MaxEntScan under this governing rule; therefore BP4 cannot be assessed.

VCEP rule
REVEL score ≤0.5 (missense variants), or no predicted impact to splicing using MaxEntScan (see Fig. 2 for suggested thresholds).
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel Specifications, Version 1.2, BP4 Supporting rule: REVEL score ≤0.5 applies to missense variants, or no predicted impact to splicing using MaxEntScan.
  • Local REVEL predictor lookup for LDLR NM_000527.5:c.691T>G / NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly): REVEL score = 0.85, which is above the BP4 threshold of ≤0.5.
  • No MaxEntScan result is available for this variant; a different splice predictor cannot replace the VCEP-named MaxEntScan path.
Still missing
  • MaxEntScan result for NM_000527.5:c.691T>G using the VCEP's specified suggested thresholds.
Sources
Not applicable · 9· recorded as not applicable Show reasons ▾Hide reasons ▴
PVS1 N/ANot applicable: c.691T>G is a missense p.(Cys231Gly) substitution, not a qualifying loss-of-function consequence for the VCEP PVS1 pathway. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PVS1 is not applicable because the queried NM_000527.5:c.691T>G variant is a missense substitution, p.(Cys231Gly), in exon 4, with no canonical splice-consensus alteration; it is not a loss-of-function consequence for the VCEP PVS1 flow-diagram pathway. The VCEP provides only the instruction to use its PVS1 flow diagram and no evidence here supports a truncating, splice-disrupting, or other qualifying loss-of-function event.

VCEP rule
See PVS1 flow diagram (Figure 1).
Evidence considered
  • Variant-level assessment: NM_000527.5:c.691T>G; NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly); exon 4; consequence_class = missense; canonical_splice_consensus = false.
  • ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel CSPEC v1.2, PVS1 entry: the VCEP directs adjudicators to the PVS1 flow diagram (Figure 1).
Sources
cspec ↗pvs1_variant_assessment
PM4 N/ANot applicable: p.(Cys231Gly) is a missense substitution, whereas the VCEP PM4 rule requires a qualifying in-frame deletion, insertion, or whole-exon duplication. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PM4 is not applicable because the variant is a missense substitution, p.(Cys231Gly), rather than an in-frame deletion or insertion smaller than one whole exon or an in-frame whole-exon duplication. The VCEP PM4 rule does not name missense substitutions as eligible variant types.

VCEP rule
In-frame deletion/insertions smaller than one whole exon, or in-frame whole-exon duplications not considered in any PVS1 criteria. Caveat: variant must also meet PM2.
Evidence considered
  • Variant-level assessment: NM_000527.5:c.691T>G; NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly); consequence_class = missense; exon 4.
  • ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel CSPEC v1.2, PM4 entry: eligible types are in-frame deletions/insertions smaller than one whole exon or in-frame whole-exon duplications not considered in PVS1.
Sources
cspec ↗pvs1_variant_assessment
PP2 VCEPNot applicable: the LDLR Familial Hypercholesterolemia VCEP explicitly excludes PP2 for this VCEP. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The LDLR Familial Hypercholesterolemia VCEP explicitly marks PP2 as not applicable for this VCEP; no PP2 evidence is evaluated.

VCEP 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
  • The LDLR VCEP criteria entry marks PP2 applicability as Not Applicable for this VCEP.
Sources
PP5 VCEPNot applicable: the LDLR FH VCEP explicitly prohibits PP5 use. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The LDLR FH VCEP marks PP5 Not Applicable for this VCEP and states that the criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee.

VCEP rule
This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee.
Evidence considered
  • The VCEP PP5 entry is marked Not Applicable for this VCEP and says the criterion is not for use.
Sources
BP1 VCEPNot applicable: the LDLR Familial Hypercholesterolemia VCEP explicitly excludes BP1 for this VCEP. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The LDLR Familial Hypercholesterolemia VCEP explicitly marks BP1 as not applicable for this VCEP; no BP1 evidence is evaluated.

VCEP rule
Missense variant in a gene for which primarily truncating variants are known to cause disease.
Evidence considered
  • The LDLR VCEP criteria entry marks BP1 applicability as Not Applicable for this VCEP.
Sources
BP3 VCEPNot applicable: the VCEP excludes BP3 for this gene. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Classification Guidelines Version 1.2 marks BP3 as not applicable. NM_000527.5:c.691T>G in LDLR is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly). This determination was made deterministically from the VCEP criteria specification, prior to LLM adjudication.

VCEP rule
deterministic_prefilter: vcep_not_applicable
Evidence considered
  • Deterministic consequence classification: missense (prefetch.json normalized protein consequence)
  • VCEP criterion policy: vcep_not_applicable
Sources
BP5 VCEPNot applicable: the LDLR FH VCEP explicitly marks BP5 as not applicable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The LDLR FH VCEP marks BP5 Not Applicable for this VCEP; therefore no alternate molecular basis evidence is evaluated under BP5.

VCEP rule
Not Applicable for this VCEP
Evidence considered
  • The VCEP BP5 entry is marked Not Applicable for this VCEP.
Sources
BP6 VCEPNot applicable: the LDLR FH VCEP explicitly prohibits BP6 use. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The LDLR FH VCEP marks BP6 Not Applicable for this VCEP and states that the criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee.

VCEP rule
This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee.
Evidence considered
  • The VCEP BP6 entry is marked Not Applicable for this VCEP and says the criterion is not for use.
Sources
BP7 N/ANot applicable: c.691T>G is missense and produces p.(Cys231Gly), whereas the VCEP BP7 rule requires a synonymous variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP BP7 rule applies only to synonymous variants and additionally requires BP4. NM_000527.5:c.691T>G is a missense variant producing p.(Cys231Gly), so it lies outside BP7's stated scope and BP7 is not applicable.

VCEP rule
Variant is synonymous. Caveat: variant must also meet BP4 (i.e. no predicted impact on splicing).
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel Specifications, Version 1.2, BP7 Supporting rule: the variant must be synonymous and must also meet BP4.
  • Variant normalization identifies NM_000527.5:c.691T>G as missense, NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly).
Sources

Identifiers

Gene
LDLR
Transcript
NM_000527.5
Coding (HGVS c.)
NM_000527.5:c.691T>G
Protein (HGVS p.)
NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly)
GRCh38
chr19:11105597 T>G
GRCh37
chr19:11216273 T>G
Location and type
Exon 4 · missense
ClinVar
1783984, 251397, 251697, 251400, 251396

Gene diagram

Every interpreted variant in LDLR, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_000527.5. Select a row to find it on the plot.

LDLRNM_000527.5
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gnomAD v4.1 3 / 1,553,738 alleles AF 1.93e-06 · 0 homozygotes
gnomAD v2.1 1 / 246,490 alleles AF 4.06e-06 · 0 homozygotes
gnomAD-Canada v1.0 Allele count data not recorded

By genetic ancestry

gnomAD v4.1

AF 1.9e-06 · 3 / 1,553,738 alleles · 0 hom
East Asian1 / 41,778 2.4e-05
South Asian1 / 89,914 1.1e-05
European (non-Finnish)1 / 1,139,082 8.8e-07
0 alternate alleles recorded in 7 other groups: Remaining individuals, Admixed American, European (Finnish), Amish, Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi Jewish, African/African American.

gnomAD v2.1

AF 4.1e-06 · 1 / 246,490 alleles · 0 hom
East Asian1 / 18,042 5.5e-05
0 alternate alleles recorded in 7 other groups: African/African American, Admixed American, Ashkenazi Jewish, European (Finnish), European (non-Finnish), Remaining individuals, South Asian.

Statements

gnomAD v4.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.93083e-06; MAF= 0.00019%, 3/1553738 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the East Asian population (AF= 2.3936e-05; MAF= 0.00239%, 1/41778 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 4.05696e-06; MAF= 0.00041%, 1/246490 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the East Asian population (AF= 5.54262e-05; MAF= 0.00554%, 1/18042 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

gnomAD-Canada

Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

SpliceAI and Pangolin

SpliceAI acceptor lossat -235 bp
0.005
SpliceAI acceptor gainat +181 bp
0.001
SpliceAI donor lossat +3 bp
0.005
SpliceAI donor gainat -141 bp
0.016
Pangolin splice lossmagnitude shown
-0.026
Pangolin splice gain
0.009

Other predictors

REVEL
0.850
BayesDel
0.576

How the predictions were used

PP3 SupportingVCEPMet: REVEL score 0.85 meets the VCEP PP3 missense threshold of ≥0.75 for Supporting evidence. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP specifies PP3 at Supporting strength for a missense variant with REVEL score ≥0.75, or for predicted splicing impact using MaxEntScan. NM_000527.5:c.691T>G is a missense variant, p.(Cys231Gly), and its REVEL score is 0.85, meeting the named missense threshold. The REVEL result is sufficient on the missense path; the separate splice-prediction path is not additionally counted.

VCEP rule
REVEL score ≥0.75 (missense variants), or predicted impact to splicing using MaxEntScan (see Fig. 2 for suggested thresholds).
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel Specifications, Version 1.2, PP3 Supporting rule: REVEL score ≥0.75 applies to missense variants, or predicted splicing impact using MaxEntScan.
  • Local REVEL predictor lookup for LDLR NM_000527.5:c.691T>G / NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly): REVEL score = 0.85.
  • Variant consequence: missense, NM_000527.5:c.691T>G, NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly).
Sources
BP4 VCEPNot assessed: REVEL 0.85 exceeds the BP4 cutoff of ≤0.5, and the VCEP-required MaxEntScan splice result is unavailable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP specifies BP4 at Supporting strength for a missense variant with REVEL score ≤0.5, or with no predicted impact to splicing using MaxEntScan. The variant is missense and has REVEL 0.85, so the REVEL branch does not meet the BP4 threshold. A MaxEntScan result, which is the VCEP-named predictor for the alternative splice path, is not available. Other splice predictors are not substituted for MaxEntScan under this governing rule; therefore BP4 cannot be assessed.

VCEP rule
REVEL score ≤0.5 (missense variants), or no predicted impact to splicing using MaxEntScan (see Fig. 2 for suggested thresholds).
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel Specifications, Version 1.2, BP4 Supporting rule: REVEL score ≤0.5 applies to missense variants, or no predicted impact to splicing using MaxEntScan.
  • Local REVEL predictor lookup for LDLR NM_000527.5:c.691T>G / NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly): REVEL score = 0.85, which is above the BP4 threshold of ≤0.5.
  • No MaxEntScan result is available for this variant; a different splice predictor cannot replace the VCEP-named MaxEntScan path.
Still missing
  • MaxEntScan result for NM_000527.5:c.691T>G using the VCEP's specified suggested thresholds.
Sources
BP7 N/ANot applicable: c.691T>G is missense and produces p.(Cys231Gly), whereas the VCEP BP7 rule requires a synonymous variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP BP7 rule applies only to synonymous variants and additionally requires BP4. NM_000527.5:c.691T>G is a missense variant producing p.(Cys231Gly), so it lies outside BP7's stated scope and BP7 is not applicable.

VCEP rule
Variant is synonymous. Caveat: variant must also meet BP4 (i.e. no predicted impact on splicing).
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Panel Specifications, Version 1.2, BP7 Supporting rule: the variant must be synonymous and must also meet BP4.
  • Variant normalization identifies NM_000527.5:c.691T>G as missense, NP_000518.1:p.(Cys231Gly).
Sources

Statement

In silico

SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.02). REVEL score = 0.85. BayesDel score = 0.575887.

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

Recorded publications

  • Mutant transcripts of the LDL receptor gene: mRNA structure and quantity.
    Rødningen OK et al. · 1999
    The paper explicitly lists LDLR 691T>G as C210G in exon 4, corresponding to precursor-protein p.Cys231Gly under the stated 21-residue numbering offset. It reports normal-range mutant transcript abundance and no abnormal splicing for C210G.
    Names this variant
    PMID 10090473 ↗
    Quoted passage
    In contrast to the nonsense mutations and the 1705+1G→T mutation, the missense mutations D147Y, C210G, Q345R, and L380V had relative amounts of mutant transcripts within the normal range, ranging from 42% to 58%.

    Table 1; Results, Allele-Specific Transcript Quantitation; Table 3

  • Founder mutations in the LDL receptor gene contribute significantly to the familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype in the indigenous South African population of mixed ancestry.
    Loubser O et al. · 1999
    The paper lists LDLR C210G among previously described mutations in 22 unrelated familial hypercholesterolemia patients, corresponding to the queried precursor-protein p.Cys231Gly under the stated numbering offset. It does not provide a distinct same-amino-acid nucleotide comparator.
    Names this variant
    PMID 10422804 ↗
    Quoted passage
    Preliminary data from extended analysis of the promoter and coding region in the LDLR gene in the study population revealed eight novel mutations, including five missense mutations (A29T, R60C, D203A, E237K, L364R), a promoter mutation at nucleotide position −59 (C→T), a splice site mutation IVS6-4G→A and a 2-bp deletion following nucleotide position 368 (occurring within a stretch of TC repeats in codons 101–103), in addition to several previously described mutations (R57C, D200G, E207K, C210G) in 22 unrelated FH patients ((25), authors’ unpublished data).

    Results, paragraph 3

  • Identification of four novel mutations of the low-density lipoprotein receptor gene in Korean patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
    Shin JA et al. · 2000
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 10782930 ↗
  • A molecular genetic service for diagnosing individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in the United Kingdom.
    Heath KE et al. · 2001
    The paper explicitly reports LDLR 691T>G resulting in C210G, corresponding to queried p.Cys231Gly under the stated mature-protein numbering offset. It was identified in one proband and listed among pathogenic LDLR mutations in the paper's table, but no alternate nucleotide producing the same amino-acid change is reported.
    Names this variant
    PMID 11313767 ↗
    Quoted passage
    691T4G C210G 1A

    Results, Table 1, Characterisation of LDLR and APOB mutations; LDLR exon 4

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heterozygous familial hypercholes
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 15177124 ↗
  • Missense mutations in the PCSK9 gene are associated with hypocholesterolemia and possibly increased response to statin therapy.
    Berge KE et al. · 2006
    The paper reports C210G, corresponding to queried c.691T>G/p.Cys231Gly, in a familial hypercholesterolemia proband in family L2864 who also carried PCSK9 R46L. The proband's mother carried R46L alone; the report does not establish segregation of LDLR C210G with phenotype or de novo origin.
    Names this variant
    PMID 16424354 ↗
    Quoted passage
    The patient heterozygous for R46L (proband in family L2864, Figure 3) was a female who was heterozygous for mutation C210G in the LDLR gene. At age 21, she had a value for total serum cholesterol of 12.5 mmol/L. At age 27, she had a 54% lower value for total serum cholesterol of 5.8 mmol/L on simvastatin 40 mg.

    Results, Good Responders to Statin Therapy; Figure 3 and accompanying family-study paragraph

  • Update and analysis of the University College London low density lipoprotein receptor familial hypercholesterolemia database.
    Leigh SE et al. · 2008
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 18325082 ↗
  • Mutations in the LDL receptor gene in four Chinese homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype patients.
    Wang L et al. · 2009
    The paper describes a same-codon nucleotide-691 variant as c.691T>C/p.C210R and separately states that 691T>G was detected in Norwegian, South African, and English populations. The p.C210R variant had reduced LDL binding and internalization in HEK293 assays, but the paper calls it a potential disease-causing mutation rather than assigning the required pathogenic classification under these guidelines.
    Names this variant
    PMID 19073363 ↗
    Quoted passage
    Proband 4 had a homozygous mutation in exon 4 at nucleotide 691, a T>C mutation, leading to a p.C210R substitution (Fig. 2E). ... The same nucleotide mutation 691T>G was detected in Norwegian, South African and English populations.

    Results, ‘Identification of LDL-R mutations in Chinese FH patients,’ paragraph describing proband 4; Table 1, Family IV; Table 2, Proband 4; Table 3, p.C210R

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Statements for reports

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gnomAD v4.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.93083e-06; MAF= 0.00019%, 3/1553738 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the East Asian population (AF= 2.3936e-05; MAF= 0.00239%, 1/41778 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 4.05696e-06; MAF= 0.00041%, 1/246490 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the East Asian population (AF= 5.54262e-05; MAF= 0.00554%, 1/18042 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

gnomAD-Canada

Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

ClinVar

This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (7 clinical laboratories) and as Likely pathogenic (2 clinical laboratories) and as pathogenic (1 clinical laboratory). (ClinVarID = 251397)

In silico

SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.02). REVEL score = 0.85. BayesDel score = 0.575887.

Somatic

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has not previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.