Total submissions: 1
Submitter | RCV | SCV | Clinical significance | Condition | Last evaluated | Review status | Method | Comment |
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Invitae | RCV000535669 | SCV000627120 | pathogenic | Galactosylceramide beta-galactosidase deficiency | 2019-12-17 | criteria provided, single submitter | clinical testing | This variant is a gross deletion of the genomic region encompassing exons 11-17 of the GALC gene. While it is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to create a truncated protein product or disrupt mRNA translation. Loss-of-function variants in GALC are known to be pathogenic. This particular variant is consistent with the well known 30kb deletion, which is the most common cause of Krabbe disease in the European population, found in more than 30% of affected individuals investigated and at a frequency of 0.2% in a sample of 2,330 control European individuals (PMID: 7581365, 22073273, 26795590). This variant has been associated with an increased risk for primary open-angle glaucoma, but the clinical relevance of this finding is unclear (PMID: 22073273). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. |