Submissions for variant NM_000152.5(GAA):c.953T>C (p.Met318Thr)

gnomAD frequency: 0.00006  dbSNP: rs121907936

Total submissions: 12

Submitter	RCV	SCV	Clinical significance	Condition	Last evaluated	Review status	Method	Comment
ClinGen Lysosomal Storage Disorder Variant Curation Expert Panel	RCV000780268	SCV002583364	pathogenic	Glycogen storage disease, type II	2022-09-06	reviewed by expert panel	curation	The NM_000152.5:c.953T>C variant in GAA is a missense variant predicted to cause substitution of methionine by threonine at amino acid 318 (p.Met318Thr). Twelve probands with a diagnosis of Pompe disease were identified with this variant. At least 9 of them have GAA activity in the affected range in dried blood spots or <30% normal GAA activity in fibroblasts (PMIDs: 1652892, 19862843, 25139343, 30214072, 34357340, clinical laboratory data) with pseudodeficiency variants confirmed absent in three of these patients (clinical laboratory data) (PP4_Moderate). Of these patients, 10 are compound heterozygous for c.953T>C (p.Met318Thr) and a variant in GAA that has been classified as pathogenic by the ClinGen LSD VCEP; either c.2560C>T (p.Arg854Ter), confirmed in trans (PMID: 1652892, 19862843), c.1979G>A (p.Arg660His), confirmed in trans by parental testing (clinical diagnostic laboratory); c.-32-13T>G, phase unknown (PMIDs: 29122469, 31904026, 32317649, clinical diagnostic laboratory) (at least 5 patients, 1 confirmed in trans) c.2481+102_2646+31del (p.Gly828_Asn882del), phase unknown (clinical diagnostic laboratory), c.1292_1295dupTGCA, phase unknown (PMID: 30214072), or c.1082C>T (p.Pro361Leu), phase unknown (PMID: 25139343). One patient is homozygous for the variant (PMID: 34357340) (0.5 points) (PM3_Very Strong). Another patient is compound heterozygous for the variant and c.692+5G>T (PMID: 29181627) but the allelic data from this patient will be used in the classification of c.692+5G>T and is not included here to avoid circular logic. The highest population minor allele frequency in gnomAD v2.1.1 is 0.00009 in the African population, which is lower than the ClinGen LSD VCEP threshold (<0.001) for PM2_Suporting, and therefore meets this criterion (PM2_Supporting). Functional studies involving expression of the variant in cultured cells indicate that the variant impacts function, resulting in <2% GAA activity (PMID: 1652892, 19862843). The computational predictor REVEL gives a score of 0.89, which is above the threshold of 0.7, evidence that correlates with impact to GAA function (PP3). There is a ClinVar entry for this variant (Variation ID: 4021; 1 star review status) with 3 submitters classifying the variant as pathogenic, two as likley pathogenic and one as a variant of uncertain significance. With data from the published literature and a clinical laboratory, we find that the variant meets the criteria to be classified as pathogenic for Pompe disease. GAA-specific ACMG-AMP criteria met, as specified by the ClinGen LSD VCEP (Specifications Version 2.0): PM3_Very Strong, PP4_Moderate, PS3_Supporting, PM2_Supporting, PP3. Classification approved by the ClinGen LSD VCEP on Sept. 6, 2022.
Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)	RCV000727662	SCV000854969	uncertain significance	not provided	2017-09-27	criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp	RCV000780268	SCV000917391	pathogenic	Glycogen storage disease, type II	2022-01-20	criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Variant summary: GAA c.953T>C (p.Met318Thr) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the Glycoside hydrolase family 31, N-terminal domain (IPR025887) of the encoded protein sequence. Five of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 4.2e-05 in 236242 control chromosomes. This frequency is not significantly higher than expected for a pathogenic variant in GAA causing Glycogen Storage Disease, Type 2 (Pompe Disease) (4.2e-05 vs 0.0042), allowing no conclusion about variant significance. c.953T>C has been reported in the literature in several individuals affected with Glycogen Storage Disease, Type 2 (Pompe Disease) (ie. Zhong_1991, Flanagan_2009, Mori_2017, Loscher_2018, Kazi_2019). These data indicate that the variant is likely to be associated with disease. Publications also reported experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function, and demonstrated that the variant results in <10% of normal activity (Zhong_1991, Flanagan_2009). Seven clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. Six labs classified as likely pathogenic/pathogenic while one classified as VUS. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic.
Invitae	RCV000780268	SCV001199377	pathogenic	Glycogen storage disease, type II	2024-01-26	criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	This sequence change replaces methionine, which is neutral and non-polar, with threonine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 318 of the GAA protein (p.Met318Thr). This variant is present in population databases (rs121907936, gnomAD 0.009%). This missense change has been observed in individuals with Pompe disease (PMID: 1652892, 19862843, 29122469, 29181627). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 4021). An algorithm developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (PolyPhen-2) suggests that this variant is likely to be disruptive. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects GAA function (PMID: 1652892, 19862843). This variant disrupts the p.Met318 amino acid residue in GAA. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been observed in individuals with GAA-related conditions (PMID: 21484825), which suggests that this may be a clinically significant amino acid residue. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic.
Broad Center for Mendelian Genomics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	RCV000780268	SCV001423074	likely pathogenic	Glycogen storage disease, type II	2020-01-22	criteria provided, single submitter	curation	The heterozygous p.Met318Thr variant in GAA has been reported in 2 individuals with Glycogen Storage Disease II (PMID: 1652892, 25139343), and has also been reported pathogenic by OMIM, likely pathogenic by Integrated Genetics, and a VUS by EGL Genetic Diagnostics in ClinVar (Variation ID: 4021). This variant has been identified in 0.009% (2/23234) of African chromosomes and 0.006% (7/121686) of European (non-Finnish) chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP rs121907936). Although this variant has been seen in the general population, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency. In vitro functional studies with a minigene assay provide some evidence that the p.Met318Thr variant may eliminate GAA activity (PMID: 1652892). However, these types of assays may not accurately represent biological function. Computational prediction tools and conservation analyses suggest that this variant may impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough to determine pathogenicity. However, the Methionine (Met) at position 318 is not conserved in evolutionary distant species, raising the possibility that a change at this position may be tolerated. Two additional variants at the same position, p.Met318Lys and p.Met318Leu, have been reported as VUS in ClinVar but p.Met318Lys is a likely pathogenic variant, slightly increasing the likelihood that the p.Met318Thr variant is pathogenic (Variation ID: 558700, 290616; PMID: 21484825, 22644586). This variant has been reported in combination with a reported likely pathogenic variant and a variant reported to cause NMD, and in individuals with Glycogen Storage Disease II (PMID: 1652892, 25139343). In summary, although additional studies are required to fully establish its clinical significance, this variant is likely pathogenic. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PS3, PM2, PM5_Supporting, PP3, PP4 (Richards 2015).
Genome-Nilou Lab	RCV000780268	SCV001810551	likely pathogenic	Glycogen storage disease, type II	2021-07-22	criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing
Revvity Omics, Revvity	RCV000727662	SCV002025215	pathogenic	not provided	2023-12-18	criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing
Centogene AG - the Rare Disease Company	RCV000780268	SCV002059383	pathogenic	Glycogen storage disease, type II	2019-01-16	criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing
GeneDx	RCV000727662	SCV004030708	pathogenic	not provided	2023-02-23	criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); Published functional studies demonstrate a damaging effect with <2% residual GAA enzyme activity (Zhong et al., 1991; Flanagan et al., 2009); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 19862843, 21228398, 29181627, 30214072, 31254424, 22253258, 19343043, 34357340, 25139343, 31342611, 31086307, 29122469, 30155607, 31904026, 32317649, 34576242, 1652892)
Baylor Genetics	RCV000780268	SCV004195515	pathogenic	Glycogen storage disease, type II	2023-08-09	criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing
OMIM	RCV000004236	SCV000024402	pathogenic	Glycogen storage disease type II, infantile	1991-09-01	no assertion criteria provided	literature only
Molecular Therapies Laboratory, Murdoch University	RCV000780268	SCV001244231	pathogenic	Glycogen storage disease, type II	2019-01-07	no assertion criteria provided	clinical testing