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Submissions for variant NM_000243.3(MEFV):c.2177T>C (p.Val726Ala)

gnomAD frequency: 0.00147  dbSNP: rs28940579
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Submitter RCV SCV Clinical significance Condition Last evaluated Review status Method Comment
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp RCV000002649 SCV000052844 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2022-05-18 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing Variant summary: MEFV c.2177T>C (p.Val726Ala) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the B30.2/SPRY domain of the encoded protein sequence. Three of five in-silico tools predict a benign effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0022 in 251486 control chromosomes in the gnomAD database, including 9 homozygotes. The variant is reported as one of the most common pathogenic variants in MEFV, and has been reported in numerous affected individuals in the literature. 25 clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All laboratories classified the variant as pathogenic/likely pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic.
Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga) RCV000220654 SCV000224799 pathogenic not provided 2017-02-15 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
GeneDx RCV000220654 SCV000279062 pathogenic not provided 2021-11-03 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing In a series of 90 patients of different ethnic groups, V726A accounted for more than 20% of the MEFV pathogenic variants identified (Aksentijevich et al., 1999); Multiple published functional and FMF-knock-in mice studies demonstrate that this variant decreases protein binding activity (Chae et al., 2006) and shows decreased binding of PKN1 and 14-3-3 protein to murine pyrin in vivo, leading to constitutive activation of the pyrin inflammosome (Park YH et al., 2016); homozygosity for this MEFV variant in knock-in mice produced the most severe inflammation from all tested MEFV variants (Park YH et al., 2016); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 28943464, 29080837, 19480334, 11781702, 29393966, 29707173, 29260407, 29326099, 30609409, 28828621, 22975760, 22532615, 22783597, 10090880, 23907647, 9288758, 21995303, 25333069, 23588594, 20669279, 20437121, 20483145, 10879615, 27994174, 27057533, 26400644, 26361084, 27538774, 28483595, 26360812, 18318646, 17408446, 28573371, 29431110, 30826945, 14615741, 11175300, 29543225, 31376265, 30783801, 32199921, 31447099, 32601469, 31589614, 33440462, 11977178, 33144682, 32888943, 10842289, 10852276, 32441320, 10662876, 16785446, 27270401, 19302049, 34549050)
Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics RCV000220654 SCV000281312 pathogenic not provided 2015-12-22 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories RCV000220654 SCV000604172 pathogenic not provided 2023-11-29 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing The MEFV c.2177T>C; p.Val726Ala variant (rs28940579) has been published in the literature in individuals with familial Mediterranean fever, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis with or without another pathogenic variant (Camus 2012, Comack 2013, Cosan 2010, Shinar 2012, Unal 2010). The variant is listed in the ClinVar database (Variation ID: 2540), and is observed in the general population at an overall frequency of 0.19% (561/282870 alleles) in the Genome Aggregation Database. Based on available information, this variant is considered to be pathogenic. Pathogenic MEFV variants are causative for familial Mediterranean fever (MIM: 608107). References: Camus D et al. 'Silent' carriage of two familial Mediterranean fever gene mutations in large families with only a single identified patient. Clin Genet. 2012 82(3):288-91. PMID: 21995303. Comak E et al. MEFV gene mutations in Turkish children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Eur J Pediatr. 2013 172(8):1061-7. PMID: 23588594. Cosan F et al. Association of familial Mediterranean fever-related MEFV variations with ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 62(11):3232-6. PMID: 20669279. Shinar Y et al. Familial Mediterranean FeVer gene (MEFV) mutations as a modifier of systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2012 21(9):993-8. PMID: 22532615. Unal A et al. Evaluation of common mutations in the Mediterranean fever gene in Multiple Sclerosis patients: is it a susceptibility gene? J Neurol Sci. 2010 294(1-2):38-42. PMID: 20483145.
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics RCV000515437 SCV000611206 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever; Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant 2017-05-18 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Invitae RCV000002649 SCV000629038 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2024-01-31 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing This sequence change replaces valine, which is neutral and non-polar, with alanine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 726 of the MEFV protein (p.Val726Ala). This variant is present in population databases (rs28940579, gnomAD 4%), and has an allele count higher than expected for a pathogenic variant. This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with familial Mediterranean fever (PMID: 9288758, 10879615, 11977178). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. It is commonly reported in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish or Middle Eastern ancestry (PMID: 11464238, 15745878, 23907647). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 2540). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function output the following: SIFT: "Not Available"; PolyPhen-2: "Benign"; Align-GVGD: "Not Available". The alanine amino acid residue is found in multiple mammalian species, which suggests that this missense change does not adversely affect protein function. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects MEFV function (PMID: 21600797). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic.
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine RCV000002649 SCV000711424 likely pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2022-06-23 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing The p.Val726Ala (NM_000243.2 c.2177T>C) variant in MEFV has been reported in >150 homozygous or compound heterozygous individuals with Familial Mediterranean Fever and related disorders (Neocleous 2015 PMID: 25393764, Moradian 2010 PMID: 20485448, Moradian 2014 PMID: 23907647, Beheshtian 2016 PMID: 27659338, Neocleous 2016 PMID: 27994174, Coşkun 2015 PMID: 26690517, FMF consortium 1997 PMID: 9288094, Unal 2010 PMID: 20483145, Cosan 2010 PMID: 20669279, Camus 2012 PMID: 21995303, Shinar 2012 PMID: 22532615), often associated with a more mild form of disease. Additionally, there are >200 individuals with Familial Mediterranean Fever who are heterozygous for p.Val726Ala and for whom a second MEFV allele has not been identified. This variant has been identified in 0.96% and up to 4.6% of healthy controls from the matched population from these studies (Moradian 2014 PMID: 23907647, Beheshtian 2016 PMID: 27659338) and has been identified in 3.96% (402/10152) of Ashkenazi Jewish chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP rs28940579). Although this variant is common in specific subpopulations, the allele frequency in cases is statistically significantly increased compared to a healthy population suggesting a causative role; in the Armenian population, the frequency of this variant in healthy individuals was 4.60% compared to 27.98% in affected individuals. This variant has also been reported in ClinVar (Variation ID#2540) as pathogenic by multiple laboratories. Computational prediction tools and conservation analysis do not provide strong support for or against an impact to the protein. In vitro functional studies of the protein domain containing p.Val726Ala variant report an impact to protein binding (Chae 2006 PMID: 21600797). In summary, although the population in specific subpopulations is high, the p.Val726Ala variant is pathogenic for autosomal recessive Familial Mediterranean Fever. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PM3_VeryStrong, PS4, PS3_Supporting.
Ambry Genetics RCV000623003 SCV000741066 pathogenic Inborn genetic diseases 2023-09-22 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing The c.2177T>C (p.V726A) alteration is located in exon 10 of the MEFV gene. This alteration results from a T to C substitution at nucleotide position 2177, causing the valine (V) at amino acid position 726 to be replaced by an alanine (A). Based on data from gnomAD, the C allele has an overall frequency of 0.2% (561/282870) total alleles studied. The highest observed frequency was 3.93% (407/10368) of Ashkenazi Jewish alleles. This alteration is considered to be one of five common founder mutations in a number of ethnic populations, including Ashkenazi Jewish, and is associated with a milder familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) phenotype (Touitou, 2001). This alteration has been seen in FMF patients both in heterozygous form and in combination with a second MEFV alteration (Moradian, 2010). This amino acid position is poorly conserved in available vertebrate species. The p.V726 amino acid is located in the PRYSPRY domain of the pyrin protein, which is a globular domain with a binding cavity. 3-D modeling showed that V726 is located on a loop further away from the binding cavity in the lower part of the PRYSPRY domain, and altering it may affect either interaction with other molecules or the folding of this part of the domain (Goulielmos, 2006). This alteration is predicted to be tolerated by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, this alteration is classified as pathogenic.
Human Genome Sequencing Center Clinical Lab, Baylor College of Medicine RCV000002649 SCV000840008 likely pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2017-07-07 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing This c.2177T>C (p.Val726Ala) variant in the MEFV gene has been reported in multiple patients with familial Mediterranean fever [OMIM: 608107.0003]. Homozygous patients and compound heterozygous patients for this p.Val726Ala variant present with fever, abdominal pain and thoracic pain [PMID 23907647]. This variant has been detected in 224 heterozygous and 6 homozygous individuals from the ExAC population database (http://exac.broadinstitute.org/variant/16-3293310-A-G); no phenotypic information is available for the homozygous individuals. Valine at amino acid position 726 of the MEFV protein is not well conserved in mammals and computer-based algorithms predict this p.Val726Ala change to be benign. Thus, this variant is classified as likely pathogenic. Apparent homozygosity of this variant may be caused by the presence of the mutant allele on both chromosomes of this individual, or the presence of a mutant allele on one allele and an exonic deletion on the opposite allele. Segregation analysis such as parental study is recommended to resolve the apparent homozygosity of this variant in this individual.
Center for Genomics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago RCV000515437 SCV000898822 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever; Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant 2021-05-03 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing MEFV NM_000243.2 exon 10 p.Val726Ala (c.2177T>C): This variant is a well established, common pathogenic variant for Familial Mediterranean Fever. This variant has been reported in several publications, including a Genereviews entry describing this variant as disease causing (International FMF Consortium 1997 PMID:8288758, Moradian 2014 PMID:23907647, Shothat 2016 PMID:20301405). This variant is present in 4% (407/10368) of Ashkenazi Jewish alleles including 8 homozygotes in the Genome Aggregation Database (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/16-3293310-A-G?dataset=gnomad_r2_1). Please note, disease causing variants may be present in control databases at low frequencies, reflective of the general population, carrier status and/or variable expressivity. This variant is present in ClinVar, with several labs classifying this variant as pathogenic (Variation ID:2540). In summary, this variant is classified as pathogenic based on the data above.
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina RCV000002649 SCV000914715 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2018-09-24 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing The MEFV c.2177T>C (p.Val726Ala) variant is one of the most common pathogenic variants known to cause familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and is well-documented in the literature. Across a selection of available literature, the p.Val726Ala variant has been identified in at least 110 probands in a homozygous state and 21 probands in a compound heterozygous state (International FMF Consortium, 1997; Mattit et al. 2006; Bektas et al. 2008; Moradian et al. 2014). The frequency of the p.Val726Ala variant is significantly higher in FMF probands than in controls, and has been reported in 14-28% of proband alleles and 2.3-4.6% of control alleles in two studies (Mattit et al. 2006; Moradian et al. 2014). The p.Val726Ala variant is reported at a frequency of 0.004021 in the Other population of the Genome Aggregation Database. Based on the evidence, the p.Val726Ala variant is classified as pathogenic for familial Mediterranean fever. This variant was observed by ICSL as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population.
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen RCV000220654 SCV001150750 pathogenic not provided 2024-03-01 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing MEFV: PM3:Very Strong, PM2:Supporting, PP1, PS3:Supporting, BP4
Myriad Genetics, Inc. RCV000002649 SCV001194192 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2019-10-18 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing NM_000243.2(MEFV):c.2177T>C(V726A) is classified as pathogenic in the context of familial Mediterranean fever. Please note that in the absence of a known personal and/or family history of inflammatory disease, the clinical significance of MEFV variant status is uncertain. Sources cited for classification include the following: PMID 10234504, 9288758, 10612841, 16378925, 21995303, 23907647, 16785446, 10024914, 10364520, 16378925. Classification of NM_000243.2(MEFV):c.2177T>C(V726A) is based on the following criteria: This is a well-established pathogenic variant in the literature that has been observed more frequently in patients with clinical diagnoses than in healthy populations. Please note: this variant was assessed in the context of healthy population screening.
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center RCV000002649 SCV001437666 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2019-06-20 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Al Jalila Children's Genomics Center, Al Jalila Childrens Speciality Hospital RCV000515437 SCV001448262 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever; Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant 2020-10-04 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Karolinska University Hospital RCV000220654 SCV001449579 pathogenic not provided 2014-10-01 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Johns Hopkins Genomics, Johns Hopkins University RCV000002649 SCV001469021 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2021-01-07 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing MEFV c.2177T>C is one of the most common variants associated with autosomal recessive FMF and it has been identified in many affected individuals in the homozygous and compound heterozygous states. This MEFV variant (rs28940579) has been reported in ClinVar and is present in a large population dataset (gnomAD: 561/282870 total alleles; 0.198%; 9 homozygotes). There is evidence that p.Val726Ala leads to decreased binding of the B30.2 domain of human pyrin to caspase-13 in vitro. We consider c.2177T>C to be pathogenic.
New York Genome Center RCV000984975 SCV001622928 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant 2020-07-09 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic RCV000220654 SCV001714542 pathogenic not provided 2023-02-14 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing PM3, PS3, PS4
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics RCV001535867 SCV001752485 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever; Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant; Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis 2021-06-30 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Genome-Nilou Lab RCV000002649 SCV001810499 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2021-07-22 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Revvity Omics, Revvity RCV000220654 SCV002022780 likely pathogenic not provided 2023-11-27 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
3billion RCV000002649 SCV002318773 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2022-03-22 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing The variant has been reported to be in trans with a pathogenic variant as either compound heterozygous or homozygous in at least one similarly affected unrelated individual (PMID: 9288758, 10879615) and co-segregate with the disease in at least 3 similarly affected relatives/individuals in the same family or similarly affected unrelated family (PMID: 11977178). Functional studies provide strong evidence of the variant having a damaging effect on the gene or gene product (PMID: 21600797). A missense variant is a common mechanism associated with Familial Mediterranean fever, AR. It is observed at an extremely low frequency in the gnomAD v2.1.1 dataset (total allele frequency: 0.0022232). Therefore, this variant is classified as pathogenic according to the recommendation of ACMG/AMP guideline.
Mendelics RCV000984975 SCV002517610 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant 2022-05-04 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School RCV000984975 SCV002525497 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant 2022-06-09 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, The Hospital for Sick Children RCV002262541 SCV002543739 pathogenic Autoinflammatory syndrome 2022-04-19 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Arcensus RCV000002649 SCV002564575 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2013-02-01 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
MGZ Medical Genetics Center RCV000002649 SCV002581659 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2022-08-01 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Center for Genomics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago RCV001535867 SCV003920191 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever; Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant; Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis 2021-03-30 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing MEFV NM_000243 exon 10 p.Val726Ala (c.2177T>C): This variant is a well established, common pathogenic variant for Familial Mediterranean Fever. This variant has been reported in several publications, including a Genereviews entry describing this variant as disease causing (International FMF Consortium 1997 PMID:8288758, Moradian 2014 PMID:23907647, Shothat 2016 PMID:20301405). This variant is present in 4% (402/10152) of Ashkenazi Jewish alleles including 9 homozygotes in the Genome Aggregation Database (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/rsrs28940579). Please note, disease causing variants may be present in control databases at low frequencies, reflective of the general population, carrier status and/or variable expressivity. This variant is present in ClinVar, with several labs classifying this variant as pathogenic (Variation ID:2540). In summary, this variant is classified as pathogenic based on the data above.
Intergen, Intergen Genetics and Rare Diseases Diagnosis Center RCV000002649 SCV003922394 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Baylor Genetics RCV000984975 SCV004194402 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant 2023-10-31 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital RCV000220654 SCV004242670 pathogenic not provided 2024-02-06 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center RCV000002649 SCV004809661 likely pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2024-04-04 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Molecular Genetics, Royal Melbourne Hospital RCV000002649 SCV004812461 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2023-04-11 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing This sequence change in MEFV is predicted to replace valine with alanine at codon 726, p.(Val726Ala). The valine residue is weakly /conserved (11/97 vertebrates, UCSC), and is located in the SPRY domain. There is a moderate physicochemical difference between valine and alanine. The highest population minor allele frequency in the population database gnomAD v2.1 is 3.9% (407/10,368 alleles, 8 homozygotes) in the Ashkenazi Jewish population, while the highest continental population frequency is 0.09% (115/129,180 alleles, 1 homozygote) in the European (non-Finnish) population. This is the third most commonly occurring variant reported in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) cases (PMID: 36076017). It has been identified in individuals with FMF in the homozygous state and compound heterozygous with a second pathogenic variant, and segregates with disease in multiple families (PMID: 11977178, 21995303, 34988684). However, the variant is also commonly detected as a single heterozygous variant when autosomal recessive inheritance is expected suggesting missing heritability (PMID: 20301405). A homozygous FMF-knock-in mouse model of the variant induces spontaneous inflammation that is similar to or more severe that the inflammation observed in FMF patients (PMID: 21600797). Multiple lines of computational evidence predict a benign effect for the missense substitution (6/6 algorithms). Based on the classification scheme RMH Modified ACMG Guidelines v1.5.1, this variant is classified as PATHOGENIC. Following criteria are met: PM3_VeryStrong, PP1_Strong, BP4.
Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital of Duesseldorf RCV000002649 SCV005038674 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever criteria provided, single submitter not provided
OMIM RCV000002649 SCV000022807 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 1997-09-01 no assertion criteria provided literature only
GeneReviews RCV000002649 SCV000484972 not provided Familial Mediterranean fever no assertion provided literature only
Biochemical Molecular Genetic Laboratory, King Abdulaziz Medical City RCV000984975 SCV001132897 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant 2019-08-25 no assertion criteria provided clinical testing
Reproductive Health Research and Development, BGI Genomics RCV000002649 SCV001142454 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2020-01-06 no assertion criteria provided curation NM_000243.2:c.2177T>C in the MEFV gene has an allele frequency of 0.039 in Ashkenazi Jewish subpopulation in the gnomAD database. Functional studies demonstrate that p.Val726Ala has decreased protein binding activity(PMID: 16785446). It was detected in multiple individuals with autosomal recessive Familial Mediterranean Fever, compound heterozygous with c.2080A>G (p.Met694Val)(PMID: 10879615),c.2080A>G (p.Met694Val) (PMID: 11977178). The patient's phenotype is highly specific for MEFV gene (PMID: 10879615; 11977178).Taken together, we interprete this variant as Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic. ACMG/AMP criteria applied: PM3_Strong; PS3; PP4.
Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen RCV000220654 SCV001744379 pathogenic not provided no assertion criteria provided clinical testing
Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht RCV000220654 SCV001932036 pathogenic not provided no assertion criteria provided clinical testing
Joint Genome Diagnostic Labs from Nijmegen and Maastricht, Radboudumc and MUMC+ RCV000220654 SCV001959385 pathogenic not provided no assertion criteria provided clinical testing
Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center RCV000220654 SCV001969445 pathogenic not provided no assertion criteria provided clinical testing
Natera, Inc. RCV000002649 SCV002093878 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2020-01-21 no assertion criteria provided clinical testing
Genomics And Bioinformatics Analysis Resource, Columbia University RCV000002649 SCV004024083 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever no assertion criteria provided research
GenomeConnect - Invitae Patient Insights Network RCV000515437 SCV004037571 not provided Familial Mediterranean fever; Familial Mediterranean fever, autosomal dominant no assertion provided phenotyping only Variant classified as Pathogenic and reported on 08-18-2017 by Invitae. GenomeConnect-Invitae Patient Insights Network assertions are reported exactly as they appear on the patient-provided report from the testing laboratory. Registry team members make no attempt to reinterpret the clinical significance of the variant. Phenotypic details are available under supporting information.
Zotz-Klimas Genetics Lab, MVZ Zotz Klimas RCV000002649 SCV004101056 pathogenic Familial Mediterranean fever 2023-11-02 no assertion criteria provided clinical testing

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