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Submissions for variant NM_000275.3(OCA2):c.1320G>C (p.Leu440Phe)

gnomAD frequency: 0.00024  dbSNP: rs1800408
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Total submissions: 10
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Submitter RCV SCV Clinical significance Condition Last evaluated Review status Method Comment
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences RCV003389640 SCV000303421 uncertain significance OCA2-related condition 2023-10-20 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing The OCA2 c.1320G>C variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Leu440Phe. This variant has been reported in the homozygous and compound heterozygous states in individuals with oculocutaneous albinism (Table S3 in Lasseaux et al. 2018. PubMed ID: 29345414; Jackson et al. 2020. PubMed ID: 32830442). This variant has also been reported as a "third" variant in an individual who was homozygous for the OCA2 variant c.79G>A (p.Gly27Arg) (Hutton et al. 2008. PubMed ID: 18326704). This variant is reported in 0.84% of alleles in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and with a global allele frequency of 0.039% in gnomAD (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/15-28230254-C-G), which is higher than expected for a primary cause of disease. At this time, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain due to the absence of conclusive functional and genetic evidence.
GeneDx RCV000766763 SCV000589909 likely pathogenic not provided 2023-11-08 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing Identified in both the heterozygous and homozygous state in several individuals with oculocutaneous albinism in published literature, although some of these individuals also harbored additional variants (including G27R) in the OCA2 gene or in other genes that may also have contributed to their clinical phenotype; additional evidence to suggest pathogenicity or benign classification of the L440F variant was not provided in these studies (PMID: 7601462, 9259203, 18326704, 18463683); 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: 12163334, 15889046, 17236130, 18463683, 9259203, 18326704, 23824587, 29345414, 18839200, 32830442, 23504663, 7601462)
Genetic Services Laboratory, University of Chicago RCV000243597 SCV000596145 uncertain significance not specified 2016-12-14 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga) RCV000243597 SCV000706941 likely benign not specified 2017-03-27 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina RCV001119694 SCV001278124 uncertain significance Tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism 2017-04-27 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). No publications were found based on this search. Allele frequency data from public databases did not allow this variant to be ruled in or out of causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as a variant of unknown significance.
Invitae RCV000766763 SCV001581546 pathogenic not provided 2024-01-31 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing This sequence change replaces leucine, which is neutral and non-polar, with phenylalanine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 440 of the OCA2 protein (p.Leu440Phe). This variant is present in population databases (rs1800408, gnomAD 0.8%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with oculocutaneous albinism (PMID: 18326704, 18463683, 29345414; Invitae). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 255719). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt OCA2 protein function with a positive predictive value of 80%. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic.
Genome-Nilou Lab RCV001119694 SCV002039881 uncertain significance Tyrosinase-positive oculocutaneous albinism 2021-11-07 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Ambry Genetics RCV002519877 SCV003701417 uncertain significance Inborn genetic diseases 2021-08-19 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing The c.1320G>C (p.L440F) alteration is located in exon 13 (coding exon 12) of the OCA2 gene. This alteration results from a G to C substitution at nucleotide position 1320, causing the leucine (L) at amino acid position 440 to be replaced by a phenylalanine (F). Based on data from gnomAD, the C allele has an overall frequency of 0.04% (109/281,394) total alleles studied. The highest observed frequency was 0.84% (87/10,322) of Ashkenazi Jewish alleles. This alteration was reported in two patients with oculocutaneous albinism type 2; one patient was homozygous for this alteration and the other was compound heterozygous with another missense alteration, c.1327G>A, (p.V443I) (Jackson, 2020). This variant has also been reported in additional patients with either limited clinical info (Simeonov, 2013; Lasseaux, 2018) or with multiple variants in this and other OCA genes (Hutton, 2008). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. This alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.
Baylor Genetics RCV003469193 SCV004208973 pathogenic SKIN/HAIR/EYE PIGMENTATION 1, BLUE/NONBLUE EYES 2023-10-23 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing
Revvity Omics, Revvity RCV000766763 SCV004238318 likely pathogenic not provided 2023-07-21 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing

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