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Submissions for variant NM_005912.3(MC4R):c.906T>G (p.Tyr302Ter)

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Submitter RCV SCV Clinical significance Condition Last evaluated Review status Method Comment
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine RCV004018394 SCV004848240 likely pathogenic Obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency 2018-09-19 criteria provided, single submitter clinical testing The p.Tyr302X variant in MC4R has not been previously reported in individuals with obesity, but has been identified in 1/30782 South Asian chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/). This nonsense variant leads to a premature termination codon at position 302. The MC4R protein is encoded by a single exon; therefore, this alteration is more likely to escape nonsense mediated decay (NMD), resulting in a truncated protein that is missing the c-terminal tail. The c-terminal tail contains a peptide signal which is required for targeting the MC4R protein to the plasma membrane, and removal of that peptide results in cytoplasmic retention of the MC4R protein (Ho 1999). Haploinsufficiency of the MC4R gene is an established disease mechanism in MC4R-related obesity. In summary, although additional studies are required to fully establish its clinical significance, the p.Tyr302X variant is likely pathogenic. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PVS1_Moderate, PM2, PM1.

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