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Criteria Specification

ClinGen Hearing Loss Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines for CDH23, COCH, GJB2, KCNQ4, MYO6, MYO7A, SLC26A4, TECTA and USH2A Version 2

Version : 2.0.0 Release Notes :

(1) Removal of PM2 at moderate strength and use of the PM2 cutoff at supporting strength. (2) Functional assay strength and evidence using the criteria from Brnich et al., including downgrading PS3 to supporting for all specified COCH assays. (3) Removal of PP4 and PM1 specifications of genes that are outside of the HL VCEP defined scope

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Hearing Loss VCEP

Released

3/30/2022

05:00:00

Rules for CDH23, COCH, GJB2, KCNQ4, MYO6, MYO7A, SLC26A4, TECTA, USH2A

Gene: CDH23 (HGNC:13733) HGNC Name: cadherin related 23 Transcripts: NM_022124.6 Disease: Usher syndrome (MONDO:0019501) Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive nonsyndromic genetic deafness (MONDO:0019497) Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive

Gene: COCH (HGNC:2180) HGNC Name: cochlin Transcripts: NM_004086.3 Disease: nonsyndromic genetic deafness (MONDO:0019497) Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Dominant

Gene: GJB2 (HGNC:4284) HGNC Name: gap junction protein beta 2 Transcripts: NM_004004.6 Disease: nonsyndromic genetic deafness (MONDO:0019497) Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive

Gene: KCNQ4 (HGNC:6298) HGNC Name: potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 4 Transcripts: NM_004700.4 Disease: nonsyndromic genetic deafness (MONDO:0019497) Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Dominant

Gene: MYO6 (HGNC:7605) HGNC Name: myosin VI Transcripts: NM_004999.4 Disease: nonsyndromic genetic deafness (MONDO:0019497) Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Dominant

Gene: MYO7A (HGNC:7606) HGNC Name: myosin VIIA Transcripts: NM_000260.4 Disease: Usher syndrome (MONDO:0019501) nonsyndromic genetic deafness (MONDO:0019497)

Gene: SLC26A4 (HGNC:8818) HGNC Name: solute carrier family 26 member 4 Transcripts: NM_000441.2 Disease: Pendred syndrome (MONDO:0010134) Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive

Gene: TECTA (HGNC:11720) HGNC Name: tectorin alpha Transcripts: NM_005422.4 Disease: nonsyndromic genetic deafness (MONDO:0019497)

Gene: USH2A (HGNC:12601) HGNC Name: usherin Transcripts: NM_206933.4 Disease: Usher syndrome (MONDO:0019501) Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive

Criteria & Strength Specifications
PVS1 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Null variant (nonsense, frameshift, canonical +/−1 or 2 splice sites, initiation codon, single or multi-exon deletion) in a gene where loss of function (LOF) is a known mechanism of disease. Caveats: • Beware of genes where LOF is not a known disease mechanism (e.g. GFAP, MYH7). • Use caution interpreting LOF variants at the extreme 3’ end of a gene. • Use caution with splice variants that are predicted to lead to exon skipping but leave the remainder of the protein intact. • Use caution in the presence of multiple transcripts. Stand Alone Very Strong Null variant in a gene with established LOF as a disease mechanism; see PVS1_Strong, PVS1_Moderate, PVS1_Supporting for reduced evidence applications. Modification Type: None Strong See PVS1 flow chart for PVS1_Strong variants in gene where LOF is a known mechanism of disease. PVS1 should also be considered for the following genes with variants assessed in the Hearing Loss Variant Pilot: GJB2, CDH23, USH2A, SLC26A4, MYO6, MYO7A, TECTA, KCNQ4. For other genes, LOF must be an established disease mechanism, and the gene/disease association must be Strong or Definitive clinical validity level as outlined in Strande et al. 2017 (PMID: 28552198). If above criteria is met, follow PVS1 flowchart as recommended by the SVI. Modification Type: None Moderate See PVS1 flowchart for PVS1_Moderate variants in gene where LOF is a known mechanism of disease. Modification Type: None Supporting See PVS1 flowchart for PVS1_Supporting variants in gene where LOF is a known mechanism of disease. Modification Type: None Not Applicable
PS1 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Same amino acid change as a previously established pathogenic variant regardless of nucleotide change. Example: Val->Leu caused by either G>C or G>T in the same codon. Caveat: Beware of changes that impact splicing rather than at the amino acid/protein level. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Same amino acid change as an established pathogenic variant; OR splice variants at same nucleotide and with similar impact prediction as previously reported pathogenic variant. Established variant must meet criteria for pathogenicity by the HL specifications Can also use PS1 for splice variants located in the splice consensus sequence, at the same nucleotide position as a previously reported pathogenic variant Example: c.105+1G>C is known to be pathogenic, can use PS1 for c.105+1G>T No additional hearing loss specifications for missense variants. Follow recommendations as outlined in Richard 2015 and/or the Sequence Variant Interpretation working group within ClinGen. Caveat (from ACMG/AMP guidelines): Assess the possibility that the variant may act directly through the DNA change (e.g. through splicing disruption as assessed by at least computational analysis) instead of through the amino acid change) Modification Type: None Moderate Supporting Not Applicable
PS2 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary De novo (both maternity and paternity confirmed) in a patient with the disease and no family history. Note: Confirmation of paternity only is insufficient. Egg donation, surrogate motherhood, errors in embryo transfer, etc. can contribute to non-maternity. Stand Alone Very Strong 4 points per tables 5a and 5b: Examples: 2 proven de novo occurrences; OR 1 proven + 2 assumed de novo occurrences; OR 4 assumed de novo occurrences. Modification Type: None Strong 2 points per tables 5a and 5b: Examples: 1 proven de novo occurrence; OR 2 assumed de novo occurrences. Modification Type: None Moderate 1 point per tables 5a and 5b: Examples: 1 proven de novo occurrence (phenotype consistent but not specific to gene); OR 1 assumed de novo occurrence; OR 2 assumed de novo occurrences (phenotype/gene not specific). Modification Type: None Supporting 0.5 points per tables 5a and 5b: Example: 1 assumed de novo occurrence (phenotype/gene not specific). Modification Type: None Not Applicable
PS3 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies supportive of a damaging effect on the gene or gene product. Note: Functional studies that have been validated and shown to be reproducible and robust in a clinical diagnostic laboratory setting are considered the most well-established. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Knock-in mouse model demonstrates the phenotype. Modification Type: Disease-specific Moderate Validated functional studies show a deleterious effect (predefined list): GJB2: electrical coupling assays, dye transfer assays → PS3_Moderate Dye Transfer Assays: Expect results that compare the fluorescence of a variant-transfected cell to both a negative control (or H2O injected control) and a wildtype-transfected cell. PS3_Moderate would be applied if the variant results in no dye transfer or significantly different dye transfer when compared to the wildtype. Electrical Coupling Assays: Expect results comparing the current of the variant-transfected cells to both a negative control (i.e. H2O injected control) and a wildtype-transfected cell. PS3_Moderate would be applied if the variant results in significantly different current compared to the wildtype, and the current is comparable to background levels/negative control. Modification Type: Disease-specific Supporting SLC26A4: Radio isotope and fluorescence assays → PS3_Supporting Radio Isotope Assays: PS3_Supporting would be applied when cells transfected with mutant SLC26A4 show a statistically significant decreased efflux of iodide compared to wildtype pendrin. Fluorescence Assays: PS3_Supporting would be applied when a cell transfected with the mutant SLC26A4 shows a statistically significant difference in fluorescence (ΔFmax %) compared to the wildtype protein, and when the fluorescence is not significantly different from that of an empty vector control. COCH: Localization, secretion, and dimerization studies performed using immunofluorescence and Western blotting techniques →PS3_Supporting Localization: PS3_Supporting would be applied if the mutant cochlin protein does not aggregate into extracellular deposits or in the perinuclear region, comparable to the localization of wildtype cochlin. Secretion: PS3_Supporting would be applied if cochlin protein containing the variant does not show secretion from transfected cells, but aggregates in cell regions such as the ER, Golgi and nucleus or is degraded. Dimerization: In a non-reducing environment, wildtype cochlin migrate quickly and appear smaller than in the reduced state because the structure is maintained by disulfide bonds. PS3_Supporting would be applied if the cochlin protein containing the variant forms more, or less, stable disulfide bonds when compared to the wildtype in non-reducing conditions. If not listed above, OK to use PS3_Supporting for other genes/functional analyses if The assay has been validated by a known pathogenic and benign variant AND There is plausible reason that the function the assay is testing relates to the phenotype AND The assay conditions are likely to mimic the physiological environment. Modification Type: Disease-specific Not Applicable
PS4 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary The prevalence of the variant in affected individuals is significantly increased compared to the prevalence in controls. Note 1: Relative risk (RR) or odds ratio (OR), as obtained from case-control studies, is >5.0 and the confidence interval around the estimate of RR or OR does not include 1.0. See manuscript for detailed guidance. Note 2: In instances of very rare variants where case-control studies may not reach statistical significance, the prior observation of the variant in multiple unrelated patients with the same phenotype, and its absence in controls, may be used as moderate level of evidence. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Fisher Exact or Chi-Squared analysis shows statistical increase in cases over controls, OR Autosomal dominant: ≥15 probands with variant, and variant meets PM2_Supporting. Modification Type: Disease-specific Moderate Autosomal dominant: ≥6 probands with variant, and variant meets PM2_Supporting. Modification Type: Disease-specific Supporting Autosomal dominant: ≥2 probands with variant, and variant meets PM2_Supporting. Modification Type: Disease-specific Not Applicable
PM1 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Located in a mutational hot spot and/or critical and well-established functional domain (e.g. active site of an enzyme) without benign variation. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Mutational hot spot or well-studied functional domain without benign variation (KCNQ4 pore-forming region). KCNQ4 (NM_004700.4) gene - missense variants located within amino acids 271-292 can be awarded PM1. This region is the pore-forming intramembrane region where many variants that cause autosomal dominant hearing loss are located (Naito et al. 2013, PMID: 23717403; https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P56696). There are only two missense variants in this region in gnomAD, each with only single allele (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/; rs763326539: 1/33578 Latino chromosomes; rs55737429: 1/111720 European chromosomes). Modification Type: Disease-specific Supporting Not Applicable
PM2 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Absent from controls (or at extremely low frequency if recessive) in Exome Sequencing Project, 1000 Genomes or Exome Aggregation Consortium. Caveat: Population data for indels may be poorly called by next generation sequencing. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Absent/Rare in population databases (absent or ≤0.00007 (0.007%) for autosomal recessive, ≤0.00002 (0.002%) for autosomal dominant). Background: Rarity or absence in the general population is not robust evidence for pathogenicity, particularly for autosomal recessive disorders. However, the ACMG/AMP Guidelines were devised in such a way that absence or rarity were considered moderate evidence towards pathogenicity, and the framework requires multiple pieces of evidence to classify a variant as likely pathogenic or pathogenic. Modification Type: Strength Not Applicable
PM3 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary For recessive disorders, detected in trans with a pathogenic variant Note: This requires testing of parents (or offspring) to determine phase. Stand Alone Very Strong 4 points awarded from tables 7a and 7b Example: Detected in trans in ≥4 probands with a pathogenic variant (recessive). Modification Type: Strength Strong 2 points awarded from tables 7a and 7b Example: Detected in trans in 2 probands with a pathogenic variant (recessive). Modification Type: Strength Moderate 1 point awarded from tables 7a and 7b. Example: Detected in trans with a pathogenic variant (recessive). Modification Type: Strength Supporting 0.5 points awarded from tables 7a and 7b Examples: Two variants that meet PM2_Supporting detected in trans; OR a homozygous variant meeting PM2_Supporting. Modification Type: Strength Not Applicable
PM4 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Protein length changes due to in-frame deletions/insertions in a non-repeat region or stop-loss variants. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Protein length change due to an in-frame deletion or insertion that are not located in repetitive regions. No changes. Follow recommendations as outlined in ACMG/AMP guidelines and/or Sequence Variant Interpretation working group. Modification Type: None Supporting Not Applicable
PM5 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Novel missense change at an amino acid residue where a different missense change determined to be pathogenic has been seen before. Example: Arg156His is pathogenic; now you observe Arg156Cys. Caveat: Beware of changes that impact splicing rather than at the amino acid/protein level. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Missense change at same codon as two different pathogenic missense variants. Located at an amino acid residue with known pathogenic variation (at least 2 other variants at the same site meet pathogenic criteria for based on independent data) Caveat: Assess whether the variants in question could have an impact at the DNA level, such as through splicing impacts. Modification Type: None Moderate Missense change at same codon as another pathogenic missense variant. No changes. Follow recommendations as outlined in ACMG/AMP guidelines and/or Sequence Variant Interpretation working group. Modification Type: None Supporting Not Applicable
PM6 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Assumed de novo, but without confirmation of paternity and maternity. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate See PS2 above Supporting Not Applicable
PP1 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Co-segregation with disease in multiple affected family members in a gene definitively known to cause the disease. Note: May be used as stronger evidence with increasing segregation data. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Segregation in three affected relatives for recessive and five affected relatives for dominant. Modification Type: Strength Moderate Segregation in two affected relatives for recessive and 4 affected relatives for dominant. Modification Type: Strength Supporting Segregation in one affected relative for recessive and two affected relatives for dominant. Modification Type: Strength Not Applicable
PP2 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Missense variant in a gene that has a low rate of benign missense variation and where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Not Applicable Comments: Advise against using this rule because there are few such genes that this would apply to, particularly genes associated to autosomal recessive hearing loss.
PP3 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Multiple lines of computational evidence support a deleterious effect on the gene or gene product (conservation, evolutionary, splicing impact, etc.). Caveat: As many in silico algorithms use the same or very similar input for their predictions, each algorithm should not be counted as an independent criterion. PP3 can be used only once in any evaluation of a variant. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting REVEL score ≥0.7, or predicted impact to splicing using MaxEntScan. Use REVEL and MAXENTSCAN. For missense variants, award PP3 if REVEL score is ≥0.7. If splicing is predicted to be impacted, either creation of a cryptic splice site, or disruption of a native splice site, award PP3. For splice variants (except for canonical -/+1 or 2), use MAXENTSCAN. For -/+ 1 or 2 splice variants, do not use PP3 if you are using PVS1. Modification Type: Disease-specific Not Applicable
PP4 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Patient’s phenotype or family history is highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Patient's phenotype highly specific for gene or fully sequenced gene set (see specifications in Table 7). Modification Type: Disease-specific Not Applicable
PP5
Original ACMG Summary Reputable source recently reports variant as pathogenic, but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation. Not Applicable This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. PubMed : 29543229
BA1 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Allele frequency is above 5% in Exome Sequencing Project, 1000 Genomes or Exome Aggregation Consortium. Stand Alone MAF of ≥0.005 (0.5%) for autosomal recessive; MAF of ≥0.001 (0.1%) for autosomal dominant. Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Not Applicable
BS1 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Allele frequency is greater than expected for disorder. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong MAF of ≥0.003 (0.3%) for autosomal recessive; MAF of ≥0.0002 (0.02%) for autosomal dominant. Likely benign, provided there is no conflicting evidence. Modification Type: Disease-specific Moderate Supporting MAF of ≥0.0007 (0.07%) for autosomal recessive. No BS1_Supporting criteria for autosomal dominant. Modification Type: Disease-specific Not Applicable
BS2 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Observed in a healthy adult individual for a recessive (homozygous), dominant (heterozygous), or X-linked (hemizygous) disorder, with full penetrance expected at an early age. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Observation of variant (biallelic with known pathogenic variant for recessive) in controls inconsistent with disease penetrance. Advise caution when using this rule, since most of hearing loss is autosomal recessive, and autosomal dominant hearing loss could display reduced penetrance or variable expression. However, if biallelic observations in controls are inconsistent with disease penetrance, this may be applicable. Modification Type: None Moderate Supporting Not Applicable
BS3 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies show no damaging effect on protein function or splicing. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Functional study shows no deleterious effect (predefined list). Recommend that functional evidence is not used as strong evidence, due to the absence of well-established functional studies for hearing loss genes. Guidance on functional evidence at supporting level is as follows (see functional spreadsheets attached): GJB2: electrical coupling assays, dye transfer assays → BS3_Supporting Dye Transfer Assays: Expect results that compare the fluorescence of a variant-transfected cell to both a negative control (or H2O injected control) and a wildtype-transfected cell. BS2_Supporting can be applied if the variant results in dye transfer comparable to the wildtype. Electrical Coupling Assays: Expect results comparing the current of the variant-transfected cells to both a negative control (or H2O injected control) and a wildtype-transfected cell. BS2_Supporting would be applied if the variant results in a current comparable to the wildtype. SLC26A4: Radio isotope and fluorescence assays → BS3_Supporting Radio Isotope Assays: BS3_Supporting would be applied if the variant results in iodide efflux levels comparable to the wildtype. Fluorescence assay: BS3_Supporting would be applied if the variant results in fluorescence comparable to the wildtype COCH: Localization, secretion, and dimerization studies performed using immunofluorescence and Western blotting techniques → BS3_Supporting Localization: BS3_Supporting would be applied if the variant results in extracellular deposits comparable to the wildtype. Secretion: BS3_Supporting would be applied if the variant results in secretion comparable to the wildtype. Dimerization: In a non-reducing environment, wildtype cochlin migrate quickly and appear smaller than in the reduced state because the structure is maintained by disulfide bonds. BS3_Supporting would be applied if the variant results in molecular weight and size comparable to the wildtype. If not listed above, OK to use BS3_Supporting for other genes/functional analyses if The assay has been validated by a known pathogenic and benign variant AND There is plausible reason that the function the assay is testing relates to the phenotype AND The assay conditions are likely to mimic the physiological environment. Modification Type: Disease-specific Not Applicable
BS4 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Lack of segregation in affected members of a family. Caveat: The presence of phenocopies for common phenotypes (i.e. cancer, epilepsy) can mimic lack of segregation among affected individuals. Also, families may have more than one pathogenic variant contributing to an autosomal dominant disorder, further confounding an apparent lack of segregation. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Non-segregation with disease. Phenotype+/genotype- Strong evidence for benign. Be cautious when using this as the possibility for phenocopy is high. The hearing loss phenotype should be consistent within the family to consider it a non-segregation, though intra-familial variability has been reported. Factors to consider are: Age of onset (ie. congenital/early childhood vs. adult onset). Hearing loss prevalence increases significantly with age. A congenital hearing loss in a child and a late onset hearing loss in a grandparent would not be a consistent phenotype. Severity (ie - mild vs. profound). Minor differences may exist among family members. Keep in mind that progression in older individuals may account for a discrepancy between individuals. Sex -based differences (infertility, genes on X chromosomes) Audiogram shape. May not be completely consistent among family members even with same etiology. Genotype+/phenotype- Confounding variables to applying this rule: Age-related/sex-related penetrance, variable expressivity, etc. If the gene is associated with later onset and individual with the non-segregation is beyond the expected age that the hearing loss would occur, consider applying BS4_Supporting Recommend only using for fully penetrant genes (typically genes associated with AR hearing loss). Must be confident that patient is truly unaffected and a hearing loss is not missed or subclinical. Be cautious if only phenotyping was newborn hearing screening. Diagnostic audiometric testing (auditory brainstem response (ABR) or audiogram should be required). Any evidence for reduced penetrance, do not use BS4 Modification Type: Disease-specific Moderate Supporting Not Applicable
BP1 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Missense variant in a gene for which primarily truncating variants are known to cause disease. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Not Applicable
BP2 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Observed in trans with a pathogenic variant for a fully penetrant dominant gene/disorder or observed in cis with a pathogenic variant in any inheritance pattern. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Observed in trans with a dominant variant/observed in cis with a pathogenic variant (use with caution). Use with caution. For genes that are associated with both dominant and recessive hearing loss, consider whether an earlier onset/more severe phenotype could be present if variant is identified in trans with a dominant variant. Modification Type: Disease-specific Not Applicable
BP3 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary In frame-deletions/insertions in a repetitive region without a known function. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting In-frame indels in repeat region without known function. No changes. Follow recommendations as outlined in Richard 2015 and/or ClinGen's Sequence Variant Interpretation working group. Modification Type: None Not Applicable
BP4 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Multiple lines of computational evidence suggest no impact on gene or gene product (conservation, evolutionary, splicing impact, etc) Caveat: As many in silico algorithms use the same or very similar input for their predictions, each algorithm cannot be counted as an independent criterion. BP4 can be used only once in any evaluation of a variant. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Computational evidence suggests no impact; REVEL score ≤0.15 or no impact to splicing in MaxEntScan. Modification Type: Disease-specific Not Applicable
BP5 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary Variant found in a case with an alternate molecular basis for disease. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Variant in an autosomal dominant gene found in a patient with an alternate explanation. Autosomal recessive: Do not use. An individual could be carrier of pathogenic variant and have an alternate cause. Therefore, BP5 shouldn’t be used as evidence for benign in this case. Autosomal dominant: Can use BP5 as outlined by Richards 2015. Caveat: consider whether multiple pathogenic autosomal dominant variants could cause a more severe phenotype or whether multigenic inheritance is known to occur (example: Bardet-Biedl syndrome). Modification Type: None Not Applicable
BP6
Original ACMG Summary Reputable source recently reports variant as benign, but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation. Not Applicable This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. PubMed : 29543229
BP7 PVS1 PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PP1 PP2 PP3 PP4 PP5 BA1 BS1 BS2 BS3 BS4 BP1 BP2 BP3 BP4 BP5 BP6 BP7 Files References
Original ACMG Summary A synonymous variant for which splicing prediction algorithms predict no impact to the splice consensus sequence nor the creation of a new splice site AND the nucleotide is not highly conserved. Stand Alone Very Strong Strong Moderate Supporting Silent variant with no predicted impact to splicing. No changes. Follow recommendations as outlined in Richard 2015 and/or ClinGen's Sequence Variant Interpretation working group. Modification Type: None Not Applicable