Description
The R778Q variant has been published previously in association with RAG1-associated disorders (Schuetz et al., 2008; Nijman et al., 2014; Kumánovics et al., 2017). The variant is not observed in large population cohorts (Lek et al., 2016; 1000 Genomes Consortium et al., 2015; Exome Variant Server). R778Q is a semi-conservative amino acid substitution, which may impact secondary protein structure as these residues differ in some properties. This substitution occurs at a position that is conserved across species; in silico analysis is inconsistent in its predictions as to whether or not the variant is damaging to the protein structure/function. However, functional studies have shown R778Q significantly reduces V(D)J recombination activity in comparison to wild-type (Schuetz et al., 2008; Lee et al., 2014). Additionally, missense variants in the same codon (R778G/W) and in a nearby residue (R776W/Q) have been reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database in association with RAG1-related disorders (Stenson et al., 2014), supporting the functional importance of this region of the protein. In summary, we consider this variant to be pathogenic.
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Origin | Affected | Number tested | Tissue | Purpose | Method | Individuals | Allele frequency | Families | Co-occurrences |
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1 | germline | yes | not provided | not provided | not provided | | not provided | not provided | not provided | not provided |