ClinVar

Description

The MPZ c.418T>A; p.Ser140Thr variant (rs572010627), also known as p.Ser111Thr using alternative nomenclature, is reported in the literature in multiple individuals affected with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease (Sanmaneechai 2015, Shy 2004, Son 2017, Street 2002). In one family, this variant was observed to co-segregate with disease in four affected individuals and was absent from two unaffected relatives (Street 2002). This variant is found on only two chromosomes in the Genome Aggregation Database (2/251496 alleles), indicating it is not a common polymorphism, and it is reported as pathogenic/likely pathogenic by several laboratories in ClinVar (Variation ID: 447730). The serine at codon 140 is highly conserved, but computational analyses (SIFT, PolyPhen-2) predict that this variant is tolerated. However, this variant occurs in the MPZ extracellular domain within a cluster of amino acids frequently substituted in individuals with CMT (p.Thr139Asn, p.Lys138Asn, p.Gly137Ser) (Shy 2004). Based on available information, the p.Ser140Thr variant is considered to be likely pathogenic. References: Sanmaneechai O et al. Genotype-phenotype characteristics and baseline natural history of heritable neuropathies caused by mutations in the MPZ gene. Brain. 2015 Nov;138(Pt 11):3180-92. Shy ME et al. Phenotypic clustering in MPZ mutations. Brain. 2004 Feb;127(Pt 2):371-84. Son D et al. Generation of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease patient with MPZ mutation (CMT1B). Stem Cell Res. 2017 Oct;24:5-7. Street VA et al. Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy: clinical phenotypes of four novel mutations in the MPZ and Cx 32 genes. Neuromuscul Disord. 2002 Oct;12(7-8):643-50.