Description
The p.C368Y pathogenic mutation (also known as c.1103G>A), located in coding exon 8 of the LDLR gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 1103. The cysteine at codon 368 is replaced by tyrosine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. Pathogenic LDLR mutations that result in the substitution or generation of cysteine residues within the cysteine-rich LDLR class A repeats and EGF-like domains are common in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) (Villéger L. Hum Mutat. 2002;20(2):81-7). Internal structural analysis indicates this alteration eliminates a disulfide bond critical for the structural integrity of (the) EGF-like 2 domain (Ambry internal data). This variant, which is also known as p.C347Y, has been detected in several individuals with clinically diagnosed hypercholesterolemia (Loux N et al. Hum. Mutat., 1992;1:325-32; Jannes CE et al. Atherosclerosis, 2015 Jan;238:101-7; Vaca G et al. Atherosclerosis, 2011 Oct;218:391-6; Ambry internal data). Another alteration at the same codon, p.C368G (c.1102T>G), has been detected in an individual with clinically diagnosed hypercholesterolemia (Sözen MM et al. Atherosclerosis, 2005 May;180:63-71). In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by BayesDel in silico analysis. Based on the supporting evidence, this alteration is interpreted as a disease-causing mutation.
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1 | germline | unknown | not provided | not provided | not provided | | not provided | not provided | not provided | not provided |