ClinVar

Description

This sequence change replaces proline, which is neutral and non-polar, with arginine, which is basic and polar, at codon 74 of the SIX3 protein (p.Pro74Arg). This variant is present in population databases (rs771429347, gnomAD 0.03%), and has an allele count higher than expected for a pathogenic variant. This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with combined pituitary hormone deficiency (PMID: 35951005). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 1463172). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt SIX3 protein function with a negative predictive value of 80%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects SIX3 function (PMID: 35951005). In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance.