ClinVar

Description

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Leu1007Profs*2) in the NOD2 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. While this is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to disrupt the last 34 amino acid(s) of the NOD2 protein. This variant is present in population databases (rs2066847, gnomAD 3%), including at least one homozygous and/or hemizygous individual. Population-based case-control studies and family studies have shown that this variant confers an elevated risk of Crohn's disease (PMID: 21548950, 15024686, 18489434, 11425413, 11385576, 11385577, 11910337, 12019468, 15190267, 15571588). In a large meta-analysis involving 75 case-control studies with 18,727 cases and 17,102 controls (PMID: 19713276), individuals carrying this variant had an increased overall risk of Crohn's disease (OR = 3.8, 95% CI 3.4-4.3). When all three NOD2 genotypes were combined (p.Arg702Trp, p.Gly908Arg, and p.Leu1007Profs*2), the odds ratios for Crohn's disease were 2.4 (95% CI, 2.0-2.8) for simple heterozygotes, 9.0 (95% CI 6.0-13.5) for compound heterozygotes, and 6.7 (95% CI 4.1-10.9) for homozygotes, compared with noncarriers. This variant is also known as c.3020insC in the literature. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 4691). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of variants on protein structure and function are not available or were not evaluated for this variant. Experimental studies have shown that this truncating variant conveys reduced production of cytokines upon bacterial exposure but is capable of inducing T-cell polarization (PMID: 18240302). This variant also demonstrated decreased NFkB activity and decreased response to lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan compared to wildtype protein (PMID: 12512038, 15198989), and impaired membrane association and signaling responses upon stimulation of synthetic immunoreactive peptides (PMID: 26500656, 22684479, 21335489). In summary, this is a frequently observed variant that is associated with approximately a 3.8-fold increased risk of Crohn's disease in population studies. Therefore, it has been classified as an Increased Risk Allele.