The table below lists the 2 rare (MAF<0.0001 in ExAC) protein-altering PLN variants identified in a cohort of 632 HCM patients. When this rare variant frequency of 0.00316 is compared with a background population rate of 0.00048, there is a statistically significant case excess of 0.00268 (p=0.0002), which suggests that approximately 2 of these variants may be pathogenic.
| No. | Variant (CDS)▼ | Variant (Protein) | Variant Type▼ | Cases (632)▼ | LMM class | ExAC frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | c.116T>G | p.L39X | nonsense | 1 | Pathogenic | 0.000008 |
| 2. | c.152T>C | p.L51P | missense | 1 | VUS favour pathogenic | 0.000000 |
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