Table 2

Low-density lipoprotein receptor intronic variants affecting residues >±1 or 2

IntronVariantPathogenicity classificationIn vitro evidenceMechanism
2c.190+2_190+3dupClearly pathogenic5cDNA sequencing revealed use of novel splice donor site (GT) at c.190+3_190+4, resulting in inclusion 2 bp from 5′ end of intron 2, a frame shift and premature truncation of the peptide—p.(Leu64Cysfs*143).35Use of novel splice site
3c.313+2dupLikely to be pathogenic4RT-PCR sequencing revealed skipping of exon 3, resulting in an in-frame deletion—p.(Leu64_Pro105delinsSer).30Inactivation of wild-type splice site
3c.313+5G>ALikely to be pathogenic4cDNA sequencing revealed skipping of exon 3, resulting in an in-frame deletion—p.(Leu64_Pro105delinsSer).36Inactivation of wild-type splice site
3c.313+6T>CLikely to be pathogenic4cDNA sequencing revealed skipping of exon 3, resulting in an in-frame deletion—p.(Leu64_Pro105delinsSer).34Inactivation of wild-type splice site
6c.941-12G>ALikely to be pathogenic4RT-PCR sequencing revealed abnormal splicing of intron 6 (no further information provided by authors).37Unknown
7c.1061-8T>CClearly not pathogenic1RT-PCR sequencing reveals normal splicing of intron 7.34Normal splicing
8c.1186+5G>AClearly pathogenic5RT-PCR sequencing revealed inclusion of intron 8, resulting in a frame shift and premature truncation of the peptide—p.(Gly396fs*26).30Use of novel splice site
8c.1187-10G>AClearly pathogenic5cDNA sequencing reveals creation of novel acceptor site resulting in inclusion of 8 bp (ACCCCCAG) from 3′ end of intron 8, a frame shift and premature truncation of the peptide—p.(Gly396Aspfs*20).38Use of novel splice site
9c.1359-31_1359-23delinsCGGCTClearly pathogenic5mRNA sequencing revealed retention of intron 9 and evidence that two additional transcripts are produced using cryptic splice sites in exon 10. Due to removal of the invariant A at consensus splicing branch site in intron 9.39Use of novel splice sites
9c.1359-5C>GClearly pathogenic5mRNA sequencing revealed retention of intron 9, resulting in a frame shift and premature truncation of the peptide—p.(Ser453Argfs*1).34Inactivation of wild-type splice site
10c.1586+5G>ALikely to be pathogenic4RT-PCR sequencing revealed alternate splicing resulting in two abnormal mRNAs: (a) skipping of exon 10 and (b) inclusion of 22 novel amino acids from the activation of a cryptic splice site.40Inactivation of wild-type splice site and use of cryptic splice site
12c.1845+11C>GLikely to be pathogenic4RT-PCR revealed that approximately half the transcripts use the novel splice site, resulting in inclusion of 11 bp from 5′ end of intron 12 into the transcript, a frame shift and premature truncation of the peptide—p.(Glu615fs*53).41Normal splicing and use of novel splice site
14c.2140+5G>AUnlikely to be pathogenic2RT-PCR sequencing reveals normal splicing of intron 14.34Normal splicing
14c.2140+86C>GLikely to be pathogenic4RT-PCR sequencing revealed creation of a novel splice donor site, resulting in inclusion of 81 bp from 5′ end of intron 14 and a 27aa insertion into peptide p.(Thr713_Glu714ins27). Resulting peptide fails to leave the ER.42Use of novel splice site
15c.2312-3C>ALikely to be pathogenic4cDNA sequencing reveals skipping of exon 16, predicted to result in an in-frame deletion—p.(Ala771_Ile796del).36Inactivation of wild-type splice site