Table 5.

Notable Pathogenic Variants in Genes Causing Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia

Gene 1Reference SequencesDNA Nucleotide Change
(Alias 2)
Predicted Protein ChangeComment [References]
AMT NM_000481​.2
NP_000472​.2
c.317T>Cp.Ile106ThrFounder variant in the Netherlands w/residual GCS activity [Swanson et al 2015]
c.2T>Cp.Met1?Common variant; assumed no activity [Swanson et al 2015]
c.959G>Ap.Arg320HisCommon variant w/no residual GCS activity [Coughlin et al 2017]
c.217C>Tp.Arg73CysCommon variants [Coughlin et al 2017]
c.280C>Tp.Arg94Trp
NM_000481​.2 c.471+2T>C--
NM_000481​.2
NP_000472​.2
c.664C>Tp.Arg222Cys
NM_000481​.2 c.878-1G>A--
NM_000481​.2
NP_000472​.2
c.887G>Ap.Arg296His
c.921G>Ap.Val307ValCommon variant; creates new splice site [Coughlin et al 2017]
GLDC NM_000170​.2
NP_000161​.2
c.2T>Cp.Met1?Founder variant in some Arab villages in Israel [Boneh et al 2005]
c.395C>Tp.Ser132LeuFounder variant in New Zealand [Swanson et al 2015]
c.1166C>Tp.Ala398ValVariant w/residual GCS activity [Swanson et al 2015]
NM_000170​.2 c.2203-2A>G--
NM_000170​.2
NP_000161​.2
c.2999delGp.Cys1000LeufsTer31
c.1545G>Cp.Arg515SerFounder variant in the United Kingdom w/no GCS activity [Toone et al 2001]
c.1691G>Tp.Ser564IleFounder variant in Finland w/no residual activity [Kure et al 1992]
c.2284G>Ap.Gly761ArgFounder variant in Finland w/no residual activity [Kure et al 1999, Coughlin et al 2017]
NM_000170​.2 Del exons 1-8--Founder variant in Finland [Coughlin et al 2017]
NM_000170​.2
NP_000161​.2
c.1166C>Tp.Ala389ValCommon variants; have residual activity [Korman et al 2004, Kure et al 2004, Swanson et al 2015, Bravo-Alonso et al 2017]
c.1382G>Ap.Arg461Gln
c.2368C>Tp.Arg790Trp
c.2405C>Tp.Ala802Val
c.2714T>Cp.Val905Gly
c.2311G>Ap.Gly771ArgCommon variant [Coughlin et al 2017]
c.1009C>Tp.Arg337TerCommon variants; no residual activity [Coughlin et al 2017]
c.1270C>Tp.Arg424Ter
c.499G>Tp.Glu167Ter
NM_000170​.2 c.2316-1G>A
(IVS19-1G>A)
--
c.2665+1G>C
(IVS22+1G>C)
--
c.2919+1G>A
(IVS24+1G>A)
--

Variants listed in the table have been provided by the authors. GeneReviews staff have not independently verified the classification of variants.

GeneReviews follows the standard naming conventions of the Human Genome Variation Society (varnomen​.hgvs.org). See Quick Reference for an explanation of nomenclature.

GCS = glycine cleavage enzyme system

1.

Genes are listed alphabetically.

2.

Variant designation that does not conform to current naming conventions

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