Table 2 Variant pathogenicity prediction.

From: Deficiency of TET3 leads to a genome-wide DNA hypermethylation episignature in human whole blood

Sample

Used for

Sample type/ Predicted pathogenicity

TET3 amino acid changes

CADD score

GnomAD alleles

Inheritance

In catalytic domain?

Evidence supporting pathogenicity

Evidence against pathogenicity

Epi-signature pathogenicity prediction

1a

Signature discovery

TET3 (BA); path

p.Phe1072Cysc; p.Ala1076Thrc

28.2; 25.9

0; 0

AR, Cpd het

Yes; Yes

Both low TET activityi; CADD; gnomAD; inheritance; in cat domain

None

Both path

2a

Signature discovery

TET3 (BA); path

p.Val908Leu; p.Val908Leuc

27

0

AR, Hom

Yes

Low TET activityi; CADD; gnomAD; inheritance; in cat domain

None

Path

3a

Signature discovery

TET3 (BA); path

p.Val908Leu; p.Val908Leuc

27

0

AR, Hom

Yes; Yes

Low TET activityi; CADD; gnomAD; inheritance; in cat domain

None

Path

4a

Signature discovery

TET3 (MA); path

p.His1660Profs*52

NA

0

AD, inherited

Yes

Predicted LOF; gnomAD; inheritance; in cat domain

None

Path

5a

Signature discovery

TET3 (MA); path

p.His1660Profs*52

NA

0

Unkn

Yes

Predicted LOF; gnomAD; in cat domain

None

Path

6a

Signature discovery

TET3 (MAb); path

p.Val1089Metc; p.Arg752Cysc

29.1; 23.6

0; 29 (0 hom)

Initially AR; now ADb

Yes; No

p.Val1089Met low TET activityi; CADD; gnomAD; in cat domain. p.Arg752Cys CADD

p.Val1089Met none; p.Arg752Cys nl TET activityi; gnomAD; not in cat domain

Path/Intermed

7

Signature validation

Family ctld; NA

Family variant absent (Sanger seq)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Non-path

8

Signature validation

Family ctle; NA

Family variant absent (Sanger seq)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Non-path

9

Signature validation

Family ctlf; NA

Family variant absent (Exome seq)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Non-path

10

Signature validation

Family ctlg; NA

Family variants absent (Sanger, exome seq)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Non-path

11

Signature validation

TET3 (MA); benign

p.Arg752Cysc

23.6

29 (0 hom)

Unkn

No

CADD

Nl TET activityi; gnom-AD; not in cat domain

Intermed

12a

Signature validation

TET3 (MA); path

p.Gln1695*

44

0

AD, de novo

Yes

Predicted LOF; CADD; gnomAD; inheritance; in cat domain

None

Path

13a

Signature validation

TET3 (MA); path

p.Arg1034*

38

0

AD, de novo

Yes

Predicted LOF; CADD; gnomAD; inheritance; in cat domain

None

Path

14a

Signature validation

TET3 (MA); path

p.Val1089Metc

29.1

0

Unkn

Yes

Low TET activityi; CADD; gnomAD; in cat domain.

None

Path

15a

Signature validation

TET3 (MA); path

p.Val908Leuc

27

0

Unkn

Yes

Low TET activityi; CADD; gnomAD; in cat domain

None

Path

16a

Signature validation

TET3 (MA); path

p.Ala1076Thrc

25.9

0

Unkn

Yes

Low TET activityi; CADD; gnomAD; in cat domain

None

Path

17

Testing

TET3 (BA) VUS; unkn

p.Pro495Ser; p.Val1295Ile

7.9; 19

13 (0 hom); 127 (0hom)

AR, Cpd het

No; Yes

p.Pro495Ser none p.Val1295Ile in cat domain

Both CADD; gnomAD; p.Pro495Ser not in cat domain

Both likely benign

18

Testing

TET3 (BA) VUS; unkn

p.Gly1505Arg; p.Trp1746Ser

24.5; 29.3

3 (0 hom); 61 (0 hom)

AR, Cpd het

Yes; Yes

CADDs; both in cat domain

GnomAD; both present in unaffected sib

Both likely benign

19

Testing

TET3 (MA) VUS; unkn

p.Pro495Ser

7.9

13 (0 hom)

Unkn

No

None

CADD; gnomAD; not in cat domain

Likely benign

20

Testing

TET3 (MA) VUS; unkn

p.Val1295Ile

19

127 (0 hom)

Unkn

Yes

In cat domain

CADD; gnomAD

Likely benign

21a

Testing

TET3 (MA) VUS; unkn

p.Arg911Gln

27.1

0

AD, de novo

Yes

CADD; gnomAD; inheritance; in cat domain

None

Likely path

22a

Testing

TET3 (MA) VUS; unkn

p.Arg1683His

31

0

AD, de novo

Yes

CADD; gnomAD; inheritance; in cat domain

None

Likely path

23

Testing

TET3 (MA) VUS; unkn

p.Gly1505Arg

24.5

3 (0 hom)

Unkn

Yes

CADD; in cat domain

GnomAD; this variant, p.Trp1746Ser in unaffected sib

Likely benign

24

Testing

TET3 (MA) VUS; unkn

p.Trp1746Ser

29.3

61 (0 hom)

Unkn

Yes

CADD; in cat domain

GnomAD; this variant, p.Gly1505Arg in unaffected sib

Likely benign

25a

Testing

TET3 (MA) VUS; unkn

p.Thr680Tyrfs*26h

NA

0

Unkn

No

Predicted LOF; gnomAD; inheritance-segregates with phenotype in family

None

Likely path

26a

Testing

TET3 (MA) VUS; unkn

p.Thr680Tyrfs*26h

NA

0

AD, inherited

No

Predicted LOF; gnomAD; inheritance-segregates with phenotype in family

None

Likely path

27a

Testing

Episign screen; unkn

p.Cys246*

34

0

AD, inherited

No

Predicted LOF; CADD; gnomAD; inherited from mosaic mother

None

Likely path

  1. BA bi-allelic, MA mono-allelic, path pathogenic, non-path non-pathogenic, NA not applicable, unkn unknown, AR autosomal recessive, Cpd het compound heterozygote, Hom homozygous, AD autosomal dominant, LOF loss-of-function, cat catalytic, nl normal, seq sequencing, sib sibling, CADD score combined annotation-dependent depletion score (https://cadd.gs.washington.edu/); gnomAD browser is at https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/.
  2. aTET3-deficient pathogenic samples used to identify the final DNA methylation episignature.
  3. bConsidered mono-allelic because only the c.3265G>A (p.Val1089Met) variant reduced catalytic activity in vitro, suggesting pathogenicity; c.2254C>T (p.Arg752Cys) did not reduce catalytic activity in vitro, suggesting non-pathogenicity (ref. 8).
  4. cVariants previously tested in our in vitro assay (ref. 8).
  5. dUnaffected daughter of Sample 5 and sister of Sample 4.
  6. eUnaffected son of 25 and brother of 26.
  7. fUnaffected mother of Sample 4.
  8. gUnaffected sister of Sample 6 and daughter of Samples 11 and 14.
  9. hPreviously considered VUS because mother was not thought to be affected; upon further evaluation, she was noted to be affected (see text for details).
  10. iTET activity based on in vitro assay performed and reported in reference8.