Table 3 Disease-causing CHM sequence variants identified in the Australian cohort in the present study. Segregation was complete for all families, apart from Families 17 and 22, in which the variants established in the probands are presumed de novo.

From: Expanding the genetic spectrum of choroideremia in an Australian cohort: report of five novel CHM variants

Family ID

Nucleotide change

Exon/Intron(i)

Predicted protein

Predicted effect^

Novel or Reported

Variant classification (ACMG)

12

c.1358_1359delinsG

11

p.(Ser453*)

Premature truncation of mRNA

Reported

Pathogenic

13

c.(?_-1)_(*1_?)del

1-15

NIL

Entire gene deletion#

Reported

Pathogenic

14

c.1584_1587del

13

p.(Val529Hisfs*7)

Premature truncation of mRNA

Reported

Pathogenic

15

c.799 C > T

6

p.(Arg267*)

Premature truncation of mRNA

Reported

Pathogenic

16

c.820-1 G > A

i6

p.?

Abnormal splicing

Novel

Likely pathogenic

17

c.589dup

5

p.(Ser197Lysfs*2)

Premature truncation of mRNA

Novel

Pathogenic

18

c.49 + 1 G > T

i1

p.?

Abnormal splicing

Reported

Pathogenic

19

c.1010_1015delinsCA

8

p.(Val337Alafs*6)

Premature truncation of mRNA

Novel

Pathogenic

20

c.1286_1287del

10

p.(Ser429*)

Premature truncation of mRNA

Reported

Pathogenic

21

c.(1770 + 1_1771-1)_(*1962_?)del

15

p.?

Exon 15 deletion#

Reported

Pathogenic

22

c.715C > T

6

p.(Arg239*)

Premature truncation of mRNA

Reported

Pathogenic

23

c.(1770 + 1_1771-1)_(*1962_?)del

15

p.?

Exon 15 deletion#

Reported

Pathogenic

24

c.767_768del

6

p.(Glu256Valfs*2)

Premature truncation of mRNA

Novel

Pathogenic

25

c.999_1000insT

8

p.(Gln334Serfs*84)

Premature truncation of mRNA

Novel

Pathogenic

  1. Bolded text de novo variants are denoted in bold.
  2. # deletion breakpoints not identified.
  3. ^ where premature truncation of mRNA is predicted, nonsense-mediated decay was considered likely.