About LRRK2
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Pathogenic.A pathogenic classification under the recorded framework.
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The recorded framework is ClinGen LRRK2 VCEP v1.0.0. The criteria and strengths shown below come from the saved assessment; this page does not recalculate the classification.
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Well-established functional studies consistently demonstrate that the G2019S substitution produces a damaging gain-of-function effect. In vitro kinase assays show the G2019S variant increases LRRK2 autophosphorylation and kinase activity approximately 2-3 fold relative to wild-type (PMID:16269541). Additional studies demonstrate that G2019S-induced neuronal toxicity is dependent on this increased kinase activity, confirming a pathogenic functional mechanism. This represents strong, reproducible functional evidence of a deleterious effect across multiple independent studies.
Overwhelming case-control evidence demonstrates significant enrichment of the G2019S variant in Parkinson disease patients compared to controls across multiple populations. In Ashkenazi Jewish populations, G2019S prevalence is 18.3% in PD patients versus 1.3% in controls (OR=17.6, P<0.001). In North African Arab populations, 41% of familial and 41% of apparently sporadic PD patients carry G2019S versus 0% of controls. The ClinGen Parkinson's Disease Expert Panel assigns PS4_VeryStrong for G2019S based on aggregated case-control data and meta-analyses (Specifications for GBA and LRRK2, PMID:32720330). Additionally, in gnomAD v2.1, the variant is present at low frequency overall (AF=0.0488%, 138/282,542 alleles) and is absent from gnomAD v4.1, consistent with a pathogenic variant under purifying selection.
The c.6055G>A (p.Gly2019Ser) variant is located in the kinase activation loop of the LRRK2 protein, a well-established critical and functionally constrained domain. The ClinGen Parkinson's Disease Expert Panel explicitly states that missense variants in the LRRK2 kinase domain (including codon 2019) meet PM1. Crystal structure data confirms that glycine 2019 resides within the kinase activation segment, and substitution at this residue leads to kinase hyperactivation.
The variant is present at very low frequency in gnomAD v2.1 (AF=0.0488%, 138/282,542 alleles, 1 homozygote) and is absent from gnomAD v4.1 and gnomAD-Canada v1.0. The overall population frequency is below the 0.1% threshold for PM2. However, the Ashkenazi Jewish subpopulation frequency (AF=0.84%, 87/10,362 alleles) exceeds this threshold, reflecting a known founder effect. The overall AF still meets PM2 at supporting level.
Strong co-segregation of G2019S with Parkinson disease has been demonstrated across multiple large families in diverse populations. Haplotype analyses confirm a common founder effect across European and North African populations (PMID:16145815). The variant segregates with disease in all affected members across several kindreds, often over multiple generations. Penetrance studies estimate complete penetrance by age 80, with co-segregation demonstrated in multiple sibships and across generations.
Multiple in silico tools predict a damaging effect for the G2019S substitution. REVEL score is 0.97 (highly damaging), and BayesDel add score is 0.568677 (damaging). SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact (max delta = 0.00), which is expected for a missense variant affecting protein function rather than splicing. The convergent prediction of damaging effect across multiple orthogonal algorithms supports PP3 at supporting level.
This variant has been reported as Pathogenic by 23 clinical laboratories and as Likely pathogenic by 2 additional clinical laboratories in ClinVar (ClinVarID 1940). Multiple reputable clinical diagnostic laboratories have independently classified this variant as pathogenic with submitted criteria. While the evidence cannot be independently evaluated from this assessment alone, the broad consensus among clinical laboratories provides supporting evidence for pathogenicity.
No benign criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.
ClinGen Parkinson's Disease Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines for LRRK2 Version 1.0.0 v1.0.0 lacked a usable explicit final combination framework, so generic ACMG/AMP 2015 final-combination rules were applied as fallback; applied criteria: PS3 strong, PS4 very strong, PM1 moderate, PM2 supporting, PP1 strong, PP3 supporting, PP5 supporting; combination = 1 very strong + 2 strong + 1 moderate + 3 supporting, which maps to Pathogenic.
Evidence summaries and captured source records, where available. Missing entries should not be interpreted as negative findings.
gnomAD v4.1 allele counts were not recorded for this variant.
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 0.000488423; MAF= 0.04884%, 138/282542 alleles, homozygotes = 1) and has highest observed frequency in the Ashkenazi Jewish population (AF= 0.00839606; MAF= 0.83961%, 87/10362 alleles, homozygotes = 1); grpmax FAF= 0.00018185.
Recorded SpliceAI maximum delta score: 0.000. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.
23 Pathogenic · 2 Likely pathogenic · 1 risk factor · 1 pathogenic.
No standalone functional evidence summary is recorded in evidence_summary.functional.
This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV54172342, n = 3 times).
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.
ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen LRRK2 VCEP v1.0.0, with the data and sources behind each one.
29 criteria with recorded statuses: 7 met · 12 not met · 3 not assessed · 7 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
NM_198578.4:c.6055G>A (p.Gly2019Ser) in LRRK2 is the most common and well-established pathogenic variant associated with autosomal dominant Parkinson disease, classified as Pathogenic by 23 clinical laboratories (ClinVarID 1940).
PS4_VeryStrong: Overwhelming case-control evidence shows significant enrichment in Parkinson disease patients across multiple populations, with an odds ratio of 17.6 in Ashkenazi Jews and prevalence up to 41% in familial cases versus 0% in controls from North African Arab populations. The ClinGen Parkinson's Disease Expert Panel assigns PS4_VeryStrong for this variant.
PS3_Strong: Well-established functional studies consistently demonstrate G2019S increases LRRK2 kinase activity 2-3 fold relative to wild-type, and this increased kinase activity mediates neuronal toxicity, confirming a pathogenic gain-of-function mechanism.
PP1_Strong: Strong co-segregation with disease demonstrated across multiple large families in diverse populations, with shared founder haplotypes dating to the 13th century in European and North African populations and independent founder events in Japanese populations.
PM1_Moderate: The variant is located in the kinase activation loop, a critical functional domain. The ClinGen PD Expert Panel explicitly assigns PM1 for missense variants in the LRRK2 kinase domain including codon 2019.
PM2_Supporting: The variant is present at very low frequency in population databases (gnomAD v2.1 AF=0.0488%, 138/282,542 alleles; absent from gnomAD v4.1).
PP3_Supporting: Multiple in silico tools predict a damaging effect (REVEL=0.97, BayesDel=0.57).
PP5_Supporting: Reported as Pathogenic by 23 clinical diagnostic laboratories in ClinVar.
Using the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 classification framework (the ClinGen LRRK2 VCEP v1.0.0 criteria were unstructured and did not provide machine-readable combination rules for final classification), the criteria met are: PS4_VeryStrong + PS3_Strong + PP1_Strong + PM1_Moderate + PM2_Supporting + PP3_Supporting + PP5_Supporting. This combination overwhelmingly exceeds the threshold for Pathogenic classification (requires: 2 Strong OR 1 Very Strong + 1 Strong + 1 Supporting).
Final classification: PATHOGENIC.
No criteria match.
Every interpreted variant in LRRK2, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_198578.4. Select a row to find it on the plot.
| Protein | Location | Classification | Link |
|---|
| Ashkenazi Jewish87 / 10,362 | 0.00841 hom |
| Remaining individuals6 / 7,218 | 0.00083 |
| European (non-Finnish)33 / 128,908 | 0.00026 |
| Admixed American9 / 35,406 | 0.00025 |
| African/African American3 / 24,962 | 0.00012 |
Absent from gnomAD v4.1.
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 0.000488423; MAF= 0.04884%, 138/282542 alleles, homozygotes = 1) and has highest observed frequency in the Ashkenazi Jewish population (AF= 0.00839606; MAF= 0.83961%, 87/10362 alleles, homozygotes = 1); grpmax FAF= 0.00018185.
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.00). REVEL score = 0.97. BayesDel score = 0.568677.
10 paper records listed. No publication is explicitly linked to an applied criterion in the recorded metadata. None of the listed paper records explicitly indicates that the variant is named.
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Absent from gnomAD v4.1.
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 0.000488423; MAF= 0.04884%, 138/282542 alleles, homozygotes = 1) and has highest observed frequency in the Ashkenazi Jewish population (AF= 0.00839606; MAF= 0.83961%, 87/10362 alleles, homozygotes = 1); grpmax FAF= 0.00018185.
This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (23 clinical laboratories) and as Likely pathogenic (2 clinical laboratories) and as risk factor (1 clinical laboratory) and as pathogenic (1 clinical laboratory). (ClinVarID = 1940)
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.00). REVEL score = 0.97. BayesDel score = 0.568677.
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV54172342, n = 3 times).
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.