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Variant: NM_138924.3:c.202G>T

CA402997207

2446456 (ClinVar)

Gene: GAMT (HGNC:2593)
Condition: guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency (MONDO:0012999)
Inheritance Mode: Autosomal recessive inheritance
UUID: 9982600a-815b-4869-aaa0-c9456f12008e
Approved on: 2025-10-15
Published on: 2025-10-15

HGVS expressions

NM_138924.3:c.202G>T
NC_000019.10:g.1399918C>A
CM000681.2:g.1399918C>A
NC_000019.9:g.1399917C>A
CM000681.1:g.1399917C>A
NC_000019.8:g.1350917C>A
NG_009785.1:g.6636G>T
ENST00000252288.8:c.202G>T
ENST00000447102.8:c.202G>T
ENST00000640762.1:c.133G>T
ENST00000252288.6:c.202G>T
ENST00000447102.7:c.202G>T
NM_000156.5:c.202G>T
NM_138924.2:c.202G>T
NM_000156.6:c.202G>T
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Likely Pathogenic

Met criteria codes 5
PM2_Supporting PP4_Moderate PS3_Supporting PM3_Supporting PP3_Strong

Evidence Links 1

Expert Panel

Criteria Specification Information

Criteria Specification: ClinGen Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndromes Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines for GAMT Version 2.0.0

Criteria Specification Approval History
Criteria Specifications for this VCEP
Evidence submitted by expert panel
Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndromes VCEP
The NM_000156.6:c.202G>T variant in GAMT is predicted to result in the missense substitution of glycine by cysteine at amino acid 68 (p.Gly68Cys). The variant has been reported in homozygosity in a proband and sibling with clinical symptoms consistent with GAMT deficiency (PM3_Supporting). The proband has absent creatine peak and guanidinoacetate peak on brain MRS. Urine guanidinoacetate levels were elevated in all patients and were between 1.1 and 12 times above the upper limit of reference range, but specific values for each patient were not provided (PP4_Moderate) (PMID: 24415674). This variant is absent in gnomAD v4.1.0. (PM2_Supporting). The computational predictor REVEL gives a score of 0.994 which is above the threshold of 0.932, evidence that correlates with impact to GAMT function at the strong level (PMID: 36413997) (PP3_Strong). This variant was shown to result in undetectable GAMT enzymatic activity when transfected into GAMT-deficient fibroblasts (PMID: 24415674) (PS3_Supporting). There is a ClinVar entry for this variant (Variation ID: 2446456). In summary, this variant meets criteria to be classified as likely pathogenic for guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency. GAMT-specific ACMG/AMP criteria applied, as specified by the ClinGen Cerebral Creatine Deficiencies Variant Curation Expert Panel (CCDS VCEP) (Specifications version 2.0.0): PP3_Strong, PP4_Moderate, PS3_Supporting, PM2_Supporting, PM3_Supporting (Classification approved by the ClinGen Cerebral Creatine Deficiencies Variant Curation Expert Panel on October 15, 2025
Met criteria codes
PM2_Supporting
Variant is absent in gnomAD v4.1.0 (PM2_Supporting)
PP4_Moderate
A proband and sibling with clinical symptoms consistent with GAMT deficiency are homozygous for the variant. The proband has absent creatine peak and guanidinoacetate peak on brain MRS (3pts). Urine guanidinoacetate levels were elevated in all patients and were between 1.1 and 12 times above the upper limit of reference range, but specific values for each patient were not provided (PM4_Moderate) (PMID: 24415674).
PS3_Supporting
PMID: 24415674: shown to result in undetectable GAMT enzyme activity in GAMT-deficient fibroblasts.

PM3_Supporting
Identified in one homozygous proband (0.5pts) (PMID: 24415674)
PP3_Strong
The computational predictor REVEL gives a score of 0.994 which is above the threshold of 0.932, evidence that correlates with impact to GAMT function at the strong level (PMID: 36413997) (PP3_Strong).
Curation History
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