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Variant Grid

The variant grid lists the variants in the selected case, which is summarized above the grid. Each tab represents a filtered view of the variants and each row contains data for one variant. The data include biological information with qualitative and quantitative values reported in the analysis result. Selecting a variant row displays the variant details.

The test definition specifies any default filter views. You can create additional tabs to specify your own set of filters. For information about applying filters, see Apply Variant Filters.

Variants that appear in purple text are manually-created virtual variants. For more information about virtual variants, see Virtual Variants.

The following table lists the contents of each column. Column data vary based on available case and variant data and can include other data provided in a custom annotation file.

Note

All annotations are expressed in the genomic coordinates on the positive strand, including custom annotations.

Column

Description

Flag

Assigned variant flags. If more than one flag is assigned, the color indicates the most severe flag.

Select the drop-down arrow to assign or remove a flag.

This column cannot be hidden or moved.

Status

The interpretation status of the variant.

A blue dot indicates the variant has not been reviewed in the case. Each filter tab lists the number of unreviewed variants in the tab. Viewing the variant details or the IGV page for the variant clears the dot and decrements the unreviewed count. Review status cannot be reset.
A report icon indicates the variant has been added to the report.

This column cannot be hidden or moved.

IGV

IGV visualization link.

This column cannot be hidden or moved.

Linked

Indicates whether the variant is a potential compound het, virtual variant,or linked MNV. Select the icon to filter the view to display linked variants only.

This column cannot be hidden or moved.

Allele Count

The sum of all allele counts across all population sources, including custom annotations.

Category

The variant category.

Change

The small variant ref allele and alt allele.

ClinVar

The predicted pathogenicities of the variant, annotated from data in the ClinVar database.

Consequence

The consequence of the variant. Consequences are specific to the default or selected transcript. Select More to view a summary of consequences observed for the variant across all transcripts.

Cytoband

The cytoband location.

Exon

The exon of the variant.

Filters

The status of the variant call quality as annotated in the VCF file. PASS indicates that all filters passed. Otherwise, the variant call filter is listed.

Gene

The name of the gene. If a variant affects more than one gene, the first gene is listed, followed by the number of additional affected genes. Information about additional genes is listed in the variant details.

Genetic Findings

The findings for SMA and STR calls.

STR findings are manually curated. If a finding is not assigned, the column entry is blank.

Hemizygote Count

The sum of all male allele counts for allosomal PAR variants across all the population sources, including custom annotations.

HGVS

The Human Genome Variation Society (HGVS) coding nomenclature.

Homozygote Count

The sum of all homozygote counts across all the population sources, including custom annotations.

Inherited

The inheritance pattern of the variant.

Length

The length of the variant. The length calculation for STRs is (difference between repeat number and reference repeat) × number of bp in the repeat.

MOI

The mode of inheritance. For information about inheritance criteria, see Mode of Inheritance Logic .

MyKnowledgebase

The predicted pathogenicities of the variant, annotated from data in your knowledgebase.

Overlap

The number of overlapped phenotypes for the variant. Select the information icon to view details about the phenotypes.

PhyloP

The phyloP conservation score.

pLI Score

The gnomAD computed probability that the gene is loss-of-function (LoF) intolerant. High scores (pLI ≥ 0.9) indicate that the gene is extremely LoF intolerant.

The score applies to the selected transcript. If the score is not the highest across all transcripts, the highest score is displayed in parentheses after the transcript score.

Pop Freq

Lists the maximum population frequency and its data source, which can be any of the sources listed in Data Sources.

In the variant details view, select the Variant Details tab to view all population frequency data for the variant.

[Pop Freq-Custom Annotation]

Lists the maximum population frequency provided in a custom annotation file. The column heading in the grid is determined by the column name in the annotation file.

In the variant details view, select the Variant Details tab to view all population frequency data for the variant.

Position

The chromosome number and position.

Primate AI

The predicted pathogenicity score for missense mutations, computed by the PrimateAI engine.

The score applies to the selected transcript. If the score is not the highest across all transcripts, the highest score is displayed in parentheses after the transcript score.

Quality

The numeric value of variant call quality. Determination of variant quality depends on the variant caller.

SpliceAI

The maximum reported SpliceAI score.

Transcript

The name of the selected transcript, typically a database identifier from RefSeq or Ensembl.

Variant Type

The variant type.

Zygosity

The zygosity derived from genotype, including parental inheritance for heterozygous variants. Additional columns display zygosity for each member of the pedigree.

View variant details for family member metrics or other read data not shown in the grid.