Table 1.

Missense mutations associated with variable onset of FHL or found to be nonpathogenic

PatientAge, yGeneAllele 1Allele 2Experimental outcome (% of WT activity)Allele Frequency (gnomAD36)
Category I: mutations associated with an early (patients aged <5 years) onset of FHL 
P137  0.167 UNC13D c.1208T>C
p.L403P 
c.1208T>C
p.L403P 
Null (supplemental Figure 8) 
P238  0.167, 4, 5 STX11 c.173T>C
p.L58P 
c.173T>C
p.L58P 
Null (Figure 4B) <0.1% 
P339  0.167 PRF1 c.666C>A
p.H222Q 
c.666C>A
p.H222Q 
Null (Figure 4A; supplemental Figure 9) <0.1% 
P440  0.583 STXBP2 c.1621G>A
p.G541S 
c.1621G>A
p.G541S 
Null (supplemental Figure 8) <0.1% 
P541  STXBP2 c.728T>G
p.L243R 
c.1247-1G>C
p.V417LfsX126  
Null / Null (Figure 4C) - / <0.1% 
P6 (case #1)26  0.08 UNC13D c.1232G>A
p.R411Q 
c.2588G>A
p.G863D 
Normal / 22% (Figure 3A; supplemental Figure 8) 0.8% / 0.37%
East Asian 
Category II: mutations associated with a late (patients aged >5 years) onset of FHL 
P742  PRF1 c.577T>C
p.F193L 
c. 1229G>C
p.R410P18  
21% / TS18 (supplemental Figure 8) - / <0.1% 
P837  10 PRF1 c.601C>A
p.P201T 
c.853_855del
p.K285del43  
17% / Null (Figure 4A; supplemental Figure 9) - / <0.1% 
P944  18 PRF1 c.1066C>T
p.R356W 
c.1349C>T
p.T450M18  
13%/TS18 (supplemental Figure 8) <0.1% / <0.1% 
P1015  9, 13 UNC13D c.1240C>T
p.R414C 
c.2753C>A
p.A918D 
20%/17% (Figure 4D) <0.1% / - 
P11 (case #2) 44 UNC13D c.1135G>A
p.E379K 
c.1135G>A
p.E379K 
15% (Figure 3D) 
P1245  45 STXBP2 c.1001C>T
p.P334L 
c.474_483del_insGA
p.C158Wfs78  
67%/null (Figure 4C) 0.1% / 0.1% Ashkenazi Jewish 
P1346  14, 14, 15, 36, 42, 56 STX11 c.146G>A
p.R49Q 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 6.5% East Asian, 1.7% African American 
Category III: carriers of digenic mutations47  
P14 0.92 PRF1 c.992C>T
p.S331L 
17% (supplemental Figure 8) <0.1% 
  UNC13D c.1232G>A
p.R411Q 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 0.8% East Asian 
P15 2.25 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  UNC13D c.227C>T
p.T76M 
22% (supplemental Figure 8) 0.5% African American 
P16 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  UNC13D c.2243C>T
p.A748V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) <0.1% 
P17 9, 13 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  UNC13D c.2896C>T
p.R966W 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 0.7% European 
P18 28 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  UNC13D c.182A>G
p.Y61C 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 
P19 0.167 UNC13D c.2030T>C
p.I677T  
Not tested 
  STX11 c.221C>T
p.T74M 
Normal (Figure 4B) 0.7% South Asian 
P20 5, 10 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  STXBP2 c.1034C>T
p.T345M 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 1.6% European 
P21 21 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  STXBP2 c.1586G>C
p.R529P 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 0.24% European 
P22 24 PRF1 c.50 delT
p.L17Rfs29  
- Null 0.3% African American 
  STXBP2 c.1459G>A
p.V487M 
- Null (supplemental Figure 8) 0.57% African American 
PatientAge, yGeneAllele 1Allele 2Experimental outcome (% of WT activity)Allele Frequency (gnomAD36)
Category I: mutations associated with an early (patients aged <5 years) onset of FHL 
P137  0.167 UNC13D c.1208T>C
p.L403P 
c.1208T>C
p.L403P 
Null (supplemental Figure 8) 
P238  0.167, 4, 5 STX11 c.173T>C
p.L58P 
c.173T>C
p.L58P 
Null (Figure 4B) <0.1% 
P339  0.167 PRF1 c.666C>A
p.H222Q 
c.666C>A
p.H222Q 
Null (Figure 4A; supplemental Figure 9) <0.1% 
P440  0.583 STXBP2 c.1621G>A
p.G541S 
c.1621G>A
p.G541S 
Null (supplemental Figure 8) <0.1% 
P541  STXBP2 c.728T>G
p.L243R 
c.1247-1G>C
p.V417LfsX126  
Null / Null (Figure 4C) - / <0.1% 
P6 (case #1)26  0.08 UNC13D c.1232G>A
p.R411Q 
c.2588G>A
p.G863D 
Normal / 22% (Figure 3A; supplemental Figure 8) 0.8% / 0.37%
East Asian 
Category II: mutations associated with a late (patients aged >5 years) onset of FHL 
P742  PRF1 c.577T>C
p.F193L 
c. 1229G>C
p.R410P18  
21% / TS18 (supplemental Figure 8) - / <0.1% 
P837  10 PRF1 c.601C>A
p.P201T 
c.853_855del
p.K285del43  
17% / Null (Figure 4A; supplemental Figure 9) - / <0.1% 
P944  18 PRF1 c.1066C>T
p.R356W 
c.1349C>T
p.T450M18  
13%/TS18 (supplemental Figure 8) <0.1% / <0.1% 
P1015  9, 13 UNC13D c.1240C>T
p.R414C 
c.2753C>A
p.A918D 
20%/17% (Figure 4D) <0.1% / - 
P11 (case #2) 44 UNC13D c.1135G>A
p.E379K 
c.1135G>A
p.E379K 
15% (Figure 3D) 
P1245  45 STXBP2 c.1001C>T
p.P334L 
c.474_483del_insGA
p.C158Wfs78  
67%/null (Figure 4C) 0.1% / 0.1% Ashkenazi Jewish 
P1346  14, 14, 15, 36, 42, 56 STX11 c.146G>A
p.R49Q 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 6.5% East Asian, 1.7% African American 
Category III: carriers of digenic mutations47  
P14 0.92 PRF1 c.992C>T
p.S331L 
17% (supplemental Figure 8) <0.1% 
  UNC13D c.1232G>A
p.R411Q 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 0.8% East Asian 
P15 2.25 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  UNC13D c.227C>T
p.T76M 
22% (supplemental Figure 8) 0.5% African American 
P16 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  UNC13D c.2243C>T
p.A748V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) <0.1% 
P17 9, 13 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  UNC13D c.2896C>T
p.R966W 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 0.7% European 
P18 28 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  UNC13D c.182A>G
p.Y61C 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 
P19 0.167 UNC13D c.2030T>C
p.I677T  
Not tested 
  STX11 c.221C>T
p.T74M 
Normal (Figure 4B) 0.7% South Asian 
P20 5, 10 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  STXBP2 c.1034C>T
p.T345M 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 1.6% European 
P21 21 PRF1 c.272C>T
p.A91V 
Normal (supplemental Figure 10) 4.3% European 
  STXBP2 c.1586G>C
p.R529P 
Normal (supplemental Figure 8) 0.24% European 
P22 24 PRF1 c.50 delT
p.L17Rfs29  
- Null 0.3% African American 
  STXBP2 c.1459G>A
p.V487M 
- Null (supplemental Figure 8) 0.57% African American 

% of killing is based on day 7 data for all mutants.

Mutations in italic were previously tested by us using Prf1−/− CTLs18 or PRF1-KO human NK-cell line KHYG1.43 

P10 represents 2 siblings with same compound heterozygote UNC13D mutations.15 

TS, temperature sensitive. These 2 PRF1 mutants have been previously extensively tested in our laboratory and found to be misfolded and temperature sensitive.18 

Mutations not tested in our system (most due to frameshift/deletion).

This mutant showed 30% cytotoxicity on day 4; despite a significant recovery of function, the degranulation remained severely reduced on day 7 (Figure 4C).

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