13-32379495-CA-CAA

Variant names:

• chr13-32379495-C-CA
• rs80359732
• NM_000059.4:c.8940dupA

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000059.4(BRCA2):​c.8940dupA​(p.Glu2981ArgfsTer37) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000137 in 1,458,062 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: BRCA2 NM_000059.4 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:10
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.16

Genes affected

BRCA2 (HGNC:1101): (BRCA2 DNA repair associated) Inherited mutations in BRCA1 and this gene, BRCA2, confer increased lifetime risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. Both BRCA1 and BRCA2 are involved in maintenance of genome stability, specifically the homologous recombination pathway for double-strand DNA repair. The largest exon in both genes is exon 11, which harbors the most important and frequent mutations in breast cancer patients. The BRCA2 gene was found on chromosome 13q12.3 in human. The BRCA2 protein contains several copies of a 70 aa motif called the BRC motif, and these motifs mediate binding to the RAD51 recombinase which functions in DNA repair. BRCA2 is considered a tumor suppressor gene, as tumors with BRCA2 mutations generally exhibit loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the wild-type allele. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 13-32379495-C-CA is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr13-32379495-C-CA is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 38195.Status of the report is reviewed_by_expert_panel, 3 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
BRCA2	NM_000059.4	c.8940dupA	p.Glu2981ArgfsTer37	frameshift_variant	Exon 22 of 27	ENST00000380152.8	NP_000050.3

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
BRCA2	ENST00000380152.8	c.8940dupA	p.Glu2981ArgfsTer37	frameshift_variant	Exon 22 of 27	5	NM_000059.4	ENSP00000369497.3
BRCA2	ENST00000530893.7	c.8571dupA	p.Glu2858ArgfsTer37	frameshift_variant	Exon 22 of 27	1		ENSP00000499438.2
BRCA2	ENST00000614259.2	n.*998dupA		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 21 of 26	2		ENSP00000506251.1
BRCA2	ENST00000614259	n.*998dupA		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 21 of 25	2		ENSP00000506251.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000137 AC: 2 AN: 1458062 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 725344

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome AF: 0.00000180

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:10

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

Submissions by phenotype

Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2 Pathogenic:4

Dec 23, 2003

Breast Cancer Information Core (BIC) (BRCA2)

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Oct 02, 2015

Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA), c/o University of Cambridge

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Jun 09, 2010

Sharing Clinical Reports Project (SCRP)

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Sep 08, 2016

Evidence-based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA)

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: reviewed by expert panel

Collection Method: curation

Variant allele predicted to encode a truncated non-functional protein. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2

Sep 13, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.8940dupA pathogenic mutation, located in coding exon 21 of the BRCA2 gene, results from a duplication of A at nucleotide position 8940, causing a translational frameshift with a predicted alternate stop codon (p.E2981Rfs*37). This mutation has been identified in early onset breast cancer cohorts (Lee E et al. Breast Cancer Res. 2008 Mar;10:R19; Copson ER et al. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Feb;19(2):169-180). Of note, this variant has been reported as 9168insA in the literature. This variant is considered to be rare based on population cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). In addition to the clinical data presented in the literature, this alteration is expected to result in loss of function by premature protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. As such, this alteration is interpreted as a disease-causing mutation. -

Feb 21, 2024

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant inserts 1 nucleotide in exon 22 of the BRCA2 gene, creating a frameshift and premature translation stop signal. This variant is expected to result in an absent or non-functional protein product. This variant has been observed in at least 4 individuals affected with breast cancer (PMID: 18284688, 31706072) and has been identified in 1 family among the CIMBA participants (PMID: 29446198). This variant has not been identified in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of BRCA2 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. -

Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Pathogenic:2

Jun 10, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 38195). This variant is also known as c.9168insA. This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with breast cancer (PMID: 18284688). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Glu2981Argfs*37) in the BRCA2 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in BRCA2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 20104584). -

Nov 12, 2020

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: BRCA2 c.8940dupA (p.Glu2981ArgfsX37) results in a premature termination codon, predicted to cause a truncation of the encoded protein or absence of the protein due to nonsense mediated decay, which are commonly known mechanisms for disease. Truncations downstream of this position have been classified as pathogenic by our laboratory. The variant was absent in 245944 control chromosomes. c.8940dupA has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome and subsequently cited by others (example, Rebbeck_2018, Michl_2016, Abida_2017, Park_2020). These data do not allow any conclusion about variant significance. To our knowledge, no variant specific experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Four clinical diagnostic laboratories and one expert panel (ENIGMA) have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All submitters classified the variant as pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

BRCA2-related cancer predisposition Pathogenic:1

Apr 25, 2024

All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant inserts 1 nucleotide in exon 22 of the BRCA2 gene, creating a frameshift and premature translation stop signal. This variant is expected to result in an absent or non-functional protein product. This variant has been observed in at least 4 individuals affected with breast cancer (PMID: 18284688, 31706072) and has been identified in 1 family among the CIMBA participants (PMID: 29446198). This variant has not been identified in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of BRCA2 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. -

not provided Pathogenic:1

Aug 01, 2016

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This duplication of one nucleotide in BRCA2 is denoted c.8940dupA at the cDNA level and p.Glu2981ArgfsX37 (E2981RfsX37) at the protein level. The normal sequence, with the base that is duplicated in braces, is CAAAAAA[A]GAAA. The duplication causes a frameshift which changes a Glutamic Acid to an Arginine at codon 2981, and creates a premature stop codon at position 37 of the new reading frame. This variant is predicted to cause loss of normal protein function through either protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. BRCA2 c.8940dupA, also reported as 9168insA, has been reported in at least one individual with early-onset breast cancer (Lee 2008). We consider this variant to be pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.010		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs80359732; hg19: chr13-32953632;