14-45167133-C-T
Variant summary
Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 16 ACMG points: 16P and 0B. PVS1PP5_Very_Strong
The NM_020937.4(FANCM):c.1972C>T(p.Arg658*) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000893 in 1,611,790 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. R658R) has been classified as Likely benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.
Frequency
Consequence
NM_020937.4 stop_gained
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
Publications
- Fanconi anemiaInheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: G2P, Orphanet
- spermatogenic failure 28Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
- male infertility with azoospermia or oligozoospermia due to single gene mutationInheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
- breast cancerInheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
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ACMG classification
Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 16 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes  0.0000921  AC: 14AN: 152082Hom.:  0  Cov.: 32 show subpopulations 
GnomAD2 exomes  AF:  0.0000757  AC: 19AN: 251098 AF XY:  0.0000589   show subpopulations 
GnomAD4 exome  AF:  0.0000891  AC: 130AN: 1459590Hom.:  0  Cov.: 29 AF XY:  0.0000867  AC XY: 63AN XY: 726310 show subpopulations 
Age Distribution
GnomAD4 genome  0.0000920  AC: 14AN: 152200Hom.:  0  Cov.: 32 AF XY:  0.0000672  AC XY: 5AN XY: 74400 show subpopulations 
Age Distribution
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
not provided    Pathogenic:3 
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Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation or nonsense mediated decay in a gene for which loss-of-function is a known mechanism of disease; Observed as apparently homozygous or as compound heterozygous with a second FANCM truncating variant in individuals with early-onset breast cancer, childhood ALL, non-obstructive azoospermia, or premature ovarian failure (PMID: 28837162, 31942822, 34568721, 34976027); Published functional studies demonstrate a damaging effect: impairment of DNA repair activity and chromosome stability, and absent protein expression (PMID: 31700994); Observed in individuals with polycythemia, breast cancer, or ovarian cancer (PMID: 21681190, 26822949, 28033443, 29351780, 31223512, 30613976, 33099839, 28837162); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 28033443, 29351780, 21681190, 28881617, 29287190, 30676620, 26822949, 32054657, 30613976, 33099839, 31223512, 28837162, 32427313, 34584094, 33471991, 35441217, 26689913, 34976027, 34568721, 31942822, 33804961, 34308104, 32191290, 31700994, 37688579, 38496821) -
FANCM: PVS1:Strong, PS4:Moderate -
Fanconi anemia    Pathogenic:2 
This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Arg658*) in the FANCM gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in FANCM are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 29895858, 30075111). This variant is present in population databases (rs368728266, gnomAD 0.02%). This variant has been observed to be homozygous in an individual with breast cancer and other oncological malignancies and in an individual with breast cancer, pancytopenia, and chromosome fragility (PMID: 28837162). In addition, this variant has been observed to be heterozygous in individuals affected with ovarian cancer, polycythemia vera, and breast cancer (PMID: 21681190, 26822949, 29351780, 29287190, 28033443, 28881617); and in a large case-control study, this variant was observed more frequently in individuals with ER-negative breast cancer (OR=2.44, 95% CI [1.12-5.34], p=0.034) or triple-negative breast cancer (OR=3.79, 95% CI [1.56-9.18], p=0.009) than among controls (PMID: 31700994). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 444327). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of variants on gene product structure and function are not available or were not evaluated for this variant. Experimental data suggest that this variant might not result in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. However, experimental studies showed that it affects FANCM function (PMID: 31700994). This variant disrupts the C-terminal ERCC4 nuclease domain and the helix-hairpin-helix (HhH) motifs of the FANCM protein, which are critical for the interaction between FANCM and FAAP24, chromatin localization of the FANCM/FAAP24 complex and the activation of the FA core complex (PMID: 17289582, 23932590, 18174376, 19379763, 24003026). While functional studies have not been performed to directly test the effect of this variant on FANCM protein function, this suggests that disruption of this region of the protein may be causative of disease. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
PVS1 -
Spermatogenic failure 28;C4748170:Premature ovarian failure 15    Pathogenic:1 
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FANCM-related disorder    Pathogenic:1 
The FANCM c.1972C>T variant is predicted to result in premature protein termination (p.Arg658*). This variant has been reported in individuals who have developed various types of cancer, including breast, blood, and testicular cancers (AlDubayan et al. 2019. PubMed ID: 30676620; Harutyunyan et al. 2011. PubMed ID: 21681190; Lu et al. 2015. PubMed ID: 26689913; Nguyen-Dumont et al. 2018. PubMed ID: 29351780). This variant is reported in 0.016% of alleles in individuals of European (Non-Finnish) descent in gnomAD and has conflicting interpretations regarding its pathogenicity in ClinVar, ranging from uncertain to likely pathogenic to pathogenic (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/444327/). Given the evidence, we interpret this variant as likely pathogenic. -
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome    Pathogenic:1 
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Spermatogenic failure 28    Pathogenic:1 
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Computational scores
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Splicing
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