17-17228105-G-T

Variant names:

• chr17-17228105-G-T
• rs754616167
• NM_144997.7:c.33C>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_144997.7(FLCN):​c.33C>A​(p.Cys11*) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. C11C) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0 (0 hom.)
  • Failed GnomAD Quality Control
• Consequence: FLCN NM_144997.7 stop_gained
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:6
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.271
• Publications: 2 publications found

Genes affected

FLCN (HGNC:27310): (folliculin) This gene is located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. Mutations in this gene are associated with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, which is characterized by fibrofolliculomas, renal tumors, lung cysts, and pneumothorax. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

FLCN Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, ClinGen
• Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome 1

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P, Ambry Genetics
• familial spontaneous pneumothorax

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Orphanet, Ambry Genetics
• renal carcinoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• colorectal cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

ENSG00000264187 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product does not undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. Variant located near the start codon (<100nt), not predicted to undergo nonsense mediated mRNA decay. There are 351 pathogenic variants in the truncated region.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 17-17228105-G-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr17-17228105-G-T is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 428641.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
FLCN	NM_144997.7	c.33C>A	p.Cys11*	stop_gained	Exon 4 of 14	ENST00000285071.9	NP_659434.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
FLCN	ENST00000285071.9	c.33C>A	p.Cys11*	stop_gained	Exon 4 of 14	1	NM_144997.7	ENSP00000285071.4
ENSG00000264187	ENST00000427497.3	n.33C>A		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 4 of 12	1		ENSP00000394249.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AC0 AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1460896 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 726762

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33478

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44720

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26134

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39698

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86254

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 52462

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111994

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60388

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:6

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:2

Aug 25, 2023

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant causes the premature termination of FLCN protein synthesis. In the published literature, this variant has been reported in an individual with renal cell carcinoma (PMID: 35441217 (2022)). This variant has not been reported in large, multi-ethnic general populations (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). Based on the available information, this variant is classified as pathogenic. -

May 19, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 35441217) -

Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome Pathogenic:2

Aug 21, 2022

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. This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Cys11*) in the FLCN gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in FLCN are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 15852235). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with FLCN-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 428641). -

Jan 19, 2023

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is considered pathogenic. This variant creates a termination codon and is predicted to result in premature protein truncation. -

Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome 1 Pathogenic:1

Feb 16, 2024

Baylor Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:1

Mar 06, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.C11* pathogenic mutation (also known as c.33C>A), located in coding exon 1 of the FLCN gene, results from a C to A substitution at nucleotide position 33. This changes the amino acid from a cysteine to a stop codon within coding exon 1. In a series of 1336 individuals with renal cell carcinoma, this alteration was observed once (Yngvadottir B et al. Hum Mol Genet, 2022 Aug;31:3001-3011). This variant has been observed in at least one individual with a personal and/or family history that is consistent with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (Ambry internal data). This alteration is expected to result in loss of function by premature protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. This variant is considered to be rare based on population cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). As such, this alteration is interpreted as a disease-causing mutation. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.63	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.18
CADD	Uncertain	25
DANN	Uncertain	0.98
Eigen	Benign	-0.44
Eigen_PC	Benign	-0.78
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.37	N
PhyloP100		-0.27
Vest4		0.74
GERP RS		-8.1
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7
Mutation Taster		=3/197	disease causing (ClinVar)

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs754616167; hg19: chr17-17131419;