Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2BP4_Strong
The NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.2816T>C(p.Val939Ala) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 16/21 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. V939I) has been classified as Uncertain significance.
BRCA1 (HGNC:1100): (BRCA1 DNA repair associated) This gene encodes a 190 kD nuclear phosphoprotein that plays a role in maintaining genomic stability, and it also acts as a tumor suppressor. The BRCA1 gene contains 22 exons spanning about 110 kb of DNA. The encoded protein combines with other tumor suppressors, DNA damage sensors, and signal transducers to form a large multi-subunit protein complex known as the BRCA1-associated genome surveillance complex (BASC). This gene product associates with RNA polymerase II, and through the C-terminal domain, also interacts with histone deacetylase complexes. This protein thus plays a role in transcription, DNA repair of double-stranded breaks, and recombination. Mutations in this gene are responsible for approximately 40% of inherited breast cancers and more than 80% of inherited breast and ovarian cancers. Alternative splicing plays a role in modulating the subcellular localization and physiological function of this gene. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants, some of which are disease-associated mutations, have been described for this gene, but the full-length natures of only some of these variants has been described. A related pseudogene, which is also located on chromosome 17, has been identified. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]
Likely benign, criteria provided, single submitter
curation
University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington
Mar 23, 2023
Missense variant in a coldspot region where missense variants are very unlikely to be pathogenic (PMID:31911673). -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Mar 06, 2019
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Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Ambry Genetics
Jun 14, 2023
The p.V939A variant (also known as c.2816T>C), located in coding exon 9 of the BRCA1 gene, results from a T to C substitution at nucleotide position 2816. The valine at codon 939 is replaced by alanine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is poorly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be tolerated by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1 Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Baylor Genetics
Aug 24, 2019
This variant was determined to be of uncertain significance according to ACMG Guidelines, 2015 [PMID:25741868]. -
not provided Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
GeneDx
Jul 18, 2019
Not observed in large population cohorts (Lek et al., 2016); In silico analysis, which includes protein predictors and evolutionary conservation, supports that this variant does not alter protein structure/function; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -
Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Mar 08, 2021
This sequence change replaces valine with alanine at codon 939 of the BRCA1 protein (p.Val939Ala). The valine residue is weakly conserved and there is a small physicochemical difference between valine and alanine. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (SIFT, PolyPhen-2, Align-GVGD) all suggest that this variant is likely to be tolerated, but these predictions have not been confirmed by published functional studies and their clinical significance is uncertain. This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals with BRCA1-related disease. -