22-28695737-C-T

Variant names:

• chr22-28695737-C-T
• rs371418985
• NM_007194.4:c.1232G>A

Variant summary

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

The NM_007194.4(CHEK2):​c.1232G>A​(p.Trp411*) variant causes a stop gained change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000342 in 1,461,538 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 (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000034 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: CHEK2 NM_007194.4 stop_gained
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:20
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 6.85

Genes affected

CHEK2 (HGNC:16627): (checkpoint kinase 2) In response to DNA damage and replication blocks, cell cycle progression is halted through the control of critical cell cycle regulators. The protein encoded by this gene is a cell cycle checkpoint regulator and putative tumor suppressor. It contains a forkhead-associated protein interaction domain essential for activation in response to DNA damage and is rapidly phosphorylated in response to replication blocks and DNA damage. When activated, the encoded protein is known to inhibit CDC25C phosphatase, preventing entry into mitosis, and has been shown to stabilize the tumor suppressor protein p53, leading to cell cycle arrest in G1. In addition, this protein interacts with and phosphorylates BRCA1, allowing BRCA1 to restore survival after DNA damage. Mutations in this gene have been linked with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a highly penetrant familial cancer phenotype usually associated with inherited mutations in TP53. Also, mutations in this gene are thought to confer a predisposition to sarcomas, breast cancer, and brain tumors. This nuclear protein is a member of the CDS1 subfamily of serine/threonine protein kinases. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012]

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 22-28695737-C-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr22-28695737-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 234505.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr22-28695737-C-T is described in Lovd as [Likely_pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
CHEK2	NM_007194.4	c.1232G>A	p.Trp411*	stop_gained	Exon 11 of 15	ENST00000404276.6	NP_009125.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
CHEK2	ENST00000404276.6	c.1232G>A	p.Trp411*	stop_gained	Exon 11 of 15	1	NM_007194.4	ENSP00000385747.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD3 exomes AF: 0.00000799 AC: 2 AN: 250178 Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.0000148 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 135492

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad SAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.0000177

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000342 AC: 5 AN: 1461538 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00000550 AC XY: 4 AN XY: 727090

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: 0.00000270

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.0000166

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ESP6500AA AF: 0.00 AC: 0

ESP6500EA AF: 0.000116 AC: 1

ExAC AF: 0.0000165 AC: 2

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:20

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:7

Nov 14, 2016

GeneDx

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is denoted CHEK2 c.1232G>A at the cDNA level and p.Trp411Ter (W411X) at the protein level. The substitution creates a nonsense variant, which changes a Tryptophan to a premature stop codon (TGG>TAG), and is predicted to cause loss of normal protein function through either protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Although this variant has not, to our knowledge, been reported in the literature, it is considered likely pathogenic. -

May 27, 2022

Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Skane University Hospital Lund

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Oct 23, 2020

Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University Hospital Tübingen

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Aug 11, 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 CHEK2 protein synthesis. In the published literature, this variant has been reported in an individual with colon cancer (PMID: 35418818 (2022)), and in multiple individuals and families with breast/ovarian cancer (PMIDs: 35220195 (2022), 33925588 (2021), 31159747 (2019), 29785153 (2018), 29271107 (2018)). The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.000008 (2/250178 chromosomes (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org)), is consistent with pathogenicity. Based on the available information, this variant is classified as pathogenic. -

Mar 01, 2024

CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

CHEK2: PVS1, PM2, PS4:Moderate -

Nov 03, 2021

Institute for Clinical Genetics, University Hospital TU Dresden, University Hospital TU Dresden

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

May 19, 2022

Revvity Omics, Revvity

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Familial cancer of breast Pathogenic:7

Apr 18, 2017

Counsyl

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Mar 08, 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. -

Nov 23, 2020

Genetics and Molecular Pathology, SA Pathology

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

May 28, 2019

Mendelics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Apr 16, 2023

Baylor Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Aug 21, 2024

Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Criteria applied: PVS1,PS4_MOD -

Dec 12, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Trp411*) in the CHEK2 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in CHEK2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 21876083, 24713400). This variant is present in population databases (rs371418985, gnomAD 0.002%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with breast cancer (PMID: 29271107, 29785153, 35220195). This variant is also known as p.Trp454*. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 234505). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:4

Aug 13, 2021

Sema4, Sema4

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: curation

- -

May 11, 2023

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant changes 1 nucleotide in exon 11 of the CHEK2 gene, creating a premature translation stop signal. This variant is expected to result in an absent or non-functional protein product. This variant has been reported in individuals affected with early-onset breast cancer (PMID: 29271107, 35127508, 36011273), breast cancer (PMID: 29785153, 33925588, 33471991), a family history of breast cancer (DOI: 10.14744/ejmo.2022.88057), unspecified cancer (PMID: 35089076, 37065479), as well as in unaffected individuals (PMID: 34732190, 33471991). This variant has been identified in 2/250178 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of CHEK2 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. -

Jan 01, 2020

GeneKor MSA

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is a single amino acid change from Tryptophan to a premature translational stop signal at codon 411 of the CHEK2 protein. This is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Truncating variants in CHEK2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 21876083, 24713400). This variant has been described in the international literature in an individual undergoing panel testing for hereditary syndrome (PMID: 31159747). The mutation database ClinVar contains entries for this variant (Variation ID:234505). -

Jan 12, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.W411* pathogenic mutation (also known as c.1232G>A), located in coding exon 10 of the CHEK2 gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 1232. This changes the amino acid from a tryptophan to a stop codon within coding exon 10. This mutation has been identified in multiple breast cancer patients (Coppa A et al. Cancer Med, 2018 01;7:46-55; Goidescu IG et al. Clujul Med, 2018 Apr;91:157-165). 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. -

Breast and/or ovarian cancer Pathogenic:1

Jul 19, 2022

CHEO Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Pathogenic:1

May 12, 2022

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

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: CHEK2 c.1232G>A (p.Trp411X) 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 allele was found at a frequency of 8e-06 in 250178 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.1232G>A has been reported in the literature in multiple individuals affected with Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (Coppa_2017, Apostolou_2021). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Ten ClinVar submitters (evaluation after 2014) cite the variant as pathogenic (n=6) and likely pathogenic (n=4). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.61	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.66
CADD	Pathogenic	45
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.98
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.87
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.97	D
Vest4		0.96
ClinPred		0.99	D
GERP RS		5.7

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.11		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: rs371418985; hg19: chr22-29091725;