22-28696985-G-T

Variant names:

• chr22-28696985-G-T
• rs760502479
• NM_007194.4:c.1011C>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 15 ACMG points: 16P and 1B. PVS1 PP5_Very_Strong BS2_Supporting

The NM_007194.4(CHEK2):​c.1011C>A​(p.Tyr337*) variant causes a stop gained, splice region change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000894 in 1,454,124 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. 1/1 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000089 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: CHEK2 NM_007194.4 stop_gained, splice_region
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:8
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.42
• Publications: 6 publications found

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]

CHEK2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• CHEK2-related cancer predisposition

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
• hereditary breast carcinoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
• Li-Fraumeni syndrome 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P
• acute myeloid leukemia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen
• familial ovarian cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 15 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
• PP5: Variant 22-28696985-G-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr22-28696985-G-T is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 185370.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
• BS2: High AC in GnomAdExome4 at 13 AD gene. Variant has AC lower than other variant known as pathogenic in the gene, so the strength is limited to Supporting.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
CHEK2	NM_007194.4	c.1011C>A	p.Tyr337*	stop_gained, splice_region_variant	Exon 10 of 15	ENST00000404276.6	NP_009125.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
CHEK2	ENST00000404276.6	c.1011C>A	p.Tyr337*	stop_gained, splice_region_variant	Exon 10 of 15	1	NM_007194.4	ENSP00000385747.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000797 AC: 2 AN: 251042 AF XY: 0.00

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.0000616

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00000881

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000894 AC: 13 AN: 1454124 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 28 AF XY: 0.00000829 AC XY: 6 AN XY: 723976

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000300 AC: 1 AN: 33356

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44706

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26098

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39646

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86106

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53278

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5762

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00000995 AC: 11 AN: 1105052

Other (OTH) AF: 0.0000166 AC: 1 AN: 60120

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

Alfa AF: 0.00000484 Hom.: 0

ExAC AF: 0.00000824 AC: 1

EpiCase AF: 0.0000545

EpiControl AF: 0.00

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:8

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:3

Oct 23, 2017

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This pathogenic variant is denoted CHEK2 c.1011C>A at the cDNA level and p.Tyr337Ter (Y337X) at the protein level. The substitution creates a nonsense variant, which changes a Tyrosine to a premature stop codon (TAC>TAA), and is predicted to cause loss of normal protein function through either protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. This variant has been reported in at least one individual undergoing multi-gene panel testing (LaDuca 2017). This variant is considered pathogenic. -

Jul 20, 2017

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Apr 24, 2023

Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

PP5, PM2, PVS1 -

Familial cancer of breast Pathogenic:3

May 18, 2023

Baylor Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Apr 22, 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.Tyr337*) 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 (rs760502479, gnomAD 0.007%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with CHEK2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 185370). RNA analysis performed to evaluate the impact of this premature translational stop signal on mRNA splicing indicates it does not significantly alter splicing (Invitae). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Jun 27, 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. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2

Nov 04, 2024

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 10 of the CHEK2 gene, creating a premature translation stop signal. This variant is expected to result in an absent or non-functional protein product. To our knowledge, this variant has not been reported in individuals affected with CHEK2-related disorders in the literature. This variant has been identified in 2/251042 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. -

Jun 02, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.Y337* pathogenic mutation (also known as c.1011C>A), located in coding exon 9 of the CHEK2 gene, results from a C to A substitution at nucleotide position 1011. This changes the amino acid from a tyrosine to a stop codon within coding exon 9. 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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.45	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.59
CADD	Pathogenic	37
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
Eigen	Uncertain	0.58
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.42
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.89	D
PhyloP100		1.4
Vest4		0.96
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		3.4
Mutation Taster		=0/200	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.020		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: rs760502479; hg19: chr22-29092973; COSMIC: COSV100100744; COSMIC: COSV100100744;