3-37014430-A-G
Variant summary
Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong
The NM_000249.4(MLH1):c.678-2A>G variant causes a splice acceptor, intron change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★★).
Frequency
Consequence
NM_000249.4 splice_acceptor, intron
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
Publications
- Lynch syndromeInheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: G2P, ClinGen, Orphanet
- Lynch syndrome 2Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Genomics England PanelApp
- Muir-Torre syndromeInheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics, G2P, Orphanet
- mismatch repair cancer syndrome 1Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, ClinGen
- Lynch syndrome 1Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
- ovarian cancerInheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
- malignant pancreatic neoplasmInheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
- rhabdomyosarcomaInheritance: AR Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
- prostate cancerInheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
- breast cancerInheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
- hereditary breast carcinomaInheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen
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ACMG classification
Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33
GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 24
GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2
The c.678-2A>G intronic pathogenic mutation results from an A to G substitution two nucleotides upstream from coding exon 9 in the MLH1 gene. This variant has been identified in a proband who met Amsterdam II criteria for Lynch syndrome and tumor demonstrated loss of MLH1/PMS2 expression by immunohistochemistry (Ambry internal data). An external study reported that this alteration results in skipping of coding exon 9, leading to an out-of-frame transcript (Thompson BA et al. Hum Mutat, 2013 Jan;34:200-9). This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice acceptor site; however, direct evidence is insufficient at this time (Ambry internal data). Based on the supporting evidence, this alteration is interpreted as a disease-causing mutation. -
This variant causes an A to G nucleotide substitution at the -2 position of intron 8 of the MLH1 gene. Splice site prediction tools suggest that this variant may have a significant impact on RNA splicing. Although this prediction has not been confirmed in published RNA studies, this variant is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. To our knowledge, this variant has not been reported in individuals affected with hereditary cancer in the literature. This variant has not been identified in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of MLH1 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 Pathogenic:1
This variant is considered likely pathogenic. This variant occurs within a consensus splice junction and is predicted to result in abnormal mRNA splicing of either an out-of-frame exon or an in-frame exon necessary for protein stability and/or normal function. -
Lynch syndrome Pathogenic:1
Interrupts canonical donor splice site -
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Pathogenic:1
This sequence change affects an acceptor splice site in intron 8 of the MLH1 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing and likely results in an absent or disrupted protein product. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individual(s) with colorectal cancer (PMID: RQ1138090). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 90324). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site, but this prediction has not been confirmed by published transcriptional studies. Donor and acceptor splice site variants typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in MLH1 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 15713769, 24362816). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Computational scores
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Splicing
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