3-37017505-G-C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 16 ACMG points: 16P and 0B. PVS1_Moderate PM2 PP3_Strong PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000249.4(MLH1):c.791-1G>C variant causes a splice acceptor 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. 2/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: MLH1 NM_000249.4 splice_acceptor
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:7
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 9.21

Genes affected

MLH1 (HGNC:7127): (mutL homolog 1) The protein encoded by this gene can heterodimerize with mismatch repair endonuclease PMS2 to form MutL alpha, part of the DNA mismatch repair system. When MutL alpha is bound by MutS beta and some accessory proteins, the PMS2 subunit of MutL alpha introduces a single-strand break near DNA mismatches, providing an entry point for exonuclease degradation. The encoded protein is also involved in DNA damage signaling and can heterodimerize with DNA mismatch repair protein MLH3 to form MutL gamma, which is involved in meiosis. This gene was identified as a locus frequently mutated in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC). [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 16 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing variant, NOT destroyed by nmd, known LOF gene, truncates exone, which is 0.04095112 fraction of the gene. Cryptic splice site detected, with MaxEntScore 5.9, offset of 12, new splice context is: ttgtttacatcgtctggtAGaat. Cryptic site results in inframe change. If cryptic site found is not functional and variant results in exon loss, it results in frameshift change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: Splicing scoreres supports a deletorius effect: Scorers claiming Pathogenic: dbscSNV1_ADA, dbscSNV1_RF. No scorers claiming Uncertain. Scorers claiming Benign: max_spliceai.
• PP5: Variant 3-37017505-G-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr3-37017505-G-C is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 90369.Status of the report is reviewed_by_expert_panel, 3 stars. Variant chr3-37017505-G-C is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic]. Variant chr3-37017505-G-C is described in Lovd as [Likely_pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
MLH1	NM_000249.4	c.791-1G>C		splice_acceptor_variant		ENST00000231790.8

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
MLH1	ENST00000231790.8	c.791-1G>C		splice_acceptor_variant		1	NM_000249.4	P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:7

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:2

Pathogenic, no assertion criteria provided	clinical testing	Joint Genome Diagnostic Labs from Nijmegen and Maastricht, Radboudumc and MUMC+	-	- -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria provided	clinical testing	Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center	-	- -

Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 Pathogenic:1

Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Jul 18, 2023

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

Pathogenic, reviewed by expert panel

research

International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT)

Sep 05, 2013

Multifactorial likelihood analysis posterior probability >0.99 -

Muir-Torré syndrome Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Mendelics

May 04, 2022

- -

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Invitae

Mar 14, 2020

For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. 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). Based on a multifactorial likelihood algorithm using genetic, tumor, and functional data, this variant has been determined to have a high probability of being pathogenic (PMID: 22949379). This variant has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of Lynch syndrome (PMID: 8571956). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 90369). This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This sequence change affects an acceptor splice site in intron 9 of the MLH1 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing and likely results in an absent or disrupted protein product. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Mar 15, 2022

This variant causes a G to C nucleotide substitution at the -1 position of intron 9 of the MLH1 gene. Functional RNA studies have shown that this variant causes exon 10 skipping, resulting in premature truncation (PMID: 22949379, 26247049, 29706640). This variant has been reported in individuals affected with Lynch syndrome (PMID: 8571956, 2414824; DOI: 10.3343/lmo.2018.8.4.156). 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 Pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.63	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.38
Cadd	Pathogenic	32
Dann	Uncertain	1.0
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.2
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	1.1
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	1.0	D
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	D;D;D;D;D;D
GERP RS		5.4
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.94
SpliceAI score (max)		0.19		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: rs267607795; hg19: chr3-37058996; COSMIC: COSV51618341; COSMIC: COSV51618341;