3-37020343-T-A

Position:

• chr3-37020343-T-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 14 ACMG points: 14P and 0B. PM2 PP3_Strong PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000249.4(MLH1):​c.918T>A​(p.Asn306Lys) 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 pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: MLH1 NM_000249.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:3 U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.613

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]

MLH1 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 14 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.969
• PP5: Variant 3-37020343-T-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr3-37020343-T-A is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 90441.Status of the report is reviewed_by_expert_panel, 3 stars. Variant chr3-37020343-T-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic]. Variant chr3-37020343-T-A is described in Lovd as [Likely_pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MLH1	NM_000249.4	c.918T>A	p.Asn306Lys	missense_variant	11/19	ENST00000231790.8	NP_000240.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MLH1	ENST00000231790.8	c.918T>A	p.Asn306Lys	missense_variant	11/19	1	NM_000249.4	ENSP00000231790.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:3 Uncertain:1

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

Submissions by phenotype

Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 Pathogenic:1

Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

research

Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Dec 15, 2020

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Lynch syndrome Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, reviewed by expert panel

curation

International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT)

Jun 21, 2019

Multifactorial likelihood analysis posterior probability >0.99 -

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Pathogenic:1

Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Oct 08, 2021

Based on a multifactorial likelihood algorithm using genetic, in silico, and/or statistical data, this variant has been determined to have a high probability of being pathogenic (PMID: 24362816). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 90441). This missense change has been observed in individuals with Lynch syndrome (PMID: 12011148, 21520333, 31857677). This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This sequence change replaces asparagine with lysine at codon 306 of the MLH1 protein (p.Asn306Lys). The asparagine residue is highly conserved and there is a moderate physicochemical difference between asparagine and lysine. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects MLH1 function (PMID: 30504929). -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Ambry Genetics

Nov 20, 2023

The p.N306K variant (also known as c.918T>A), located in coding exon 11 of the MLH1 gene, results from a T to A substitution at nucleotide position 918. The asparagine at codon 306 is replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. In an in vitro complementation assay, this variant was determined to be functionally deficient (Drost M et al. Genet Med, 2019 Jul;21:1486-1496). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, the in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	1.0
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.23	D
BayesDel_noAF	Uncertain	0.090
CADD	Benign	16
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Pathogenic	0.91	D;.;.;.;.;.;.
Eigen	Benign	-0.023
Eigen_PC	Benign	-0.33
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.47	N
LIST_S2	Pathogenic	1.0	D;D;.;.;.;D;D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.55	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.97	D;D;D;D;D;D;D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	0.90	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	4.8	H;.;.;.;.;.;.
PrimateAI	Pathogenic	0.85	D
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-6.0	D;D;D;D;D;D;D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.74
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D;D;D;D;D;D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D;D;D;D;D;D
Polyphen		1.0	D;.;.;.;.;.;.
Vest4		0.97
MutPred		0.92		Gain of methylation at N306 (P = 0.0027);.;.;.;.;.;.;
MVP		0.95
MPC		0.43
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		-5.7
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7
Varity_R		0.99
gMVP		0.89

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.010		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: rs587779054; hg19: chr3-37061834;