3-37020385-G-C

Variant names:

• chr3-37020385-G-C
• rs267607811
• NM_000249.4:c.960G>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 0 ACMG points: 2P and 2B. PM2 BP4_Moderate

The NM_000249.4(MLH1):​c.960G>C​(p.Glu320Asp) 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 benign outcome for this variant. 13/21 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: MLH1 NM_000249.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:2 B:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.82

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 Uncertain_significance. Variant got 0 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.19754851).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MLH1	NM_000249.4	c.960G>C	p.Glu320Asp	missense_variant	Exon 11 of 19	ENST00000231790.8	NP_000240.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MLH1	ENST00000231790.8	c.960G>C	p.Glu320Asp	missense_variant	Exon 11 of 19	1	NM_000249.4	ENSP00000231790.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:2 Benign:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:1

Mar 12, 2024

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; Published functional studies suggest no damaging effect: no splice effect compared to controls (PMID: 18561205); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 22753075, 18561205, 22290698) -

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Uncertain:1

Apr 01, 2021

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. This sequence change replaces glutamic acid with aspartic acid at codon 320 of the MLH1 protein (p.Glu320Asp). The glutamic acid residue is weakly conserved and there is a small physicochemical difference between glutamic acid and aspartic acid. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals with MLH1-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 90454). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt MLH1 protein function. Experimental studies have shown that this variant does not affect mRNA splicing (PMID: 18561205). -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Benign:1

May 22, 2017

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Benign	0.057
BayesDel_addAF	Uncertain	0.099	D
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.10
CADD	Benign	13
DANN	Benign	0.81
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.38	T;.;.;.;.;.;.
Eigen	Benign	-0.10
Eigen_PC	Benign	0.045
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.71	D
LIST_S2	Benign	0.82	T;T;.;.;.;D;T
M_CAP	Benign	0.0090	T
MetaRNN	Benign	0.20	T;T;T;T;T;T;T
MetaSVM	Benign	-1.1	T
MutationAssessor	Benign	-0.80	N;.;.;.;.;.;.
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.53	T
PROVEAN	Benign	1.4	N;N;N;N;N;N;N
REVEL	Uncertain	0.39
Sift	Benign	1.0	T;T;T;T;T;T;T
Sift4G	Benign	1.0	T;T;T;T;T;T;T
Polyphen		0.0	B;.;.;.;.;.;.
Vest4		0.38
MutPred		0.43		Loss of disorder (P = 0.1053);.;.;.;.;.;.;
MVP		0.95
MPC		0.062
ClinPred		0.11	T
GERP RS		4.0
Varity_R		0.098
gMVP		0.20

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.0		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: rs267607811; hg19: chr3-37061876;