3-37025638-C-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. Variant got -7 ACMG points: 1P and 8B. PP3BP6_Very_Strong

The NM_000249.4(MLH1):​c.1040C>A​(p.Thr347Asn) variant causes a missense, splice region change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. 2/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Benign (★★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. T347I) has been classified as Benign.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00024 ( 0 hom., cov: 26)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0025 ( 0 hom. )
Failed GnomAD Quality Control

Consequence

MLH1
NM_000249.4 missense, splice_region

Scores

6
10
3
Splicing: ADA: 0.9916
2

Clinical Significance

Benign reviewed by expert panel U:3B:14

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.23
Variant links:
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Benign. Variant got -7 ACMG points.

PP3
Splicing scoreres supports a deletorius effect: Scorers claiming Pathogenic: dbscSNV1_ADA, dbscSNV1_RF. No scorers claiming Uncertain. Scorers claiming Benign: max_spliceai.
BP6
Variant 3-37025638-C-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr3-37025638-C-A is described in ClinVar as [Benign]. Clinvar id is 89629.Status of the report is reviewed_by_expert_panel, 3 stars. Variant chr3-37025638-C-A is described in Lovd as [Benign]. Variant chr3-37025638-C-A is described in Lovd as [Likely_benign].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
MLH1NM_000249.4 linkc.1040C>A p.Thr347Asn missense_variant, splice_region_variant Exon 12 of 19 ENST00000231790.8 NP_000240.1 P40692-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
MLH1ENST00000231790.8 linkc.1040C>A p.Thr347Asn missense_variant, splice_region_variant Exon 12 of 19 1 NM_000249.4 ENSP00000231790.3 P40692-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00
AC:
30
AN:
116394
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
26
FAILED QC
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000347
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00112
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00166
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.000434
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.000280
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000547
AC:
10
AN:
182724
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000591
AC XY:
6
AN XY:
101458
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000113
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AS_VQSR
AF:
0.00246
AC:
2056
AN:
835610
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
24
AF XY:
0.00230
AC XY:
968
AN XY:
420194
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00330
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.000431
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00117
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00174
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00134
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.000207
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00280
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00209
GnomAD4 genome
Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AS_VQSR
AF:
0.000240
AC:
28
AN:
116424
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
26
AF XY:
0.000278
AC XY:
15
AN XY:
53878
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.0000347
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.000560
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00166
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.000434
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.000280
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.000101
Hom.:
0
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000116
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.0000660
AC:
8

ClinVar

Significance: Benign
Submissions summary: Uncertain:3Benign:14
Revision: reviewed by expert panel
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1Benign:6
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Joint Genome Diagnostic Labs from Nijmegen and Maastricht, Radboudumc and MUMC+
Significance: Benign
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Apr 18, 2019
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: MLH1 c.1040C>A (p.Thr347Asn) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Three of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 7.3e-05 in 206178 control chromosomes. This frequency is not significantly higher than expected for a pathogenic variant in MLH1 causing Lynch Syndrome (7.3e-05 vs 0.00071), allowing no conclusion about variant significance. c.1040C>A has been reported in the literature in at-least one proband affected with colorectal cancer (Thompson_2013). This report(s) does not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Lynch Syndrome. Additionally, it was reported in a patient with sporadic etiology for colorectal cancer as evidenced by BRAF mutation positivity, high MSI, and a negative MLH1 and PMS2 staining by IHC (van der Klift_2016). BRAF mutation and MLH1 promoter hypermethylation have been reported as strong predictors of a negative germline MMR mutational status (Parsons_2012, PMID 22368298). To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Four ClinVar submissions from clinical diagnostic laboratories (evaluation after 2014) cite the variant as uncertain significance. Additionally, one submission indicates the variant co-occurred with a pathogenic PMS2 variant (variant not indicated). In addition, an expert panel submitter, InSiGHT, and another submitter (evaluation before 2014) have classified the variant as benign. Therefore, based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely benign. -

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Laboratory of Diagnostic Genome Analysis, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
Significance: Benign
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

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Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute
Significance: Benign
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

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Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen
Significance: Benign
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Dec 14, 2016
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant identified in a genome or exome case(s) and assessed due to predicted null impact of the variant or pathogenic assertions in the literature or databases. Disclaimer: This variant has not undergone full assessment. The following are preliminary notes: This variant is in the second base of exon 12 (of 19 exons). This variant is present in ExAC and gnomAD at a MaxMAF of 0.01% (15 alleles). It is classified in ClinVar as Benign by Ambry and an expert panel (InSiGHT - 3 stars) and as VUS by Invitae and GeneDx. It has not been reported in affected individuals but was seen in the Invitae database in a patient who had another PMS2 variant that was likely to explain disease. -

Mar 04, 2025
Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

not provided Uncertain:2Benign:1
Nov 01, 2024
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

MLH1: BS1, BS2 -

Aug 26, 2020
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Mar 17, 2018
GeneDx
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is denoted MLH1 c.1040C>A at the cDNA level, p.Thr347Asn (T347N) at the protein level, and results in the change of a Threonine to an Asparagine (ACT>AAT). The International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours Incorporated (InSiGHT) classifies this variant as benign based on a multifactorial model that incorporates in silico models and segregation within families; however, this data is not available for independent review (Thompson 2013, Thompson 2014). MLH1 Thr347Asn was observed at an allele frequency of 0.013% (14/101,232) in individuals of European ancestry in large population cohorts (Lek 2016). MLH1 Thr347Asn is not located in a known functional domain. In-silico analysis, which includes protein predictors and evolutionary conservation, supports a deleterious effect. Based on currently available information, it is unclear whether MLH1 Thr347Asn is pathogenic or benign. We consider it to be a variant of uncertain significance. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Benign:3
Oct 19, 2020
Sema4, Sema4
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: curation

- -

Jul 14, 2016
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Dec 13, 2014
Ambry Genetics
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This alteration is classified as 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. -

Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 Benign:1
Nov 21, 2024
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is considered benign. This variant has been observed in trans with a known pathogenic variant in one or more individuals lacking clinical features consistent with gene-specific recessive disease. This variant is strongly associated with less severe personal and family histories of cancer, typical for individuals without pathogenic variants in this gene [PMID: 27363726]. -

Lynch syndrome Benign:1
Sep 05, 2013
International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT)
Significance: Benign
Review Status: reviewed by expert panel
Collection Method: research

Multifactorial likelihood analysis posterior probability <0.001 -

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Benign:1
Jan 26, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

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Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Benign:1
Feb 19, 2024
German Consortium for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, University Hospital Cologne
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: curation

According to the ACMG SVI adaptation criteria we chose these criteria: BP4 (supporting benign): Posterior probability Thompson et al., 2013/InSiGHT: 0.0002, BS1 (strong benign): gnomAD all 0.007275%, in EUR 0.01384% (cut off VCEP >0,01% BS1) -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Uncertain
0.35
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.28
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.16
CADD
Uncertain
25
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
DEOGEN2
Uncertain
0.68
D;.;.;.;.;.
Eigen
Uncertain
0.59
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.62
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.97
D
LIST_S2
Pathogenic
0.97
D;D;.;.;.;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.24
D
MetaRNN
Uncertain
0.61
D;D;D;D;D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
0.84
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.7
M;.;.;.;.;.
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.65
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-3.3
D;D;D;D;D;D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.65
Sift
Benign
0.073
T;D;D;D;D;D
Sift4G
Benign
0.12
T;D;D;D;D;T
Polyphen
0.60
P;.;.;.;.;.
Vest4
0.59
MVP
0.88
MPC
0.094
ClinPred
0.39
T
GERP RS
5.7
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.31
gMVP
0.42

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA
Pathogenic
0.99
dbscSNV1_RF
Pathogenic
0.73
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

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs201541505; hg19: chr3-37067129; API