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3-37040264-A-G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PM1

The NM_000249.4(MLH1):c.1637A>G(p.Lys546Arg) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000372 in 1,613,836 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. K546E) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000013 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000027 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MLH1
NM_000249.4 missense

Scores

1
11
7

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:12

Conservation

PhyloP100: 6.13
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 Uncertain_significance. Variant got 2 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 7 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 15 uncertain in NM_000249.4

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
MLH1NM_000249.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.1637A>G p.Lys546Arg missense_variant 14/19 ENST00000231790.8

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
MLH1ENST00000231790.8 linkuse as main transcriptc.1637A>G p.Lys546Arg missense_variant 14/191 NM_000249.4 P1P40692-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000131
AC:
2
AN:
152158
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000241
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.00000796
AC:
2
AN:
251318
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.00000736
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
135826
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:
0.0000176
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000274
AC:
4
AN:
1461678
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
30
AF XY:
0.00000138
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
727148
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00000360
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000131
AC:
2
AN:
152158
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000135
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74340
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.0000241
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.0000147
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Bravo
AF:
0.00000756
ExAC
AF:
0.00000824
AC:
1
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:12
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 Uncertain:3
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingMyriad Genetics, Inc.Mar 14, 2023This variant is classified as a variant of uncertain significance as there is insufficient evidence to determine its impact on protein function and/or cancer risk. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor GeneticsSep 05, 2023- -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCounsylDec 27, 2016- -
Lynch syndrome Uncertain:2
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAll of Us Research Program, National Institutes of HealthAug 15, 2023This missense variant replaces lysine with arginine at codon 546 of the MLH1 protein. Computational prediction suggests that this variant may not impact protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold <= 0.5, PMID: 27666373). Splice site prediction tools suggest that this variant may impact RNA splicing. To our knowledge, functional studies have not been reported for this variant. This variant has been reported in an individual affected with Lynch syndrome-associated cancer and/or polyps (PMID: 25980754). This variant has been identified in 2/251318 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). The available evidence is insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease conclusively. Therefore, this variant is classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterresearchCSER _CC_NCGL, University of WashingtonMar 11, 2015- -
not provided Uncertain:2
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxMar 25, 2021Not observed at a significant frequency in large population cohorts (Lek 2016); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; Observed in individuals with breast cancer, a Lynch syndrome-associated cancer, and/or polyps (Yurgelun 2015, Nikitin 2020); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 25980754, 32547938, 32719484) -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingQuest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan CapistranoMay 08, 2018- -
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:2
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsSep 14, 2022The p.K546R variant (also known as c.1637A>G), located in coding exon 14 of the MLH1 gene, results from an A to G substitution at nucleotide position 1637. The lysine at codon 546 is replaced by arginine, an amino acid with highly similar properties. This alteration was identified in a cohort of 1260 individuals undergoing panel testing for Lynch syndrome due to having a diagnosis of a Lynch-associated cancer and/or polyps (Yurgelun MB et al. Gastroenterology, 2015 Sep;149:604-13.e20). This variant was identified once in a cohort of 3,579 African males diagnosed with prostate cancer who underwent multi-gene panel testing of 19 DNA repair and cancer predisposition genes (Matejcic M et al. JCO Precis Oncol, 2020 Jan;4:32-43). This variant was identified once in a cohort of 711 hereditary or sporadic breast cancer patients and was not identified in healthy donor controls (n=492) (Nikitin AG et al. Front Oncol, 2020 May;10:666). This alteration was also detected twice in a cohort of 26,906 healthy individuals who underwent multigene panel testing (Grzymski JJ et al. Nat Med, 2020 08;26:1235-1239). 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. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingColor Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color HealthAug 23, 2022This missense variant replaces lysine with arginine at codon 546 of the MLH1 protein. Computational prediction suggests that this variant may not impact protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold <= 0.5, PMID: 27666373). Splice site prediction tools suggest that this variant may impact RNA splicing. To our knowledge, functional studies have not been reported for this variant. This variant has been reported in an individual affected with Lynch syndrome-associated cancer and/or polyps (PMID: 25980754). This variant has been identified in 2/251318 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). The available evidence is insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease conclusively. Therefore, this variant is classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -
not specified Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health SystemDec 15, 2014- -
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeOct 06, 2023This sequence change replaces lysine, which is basic and polar, with arginine, which is basic and polar, at codon 546 of the MLH1 protein (p.Lys546Arg). This variant is present in population databases (rs587779954, gnomAD 0.002%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with Lynch syndrome (PMID: 25980754). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 127617). 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. RNA analysis performed to evaluate the impact of this missense change on mRNA splicing indicates it does not significantly alter splicing (Invitae). 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. -
Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGenomic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDec 10, 2023- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.083
BayesDel_addAF
Uncertain
0.13
D
BayesDel_noAF
Uncertain
-0.040
Cadd
Uncertain
24
Dann
Uncertain
0.98
DEOGEN2
Uncertain
0.75
D;.;.;.;.;.;D
Eigen
Uncertain
0.23
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.26
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.98
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.90
D;D;.;.;.;D;D
M_CAP
Benign
0.071
D
MetaRNN
Uncertain
0.45
T;T;T;T;T;T;T
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.62
T
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.2
M;.;.;.;.;.;.
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D;D;D;D;D
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.69
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-1.9
N;N;N;N;N;N;N
REVEL
Uncertain
0.47
Sift
Benign
0.27
T;T;T;T;T;T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.30
T;T;T;T;T;T;T
Polyphen
0.0050
B;.;.;.;.;.;.
Vest4
0.55
MutPred
0.50
Loss of ubiquitination at K546 (P = 0.0244);.;.;.;.;.;.;
MVP
0.91
MPC
0.061
ClinPred
0.48
T
GERP RS
4.6
Varity_R
0.50
gMVP
0.71

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.36
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai
0.36
Position offset: 0

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: rs587779954; hg19: chr3-37081755; API