Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PM2
The NM_001256732.3(SSBP2):c.152dupA(p.Asn51LysfsTer30) variant causes a frameshift change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.
SSBP2 (HGNC:15831): (single stranded DNA binding protein 2) This gene encodes a subunit of a protein complex that interacts with single-stranded DNA and is involved in the DNA damage response and maintenance of genome stability. The encoded protein may also play a role in telomere repair. A variant of this gene may be associated with survival in human glioblastoma patients. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2016]
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing
The c.152dupA variant in the SSBP2 gene has not been reported previously as a pathogenic variant nor as a benign variant, to our knowledge. The c.152dupA variant causes a frameshift starting with codon Asparagine 51, changes this amino acid to a Lysine residue, and creates a premature Stop codon at position 30 of the new reading frame, denoted p.Asn51LysfsX30. This variant is predicted to cause loss of normal protein function either through protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. The c.152dupA variant was not observed in approximately 6500 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project, indicating it is not a common benign variant in these populations. We interpret c.152dupA as a variant of uncertain significance. -