NM_000038.6:c.2876C>T

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points: 2P and 2B. PM2BP4_Moderate

The NM_000038.6(APC):c.2876C>T(p.Ser959Phe) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000248 in 1,614,046 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 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. S959Y) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

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

Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

APC
NM_000038.6 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:9

Conservation

PhyloP100: 5.83

Publications

5 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

APC (HGNC:583): (APC regulator of WNT signaling pathway) This gene encodes a tumor suppressor protein that acts as an antagonist of the Wnt signaling pathway. It is also involved in other processes including cell migration and adhesion, transcriptional activation, and apoptosis. Defects in this gene cause familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), an autosomal dominant pre-malignant disease that usually progresses to malignancy. Mutations in the APC gene have been found to occur in most colorectal cancers, where disease-associated mutations tend to be clustered in a small region designated the mutation cluster region (MCR) and result in a truncated protein product. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2022]

APC Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

classic or attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
desmoid tumor
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Genomics England PanelApp
familial adenomatous polyposis 1
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Orphanet
sarcoma
Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
APC-related attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
Turcot syndrome with polyposis
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
Cenani-Lenz syndactyly syndrome
Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

APC links:

ENSG00000258864 (HGNC:):

ENSG00000258864 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points.

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.22580862).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
APC	NM_000038.6 link	c.2876C>T	p.Ser959Phe	missense_variant	Exon 16 of 16	ENST00000257430.9	NP_000029.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
APC	ENST00000257430.9 link	c.2876C>T	p.Ser959Phe	missense_variant	Exon 16 of 16	5	NM_000038.6	ENSP00000257430.4
ENSG00000258864	ENST00000520401.1 link	n.228+9498C>T		intron_variant	Intron 3 of 7	3		ENSP00000454861.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000131

AC:

AN:

152194

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00

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:

0.0000294

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.00000137

AC:

AN:

1461852

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00000275

AC XY:

AN XY:

727222

show subpopulations

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33480

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26134

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39694

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86250

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53416

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00000180

AC:

AN:

1111994

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

60392

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0.00000000770867), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.400

Heterozygous variant carriers

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0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

<30

30-35

35-40

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45-50

50-55

55-60

60-65

65-70

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>80

Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000131

AC:

AN:

152194

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000135

AC XY:

AN XY:

74348

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

41448

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15276

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5202

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4832

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10612

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

316

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000294

AC:

AN:

68032

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2094

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.525

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Alfa

AF:

0.00

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.00000756

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:9

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome

Uncertain:3

Mar 12, 2022

Sema4, Sema4

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:curation

- -

Mar 17, 2025

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This missense variant replaces serine with phenylalanine at codon 959 of the APC protein. Computational prediction suggests that this variant may not impact protein structure and function. To our knowledge, functional studies have not been reported for this variant. This variant has not been reported in individuals affected with APC-related disorders in the literature. This variant has not been identified 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. -

Aug 06, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.S959F variant (also known as c.2876C>T), located in coding exon 15 of the APC gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 2876. The serine at codon 959 is replaced by phenylalanine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. This variant, designated as c.C2876T, was reported in one individual from a cohort of 45 Lebanese breast cancer patients with personal and family histories of breast and/or ovarian cancer. Of note, it co-occured with a BRCA1 mutation ("c.G131T, p.C44F") in this individual (Jalkh N et al. BMC Med Genomics 2017 02;10:8). This amino acid position is well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, in silico predictors for this gene do not accurately predict pathogenicity. Missense alterations in APC are not a common cause of disease (Spier I et al. Genet Med. 2024 Feb;26(2):100992). Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Familial adenomatous polyposis 1

Uncertain:2

Mar 06, 2025

Molecular Pathology, Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jul 16, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces serine, which is neutral and polar, with phenylalanine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 959 of the APC protein (p.Ser959Phe). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with breast cancer (PMID: 28202063). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 411384). 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 APC protein function with a negative predictive value of 95%. 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. -

not provided

Uncertain:2

May 25, 2018

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Dec 06, 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 indicates that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 28202063) -

not specified

Uncertain:1

Mar 25, 2024

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: APC c.2876C>T (p.Ser959Phe) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Four of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant was absent in 250910 control chromosomes. The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance. c.2876C>T has been reported in the literature in one individual with a personal and family history of breast cancer (e.g. Jalkh_2017). However, the individual also possessed variants in BRCA1 (p.C44F) and PRF1 (p.M1I), with the BRCA1 variant being pathogenic, making the effect of the APC variant unclear for that tested phenotype. This report does not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. The following publication have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 28202063). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 411384). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance. -

Classic or attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis

Uncertain:1

Aug 06, 2024

All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This missense variant replaces serine with phenylalanine at codon 959 of the APC protein. Computational prediction is inconclusive regarding the impact of this variant on protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold 0.5 < inconclusive < 0.7, PMID: 27666373). To our knowledge, functional studies have not been reported for this variant. This variant has been reported to co-occur with BRCA1 p.Cys44Phe in an individual with a personal and family history of breast cancer (PMID: 28202063). This variant has not been identified 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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Uncertain

0.34

BayesDel_addAF

Uncertain

0.13

BayesDel_noAF

Uncertain

-0.060

CADD

Uncertain

(source)

DANN

Uncertain

0.99

DEOGEN2

Uncertain

0.68

.;D;D;D

Eigen

Benign

0.15

Eigen_PC

Uncertain

0.35

FATHMM_MKL

Pathogenic

0.98

LIST_S2

Uncertain

0.95

D;.;D;D

M_CAP

Uncertain

0.091

MetaRNN

Benign

0.23

T;T;T;T

MetaSVM

Uncertain

0.22

MutationAssessor

Benign

0.69

.;N;N;.

PhyloP100

5.8

PrimateAI

Uncertain

0.63

PROVEAN

Benign

-0.18

N;N;N;N

REVEL

Uncertain

0.38

Sift

Benign

0.071

T;T;T;T

Sift4G

Uncertain

0.054

T;D;D;D

Polyphen

0.64

.;P;P;.

Vest4

0.27, 0.32

MutPred

0.17

.;Loss of phosphorylation at S959 (P = 0.0143);Loss of phosphorylation at S959 (P = 0.0143);Loss of phosphorylation at S959 (P = 0.0143);

MVP

0.75

ClinPred

0.45

GERP RS

5.9

Varity_R

0.11

gMVP

0.35

Mutation Taster

=50/50

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.0

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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