NM_000249.4:c.588+5G>A
Variant summary
Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 10 ACMG points: 10P and 0B. PM2PP5_Very_Strong
The NM_000249.4(MLH1):c.588+5G>A variant causes a splice region, intron 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. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★★).
Frequency
Consequence
NM_000249.4 splice_region, intron
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
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ACMG classification
Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 10 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32
GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 30
GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
Lynch syndrome Pathogenic:2
Variant causes splicing aberrations: full inactivation of variant allele -
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not provided Pathogenic:2
Intronic +5 splice variant in a gene for which loss-of-function is a known mechanism of disease, and skipping of exon 7 has been observed (Pagenstecher et al., 2006; Peterson et al., 2013; Pinero et al., 2020); Observed in multiple individuals with suspected Lynch syndrome, including those with Lynch related tumors found to be MSI-H and/or show loss of MLH1 via immunohistochemistry (Casey et al., 2005; Wolf et al., 2005; Pagenstecher et al., 2006; Batte et al., 2014; Sunga et al., 2017); Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 25525159, 16341550, 15713769, 15926618, 24933100, 28449805, 18561205, 24090359, 29887214, 30787465, 32363481) -
This variant has not been reported in large, multi-ethnic general populations (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). In the published literature, the variant has been reported in HNPCC families (PMIDs: 18389388 (2008), 16206289 (2006), 15926618 (2005)). The variant has demonstrated to affect normal MLH1 mRNA splicing, causing a skip of exon 7 (PMIDs: 24090359 (2013), 18561205 (2008), 16341550 (2006)). Based on the available information, this variant is classified as pathogenic. -
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2
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The c.588+5G>A intronic pathogenic mutation results from a G to A substitution 5 nucleotides after coding exon 7 in the MLH1 gene. This intronic mutation has been detected in multiple families meeting Amsterdam and/or Bethesda criteria for HNPCC/Lynch syndrome, with tumor results revealing absence of MLH1 protein expression on immunohistochemistry (Ambry internal data, Casey et al. JAMA. 2005. 293(7): 799–809; Wolf et al. Int J Cancer. 2006. 118(6):1465-70; Pagenstecher et al. Hum Genet. 2006. 119: 9–22; Sunga AY et al. Cancer Genet 2017 04;212-213:1-7). Functional studies have demonstrated aberrant splicing, leading to skipping of exon 7 and a truncated protein product (Pagenstecher et al. Hum Genet. 2006. 119: 9–22; Petersen SM et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2013,14:103; Ambry internal data). This variant is considered to be rare based on population cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice donor site. In addition to the clinical data presented in the literature, alterations that disrupt the canonical splice site are expected to cause aberrant splicing, resulting in an abnormal protein or a transcript that is subject to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. As such, this alteration is classified as a disease-causing mutation. -
Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 Pathogenic:1
This variant is considered pathogenic. mRNA analysis has demonstrated abnormal mRNA splicing occurs [PMID: 18561205]. -
Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer Pathogenic:1
Variant summary: MLH1 c.588+5G>A alters a conserved nucleotide located close to a canonical splice site and therefore could affect mRNA splicing, leading to a significantly altered protein sequence. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Two predict the variant weakens a 5' splicing donor site and two predict it abolishes it. Experimental evidence from multiple studies supports these predictions demonstrating the variant affects mRNA splicing leading to exon skipping (Casey_2005, Pagenstecher_2006, Tournier_2008, Petersen_2013). The variant was absent in 251328 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.588+5G>A has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (e.g. Casey_2005, Pagenstecher_2006, Wolf_2006, Tournier_2008, Petersen_2013). These data indicate that the variant is likely to be associated with disease. Six ClinVar submitters (evaluation after 2014) cite the variant as pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
Muir-Torré syndrome;C1333991:Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2;C5399763:Mismatch repair cancer syndrome 1 Pathogenic:1
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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Pathogenic:1
This sequence change falls in intron 7 of the MLH1 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the MLH1 protein. RNA analysis indicates that this variant induces altered splicing and may result in an absent or altered protein product. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has been observed in individuals with Lynch syndrome (PMID: 15713769, 16341550, 18561205, 24090359, 26437257; internal data). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. Invitae Evidence Modeling of clinical and family history, age, sex, and reported ancestry of multiple individuals with this MLH1 variant has been performed. This variant is expected to be pathogenic with a positive predictive value of at least 99%. This is a validated machine learning model that incorporates the clinical features of 1,370,736 individuals referred to our laboratory for MLH1 testing. This variant is also known as IVS07+5G>A. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 90285). Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Studies have shown that this variant results in skipping of exon 7, and produces a non-functional protein and/or introduces a premature termination codon (PMID: 15713769, 16341550, 18561205; internal data). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Computational scores
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Splicing
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