NM_005591.4:c.653A>G

Variant names:

• chr11-94476295-T-C
• rs587780144
• NM_005591.4:c.653A>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 6 ACMG points: 6P and 0B. PM2 PP3_Strong

The NM_005591.4(MRE11):​c.653A>G​(p.Gln218Arg) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000187 in 1,608,018 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 (0 hom., cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: MRE11 NM_005591.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.35

Genes affected

MRE11 (HGNC:7230): (MRE11 homolog, double strand break repair nuclease) This gene encodes a nuclear protein involved in homologous recombination, telomere length maintenance, and DNA double-strand break repair. By itself, the protein has 3' to 5' exonuclease activity and endonuclease activity. The protein forms a complex with the RAD50 homolog; this complex is required for nonhomologous joining of DNA ends and possesses increased single-stranded DNA endonuclease and 3' to 5' exonuclease activities. In conjunction with a DNA ligase, this protein promotes the joining of noncomplementary ends in vitro using short homologies near the ends of the DNA fragments. This gene has a pseudogene on chromosome 3. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 6 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.98

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MRE11	NM_005591.4	c.653A>G	p.Gln218Arg	missense_variant	Exon 7 of 20	ENST00000323929.8	NP_005582.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MRE11	ENST00000323929.8	c.653A>G	p.Gln218Arg	missense_variant	Exon 7 of 20	1	NM_005591.4	ENSP00000325863.4

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152216 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32

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: 0.0000147

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000137 AC: 2 AN: 1455802 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 29 AF XY: 0.00000276 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 724692

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: 0.00000181

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152216 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 74374

Gnomad4 AFR AF: 0.00

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: 0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:1

Jan 28, 2014

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

MRE11A has been only recently described in association with cancer predisposition and the risks are not well understood. This variant is denoted MRE11A c.653A>G at the cDNA level, p.Gln218Arg (Q218R) at the protein level, and results in the change of a Glutamine to an Arginine (CAG>CGG). This variant has not, to our knowledge, been published in the literature as pathogenic or benign. MRE11A Gln218Arg was not observed in approximately 6,500 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project, indicating it is not a common benign variant in these populations. This variant is a semi-conservative substitution in which a neutral polar amino acid is replaced with a positive polar one, altering a position that is well conserved throughout evolution and is located within the Nuclease I-V domain (Stracker 2011). Multiple in silico algorithms predict that this variant may be damaging to protein structure and function. On a molecular level, the impact of this missense variant on protein structure and function is not known and thus we consider this to be a variant of uncertain significance. Furthermore, based on the currently available information, cancer risks associated with this variant, and the MRE11A gene, remain unclear. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Aug 29, 2022

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.Q218R variant (also known as c.653A>G), located in coding exon 6 of the MRE11A gene, results from an A to G substitution at nucleotide position 653. The glutamine at codon 218 is replaced by arginine, an amino acid with highly similar properties. This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder Uncertain:1

Aug 09, 2016

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces glutamine with arginine at codon 218 of the MRE11A protein (p.Gln218Arg). The glutamine residue is highly conserved and there is a small physicochemical difference between glutamine and arginine. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency) and has not been reported in the literature in individuals with a MRE11A-related disease. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 127986). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (SIFT, PolyPhen-2, Align-GVGD) all suggest that this variant is likely to be disruptive, but these predictions have not been confirmed by published functional studies. In summary, this variant is a rare missense change with uncertain impact on protein function. There is no indication that it causes disease, but the available evidence is currently insufficient to prove that conclusively. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.99
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.47	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.43
CADD	Pathogenic	28
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.72	D;.;.;.;T
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.90
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.83
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.97	D;D;D;D;D
M_CAP	Uncertain	0.28	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.98	D;D;D;D;D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	0.87	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	3.5	H;.;H;.;.
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.77	T
PROVEAN	Uncertain	-3.9	D;D;D;D;D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.94
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D;D;D;D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D;D;D;D;D
Polyphen		1.0	D;.;D;.;.
Vest4		0.94
MutPred		0.91		.;Loss of ubiquitination at K225 (P = 0.0578);.;.;.;
MVP		0.81
MPC		0.48
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		5.3
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7
Varity_R		0.98
gMVP		0.83

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs587780144; hg19: chr11-94209461;