NM_007194.4:c.1376-13A>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PP3_Moderate

The NM_007194.4(CHEK2):​c.1376-13A>G variant causes a intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000103 in 1,556,040 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. There is a variant allele frequency bias in the population database for this variant (GnomAdExome4), which may indicate mosaicism or somatic mutations in the reference population data. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000011 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

CHEK2
NM_007194.4 intron

Scores

2

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:7B:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.44

Publications

1 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
CHEK2 (HGNC:16627): (checkpoint kinase 2) In response to DNA damage and replication blocks, cell cycle progression is halted through the control of critical cell cycle regulators. The protein encoded by this gene is a cell cycle checkpoint regulator and putative tumor suppressor. It contains a forkhead-associated protein interaction domain essential for activation in response to DNA damage and is rapidly phosphorylated in response to replication blocks and DNA damage. When activated, the encoded protein is known to inhibit CDC25C phosphatase, preventing entry into mitosis, and has been shown to stabilize the tumor suppressor protein p53, leading to cell cycle arrest in G1. In addition, this protein interacts with and phosphorylates BRCA1, allowing BRCA1 to restore survival after DNA damage. Mutations in this gene have been linked with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a highly penetrant familial cancer phenotype usually associated with inherited mutations in TP53. Also, mutations in this gene are thought to confer a predisposition to sarcomas, breast cancer, and brain tumors. This nuclear protein is a member of the CDS1 subfamily of serine/threonine protein kinases. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012]
CHEK2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • CHEK2-related cancer predisposition
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
  • hereditary breast carcinoma
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
  • Li-Fraumeni syndrome 2
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P
  • acute myeloid leukemia
    Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
  • hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
    Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen
  • familial ovarian cancer
    Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points.

PP3
Splicing predictors support a deleterious effect. Scorers claiming Pathogenic: max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
CHEK2NM_007194.4 linkc.1376-13A>G intron_variant Intron 12 of 14 ENST00000404276.6 NP_009125.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
CHEK2ENST00000404276.6 linkc.1376-13A>G intron_variant Intron 12 of 14 1 NM_007194.4 ENSP00000385747.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152146
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
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:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000856
AC:
2
AN:
233702
AF XY:
0.0000156
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 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000107
AC:
15
AN:
1403776
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
25
AF XY:
0.0000143
AC XY:
10
AN XY:
701142
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:
0
AN:
32578
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44630
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
25848
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39460
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.0000352
AC:
3
AN:
85326
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.0000527
AC:
2
AN:
37936
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4044
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00000930
AC:
10
AN:
1075202
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
58752
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0.000252859), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.392
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
2
2
3
4
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
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>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152264
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000134
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74450
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41548
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15296
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3466
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5182
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4820
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10610
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000147
AC:
1
AN:
68020
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2116
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.425
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000113

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:7Benign:1
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:3
Dec 11, 2024
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant causes an A to G nucleotide substitution at the -13 position of intron 12 of the CHEK2 gene. Splice site prediction tools suggest that this variant may have an impact on RNA splicing by the creation of a de novo splice acceptor site that might compete with the natural acceptor site. Use of this new acceptor site may allow for the insertion of 4 new amino acids within the CHEK2 kinase domain. To our knowledge, RNA or protein functional studies have not been reported for this variant. This variant has not been reported in individuals affected with hereditary cancer in the literature. This variant has been identified in 2/233702 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.

Oct 28, 2022
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.1376-13A>G intronic alteration consists of a A to G substitution 13 nucleotides before coding exon 12 in the CHEK2 gene. Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.

May 06, 2021
Sema4, Sema4
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

Familial cancer of breast Uncertain:2Benign:1
Dec 26, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change falls in intron 12 of the CHEK2 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the CHEK2 protein. RNA analysis indicates that this variant induces altered splicing and likely results in the gain of 4 amino acid residue(s), but is expected to preserve the integrity of the reading-frame. This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.007%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with CHEK2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 418624). Studies have shown that this variant results in the activation of a cryptic splice site in intron 12 (internal data). 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.

Oct 08, 2024
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is considered likely benign. This variant is intronic and is not expected to impact mRNA splicing.

Dec 18, 2023
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

not provided Uncertain:1
Oct 13, 2022
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 supports a deleterious effect on splicing; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge

Familial cancer of breast;C0376358:Prostate cancer;C0585442:Bone osteosarcoma;C5882668:CHEK2-related cancer predisposition Uncertain:1
Oct 31, 2018
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.64
CADD
Benign
23
DANN
Benign
0.86
PhyloP100
1.4

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.99
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai
0.99
Position offset: -1
DS_AL_spliceai
0.85
Position offset: -13

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1064793330; hg19: chr22-29090118; API