NM_007194.4:c.146C>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -3 ACMG points: 0P and 3B. BP4_ModerateBS2_Supporting

The NM_007194.4(CHEK2):​c.146C>G​(p.Ser49Cys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000867 in 1,613,852 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. S49P) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 31)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000089 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

CHEK2
NM_007194.4 missense

Scores

9
10

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:6

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.92

Publications

9 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: Likely_benign. The variant received -3 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.21909216).
BS2
High AC in GnomAdExome4 at 13 AD gene. Variant has AC lower than other variant known as pathogenic in the gene, so the strength is limited to Supporting.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
CHEK2NM_007194.4 linkc.146C>G p.Ser49Cys missense_variant Exon 2 of 15 ENST00000404276.6 NP_009125.1 O96017-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
CHEK2ENST00000404276.6 linkc.146C>G p.Ser49Cys missense_variant Exon 2 of 15 1 NM_007194.4 ENSP00000385747.1 O96017-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000658
AC:
1
AN:
151960
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
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
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000889
AC:
13
AN:
1461892
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00000963
AC XY:
7
AN XY:
727246
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33480
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86258
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53420
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5766
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000117
AC:
13
AN:
1112012
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60396
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.502
Heterozygous variant carriers
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6
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0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
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GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000658
AC:
1
AN:
151960
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.0000135
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74188
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41380
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15236
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3468
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5162
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4798
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10602
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000147
AC:
1
AN:
68002
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2086
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.525
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
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Age
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000756

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:6
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:3
May 13, 2019
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Sep 20, 2021
Sema4, Sema4
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

- -

Dec 16, 2024
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.S49C variant (also known as c.146C>G), located in coding exon 1 of the CHEK2 gene, results from a C to G substitution at nucleotide position 146. The serine at codon 49 is replaced by cysteine, an amino acid with dissimilar properties. This alteration was reported as functional in a study assessing CHEK2-complementation through quantification of KAP1 phosphorylation and CHK2 autophosphorylation in human RPE1-CHEK2-knockout cells (Stolarova L et al. Clin Cancer Res, 2023 Aug;29:3037-3050). This amino acid position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, the in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Familial cancer of breast Uncertain:2
Jan 13, 2025
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 cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 49 of the CHEK2 protein (p.Ser49Cys). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with personal and/or family history of breast cancer (PMID: 36315513). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 182444). An algorithm developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (PolyPhen-2) suggests that this variant is likely to be disruptive. 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. -

Feb 14, 2024
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

not provided Uncertain:1
Sep 22, 2014
GeneDx
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is denoted CHEK2 c.146C>G at the cDNA level, p.Ser49Cys (S49C) at the protein level, and results in the change of a Serine to a Cysteine (TCC>TGC). This variant has not, to our knowledge, been published in the literature as pathogenic or benign. CHEK2 Ser49Cys 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. Since Serine and Cysteine differ in polarity, charge, size or other properties, this is considered a non-conservative amino acid substitution. CHEK2 Ser49Cys occurs at a position that is highly conserved across species and is located in the SQ/TQ cluster domain (Desrichard 2011). In silico analyses predict that this variant is probably damaging to protein structure and function. Based on currently available information, it is unclear whether CHEK2 Ser49Cys is pathogenic or benign. We consider it to be a variant of uncertain significance. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.092
BayesDel_addAF
Uncertain
0.098
D
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.10
CADD
Uncertain
25
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.27
T;.;T;T;.;T;.;.;.;.;T;.;T
Eigen
Uncertain
0.32
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.33
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.80
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.84
.;T;.;.;T;T;T;.;T;T;T;T;T
M_CAP
Benign
0.047
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.22
T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T
MetaSVM
Uncertain
0.73
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.2
M;M;M;M;M;M;M;M;.;.;.;.;.
PhyloP100
1.9
PrimateAI
Benign
0.39
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-1.6
N;N;N;N;N;.;N;N;N;N;N;.;N
REVEL
Benign
0.12
Sift
Uncertain
0.0030
D;D;D;D;D;.;D;D;D;D;D;.;D
Sift4G
Uncertain
0.015
D;D;D;D;D;.;D;D;D;D;D;.;.
Polyphen
0.96
D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;.;.;.;.;.
Vest4
0.20
MutPred
0.13
Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);Loss of phosphorylation at S49 (P = 0.0017);
MVP
0.97
MPC
0.16
ClinPred
0.80
D
GERP RS
4.0
PromoterAI
0.011
Neutral
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.10
gMVP
0.30
Mutation Taster
=79/21
polymorphism

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs730881694; hg19: chr22-29130564; COSMIC: COSV60422492; COSMIC: COSV60422492; API