NM_007194.4:c.684-4C>A

Variant names:

• chr22-28712021-G-T
• rs121908695
• NM_007194.4:c.684-4C>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -10 ACMG points: 2P and 12B. PM2 BP4_Strong BP6_Very_Strong

The NM_007194.4(CHEK2):​c.684-4C>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 predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0 (0 hom.)
  • Failed GnomAD Quality Control
• Consequence: CHEK2 NM_007194.4 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.00005260
• Clinical Significance: Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.508
• Publications: 0 publications found

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

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -10 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.84).
• BP6: Variant 22-28712021-G-T is Benign according to our data. Variant chr22-28712021-G-T is described in ClinVar as Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 1670220.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
CHEK2	NM_007194.4	c.684-4C>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 5 of 14	ENST00000404276.6	NP_009125.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
CHEK2	ENST00000404276.6	c.684-4C>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 5 of 14	1	NM_007194.4	ENSP00000385747.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AC0;AS_VQSR AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1452472 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 28 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 723198

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33292

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44720

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26076

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39628

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86052

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53260

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5742

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1103602

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60100

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Benign:1

Apr 23, 2025

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

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Familial cancer of breast Benign:1

Jun 24, 2021

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Benign:1

Apr 12, 2023

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.84
CADD	Benign	3.8
DANN	Benign	0.75
PhyloP100		-0.51
PromoterAI		-0.14	Neutral

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Benign	0.000053
dbscSNV1_RF	Benign	0.0020
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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs121908695; hg19: chr22-29108009;