Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PM2
The NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.4670A>G(p.Asp1557Gly) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).
BRCA1 (HGNC:1100): (BRCA1 DNA repair associated) This gene encodes a 190 kD nuclear phosphoprotein that plays a role in maintaining genomic stability, and it also acts as a tumor suppressor. The BRCA1 gene contains 22 exons spanning about 110 kb of DNA. The encoded protein combines with other tumor suppressors, DNA damage sensors, and signal transducers to form a large multi-subunit protein complex known as the BRCA1-associated genome surveillance complex (BASC). This gene product associates with RNA polymerase II, and through the C-terminal domain, also interacts with histone deacetylase complexes. This protein thus plays a role in transcription, DNA repair of double-stranded breaks, and recombination. Mutations in this gene are responsible for approximately 40% of inherited breast cancers and more than 80% of inherited breast and ovarian cancers. Alternative splicing plays a role in modulating the subcellular localization and physiological function of this gene. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants, some of which are disease-associated mutations, have been described for this gene, but the full-length natures of only some of these variants has been described. A related pseudogene, which is also located on chromosome 17, has been identified. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing
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Jan 21, 2019
Ambry Genetics
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing
The p.D1557G variant (also known as c.4670A>G or 4789A>G), located in coding exon 13 of the BRCA1 gene, results from an A to G substitution at nucleotide position 4670. The aspartic acid at codon 1557 is replaced by glycine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is well 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. -
not specified Uncertain:1
Sep 18, 2017
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing
Variant summary: The BRCA1 c.4670A>G (p.Asp1557Gly) variant involves the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. 2/4 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant (SNPsandGO not captured due to low reliability index). This variant is absent in 245912 control chromosomes. One clinical diagnostic laboratories classified this variant as one of uncertain significance. The variant of interest has not, to our knowledge, been reported in affected individuals via publications, nor evaluated for functional impact by in vivo/vitro studies. Because of the absence of clinical information and the lack of functional studies, the variant is classified as a variant of uncertain significance (VUS) until additional information becomes available. -
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1 Uncertain:1
Nov 03, 2014
Michigan Medical Genetics Laboratories, University of Michigan
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing
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Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Uncertain:1
Oct 23, 2022
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing
This sequence change replaces aspartic acid, which is acidic and polar, with glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 1557 of the BRCA1 protein (p.Asp1557Gly). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with ovarian cancer (PMID: 28692638). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 225710). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt BRCA1 protein function. 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. -