NM_007294.4:c.5152+7A>G

Variant names:

• chr17-43063867-T-C
• rs80358046
• NM_007294.4:c.5152+7A>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points: 2P and 2B. PM2 BP4_Moderate

The NM_007294.4(BRCA1):​c.5152+7A>G variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000687 in 1,456,374 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 2/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.9e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: BRCA1 NM_007294.4 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.008428
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1 U:5 B:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.554
• Publications: 3 publications found

Genes affected

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]

BRCA1 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, ClinGen, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
• Fanconi anemia, complementation group S

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE, LIMITED Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
• pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 4

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Fanconi anemia

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.32).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
BRCA1	NM_007294.4	c.5152+7A>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 17 of 22	ENST00000357654.9	NP_009225.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
BRCA1	ENST00000357654.9	c.5152+7A>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 17 of 22	1	NM_007294.4	ENSP00000350283.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.87e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1456374 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 30 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 724982

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000300 AC: 1 AN: 33350

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44718

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26112

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39652

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86154

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53410

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5750

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1107020

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60208

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:5 Benign:2

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:1

Dec 22, 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 17 of the BRCA1 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the BRCA1 protein. RNA analysis indicates that this variant induces altered splicing and likely results in a shortened protein product. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with BRCA1-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 96940). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of variants on gene product structure and function are not available or were not evaluated for this variant. Experimental studies have shown that this variant affects BRCA1 function (PMID: 30209399). Studies have shown that this variant results in skipping of exon 17, but is expected to preserve the integrity of the reading-frame (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. -

Jun 12, 2025

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

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: BRCA1 c.5152+7A>G alters a non-conserved nucleotide located at a position not widely known to affect splicing. Consensus agreement among computation tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Studies have shown that this variant results in skipping of exon 17, but is expected to preserve the integrity of the reading-frame (internal data). Further, a pathogenic variant has been reported by our laboratory in the deleted exon (p.Cys1697Tyr) suggesting that loss of this region is deleterious to protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 6.2e-07 in 1608686 control chromosomes. c.5152+7A>G has been observed in individual(s) affected with clinical features Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (BIC database). These report(s) do not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome. At least one functional study reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function and showed a damaging effect of this variant on homology directed repair (HDR) activity (e.g. Findlay_2018). HDR assays qualify as a recognized gold standard on the basis of updated guidance provided by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation (SVI) working group. The following publication has been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 30209399). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 96940). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely pathogenic. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:2

Nov 15, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.5152+7A>G intronic alteration results from an A to G substitution 7 nucleotides after coding exon 16 in the BRCA1 gene. One functional study found that this nucleotide substitution is non-functional in a high-throughput, genome editing, haploid cell survival assay (Findlay GM et al. Nature, 2018 10;562:217-222). However, other functional studies have found this variant to be neutral (unpublished data, external communication). This nucleotide position is well conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration may weaken the native splice donor site. RNA studies have demonstrated that this alteration results in abnormal splicing in the set of samples tested (Ambry internal data). However, additional studies have suggested that this splicing impact may be incomplete, therefore the clinical impact of this abnormal splicing is unknown at this time (external communication). In addition, family history data suggests that this variant does not segregate well with disease, and one laboratory reports that this alteration has been confirmed to occur in trans with another pathogenic mutation in BRCA1 in an individual with no reported features of Fanconi anemia (external communication). Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Apr 26, 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 +7 position of intron 17 of the BRCA1 gene. Splice site prediction tools predict that this variant may have a significant impact on RNA splicing. Although this prediction has not been confirmed in published RNA studies. A functional study has reported that this variant impacts BRCA1 function in a haploid cell proliferation assay (PMID: 30209399). A multifactorial analysis has reported likelihood ratios for pathogenicity based on co-occurrence with a pathogenic co-variant and family history of 1.0331 and 0.8935, respectively (PMID: 31131967). This variant has not been identified 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. -

Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1 Uncertain:1 Benign:1

May 10, 2011

Sharing Clinical Reports Project (SCRP)

Significance: Benign

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Feb 20, 2004

Breast Cancer Information Core (BIC) (BRCA1)

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

not provided Uncertain:1

May 24, 2021

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

not specified Benign:1

Aug 17, 2016

GeneDx

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is considered likely benign or benign based on one or more of the following criteria: it is a conservative change, it occurs at a poorly conserved position in the protein, it is predicted to be benign by multiple in silico algorithms, and/or has population frequency not consistent with disease. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.32
CADD	Benign	11
DANN	Benign	0.93
PhyloP100		0.55
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Benign	0.0084
dbscSNV1_RF	Benign	0.056
SpliceAI score (max)		0.36		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DL_spliceai		0.36		Position offset: 7

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs80358046; hg19: chr17-41215884;