NM_024675.4:c.2959_2966dupCAACAAGT

Variant names:

• chr16-23622998-T-TACTTGTTG
• rs875989792
• NM_024675.4:c.2959_2966dupCAACAAGT

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_024675.4(PALB2):​c.2959_2966dupCAACAAGT​(p.Glu990AsnfsTer3) variant causes a frameshift change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000137 in 1,461,870 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. V989V) has been classified as Likely benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: PALB2 NM_024675.4 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 5.64
• Publications: 2 publications found

Genes affected

PALB2 (HGNC:26144): (partner and localizer of BRCA2) This gene encodes a protein that may function in tumor suppression. This protein binds to and colocalizes with the breast cancer 2 early onset protein (BRCA2) in nuclear foci and likely permits the stable intranuclear localization and accumulation of BRCA2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

PALB2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• hereditary breast carcinoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
• Fanconi anemia complementation group N

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
• pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 3

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• familial ovarian cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: ClinGen
• Fanconi anemia

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen

ENSG00000261723 (HGNC:58305):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 16-23622998-T-TACTTGTTG is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr16-23622998-T-TACTTGTTG is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic/Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 460972.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
PALB2	NM_024675.4	c.2959_2966dupCAACAAGT	p.Glu990AsnfsTer3	frameshift_variant	Exon 9 of 13	ENST00000261584.9	NP_078951.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
PALB2	ENST00000261584.9	c.2959_2966dupCAACAAGT	p.Glu990AsnfsTer3	frameshift_variant	Exon 9 of 13	1	NM_024675.4	ENSP00000261584.4

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000137 AC: 2 AN: 1461870 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 727232

⚠️ 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: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26134

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39692

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86256

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53418

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 8.99e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1112002

Other (OTH) AF: 0.0000166 AC: 1 AN: 60396

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0.0296732), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Familial cancer of breast Pathogenic:2

Jun 01, 2015

Cancer Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: case-control

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Apr 08, 2017

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

While this particular variant has not been reported in the literature in an individual affected with a PALB2-related disease, loss-of-function variants in PALB2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 25099575, 17200668). This variant is also known as c.2966_2967insCAACAAGT in the literature. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal at codon 990 (p.Glu990Asnfs*3) of the PALB2 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		5.6
Mutation Taster		=1/199	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs875989792; hg19: chr16-23634319;