NM_024675.4:c.444G>C

Variant names:

• chr16-23636102-C-G
• rs1060502782
• NM_024675.4:c.444G>C

Variant summary

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

The NM_024675.4(PALB2):​c.444G>C​(p.Lys148Asn) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,790 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 14/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Another nucleotide change resulting in the same amino acid substitution has been previously reported as Uncertain significance in ClinVar. Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. K148E) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: PALB2 NM_024675.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.102
• Publications: 1 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

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 (MetaRNN=0.17606077).

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_024675.4. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	PALB2	NM_024675.4	MANE Select	c.444G>C	p.Lys148Asn	missense	Exon 4 of 13	NP_078951.2
	PALB2	NM_001407296.1		c.384G>C	p.Lys128Asn	missense	Exon 3 of 12	NP_001394225.1
	PALB2	NM_001407297.1		c.444G>C	p.Lys148Asn	missense	Exon 4 of 12	NP_001394226.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	PALB2	ENST00000261584.9	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.444G>C	p.Lys148Asn	missense	Exon 4 of 13	ENSP00000261584.4
	PALB2	ENST00000568219.5	TSL:1	c.-442G>C		5_prime_UTR	Exon 4 of 13	ENSP00000454703.2
	PALB2	ENST00000561514.3	TSL:5	c.450G>C	p.Lys150Asn	missense	Exon 4 of 13	ENSP00000460666.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461790 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 727188

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33470

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44714

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26132

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39694

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.0000116 AC: 1 AN: 86238

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53420

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

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111960

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60394

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Asia WGS AF: 0.000289 AC: 1 AN: 3478

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:2

Jul 28, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.K148N variant (also known as c.444G>C), located in coding exon 4 of the PALB2 gene, results from a G to C substitution at nucleotide position 444. The lysine at codon 148 is replaced by asparagine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is conserved. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be tolerated by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.

Dec 05, 2023

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This missense variant replaces lysine with asparagine at codon 148 of the PALB2 protein. Computational prediction suggests that this variant may not impact protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold <= 0.5, PMID: 27666373). To our knowledge, functional studies have not been reported for this variant. This variant has not been reported in individuals affected with PALB2-related disorders in the literature. 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.

Familial cancer of breast Uncertain:1

May 01, 2016

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

In summary, this variant is a novel missense change that is not predicted to affect protein function. There is no indication that it causes disease, but the available evidence is currently insufficient to prove that conclusively. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. This sequence change replaces lysine with asparagine at codon 148 of the PALB2 protein (p.Lys148Asn). The lysine residue is moderately conserved and there is a moderate physicochemical difference between lysine and asparagine. This variant is not present in population databases (ExAC no frequency) and has not been reported in the literature in individuals with a PALB2-related disease. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (SIFT, PolyPhen-2, Align-GVGD) all suggest that this variant is likely to be tolerated, but these predictions have not been confirmed by published functional studies.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Benign	0.27
BayesDel_addAF	Benign	-0.29	T
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.65
CADD	Benign	14
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.28	T
Eigen	Benign	-0.47
Eigen_PC	Benign	-0.65
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.19	N
LIST_S2	Benign	0.70	T
M_CAP	Benign	0.033	D
MetaRNN	Benign	0.18	T
MetaSVM	Benign	-1.1	T
MutationAssessor	Uncertain	2.6	M
PhyloP100		0.10
PrimateAI	Benign	0.30	T
PROVEAN	Benign	-2.2	N
REVEL	Benign	0.063
Sift	Benign	0.030	D
Sift4G	Benign	0.10	T
Polyphen		0.98	D
Vest4		0.21
MutPred		0.22		Loss of methylation at K148 (P = 0.0036)
MVP		0.43
MPC		0.070
ClinPred		0.23	T
GERP RS		-0.37
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7
Varity_R		0.075
gMVP		0.14

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1060502782; hg19: chr16-23647423;