NM_024675.4:c.508A>G

Variant names:

• chr16-23636038-T-C
• rs864622622
• NM_024675.4:c.508A>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points: 4P and 5B. PM1 PM2 BP4_Strong BP6

The NM_024675.4(PALB2):​c.508A>G​(p.Arg170Gly) variant causes a missense 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. 16/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R170T) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: PALB2 NM_024675.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:6 B:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -2.00
• Publications: 4 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: Likely_benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 3 benign, 35 uncertain in NM_024675.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.037997425).
• BP6: Variant 16-23636038-T-C is Benign according to our data. Variant chr16-23636038-T-C is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 220654.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
PALB2	NM_024675.4	c.508A>G	p.Arg170Gly	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 13	ENST00000261584.9	NP_078951.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
PALB2	ENST00000261584.9	c.508A>G	p.Arg170Gly	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 13	1	NM_024675.4	ENSP00000261584.4

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.0000293 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:6 Benign:2

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Familial cancer of breast Uncertain:3 Benign:1

Mar 30, 2023

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is classified as a variant of uncertain significance as there is insufficient evidence to determine its impact on protein function and/or cancer risk.

Feb 04, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 170 of the PALB2 protein (p.Arg170Gly). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with cancer (PMID: 29555771). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 220654). An algorithm developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (PolyPhen-2) suggests that this variant is likely to be tolerated. 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.

Aug 22, 2016

Counsyl

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

This submission and the accompanying classification are no longer maintained by the submitter. For more information on current observations and classification, please contact variantquestions@myriad.com.

Jun 01, 2015

Cancer Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: case-control

not provided Uncertain:2

Aug 08, 2024

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis indicates that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; Observed in an individual reported to have a PALB2-related neoplasm in published literature (PMID: 29555771); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 26283626, 20871615, 19369211, 31980526, 29555771)

Jul 07, 2023

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

In the published literature, this variant has been reported in an unaffected individual (PMID: 26283626 (2015)). This variant has not been reported in large, multi-ethnic general populations (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). Analysis of this variant using bioinformatics tools for the prediction of the effect of amino acid changes on protein structure and function yielded predictions that this variant is benign. Based on the available information, we are unable to determine the clinical significance of this variant.

not specified Uncertain:1

Jan 19, 2023

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: PALB2 c.508A>G (p.Arg170Gly) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Four of five in-silico tools predict a benign effect of the variant on protein function. The variant was absent in 251458 control chromosomes. The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance. c.508A>G has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with cancer (Perkins_2018, Hou_2020) and in healthy controls (Thompson_2015). These report(s) do not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Five clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 (uncertain significance: n=4, likely benign: n=1). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance.

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Benign:1

Oct 09, 2024

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
AlphaMissense	Benign	0.11
BayesDel_addAF	Benign	-0.28	T
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.64
CADD	Benign	5.1
DANN	Benign	0.62
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.11	T
Eigen	Benign	-1.4
Eigen_PC	Benign	-1.5
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.036	N
LIST_S2	Benign	0.71	T
M_CAP	Benign	0.0071	T
MetaRNN	Benign	0.038	T
MetaSVM	Benign	-1.0	T
MutationAssessor	Benign	0.69	N
PhyloP100		-2.0
PrimateAI	Benign	0.21	T
PROVEAN	Benign	-0.62	N
REVEL	Benign	0.029
Sift	Benign	0.050	D
Sift4G	Benign	0.36	T
Vest4		0.18
ClinPred		0.072	T
GERP RS		-9.7
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1
Varity_R		0.080
gMVP		0.16

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: rs864622622; hg19: chr16-23647359;