NM_024675.4:c.722A>G

Variant names:

• chr16-23635824-T-C
• rs587780823
• NM_024675.4:c.722A>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points: 2P and 3B. PM2 BP4_Moderate BP6

The NM_024675.4(PALB2):​c.722A>G​(p.Asn241Ser) 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 1,461,876 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. 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. N241D) has been classified as Benign.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: PALB2 NM_024675.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:4 B:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.465
• 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

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -1 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.0747692).
• BP6: Variant 16-23635824-T-C is Benign according to our data. Variant chr16-23635824-T-C is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 136138.

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.722A>G	p.Asn241Ser	missense	Exon 4 of 13	NP_078951.2
	PALB2	NM_001407296.1		c.662A>G	p.Asn221Ser	missense	Exon 3 of 12	NP_001394225.1
	PALB2	NM_001407297.1		c.722A>G	p.Asn241Ser	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.722A>G	p.Asn241Ser	missense	Exon 4 of 13	ENSP00000261584.4
	PALB2	ENST00000568219.5	TSL:1	c.-164A>G		5_prime_UTR	Exon 4 of 13	ENSP00000454703.2
	PALB2	ENST00000561514.3	TSL:5	c.728A>G	p.Asn243Ser	missense	Exon 4 of 13	ENSP00000460666.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000398 AC: 1 AN: 251152 AF XY: 0.00000736

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.0000289

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461876 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 727238

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.0000224 AC: 1 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: 86258

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: 1112006

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

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:4 Benign:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Familial cancer of breast Uncertain:3

Mar 31, 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.

Dec 18, 2015

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.

Jan 13, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces asparagine, which is neutral and polar, with serine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 241 of the PALB2 protein (p.Asn241Ser). This variant is present in population databases (rs587780823, gnomAD 0.003%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with PALB2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 136138). An algorithm developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function outputs the following: PolyPhen-2: "Benign". The serine amino acid residue is found in multiple mammalian species, which suggests that this missense change does not adversely affect 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.

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1 Benign:1

Mar 28, 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.

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 asparagine with serine at codon 241 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 been identified in 1/251152 chromosomes 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.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Benign	0.074
BayesDel_addAF	Benign	-0.44	T
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.78
CADD	Benign	0.21
DANN	Benign	0.49
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.18	T
Eigen	Benign	-0.98
Eigen_PC	Benign	-1.0
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.10	N
LIST_S2	Benign	0.57	T
M_CAP	Benign	0.013	T
MetaRNN	Benign	0.075	T
MetaSVM	Benign	-0.96	T
MutationAssessor	Benign	0.90	L
PhyloP100		-0.47
PrimateAI	Benign	0.23	T
PROVEAN	Benign	-1.8	N
REVEL	Benign	0.015
Sift	Benign	0.26	T
Sift4G	Benign	0.79	T
Polyphen		0.0020	B
Vest4		0.060
MutPred		0.15		Gain of phosphorylation at N241 (P = 0.0119)
MVP		0.26
MPC		0.045
ClinPred		0.025	T
GERP RS		-0.79
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1
Varity_R		0.027
gMVP		0.058

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: rs587780823; hg19: chr16-23647145;