chr17-43074394-G-GC

Position:

• chr17-43074394-G-GC

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_007294.4(BRCA1):​c.4611_4612insG​(p.Gln1538AlafsTer36) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 31)
• Consequence: BRCA1 NM_007294.4 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:11
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.389

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]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 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 17-43074394-G-GC is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr17-43074394-G-GC is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 55238.Status of the report is reviewed_by_expert_panel, 3 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	Protein	UniProt
BRCA1	NM_007294.4	c.4611_4612insG	p.Gln1538AlafsTer36	frameshift_variant	14/23	ENST00000357654.9	NP_009225.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
BRCA1	ENST00000357654.9	c.4611_4612insG	p.Gln1538AlafsTer36	frameshift_variant	14/23	1	NM_007294.4	ENSP00000350283	P4

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 31

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:11

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

Submissions by phenotype

Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1 Pathogenic:5

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano	Jun 03, 2016	- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Baylor Genetics	Aug 04, 2023	- -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria provided	clinical testing	Breast Cancer Information Core (BIC) (BRCA1)	Feb 20, 2004	- -
Pathogenic, reviewed by expert panel	curation	Evidence-based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA)	Sep 08, 2016	Variant allele predicted to encode a truncated non-functional protein. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA), c/o University of Cambridge	Oct 02, 2015	- -

Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Pathogenic:3

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp	Apr 10, 2021	Variant summary: BRCA1 c.4611_4612insG (p.Gln1538AlafsX36) results in a premature termination codon, predicted to cause a truncation of the encoded protein or absence of the protein due to nonsense mediated decay, which are commonly known mechanisms for disease. Truncations downstream of this position have been classified as pathogenic by our laboratory. The variant was absent in 251362 control chromosomes. c.4611_4612insG (also reported as 4730insG) has been reported in the literature in multiple individuals affected with Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (example, Rebbeck_2018, Donenberg_2011). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Multiple clinical diagnostic laboratories, one expert panel (ENIGMA) and a consortium (CIMBA) have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All submitters classified the variant as pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp	Jul 29, 2023	For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 55238). This variant is also known as 4730insG. This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with breast cancer (PMID: 12491487, 20838878). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Gln1538Alafs*36) in the BRCA1 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in BRCA1 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 20104584). -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria provided	research	Research Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto	Jan 31, 2014	- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health	Jul 26, 2022	This variant inserts 1 nucleotide in exon 14 of the BRCA1 gene, creating a frameshift and premature translation stop signal. This variant is expected to result in an absent or non-functional protein product. This variant has been reported in 7 individuals affected with breast cancer (PMID: 20838878, 33285109) and in 1 family among the CIMBA participants (PMID: 29446198). This variant has not been identified in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of BRCA1 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Ambry Genetics	Jan 23, 2023	The c.4611_4612insG pathogenic mutation, located in coding exon 13 of the BRCA1 gene, results from an insertion of one nucleotide at position 4611, causing a translational frameshift with a predicted alternate stop codon (p.Q1538Afs*36). This mutation has been detected in multiple individuals with hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer (Donenberg T et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Jan;125:591-6; Narod et al. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2018 03;6(2):301-304; Rebbeck et al. Hum. Mutat. 2018 05;39(5):593-620). Of note, this alteration is also designated as 4730insG in published literature. This variant is considered to be rare based on population cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). In addition to the clinical data presented in the literature, this alteration is expected to result in loss of function by premature protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. As such, this alteration is interpreted as a disease-causing mutation. -

not provided Pathogenic:1

Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

GeneDx

Aug 19, 2024

Frameshift variant predicted to result in protein truncation or nonsense mediated decay in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); Truncating variants in this gene are considered pathogenic by a well-established clinical consortium and/or database; Also known as 4730_4731insG; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 20838878, 25920394, 26295337, 12491487, 23458327, 28918466, 28127413, 31825140, 20104584, 33646313, 29446198, 35216584) -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

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

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs80357915; hg19: chr17-41226411;