Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 4 ACMG points: 4P and 0B. PM1PM2
The NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.250G>A(p.Glu84Lys) variant causes a missense 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 Uncertain significance (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. E84D) has been classified as Uncertain significance.
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]
BRCA1 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, ClinGen, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 4 ACMG points.
PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 15 benign, 88 uncertain in NM_007294.4
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
The p.E84K variant (also known as c.250G>A), located in coding exon 4 of the BRCA1 gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 250. The glutamic acid at codon 84 is replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. One functional study found that this nucleotide substitution is non-functional in a high throughput genome editing haploid cell survival assay (Findlay GM et al. Nature, 2018 Oct;562:217-222). Another functional study using a mammalian 2-hybrid assay determined this alteration to be functionally neutral (Clark KA et al. Am J Hum Genet, 2022 Jun;109:1153-1174). This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration may weaken the native splice acceptor site; however, direct evidence is insufficient at this time (Ambry internal data). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -
Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndromeUncertain:1
Dec 12, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing
This sequence change replaces glutamic acid, which is acidic and polar, with lysine, which is basic and polar, at codon 84 of the BRCA1 protein (p.Glu84Lys). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with BRCA1-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 865327). Invitae Evidence Modeling incorporating data from in vitro experimental studies (PMID: 30209399) indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt BRCA1 function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects BRCA1 function (PMID: 30209399). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. 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. -