chr17-48726996-G-A

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 6 ACMG points: 6P and 0B. PM1PM2PP3_Moderate

The NM_006361.6(HOXB13):c.649C>T(p.Arg217Cys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000251 in 1,611,558 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00012 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.00026 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

HOXB13
NM_006361.6 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:5

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.67

Variant links:

Genes affected

HOXB13 (HGNC:5112): (homeobox B13) This gene encodes a transcription factor that belongs to the homeobox gene family. Genes of this family are highly conserved among vertebrates and essential for vertebrate embryonic development. This gene has been implicated to play a role in fetal skin development and cutaneous regeneration. In mice, a similar gene was shown to exhibit temporal and spatial colinearity in the main body axis of the embryo, but was not expressed in the secondary axes, which suggests functions in body patterning along the axis. This gene and other HOXB genes form a gene cluster at chromosome the 17q21-22 region. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

HOXB13 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 6 ACMG points.

PM1

In a chain Homeobox protein Hox-B13 (size 283) in uniprot entity HXB13_HUMAN there are 5 pathogenic changes around while only 2 benign (71%) in NM_006361.6

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

PP3

MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.926

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
HOXB13	NM_006361.6 link	c.649C>T	p.Arg217Cys	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 2	ENST00000290295.8	NP_006352.2	Q92826Q4KR72

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
HOXB13	ENST00000290295.8 link	c.649C>T	p.Arg217Cys	missense_variant	Exon 2 of 2	1	NM_006361.6	ENSP00000290295.8		Q92826

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.000125

AC:

AN:

152102

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.0000483

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad MID

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE

AF:

0.000250

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD3 exomes

AF:

0.000136

AC:

AN:

249444

Hom.:

AF XY:

0.000126

AC XY:

AN XY:

135018

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.0000578

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.000282

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.000264

AC:

385

AN:

1459456

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.000247

AC XY:

179

AN XY:

726148

show subpopulations

Gnomad4 AFR exome

AF:

0.0000597

Gnomad4 AMR exome

AF:

0.0000671

Gnomad4 ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome

AF:

0.0000392

Gnomad4 NFE exome

AF:

0.000332

Gnomad4 OTH exome

AF:

0.000149

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.000125

AC:

AN:

152102

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.000108

AC XY:

AN XY:

74290

show subpopulations

Gnomad4 AFR

AF:

0.0000483

Gnomad4 AMR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 NFE

AF:

0.000250

Gnomad4 OTH

AF:

0.00

Alfa

AF:

0.000229

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.000155

TwinsUK

AF:

0.000539

AC:

ALSPAC

AF:

0.00

AC:

ESP6500AA

AF:

0.00

AC:

ESP6500EA

AF:

0.000581

AC:

ExAC

AF:

0.000115

AC:

EpiCase

AF:

0.000273

EpiControl

AF:

0.000119

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:5

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided

Uncertain:3

Sep 19, 2024

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The HOXB13 c.649C>T (p.Arg217Cys) variant has been reported in individuals with prostate cancer (PMID: 23064873 (2013)) in the published literature. This variant has also been observed in individuals with breast cancer as well as in reportedly healthy individuals (PMID: 27424772 (2016)). The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.00026 (34/128928 chromosomes in European (Non-Finnish) subpopulation (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org)), is higher than would generally be expected for pathogenic variants in this gene. 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 damaging. Based on the available information, we are unable to determine the clinical significance of this variant. -

Feb 03, 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 cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 217 of the HOXB13 protein (p.Arg217Cys). This variant is present in population databases (rs139475791, gnomAD 0.03%), and has an allele count higher than expected for a pathogenic variant. This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with breast and prostate cancer (PMID: 23064873, 27424772, 32546843). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 483473). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt HOXB13 protein function with a positive predictive value of 80%. 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. -

Dec 29, 2024

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; Observed in two prostate cancer kindreds, but was reported to not segregate with disease (PMID: 23064873); Case-control studies show no significant association with breast cancer (PMID: 27424772, 32546843); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 27424772, 28798948, 28072499, 22841674, 22236224, 34609407, 19389631, 8756292, 23064873, 32546843) -

HOXB13-related disorder

Uncertain:1

Jun 21, 2024

PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

The HOXB13 c.649C>T variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Arg217Cys. This variant has been reported in two families with prostate cancer, but did not co-segregate with disease (Xu et al. 2013. PubMed ID: 23064873). It has been reported in a prostate cancer cohort study assessing HOXB13 haplotypes: however, no clinical information was provided (Karlsson et al. 2014. PubMed ID: 22841674). This variant has also been reported in two large breast cancer cohort studies and determined to confer no increased risk of female breast cancer (Liu et al. 2016. PubMed ID: 27424772; Liu et al. 2020. PubMed ID: 32546843). This variant is reported in 0.026% of alleles in individuals of European (Non-Finnish) descent in gnomAD and is interpreted as uncertain significance in ClinVar (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/483473). At this time, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain due to the absence of conclusive functional and genetic evidence. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome

Uncertain:1

Jul 23, 2023

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.R217C variant (also known as c.649C>T), located in coding exon 2 of the HOXB13 gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 649. The arginine at codon 217 is replaced by cysteine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. This alteration was reported in two unrelated European families with familial prostate cancer; however, authors state that the variant did not co-segregate with disease in either family (Xu J et al. Hum. Genet. 2013 Jan;132:5-14). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Pathogenic

0.92

BayesDel_addAF

Pathogenic

0.30

BayesDel_noAF

Pathogenic

0.50

CADD

Pathogenic

DANN

Pathogenic

1.0

DEOGEN2

Uncertain

0.78

Eigen

Pathogenic

0.88

Eigen_PC

Pathogenic

0.79

FATHMM_MKL

Uncertain

0.94

LIST_S2

Pathogenic

1.0

M_CAP

Uncertain

0.14

MetaRNN

Pathogenic

0.93

MetaSVM

Pathogenic

1.1

MutationAssessor

Pathogenic

4.0

PrimateAI

Pathogenic

0.80

PROVEAN

Pathogenic

-6.8

REVEL

Pathogenic

0.92

Sift

Pathogenic

0.0

Sift4G

Pathogenic

0.0

Polyphen

1.0

Vest4

0.77

MVP

0.98

MPC

1.5

ClinPred

0.96

GERP RS

5.3

Varity_R

0.87

gMVP

0.73

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

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

LitVar

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