chr22-28712007-C-T

Variant names:

• chr22-28712007-C-T
• rs1555921319
• NM_007194.4:c.694G>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 8 ACMG points: 8P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PP3_Strong

The NM_007194.4(CHEK2):​c.694G>A​(p.Gly232Arg) variant causes a missense change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 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. G232V) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: CHEK2 NM_007194.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 4.79
• Publications: 1 publications found

Genes affected

CHEK2 (HGNC:16627): (checkpoint kinase 2) In response to DNA damage and replication blocks, cell cycle progression is halted through the control of critical cell cycle regulators. The protein encoded by this gene is a cell cycle checkpoint regulator and putative tumor suppressor. It contains a forkhead-associated protein interaction domain essential for activation in response to DNA damage and is rapidly phosphorylated in response to replication blocks and DNA damage. When activated, the encoded protein is known to inhibit CDC25C phosphatase, preventing entry into mitosis, and has been shown to stabilize the tumor suppressor protein p53, leading to cell cycle arrest in G1. In addition, this protein interacts with and phosphorylates BRCA1, allowing BRCA1 to restore survival after DNA damage. Mutations in this gene have been linked with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a highly penetrant familial cancer phenotype usually associated with inherited mutations in TP53. Also, mutations in this gene are thought to confer a predisposition to sarcomas, breast cancer, and brain tumors. This nuclear protein is a member of the CDS1 subfamily of serine/threonine protein kinases. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012]

CHEK2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• CHEK2-related cancer predisposition

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
• hereditary breast carcinoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
• Li-Fraumeni syndrome 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P
• acute myeloid leukemia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen
• familial ovarian cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 8 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 5 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 0 benign, 59 uncertain in NM_007194.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.982

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_007194.4. 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
	CHEK2	NM_007194.4	MANE Select	c.694G>A	p.Gly232Arg	missense	Exon 6 of 15	NP_009125.1
	CHEK2	NM_001005735.3		c.823G>A	p.Gly275Arg	missense	Exon 7 of 16	NP_001005735.1
	CHEK2	NM_001438293.1		c.787G>A	p.Gly263Arg	missense	Exon 7 of 16	NP_001425222.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	CHEK2	ENST00000404276.6	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.694G>A	p.Gly232Arg	missense	Exon 6 of 15	ENSP00000385747.1
	CHEK2	ENST00000382580.6	TSL:1	c.823G>A	p.Gly275Arg	missense	Exon 7 of 16	ENSP00000372023.2
	CHEK2	ENST00000402731.6	TSL:1	c.493G>A	p.Gly165Arg	missense	Exon 4 of 13	ENSP00000384835.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 29

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000756

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Familial cancer of breast Uncertain:1

Jul 25, 2022

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with CHEK2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 530162). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Deleterious"; PolyPhen-2: "Probably Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Class C15"). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may create or strengthen a 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. This sequence change replaces glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, with arginine, which is basic and polar, at codon 232 of the CHEK2 protein (p.Gly232Arg). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency).

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Mar 25, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.G232R variant (also known as c.694G>A), located in coding exon 5 of the CHEK2 gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 694. The glycine at codon 232 is replaced by arginine, an amino acid with dissimilar properties. This alteration was reported as functionally impaired in a study assessing CHEK2-complementation through quantification of KAP1 phosphorylation and CHK2 autophosphorylation in human RPE1-CHEK2-knockout cells (Stolarova L et al. Clin Cancer Res, 2023 Aug;29:3037-3050). 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 alteration remains unclear.

Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Uncertain:1

Jul 09, 2025

German Consortium for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, University Hospital Cologne

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: curation

This classification follows the ACMG SVI adaptation classification scheme; We chose these criteria: PS3 (medium pathogenic): Stolarova 2023: damaging in CHK2&KAP1 assay, PM2 (supporting pathogenic): absent from gnomAD 2/3/4, PP3 (medium pathogenic): REVEL = 0.859 (thus [0.773, 0.932) as per Pejaver (2022, PMID: 36413997))

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	1.0
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.43	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.38
CADD	Pathogenic	33
DANN	Pathogenic	1.0
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.37	T
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.92
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.81
FATHMM_MKL	Uncertain	0.86	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.97	D
M_CAP	Uncertain	0.18	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.98	D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	0.85	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	3.7	H
PhyloP100		4.8
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.75	T
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-7.7	D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.86
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Polyphen		1.0	D
Vest4		0.97
MutPred		0.92		Gain of MoRF binding (P = 0.0108)
MVP		0.99
MPC		0.17
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		5.2
PromoterAI		-0.052	Neutral
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7
Varity_R		0.99
gMVP		0.90
Mutation Taster		=12/88	disease causing

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: rs1555921319; hg19: chr22-29107995;