chr3-37000991-A-G

Variant names:

• chr3-37000991-A-G
• rs587778998
• ENST00000458205.6:c.-480A>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 14 ACMG points: 14P and 0B. PM2 PP3_Strong PP5_Very_Strong

The ENST00000458205.6(MLH1):​c.-480A>G variant causes a 5 prime UTR premature start codon gain change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000274 in 1,459,020 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 Likely pathogenic (★★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000027 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: MLH1 ENST00000458205.6 5_prime_UTR_premature_start_codon_gain
• Clinical Significance: Likely pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:14
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 8.79
• Publications: 13 publications found

Genes affected

MLH1 (HGNC:7127): (mutL homolog 1) The protein encoded by this gene can heterodimerize with mismatch repair endonuclease PMS2 to form MutL alpha, part of the DNA mismatch repair system. When MutL alpha is bound by MutS beta and some accessory proteins, the PMS2 subunit of MutL alpha introduces a single-strand break near DNA mismatches, providing an entry point for exonuclease degradation. The encoded protein is also involved in DNA damage signaling and can heterodimerize with DNA mismatch repair protein MLH3 to form MutL gamma, which is involved in meiosis. This gene was identified as a locus frequently mutated in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC). [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

MLH1 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Lynch syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: G2P, ClinGen, Orphanet
• Lynch syndrome 2

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Genomics England PanelApp
• Muir-Torre syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics, G2P, Orphanet
• mismatch repair cancer syndrome 1

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, ClinGen
• Lynch syndrome 1

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• ovarian cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• malignant pancreatic neoplasm

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• rhabdomyosarcoma

  Inheritance: AR Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• prostate cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
• breast cancer

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

  Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 14 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.978
• PP5: Variant 3-37000991-A-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr3-37000991-A-G is described in ClinVar as Likely_pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 90116.Status of the report is reviewed_by_expert_panel, 3 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MLH1	NM_000249.4	c.244A>G	p.Thr82Ala	missense_variant	Exon 3 of 19	ENST00000231790.8	NP_000240.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MLH1	ENST00000231790.8	c.244A>G	p.Thr82Ala	missense_variant	Exon 3 of 19	1	NM_000249.4	ENSP00000231790.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000796 AC: 2 AN: 251394 AF XY: 0.00000736

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.0000992

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00000880

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000274 AC: 4 AN: 1459020 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 29 AF XY: 0.00000275 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 726086

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33420

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44718

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.0000383 AC: 1 AN: 26104

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39608

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.0000116 AC: 1 AN: 86188

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53408

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5758

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00000180 AC: 2 AN: 1109512

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60304

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000756

ExAC AF: 0.00000824 AC: 1

ClinVar

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:14

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

Submissions by phenotype

Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 Pathogenic:4

Aug 23, 2024

Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The following ACMG criteria is used: PM2_Supporting (rare in gnomAD v.4.1 < 1 in 50.000 alleles); PS3 (PMID: 22736432; PMID: 31881334); PP3_Moderate (prior probability 0.90); PP4_Supporting (1 tumor with loss of MLH1/PMS2 expression; MSI-H, MLH1 promoter not methylated); PM5 (p.(Thr82Ile) is classified as pathogenic by expert panel (InSiGHT)) -

Dec 09, 2022

Centre for Mendelian Genomics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: research

PS3, PS4_STR, PM2_SUP, PM5, PP1 -

Jul 12, 2023

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is considered likely pathogenic. Functional studies indicate this variant impacts protein function [PMID: 22736432]. This variant is expected to disrupt protein structure [Myriad internal data]. -

Jul 23, 2023

Baylor Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Lynch syndrome Pathogenic:2

May 13, 2020

Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.Thr82Ala variant in MLH1 has been reported in 10 European individuals with Lynch syndrome or MLH1-associated cancers (Sjursen 2010, Hardt 2011, Pastrello 2011, Simbolo 2015, Stradella 2019). It has also been identified in 2/123,762 European/Ashkenazi Jewish chromosomes by gnomAD (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). Computational prediction tools and conservation analysis suggest that this variant may impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough to determine pathogenicity. In vitro functional studies provide some evidence that this variant impacts protein function (Ellison 2004, Borras 2012). This variant was classified as Likely Pathogenic on June 13, 2018 by the ClinGen-approved InSiGHT expert panel (Variation ID 90116). Another variant involving this codon (p.Thr82Ile) has been identified in individuals with Lynch syndrome and is classified as pathogenic by the ClinGen-approved InSiGHT expert panel. In summary, this variant meets criteria to be classified as pathogenic for autosomal dominant Lynch syndrome. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PM2, PS4_Strong, PP3, PS3_Supporting, PM5. -

Mar 02, 2023

All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This missense variant replaces threonine with alanine at codon 82 of the MLH1 protein. Computational prediction suggests that this variant may have deleterious impact on protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold >= 0.7, PMID: 27666373). Functional studies have shown that the mutant protein shows <10% of normal DNA-mismatch repair activity in vitro (PMID: 22736432, 31881334) (PMID: 22736432, 31881334). This variant has been reported in individuals affected with Lynch syndrome (PMID: 21239990, 26300997) and in individuals affected with colorectal cancer with tumors showing microsatellite instability (PMID: 21404117, 22736432). This variant has been identified in 2/251394 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). A different missense variant p.Thr82Ile is known to be pathogenic, indicating the importance of threonine residue at this position for MLH1 function. Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2

May 16, 2023

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This missense variant replaces threonine with alanine at codon 82 of the MLH1 protein. Computational prediction suggests that this variant may have deleterious impact on protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold >= 0.7, PMID: 27666373). Functional studies have shown that the mutant protein shows <10% of normal DNA-mismatch repair activity in vitro (PMID: 22736432, 31881334). This variant has been reported in individuals affected with Lynch syndrome (PMID: 21239990, 26300997) and in individuals affected with colorectal cancer with tumors showing microsatellite instability (PMID: 21404117, 22736432). This variant has been identified in 2/251394 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). A different missense variant occurring at the same codon, p.Thr82Ile, is known to be disease-causing, indicating the importance of threonine residue at this position for MLH1 function. Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. -

Nov 06, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.T82A variant (also known as c.244A>G), located in coding exon 3 of the MLH1 gene, results from an A to G substitution at nucleotide position 244. The threonine at codon 82 is replaced by alanine, an amino acid with similar properties. This variant has been identified in probands with Lynch syndrome or Lynch syndrome-related cancers and concordant tumors when available (Pastrello C et al. Genet Med. 2011 Feb;13(2):115-24; Hardt K et al. Fam Cancer. 2011 Jun;10(2):273-84; Borras E et al. Hum Mutat. 2012 Nov;33(11):1576-88; Simbolo M et al. Hered. Cancer Clin Pract. 2015 Aug 21;13(1); Staninova-Stojovska M et al. Balkan J Med Genet, 2019 Dec;22:5-16; Ambry internal data). This variant is located in the ATPase functional domain and impaired MMR activity compared to wild-type (Borras E et al. Hum Mutat. 2012 Nov;33(11)). 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 majority of available evidence to date, this variant is likely to be pathogenic. -

not specified Pathogenic:1

Dec 27, 2016

ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Carcinoma of colon Pathogenic:1

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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.Thr82Ala variant has been previously reported in the literature and by our laboratory. It was identified in one individual who was reported to have high microsatellite instability and was MLH1 deficient. In addition, it was shown to segregate in one affected family member (Pastrello_2011_21239990). Our laboratory has identified this variant in one family and the variant segregated with disease in 5 affected individuals. Although the pattern of MSI and IHC deficient tumours was inconsistent across individuals from this family, the observation of this variant segregating with Lynch syndrome related cancers increases the likelihood this variant is pathogenic. In addition, functional studies in yeast demonstrated that different variants at this same amino acid residue (T82S, T82K, T82M) were associated with a loss of mismatch repair function between 8% and 67%, increasing the likelihood that this variant may affect normal protein function (Ellison_2004_15475387). In summary, based on the above information, this variant is classified as pathogenic. -

Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer Pathogenic:1

Sep 13, 2024

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: MLH1 c.244A>G (p.Thr82Ala) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Five of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 7.9e-06 in 252112 control chromosomes. c.244A>G has been reported in the literature in multiple individuals affected with Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (Hardg_2011, Hiljadnikova-Bajro_2011, Pasrello_2011, Borras_2012, Simbolo_2015, Espenscheid_2017). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. A different variant affecting the same codon has been classified as pathogenic by our lab (c.245C>T, p.Thr82Ile), supporting the critical relevance of codon 82 to MLH1 protein function. At least one publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function. The most pronounced variant effect results in 10%-<30% of normal MMR activity (Borras_2012). The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 21239990, 22736432, 21404117, 24362816, 26300997, 28514183). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 90116). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

Lynch syndrome 1 Pathogenic:1

Jun 13, 2018

International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT)

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: reviewed by expert panel

Collection Method: curation

Variant reclassification due to new tumour Likelihood Ratios: Multifactorial likelihood analysis posterior probability > 0.95 (0.965) -

not provided Pathogenic:1

Mar 04, 2025

Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Classification criteria: PM2_Supporting, PS3, PP3_Moderate, PP4_Supporting, PM5 -

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Pathogenic:1

May 26, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces threonine, which is neutral and polar, with alanine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 82 of the MLH1 protein (p.Thr82Ala). This variant is present in population databases (rs587778998, gnomAD 0.01%). This missense change has been observed in individuals with Lynch syndrome (PMID: 21239990, 21404117, 22736432, 26300997, 28514183). Invitae’s Lynch syndrome clinical variant model, which takes into account the clinical and family history, age, sex, and reported ancestry of multiple individuals with this MLH1 variant, predicts that it is pathogenic with a positive predictive value of at least 99%. This is a validated machine learning model developed at Invitae that incorporates the clinical features of 1,370,736 individuals referred for testing at Invitae. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 90116). Advanced modeling performed at Invitae incorporating data from internal and/or published experimental studies (Invitae) indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt MLH1 function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects MLH1 function (PMID: 22736432). This variant disrupts the p.Thr82 amino acid residue in MLH1. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 10422993, 17510385, 19690142, 20587412, 23403630). This suggests that this residue is clinically significant, and that variants that disrupt this residue are likely to be disease-causing. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.98
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.52	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.50
CADD	Pathogenic	28
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Pathogenic	0.96	D
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.1
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	1.0
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
LIST_S2	Pathogenic	1.0	D
M_CAP	Uncertain	0.26	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.98	D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	1.1	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	5.0	H
PhyloP100		8.8
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.62	T
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-4.6	D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.92
Sift	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Polyphen		1.0	D
Vest4		0.87
MutPred		0.89		Loss of ubiquitination at K84 (P = 0.0982);
MVP		0.99
MPC		0.40
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		5.9
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.7
Varity_R		0.95
gMVP		0.89
Mutation Taster		=190/110	disease causing (ClinVar)

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: rs587778998; hg19: chr3-37042482; COSMIC: COSV51620354;