chr3-37048610-G-T

Variant names:

• chr3-37048610-G-T
• rs267607879
• NM_000249.4:c.1989+1G>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points: 12P and 0B. PVS1_Moderate PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000249.4(MLH1):​c.1989+1G>T variant causes a splice donor, intron change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 31)
• Consequence: MLH1 NM_000249.4 splice_donor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:7
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 9.52

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]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 12 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, product NOT destroyed by NMD, known LOF gene, truncates exone, which is 0.04095112 fraction of the gene. Cryptic splice site detected, with MaxEntScore 4.3, offset of 31, new splice context is: tcgGTacat. Cryptic site results in frameshift change. If cryptic site found is not functional and variant results in exon loss, it results in inframe change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 3-37048610-G-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr3-37048610-G-T is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 89975.Status of the report is reviewed_by_expert_panel, 3 stars. Variant chr3-37048610-G-T is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MLH1	NM_000249.4	c.1989+1G>T		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 17 of 18	ENST00000231790.8	NP_000240.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MLH1	ENST00000231790.8	c.1989+1G>T		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 17 of 18	1	NM_000249.4	ENSP00000231790.3

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 30

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 31

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:7

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

Submissions by phenotype

Lynch syndrome Pathogenic:2

Sep 05, 2013

International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT)

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: reviewed by expert panel

Collection Method: research

Multifactorial likelihood analysis posterior probability >0.99 -

Aug 13, 2018

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

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: MLH1 c.1989+1G>T is located in a canonical splice-site and is predicted to affect mRNA splicing resulting in a significantly altered protein due to either exon skipping, shortening, or inclusion of intronic material. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Five predict the variant abolishes a 5 splicing donor site. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant was absent in 245820 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.1989+1G>T has been reported in the literature in an individual affected with Lynch Syndrome (Lamberti_1999). This data does not allow a conclusion about variant significance. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. No clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely pathogenic. -

not provided Pathogenic:2

Jan 08, 2018

PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Nov 02, 2022

Institute for Clinical Genetics, University Hospital TU Dresden, University Hospital TU Dresden

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

PVS1, PP3, PM2_SUP -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2

May 07, 2018

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.1989+1G>T intronic pathogenic mutation results from a G to T substitution one nucleotide after coding exon 17 of the MLH1 gene. This variant has been reported in a German Lynch syndrome family meeting Amsterdam I criteria, containing three MSI-High tumors and segregating with disease in 3/3 affected individuals (Lamberti C et al. Gut, 1999 Jun;44:839-43; Mangold E et al. Int. J. Cancer, 2005 Sep;116:692-702; Mangold E et al. J. Pathol., 2005 Dec;207:385-95). This alteration has been classified as pathogenic using the following lines of evidence: in silico prediction models, segregation with disease, clinical phenotype including tumor characteristics, mutation co-occurrence, and functional studies (Thompson BA et al. Hum. Mutat. 2013 Jan;34:200-9; Thompson BA et al. Nat. Genet. 2014 Feb;46:107-15; available at [www.insight-group.org/variants/classifications/]). Using the BDGP and ESEfinder splice site prediction tools, this alteration is predicted to abolish the native splice donor site; however, direct evidence is unavailable. Alterations that disrupt the canonical splice site are expected to cause aberrant splicing, resulting in an abnormal protein or a transcript that is subject to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. As such, this alteration is classified as pathogenic. -

Dec 13, 2019

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant causes a G>T nucleotide substitution at the +1 position of intron 17 of the MLH1 gene. Splice site prediction tools predict that this variant may have a significant impact on RNA splicing. This variant has been reported in individuals from Lynch syndrome families (PMID 10323887, 16216036) and with suspected Lynch syndrome (PMID 15849733). This variant has not been identified in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of MLH1 function is a known mechanism of disease. Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Likely Pathogenic. -

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Pathogenic:1

Jan 15, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 17 of the MLH1 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in MLH1 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 15713769, 24362816). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individuals with Lynch syndrome-related cancers (PMID: 10323887, 15289847, 16216036). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 89975). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.63	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.23
CADD	Pathogenic	36
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.2
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	1.0
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
GERP RS		4.6

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.94
SpliceAI score (max)		1.0		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai		0.87		Position offset: 30
DS_DL_spliceai		1.0		Position offset: -1

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs267607879; hg19: chr3-37090101;