rs1248251121

Positions:

• chr3-37008892-G-A
• chr3-37008892-G-C
• chr3-37008892-G-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 5 ACMG points: 5P and 0B. PM1 PM2 PP3

The NM_000249.4(MLH1):​c.532G>A​(p.Glu178Lys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,306 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 (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. E178Q) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: MLH1 NM_000249.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 8.85

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 Uncertain_significance. Variant got 5 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 4 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 15 uncertain in NM_000249.4
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.784

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
MLH1	NM_000249.4	c.532G>A	p.Glu178Lys	missense_variant	6/19	ENST00000231790.8

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
MLH1	ENST00000231790.8	c.532G>A	p.Glu178Lys	missense_variant	6/19	1	NM_000249.4	P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461306 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 727024

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.0000299

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

Bravo AF: 0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Baylor Genetics

Feb 21, 2024

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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Invitae

Apr 30, 2022

This sequence change replaces glutamic acid, which is acidic and polar, with lysine, which is basic and polar, at codon 178 of the MLH1 protein (p.Glu178Lys). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with MLH1-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 525800). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt MLH1 protein function. 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. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Ambry Genetics

Oct 18, 2019

The p.E178K variant (also known as c.532G>A), located in coding exon 6 of the MLH1 gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 532. The glutamic acid at codon 178 is replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is well 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	0.85
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.30	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.20
CADD	Pathogenic	26
DANN	Pathogenic	1.0
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.70	D;.;T
Eigen	Uncertain	0.56
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.66
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
LIST_S2	Pathogenic	0.99	D;D;D
M_CAP	Benign	0.040	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.78	D;D;D
MetaSVM	Benign	-0.54	T
MutationAssessor	Uncertain	2.2	M;.;.
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	D;D;D;D;D;D
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.68	T
PROVEAN	Uncertain	-2.9	D;D;D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.71
Sift	Uncertain	0.0070	D;D;D
Sift4G	Uncertain	0.018	D;D;D
Polyphen		0.21	B;.;.
Vest4		0.70
MutPred		0.61		Gain of MoRF binding (P = 0.0042);.;.;
MVP		0.93
MPC		0.14
ClinPred		0.97	D
GERP RS		6.0
Varity_R		0.43
gMVP		0.76

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.24		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DL_spliceai		0.24		Position offset: 13

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

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1248251121; hg19: chr3-37050383; COSMIC: COSV99212602; COSMIC: COSV99212602;