rs1801155

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -9 ACMG points: 0P and 9B. BP4_StrongBS1_SupportingBS2

The NM_000038.6(APC):​c.3920T>A​(p.Ile1307Lys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00124 in 1,614,038 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 29 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 16/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity,association,risk factor (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. I1307R) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0013 ( 1 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0012 ( 28 hom. )

Consequence

APC
NM_000038.6 missense

Scores

3
15

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; association; risk factor criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:21U:20B:1O:15

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.887

Publications

352 publications found
Variant links:
Genes affected
APC (HGNC:583): (APC regulator of WNT signaling pathway) This gene encodes a tumor suppressor protein that acts as an antagonist of the Wnt signaling pathway. It is also involved in other processes including cell migration and adhesion, transcriptional activation, and apoptosis. Defects in this gene cause familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), an autosomal dominant pre-malignant disease that usually progresses to malignancy. Mutations in the APC gene have been found to occur in most colorectal cancers, where disease-associated mutations tend to be clustered in a small region designated the mutation cluster region (MCR) and result in a truncated protein product. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2022]
APC Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • classic or attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • desmoid tumor
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Genomics England PanelApp
  • familial adenomatous polyposis 1
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
  • gastric adenocarcinoma and proximal polyposis of the stomach
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Orphanet
  • sarcoma
    Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
  • APC-related attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • Turcot syndrome with polyposis
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • Cenani-Lenz syndactyly syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Benign. The variant received -9 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.007214457).
BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population mid. GnomAdExome4 allele frequency = 0.00124 (1809/1461874) while in subpopulation MID AF = 0.022 (127/5768). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.0189. There are 28 homozygotes in GnomAdExome4. There are 954 alleles in the male GnomAdExome4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 33. This position passed quality control check. Existence of Clinvar submissions makes me limit the strength of this signal to Supporting
BS2
High Homozygotes in GnomAdExome4 at 28 AD,AR gene

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_000038.6. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
APC
NM_000038.6
MANE Select
c.3920T>Ap.Ile1307Lys
missense
Exon 16 of 16NP_000029.2
APC
NM_001407446.1
c.4004T>Ap.Ile1335Lys
missense
Exon 16 of 16NP_001394375.1
APC
NM_001354896.2
c.3974T>Ap.Ile1325Lys
missense
Exon 17 of 17NP_001341825.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
APC
ENST00000257430.9
TSL:5 MANE Select
c.3920T>Ap.Ile1307Lys
missense
Exon 16 of 16ENSP00000257430.4
APC
ENST00000508376.6
TSL:1
c.3920T>Ap.Ile1307Lys
missense
Exon 17 of 17ENSP00000427089.2
APC
ENST00000502371.3
TSL:1
n.*2118T>A
non_coding_transcript_exon
Exon 12 of 12ENSP00000484935.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00128
AC:
194
AN:
152046
Hom.:
1
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000483
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000590
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.0354
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.000831
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.0190
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.000632
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00335
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00201
AC:
504
AN:
251040
AF XY:
0.00194
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000607
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.0361
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000688
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00327
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00124
AC:
1809
AN:
1461874
Hom.:
28
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00131
AC XY:
954
AN XY:
727238
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.000209
AC:
7
AN:
33478
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000581
AC:
26
AN:
44722
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.0370
AC:
966
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.000510
AC:
44
AN:
86258
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53416
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.0220
AC:
127
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.000393
AC:
437
AN:
1112000
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00334
AC:
202
AN:
60396
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.479
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
131
262
393
524
655
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
0
32
64
96
128
160
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00126
AC:
191
AN:
152164
Hom.:
1
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00112
AC XY:
83
AN XY:
74402
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000482
AC:
2
AN:
41528
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000589
AC:
9
AN:
15270
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.0354
AC:
123
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5180
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.000832
AC:
4
AN:
4808
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10602
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.0136
AC:
4
AN:
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.000632
AC:
43
AN:
67986
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00284
AC:
6
AN:
2114
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.505
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
9
18
28
37
46
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
0
4
8
12
16
20
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
Alfa
AF:
0.00314
Hom.:
8
Bravo
AF:
0.00136
TwinsUK
AF:
0.00135
AC:
5
ALSPAC
AF:
0.000259
AC:
1
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.00163
AC:
14
ExAC
AF:
0.00169
AC:
205
EpiCase
AF:
0.00180
EpiControl
AF:
0.00119

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; association; risk factor
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:21Uncertain:20Benign:1Other:15
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Familial adenomatous polyposis 1 Pathogenic:7Uncertain:4Benign:1Other:3
Dec 24, 2023
St. Jude Molecular Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The APC c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) missense change has a maximum founder subpopulation frequency of 3.6% and a maximum non-founder subpopulation frequency of 0.07% in gnomAD v2.1.1 (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). The in silico tool REVEL predicts a benign effect on protein function, but to our knowledge this prediction has not been confirmed by functional studies. This variant affects a conserved residue located in the critical β-catenin binding domain. This variant is associated with an elevated risk (OR 1.7-1.8) of developing colorectal cancer in the Ashkenazi Jewish population (PMID: 37076288). Risks to other populations are not well established. This variant is not known to be associated with polyposis. In summary, this variant is classified as pathogenic with evidence indicating lower penetrance according to International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT; PMID: 37076288).

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

The APC c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) variant was identified in 6 of 812 proband chromosomes (frequency: 0.007) from individuals or families with colorectal cancer and was present in 16 of 286 control chromosomes (frequency: 0.056) from healthy individuals (Fraying 1998, Nielsen 2005, Yantiss 2009). The p.Ile1307Lys variant was also identified in dbSNP (ID: rs1801155) as “With Pathogenic allele”; in NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project (Exome Variant Server), the variant was identified in 14 of 8600 European American alleles and was not found in 4404 African American alleles. In the Exome Aggregation Consortium database, the variant was identified 205 of 121054 chromosomes (frequency: 0.002), including 177 of 66620 alleles of European (Non-Finnish), 15 of 16502 of South Asian, 10 of 11546 of Latinos and 3 of 906 of Other alleles. The variant was not found in African, East Asian and Finnish populations. In the ClinVar database, the variant was identified by 8 submitters with conflicting classifications: classified as pathogenic by GeneReviews and by Ambry Genetics, (who used as assertion method the Ambry Genetics Dominant and X-linked criteria); GeneDx, Invitae, OMIM (2X) classified the variant as Risk Factor; Biesecker Laboratory ClinSeq Project-NHGRI classified the variant as Uncertain significance and ITMI did not provide a classification. The variant was identified in the UMD Colon cancer database and was classified as Neutral; in COSMIC it was identified in an adenocarcinoma tumour of the large intestine. In the InSIGHT database, the variant was identified 10X and classified as a low penetrance risk allele. The p.Ile1307 residue is not conserved in mammals and mouse has a valine at the 1307 position and fish and fruit fly carry the variant 1307Lys amino acid at this position, increasing the likelihood that this variant is benign. Computational analyses (PolyPhen-2, SIFT, AlignGVGD, BLOSUM, MutationTaster) provide inconsistent predictions regarding the impact to the protein; this information is not very predictive of pathogenicity. The variant protein remains perfectly functional, yet the genetic alteration results in a small hypermutable region of DNA that may be prone to somatic mutations (Laken 1997). Several studies suggest that this variant increases risk of colon cancer. Woodage (1998) genotyped 5,081 Ashkenazi volunteers in a community survey, identifying 376 heterozygotes and 2 homozygotes (6.1%) and concluded that APC I1307K carriers have a modestly elevated risk of developing cancer (less than 2-fold). Woodage also emphasized that the large majority of I1307K carriers would not develop cancer of the colon. In addition, Gryfe (1999) identified the APC I1307K allele in 48 (10.1%) of 476 Ashkenazi Jewish subjects with adenomatous polyps and/or colorectal cancer. Compared with the frequency of 2 separate population control groups, the APC I1307K allele was associated with an estimated relative risk of 1.5 to 1.7 for colorectal neoplasia (P = 0.01). Compared with non-carriers, APC I1307K carriers had increased numbers of adenomas and colorectal cancers per patient, as well as a younger age at diagnosis. Fraying (1998), identified this variant in 3 individuals with multiple colonic adenomas, but also identified this variant in 8% of Ashkenazi controls from North London. In the most recent study (Boursi 2013), the variant was analyzed in 3305 Israelis undergoing colonoscopy; clinical data regarding potential risk factors were collected to determine if the p.Ile1307Lys variant was a risk factor in CRC in Ashkenazi Jews. This analysis included the prospective evaluation of 3305 consecutive Israeli subjects. Analysis consisted of high risk and average risk subjects. High risk (n=560) were diagnosed less than 60 years with family or personal history of CRC; Average risk (n=1779) were asymptomatic. It focused on a unique subpopulation of Ashkenazi Jews at average risk for CRC in order to assess the need to modify colonoscopy surveillanc

May 26, 2023
New York Genome Center
Significance:Established risk allele
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.3920T>A p.(Ile1307Lys) variant identified in APC is a common variant with ~3.5% minor allele frequency in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry (gnomAD v2.1 and v3.1.2). The variant affects a conserved residue located in beta-catening binding domain and changes the (A)3(T)(A)4 sequence element into an extended tract of adenosine nucleotides (A8) which might predispose to slippage of polymerase during DNA replication and confer increased propensity for somatic truncating mutations on the allele [PMID: 37076288]. It has been reported that individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry who carry the p.(Ile1307Lys) variant are 1.7-2.17 times more likely to develop colorectal neoplasia compared to non-carrier individuals [PMID: 23896379, 23576677, 12173321], hence this variant is classified as a risk allele for colorectal neoplasia in the Ashkenazi Jewish population.

Jul 02, 2018
Mendelics
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Apr 02, 2020
Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Feb 03, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:association
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces isoleucine, which is neutral and non-polar, with lysine, which is basic and polar, at codon 1307 of the APC protein (p.Ile1307Lys). This variant is present in population databases (rs1801155, gnomAD 4%), including at least one homozygous and/or hemizygous individual. This variant is found in ~10% of Ashkenazi Jewish individuals and ~3% of Sephardic Jewish individuals (PMID: 23896379). Other studies have reported a 6-7% frequency in Ashkenazi individuals (PMID: 9288102). This variant is found in ~28% of Ashkenazi Jewish individuals with familial colorectal cancer (PMID: 9288102). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 822). In a large meta-analysis involving ~10,000 cases and controls (PMID: 23576677), Ashkenazi Jewish individuals who carried the I1307K change had a significantly increased risk of colorectal cancer (OR=2.17, 95% CI=1.65-2.86). By contrast, the I1307K change did not appear to confer any additional risk of colorectal cancer in non-Ashkenazi Jewish individuals (OR=1.36, 95% CI=0.59-3.13). This DNA substitution converts an AAATAAAA sequence element into an extended tract of eight adenosine nucleotides (A8). The A8 mononucleotide tract created by this change has been shown to confer an increased propensity for somatic truncating mutations on this allele (PMID: 9751605). 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 not expected to disrupt APC protein function with a negative predictive value of 95%. In summary, this is a frequently observed variant that is associated with a 2-fold increased risk of colorectal cancer in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. An increased risk of colorectal cancer in individuals who are not of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry has not been established.

Nov 03, 2020
Johns Hopkins Genomics, Johns Hopkins University
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Nov 21, 2018
Equipe Genetique des Anomalies du Developpement, Université de Bourgogne
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Jul 30, 2025
Genomic Medicine Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

GeneReviews
Significance:not provided
Review Status:no classification provided
Collection Method:literature only

Sep 27, 2016
Counsyl
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

I1307K is associated with a 10-20% lifetime risk of developing colon cancer in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and is not known to cause classic or attenuated FAP. This submission and the accompanying classification are no longer maintained by the submitter. For more information on current observations and classification, please contact variantquestions@myriad.com.

Jun 02, 2017
Human Genome Sequencing Center Clinical Lab, Baylor College of Medicine
Significance:risk factor
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) variant in the APC gene has been reported as a common risk allele associated with familial colorectal cancer in the Ashkenazi Jewish population [PMID 18770064, 24416237]. The c.3920T>A variant has been reported to result in an adenine replacing a thymine and creating an oligo-adenine (A8) tract that appears to be inherently prone to further somatic mis-pairing and slippage during DNA replication, thereby creating a frameshift change [PMID 9288102, 18770064 and 244162370]. However, this variant has also been reported at a high frequency, present in 6% of Ashkenazi Jews and about 28% of Ashkenazim with a family history of colorectal cancer [PMID: 9288102]. Isoleucine at amino acid position 1307 of the APC protein is weakly conserved during evolution. While not validated for clinical use, the SIFT and PolyPhen-2 algorithms predict this variant to be benign. Ashkenazi Jews who carry the p.Ile1307Lys variant are at increased risk for colorectal neoplasia: the risk for colorectal neoplasia in heterozygous Ashkenazi Jewish individuals was estimated to be between 1.7 to 2.17 compared to non carrier individuals [PMID 12173321, 23576677, 23896379]. This variant is classified as as a risk allele with an increased risk for colorectal neoplasia in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. However the risk in non Jewish populations has not been determined.

Jul 07, 2023
KCCC/NGS Laboratory, Kuwait Cancer Control Center
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces Isoleucine with Lysine at codon 1307 of the APC protein. The isoleucine residue is mildly conserved among species and is located in a known functional domain of the protein. There is a big physiochemical difference between isoleucine and lysine (Grantham Score 102). This variant is listed in population databases (rs1801155, ExAC 0.3) and is a common finding in individuals of Ashkenazi (~6-10%) and Sephardic Jewish decent (~3%; PMID: 9288102, 23896379). APC c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys, also known as I1307K) has been associated with colorectal cancer. This variant has been observed in multiple ethnic backgrounds with highest frequencies in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and is present in ClinVar (ID: 822). Several large studies have showed increased risk for developing colorectal cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish population. However, the cancer risk remains unknown in individuals of non-Jewish descent. In summary, this variant is an established risk factor for colorectal cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish populations and variant of uncertain significance in other populations.

Feb 28, 2024
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Jul 27, 2021
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant was determined to be likely pathogenic according to ACMG Guidelines, 2015 [PMID:25741868].

not provided Pathogenic:4Uncertain:9Other:2
Aug 28, 2020
Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories, Greenwood Genetic Center
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Jun 17, 2021
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance:risk factor
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Center
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

Jul 27, 2017
Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Nov 03, 2021
Institute for Clinical Genetics, University Hospital TU Dresden, University Hospital TU Dresden
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

May 08, 2015
GeneDx
Significance:risk factor
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is denoted APC c.3920T>A at the DNA level and p.Ile1307Lys (I1307K) at the protein level, replacing an Isoleucine with a Lysine. APC Ile1307Lys is a common variant, observed at an allele frequency of 3.7% (371/10,138) in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry in large population cohorts (Lek 2016) and in up to 11% of individuals in Ashkenazi Jewish cohorts in the literature (Liang 2013, Boursi 2013). A meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies of APC polymorphisms suggests that individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry who carry this variant have a 2-fold increased risk of colorectal cancer (Liang 2013). However, studies of this variant in other populations did not report an increased risk of colorectal cancer (Liang 2013); therefore, the clinical significance in individuals without Jewish ancestry is not clear at this time. In sum, we consider APC Ile1307Lys to be a risk allele. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has management guidelines for individuals carrying the APC Ile1307Lys risk allele (NCCN).

Joint Genome Diagnostic Labs from Nijmegen and Maastricht, Radboudumc and MUMC+
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

Jan 09, 2022
AiLife Diagnostics, AiLife Diagnostics
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Jul 13, 2012
Biesecker Lab/Clinical Genomics Section, National Institutes of Health
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:research

Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

Jan 18, 2024
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The APC c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) variant has been reported in the published literature in 6%-7% of Ashkenazi Jewish individuals with a much higher frequency found in cohorts of Ashkenazi Jewish individuals with a history of colorectal cancer and/or polyps (PMIDs: 11159880 (2001), 10938175 (2000), 9288102 (1997)). This variant is reported as a risk factor for colorectal neoplasia (PMIDs: 33193653 (2020), 31444830 (2020), 30152102 (2018), 29506128 (2018), 26421687 (2016), 26314409 (2016), 23896379 (2013), see also LOVD-InSiGHT (https://insight-database.org/)). The risk of colorectal cancer for Ashkenazi Jewish carriers of the APC p.Ile1307Lys variant is reported to be approximately twice that of the general population (PMID: 23576677 (2013)). While this variant has been associated with a moderately increased risk of colorectal cancer, it is important to note that the p.Ile1307Lys variant does not cause classic Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP).

Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

Laboratory of Diagnostic Genome Analysis, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

Dec 19, 2023
ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories
Significance:Established risk allele
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

The APC c.3920T>A; p.Ile1307Lys variant (rs1801155) has been reported extensively in the literature, and is listed in ClinVar (Variation ID: 822). One recent meta-analysis of 30 published population studies, all of which examined the association between p.Ile1307Lys and colorectal neoplasia, colorectal adenoma, and/or colorectal cancer, concluded that this variant confers a two-fold increased risk of developing a colorectal neoplasia to persons of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry (Liang 2013 and references therein). However, the risk in other populations is unclear. Additionally, this variant is observed in the general population at an overall frequency of 0.19% (524/282418 alleles, including 7 homozygotes) in the Genome Aggregation Database. Due to the high frequency in the general population, this variant is considered likely benign for most populations, but confers an increased risk of cancer in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. References: Liang et al. APC polymorphisms and the risk of colorectal neoplasia: a HuGE review and meta-analysis. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 177(11):1169-1179. PMID: 23576677.

Feb 01, 2025
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

APC: PM1, PS4:Moderate, PS3:Supporting, BP1, BP4

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:5Uncertain:1Other:2
Laboratory of Medical Genetics Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Significance:Established risk allele
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) variant in the APC gene has been associated with a moderate increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), particularly in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish population [PMID 18770064, 24416237]. This variant has also been reported at a high frequency, present in 6% of Ashkenazi Jews and about 28% of Ashkenazim with a family history of colorectal cancer [PMID: 9288102]. There is not enough evidence to support an increased risk of cancer in other populations/subpopulations.

Dec 25, 2021
Sema4, Sema4
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

Mar 22, 2022
Institute for Biomarker Research, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, L.L.C.
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

Jan 01, 2020
GeneKor MSA
Significance:risk factor
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces Isoleucine with Lysine at codon 1307 of the APC protein. The isoleucine residue is mildly conserved among species and is located in a known functional domain of the protein. There is a big physiochemical difference between isoleucine and lysine (Grantham Score 102). This variant is listed in population databases (rs1801155, ExAC 0.3) and is a common finding in individuals of Ashkenazi (~6-10%) and Sephardic Jewish decent (~3%; PMID: 9288102 ,23896379 ).Multiple studies have associated this variant with a moderate increase in the risk of colorectal cancer in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, in whom this variant is identified in 28% of cases with familial colorectal cancer (PMID: 9288102 ). In a recent meta-analysis the risk of colorectal cancer development was estimated to be increased 2-fold in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals carrying this variant, while this increase was not evident in other populations (PMID: 23576677). The mutation database ClinVar contains multiple entries for this variant (Variation ID:822).

Nov 10, 2017
True Health Diagnostics
Significance:risk factor
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

Apr 05, 2023
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance:Established risk allele
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This missense variant replaces isoleucine with lysine at codon 1307 of the APC protein. This variant is common in the population and has been identified in 524/282418 chromosomes (0.19%) in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). In particular, this variant has been identified in 375/10358 Ashkenazi Jewish chromosomes (3.62%), including 7 homozygous individuals, by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Several large case-control studies and meta-analyses have reported a slightly increased risk of colorectal cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals who carried this p.Ile1307Lys variant: OR=1.51 [95% CI 1.16-1.98] (PMID: 23896379); OR=2.17 [95% CI 1.64-2.86] (PMID: 23576677); OR=2.53 [95% CI 2.11-3.04] (PMID: 26421687). However, the cancer risk remains unclear in individuals of non-Ashkenazi Jewish descent. One study has shown that this variant did not show significant association with colorectal cancer in non-Ashkenazi Jewish individuals (OR=1.36, 95% CI=0.59-3.13) (PMID: 23576677).

Mar 03, 2025
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Established risk allele
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.I1307K alteration (also known as c.3920T>A) is located in coding exon 15 of the APC gene. This alteration is present in 6-10% of the Ashkenazi Jewish population and has been reported at even higher frequencies in Ashkenazi Jewish colorectal cancer (CRC) cohorts (Boursi B et al. Eur. J. Cancer. 2013 Nov;49:3680-5; Gryfe R et al. Am J. Hum. Genet. 1999 Feb;64:378-84; Syngal S et al. JAMA. 2000 Aug;284:857-60; Stern HS et al. Gasteroenterol. 2001 Feb;120:392-400). The magnitude of CRC risk associated with p.I1307K has been debated in the literature; however, a meta-analysis of data from numerous independent studies found that p.I1307K confers an increased lifetime risk for CRC in the Ashkenazi Jewish population (OR=2.17, 95% CI=1.64-2.86; Liang J et al. Am. J. Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;177:1169-79). Associations between p.I1307K and risk of CRC and other malignancies is not well defined risk in non-Ashkenazi Jewish populations (Liang J et al. Am. J. Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;177:1169-79; Leshno A et al. Int. J. Cancer. 2016 Mar;138:1361-7; Abdel-Malak C et al. Fam. Cancer. 2016 Jan;15:49-56). This alteration is considered a risk allele for colorectal cancer and is not known to be associated with polyposis. Although controversial, increased colonoscopic surveillance is an option for carriers of this mutation (Rennert G et al. Dis. Colon Rectum. 2005 Dec;48:2317-21). Clinical correlation is advised.

Aug 05, 2019
Knight Diagnostic Laboratories, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Colorectal cancer Pathogenic:4Uncertain:1Other:1
Mar 04, 2020
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
Significance:risk factor
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

APC c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys, also known as I1307K) has been associated with colorectal cancer. This variant has been observed in multiple ethnic backgrounds with highest frequencies in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry (3.6% Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD); rs1801155) and is present in ClinVar (ID: 822). Several large studies and meta-analyses have reported odds ratios 1.51-2.53 for developing colorectal cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish population (OR=1.51 [95% CI 1.16-1.98] Boursi 2013, OR=2.17 [95% CI 1.64-2.86] Liang 2013, OR=2.53 [95% CI 2.11-3.04] Leshno 2016). However, the cancer risk remains unknown in individuals of non-Jewish descent. This variant introduces a polyA(8) region that is subject to slippage during DNA replication, which increases the susceptibility for somatic changes (Laken 1997, Gryfe 1998). In summary, this variant is an established risk factor for colorectal cancer.

Oct 04, 2024
Al Jalila Children’s Genomics Center, Al Jalila Childrens Speciality Hospital
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

PS3,BS1,PS4

Oct 10, 2024
Clinical Genomics Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis
Significance:Established risk allele
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The APC c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) variant is found in up to 10% of Ashkenazi Jewish individuals (Boursi B et al., PMID: 23896379) and in 28% of Ashkenazi Jewish individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer (Laken SJ et al., PMID: 9288102). In a large meta-analysis, Ashkenazi Jewish individuals with the c.3920T>A variant had a significantly increased risk of colorectal cancer (OR=2.17, 95% CI= 1.65-2.86) but did not confer risk in non-Ashkenazi Jewish individuals (OR=1.36, 95% CI=0.59-3.13) (Liang J et al., PMID: 23576677). The highest population minor allele frequency in the population database genome aggregation database (v.2.1.1) is 3.6% in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. This variant has been reported in the ClinVar database as a risk variant for colorectal cancer. Based on the ClinGen Low Penetrance/Risk Allele Working Group recommendations (Schmidt RJ et al., PMID: 38054408), this variant is classified as an established risk allele.

May 20, 2023
Neuberg Centre For Genomic Medicine, NCGM
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The observed missense variant c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) in APC gene has been reported previously in heterozygous state in multiple individuals affected with Colorectal cancer (Breen KE et al. 2022; Long JM et al. 2022). The p.Ile1307Lys variant has allele frequency 0.2% in gnomAD Exomes. This variant has been submitted to the ClinVar database as Likely Benign / Uncertain Significance / Risk factor / Established risk allele / Likely pathogenic / Pathogenic (multiple submiters). Multiple lines of computational evidence (Polyphen - Benign, SIFT -Tolerated and Mutation Taster - Disease causing) predicts conflicting evidence on protein structure and function for this variant. The amino acid change p.Ile1307Lys in APC is predicted as conserved by GERP++ and PhyloP across 100 vertebrates. The amino acid Ile at position 1307 is changed to a Lys changing protein sequence and it might alter its composition and physico-chemical properties. Functional studies related to this variant is unclear, the variant is enriched in patients with colorectal cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish population (Boursi B et al. 2013). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as a Pathogenic variant which acts as a risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer.

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System
Significance:Established risk allele
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:research

The APC c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) variant was identified in 6 of 812 proband chromosomes (frequency: 0.007) from individuals or families with colorectal cancer and was present in 16 of 286 control chromosomes (frequency: 0.056) from healthy individuals (Fraying 1998, Nielsen 2005, Yantiss 2009). The p.Ile1307Lys variant was also identified in dbSNP (ID: rs1801155) as “With Pathogenic allele”; in NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project (Exome Variant Server), the variant was identified in 14 of 8600 European American alleles and was not found in 4404 African American alleles. In the Exome Aggregation Consortium database, the variant was identified 205 of 121054 chromosomes (frequency: 0.002), including 177 of 66620 alleles of European (Non-Finnish), 15 of 16502 of South Asian, 10 of 11546 of Latinos and 3 of 906 of Other alleles. The variant was not found in African, East Asian and Finnish populations. In the ClinVar database, the variant was identified by 8 submitters with conflicting classifications: classified as pathogenic by GeneReviews and by Ambry Genetics, (who used as assertion method the Ambry Genetics Dominant and X-linked criteria); GeneDx, Invitae, OMIM (2X) classified the variant as Risk Factor; Biesecker Laboratory ClinSeq Project-NHGRI classified the variant as Uncertain significance and ITMI did not provide a classification. The variant was identified in the UMD Colon cancer database and was classified as Neutral; in COSMIC it was identified in an adenocarcinoma tumour of the large intestine. In the InSIGHT database, the variant was identified 10X and classified as a low penetrance risk allele. The p.Ile1307 residue is not conserved in mammals and mouse has a valine at the 1307 position and fish and fruit fly carry the variant 1307Lys amino acid at this position, increasing the likelihood that this variant is benign. Computational analyses (PolyPhen-2, SIFT, AlignGVGD, BLOSUM, MutationTaster) provide inconsistent predictions regarding the impact to the protein; this information is not very predictive of pathogenicity. The variant protein remains perfectly functional, yet the genetic alteration results in a small hypermutable region of DNA that may be prone to somatic mutations (Laken 1997). Several studies suggest that this variant increases risk of colon cancer. Woodage (1998) genotyped 5,081 Ashkenazi volunteers in a community survey, identifying 376 heterozygotes and 2 homozygotes (6.1%) and concluded that APC p.Ile1307Lys carriers have a modestly elevated risk of developing cancer (less than 2-fold). Woodage also emphasized that the large majority of p.Ile1307Lys carriers would not develop cancer of the colon. In addition, Gryfe (1999) identified the APC p.Ile1307Lys allele in 48 (10.1%) of 476 Ashkenazi Jewish subjects with adenomatous polyps and/or colorectal cancer. Compared with the frequency of 2 separate population control groups, the APC p.Ile1307Lys allele was associated with an estimated relative risk of 1.5 to 1.7 for colorectal neoplasia (P = 0.01). Compared with non-carriers, APC p.Ile1307Lys carriers had increased numbers of adenomas and colorectal cancers per patient, as well as a younger age at diagnosis. Fraying (1998), identified this variant in 3 individuals with multiple colonic adenomas, but also identified this variant in 8% of Ashkenazi controls from North London. In the most recent study (Boursi 2013), the variant was analyzed in 3305 Israelis undergoing colonoscopy; clinical data regarding potential risk factors were collected to determine if the p.Ile1307Lys variant was a risk factor in CRC in Ashkenazi Jews. This analysis included the prospective evaluation of 3305 consecutive Israeli subjects. Analysis consisted of high risk and average risk subjects. High risk (n=560) were diagnosed less than 60 years with family or personal history of CRC; Average risk (n=1779) were asymptomatic. It focused on a unique subpopulation of Ashkenazi Jews at average risk for CRC in order to assess the need to

Jan 26, 2024
Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The APC c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) variant is a well-established risk allele for colorectal cancer. Across multiple studies, the odds ratio for colorectal cancer has been calculated at 1.75 to 2.17 among Ashkenazi Jewish carriers of this variant and at 1.36 to 2.47 among non-Ashkenazi Jewish carriers (PMID: 23896379; 23576677; 26314409). The c.3920T>A variant is reported at a frequency of 0.03620 in the Ashkenazi Jewish population of the Genome Aggregation Database (v2.1.1), which is consistent with estimates of disease prevalence and the reduced penetrance of this variant. Specific screening and prevention recommendations are available from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) for individuals with the c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) APC variant. Based on the evidence, the c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) variant is a risk allele for colorectal cancer.

not specified Uncertain:2Other:1
Sep 19, 2013
ITMI
Significance:not provided
Review Status:no classification provided
Collection Method:reference population

Feb 13, 2025
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: APC c.3920T>A (p.Ile1307Lys) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Three of five in-silico tools predict a benign effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0024 in 254250 control chromosomes in the gnomAD database, including 7 homozygotes. The observed variant frequency within the Ashkenazi Jewish subpopulation is nearly 33-fold the estimated maximal expected allele frequency for a pathogenic variant in APC causing the Colorectal Cancer Risk phenotype (0.0011), suggesting that the variant is a benign polymorphism found primarily in populations of Ashkenazi-Jewish origin. However, multiple case-control studies have reported this variant with increased risk for colorectal cancer within the Ashkenazi Jewish population (e.g. Laken_1997, Gryfe_1999, Drucker_2000, Shtoyerman-Chen_2001, Fidder_2005, Boursi_2013). c.3920T>A has also been reported in the literature in individuals affected with non-colorectal cancer phenotypes (e.g. Maxwell_2016, Feliubadalo_2017, Schubert_2019, Fanale_2020, Akcay_2020), however these reports do not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Colorectal Cancer Risk. A large meta-analysis concluded that the variant increases the risk of colorectal cancer by approximately 2-fold in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry (OR=2.17, 95% CI=1.65-2.86), however the variant was not associated with additional risk in Non-Ashkenazi Jewish individuals in this study (Liang_2013). Another large case-control study identified the variant as a risk factor for non-colorectal cancers in an Israeli population (Leshno_2016). Co-occurrences with other pathogenic variants have been reported [BRCA1 c.68_69del, p.E23VfsX17 (Yurgelun_2017); RAD51C c.630T>G, p.Tyr210X (internal sample); MSH6 c.3743_3744insT, p.Tyr1249LeufsTer26 (Zhang_2020)], providing some supporting evidence for a benign role, however most case-control studies in the Ashkenazi-Jewish population support classification of the variant as a risk-factor for colorectal cancer. While there is insufficient evidence to determine risk in individuals without Ashkenazi-Jewish heritage, in-vivo and in-vitro studies have indicated that this germline variant may result in a much more highly mutable allele by creating an (A)8 mononucloetide tract that has a higher propensity for somatic frameshift mutations (e.g. Laken_1997, Gryfe_1998). Current NCCN guidelines recommend colorectal cancer surveillance measures for carriers of this variant due to association with a higher colorectal cancer risk. The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 32658311, 30980208, 18343606, 23896379, 28749474, 11207040, 30152102, 10679643, 32854451, 28050010, 15929773, 9973276, 9751605, 26187149, 9288102, 26421687, 23576677, 27153395, 25604157, 27978560, 30814645, 30426508, 26394139, 26845104, 11551102, 26300997, 14633595, 29961768, 28135145, 24416237, 31444830). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 822). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as VUS-possibly pathogenic.

Mar 04, 2025
Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Familial multiple polyposis syndrome Uncertain:2
Nov 24, 2015
Genomic Diagnostic Laboratory, Division of Genomic Diagnostics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Jun 01, 2018
Center for Human Genetics, Inc, Center for Human Genetics, Inc
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27-altered Pathogenic:1
Laboratory of Medical Genetics Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

Breast carcinoma Uncertain:1
Aug 09, 2021
Medical Genetics Laboratory, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

Diagnosis: Breast Cancer Pathology: Invasive breast carcinoma(NST) IHC: ER:+ , PR:+ , HER2:+ , KI67:%20

APC-Associated Polyposis Disorders Other:1
GenomeConnect - Invitae Patient Insights Network
Significance:not provided
Review Status:no classification provided
Collection Method:phenotyping only

Variant reported in multiple Invitae PIN participants. Variant interpreted as an increased risk allele and reported most recently on 11/13/2020 by Invitae. GenomeConnect-Invitae Patient Insights Network assertions are reported exactly as they appear on the patient-provided report from the testing laboratory. Registry team members make no attempt to reinterpret the clinical significance of the variant. Phenotypic details are available under supporting information.

Familial colorectal cancer Other:1
GenomeConnect, ClinGen
Significance:not provided
Review Status:no classification provided
Collection Method:phenotyping only

Variant interpreted as Pathogenic "Moderate Risk Allele" and reported on 07-15-2020 by Lab or GTR ID 61756. GenomeConnect assertions are reported exactly as they appear on the patient-provided report from the testing laboratory. GenomeConnect staff make no attempt to reinterpret the clinical significance of the variant.

FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS 1, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO Other:1
Sep 04, 2025
OMIM
Significance:not provided
Review Status:no classification provided
Collection Method:literature only

Carcinoma of colon Other:1
Jan 01, 2017
Snyder Lab, Genetics Department, Stanford University
Significance:risk factor
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

Breast cancer, susceptibility to Other:1
Dec 01, 2003
OMIM
Significance:risk factor
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:literature only

Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to Other:1
Nov 20, 2015
University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington
Significance:risk factor
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Low penetrance mutation that is associated with a small increase in risk of colon cancer and with an increased risk of colon polyps (Boursi 2013)

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.14
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.27
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.21
CADD
Benign
12
DANN
Benign
0.84
DEOGEN2
Uncertain
0.45
T
Eigen
Benign
-0.29
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.11
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.94
D
LIST_S2
Benign
0.60
T
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.13
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.0072
T
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.54
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
1.1
L
PhyloP100
0.89
PrimateAI
Benign
0.39
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-0.080
N
REVEL
Benign
0.23
Sift
Benign
0.086
T
Sift4G
Benign
0.69
T
Polyphen
0.012
B
Vest4
0.21
MVP
0.88
ClinPred
0.0073
T
GERP RS
4.5
Varity_R
0.074
gMVP
0.64
Mutation Taster
=69/31
polymorphism

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

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dbSNP: rs1801155; hg19: chr5-112175211; COSMIC: COSV57326270; API