Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points: 3P and 0B. PP3_ModeratePP5
The NM_000535.7(PMS2):c.319C>T(p.Arg107Trp) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000813 in 1,598,850 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 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. R107R) has been classified as Likely benign.
PMS2 (HGNC:9122): (PMS1 homolog 2, mismatch repair system component) The protein encoded by this gene is a key component of the mismatch repair system that functions to correct DNA mismatches and small insertions and deletions that can occur during DNA replication and homologous recombination. This protein forms heterodimers with the gene product of the mutL homolog 1 (MLH1) gene to form the MutL-alpha heterodimer. The MutL-alpha heterodimer possesses an endonucleolytic activity that is activated following recognition of mismatches and insertion/deletion loops by the MutS-alpha and MutS-beta heterodimers, and is necessary for removal of the mismatched DNA. There is a DQHA(X)2E(X)4E motif found at the C-terminus of the protein encoded by this gene that forms part of the active site of the nuclease. Mutations in this gene have been associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC; also known as Lynch syndrome) and Turcot syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2016]
Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points.
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.918
PP5
Variant 7-6003724-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr7-6003724-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 127789.We mark this variant Likely_pathogenic, oryginal submissions are: {Likely_pathogenic=5, Uncertain_significance=1, Pathogenic=1}. Variant chr7-6003724-G-A is described in Lovd as [Likely_pathogenic].
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
May 16, 2023
The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.000013 (3/236786 chromosomes, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org), is consistent with pathogenicity. In the published literature, the variant has been reported in individuals and families affected with a Lynch syndrome associated cancer (PMIDs: 25512458 (2015), 27742654 (2017), 30702970 (2019)) and in an individual affected with CMMRD (PMID: 27435373 (2016)). Functional assays have shown this variant causes aberrant splicing and deficient mismatch repair activity (PMIDs: 26247049 (2015), 27435373 (2016)). Based on the available information, this variant is classified as likely pathogenic. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
GeneDx
Sep 12, 2023
In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; In silico analysis is inconclusive as to whether the variant alters gene splicing. In the absence of RNA/functional studies, the actual effect of this sequence change is unknown.; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 27742654, 26110232, 25512458, 26247049, 27435373, 11574484, 30702970, 29445031, 31783044, 36690767, 32571878) -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Jun 07, 2023
This missense variant replaces arginine with tryptophan at codon 107 of the PMS2 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 this variant causes a significant decrease in mismatch repair activity, with less than 20% of wild type protein activity (PMID: 27435373). This variant has been reported in individuals with Lynch syndrome-associated cancers (PMID: 27435373; ClinVar SCV000187425.8). This variant has also been observed in trans with a PMS2 exon 10 deletion in an individual affected with autosomal recessive constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (PMID: 27435373), indicating that this variant contributes to disease. This variant has been identified in 3/236786 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Ambry Genetics
Jul 24, 2023
The p.R107W variant (also known as c.319C>T), located in coding exon 4 of the PMS2 gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 319. The arginine at codon 107 is replaced by tryptophan, an amino acid with dissimilar properties. This variant has been reported in trans with a PMS2 exon 10 deletion in a patient with suspected CMMRD; however, PMS2 protein expression was normal by immunohistochemistry (IHC) performed on the patient's tumor sample (van der Klift HM et al. Hum. Mutat. 2016 Nov;37:1162-1179). This alteration has also been identified in several individuals whose family history met Amsterdam II criteria for Lynch syndrome and/or colorectal tumors showed normal PMS2 protein expression on IHC, but displayed high microsatellite instability (MSI-H) (Ambry internal data; van der Klift HM et al. Hum. Mutat. 2016 11;37:1162-1179). In an in vitro mismatch repair (MMR) complementation assay, the MMR activity of p.R107W was reduced to less than 20% compared to wild type (100%), which was similar to other pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in the assay (van der Klift HM et al. Hum. Mutat. 2016 11;37:1162-1179). Patient RNA analysis and in vitro minigene assays of the c.319C>T variant both demonstrated expression of alternatively spliced transcripts in addition to the full length PMS2 transcript, but this was not directly quantified (van der Klift HM et al. Mol. Genet. Genomic Med. 2015 Jul;3:327-45). 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. -
PMS2-related disorder Pathogenic:1
Likely pathogenic, no assertion criteria provided
clinical testing
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Aug 23, 2024
The PMS2 c.319C>T variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Arg107Trp. This variant has been described as heterozygous in an individual with Lynch syndrome and in trans with a pathogenic variant in an individual with constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD) syndrome (van der Klift et al. 2016. PubMed ID: 27435373). Additional individuals affected with Lynch syndrome associated cancer have also been reported with this variant (Supplementary Table 2, ten Broeke et al. 2015. PubMed ID: 25512458; Table 3, Salvador et al. 2019. PubMed ID: 30702970). Functional studies have demonstrated that this missense change affects PMS2 function wherein the mismatch repair activity was reduced to less than 20% compared to wild type (van der Klift et al. 2016. PubMed ID: 27435373). This variant is reported in 0.0055% of alleles in individuals of East Asian descent in gnomAD and has conflicting interpretations regarding its pathogenicity in ClinVar, ranging from uncertain to pathogenic (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/127789/). This variant is interpreted as likely pathogenic. -
This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with tryptophan, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 107 of the PMS2 protein (p.Arg107Trp). This variant is present in population databases (rs188006077, gnomAD 0.002%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome and Lynch syndrome (PMID: 25512458, 26110232, 27435373, 30702970). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 127789). 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 expected to disrupt PMS2 protein function with a positive predictive value of 80%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects PMS2 function (PMID: 27435373). Studies have shown that this missense change is associated with inconclusive levels of altered splicing (Invitae). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Lynch syndrome 4 Pathogenic:1
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Baylor Genetics
Mar 10, 2024
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not specified Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter
clinical testing
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Feb 10, 2020
Variant summary: PMS2 c.319C>T (p.Arg107Trp) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the DNA mismatch repair protein family, N-terminal domain of the encoded protein sequence. Five of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. Although the c.319C>T falls within exon 4, and 4/4 programs in Alamut predict that this variant does not affect normal splicing, splicing studies have shown that this variant promotes the expression of the alternative transcripts lacking exon 4 over full-length (FL) transcripts (van der Klift_2015). The alternative transcripts are also found in wt RNA, and, since the exact differences in the rate of expression of the FL and alternative transcripts could not be determined, the translational impact of this variant remains uncertain. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 1.3e-05 in 236786 control chromosomes. The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance. c.319C>T has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with or with a family history of Lynch Syndrome-spectrum cancers, as well as in at least one patient with suspected CMMRD who carried a second pathogenic variant (van der Klift_2016). These report(s) do not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Lynch Syndrome. In one patient with endometrial cancer, co-occurrence with another pathogenic variant was reported (POLE, p.R563*), providing supporting evidence for a benign role (Stelloo_2017). Five clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation, four classified as VUS while one classified as likely pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance. -