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rs267607709

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 22 ACMG points: 22P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000249.4(MLH1):c.116+1G>A variant causes a splice donor 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. 2/2 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★★).

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 33)

Consequence

MLH1
NM_000249.4 splice_donor

Scores

5
1
1
Splicing: ADA: 1.000
2

Clinical Significance

Likely pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:7

Conservation

PhyloP100: 9.38
Variant links:
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 22 ACMG points.

PVS1
Splicing variant, LoF is a know mechanism of disease, No cryptic splice site detected. Exon removal results in frameshift change.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP3
Splicing scoreres supports a deletorius effect: Scorers claiming Pathogenic: dbscSNV1_ADA, dbscSNV1_RF. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.
PP5
Variant 3-36993664-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr3-36993664-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 89656.Status of the report is reviewed_by_expert_panel, 3 stars. Variant chr3-36993664-G-A is described in Lovd as [Likely_pathogenic]. Variant chr3-36993664-G-A is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
MLH1NM_000249.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.116+1G>A splice_donor_variant ENST00000231790.8

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
MLH1ENST00000231790.8 linkuse as main transcriptc.116+1G>A splice_donor_variant 1 NM_000249.4 P1P40692-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
33
GnomAD4 exome
Cov.:
31
GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
33

ClinVar

Significance: Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:7
Revision: reviewed by expert panel
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Colorectal cancer, hereditary nonpolyposis, type 2 Pathogenic:2
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingHuman Genome Sequencing Center Clinical Lab, Baylor College of MedicineMay 24, 2017This c.116+1G>A variant in the MLH1 gene has been reported in one patient with colorectal cancer diagnosed before 30 years of age [PMID 9718327]. This variant has not been observed in our patient database nor has been detected in the ExAC database. This variant was however reported in ClinVar and was classified as likely pathogenic in 2013 by an expert panel (SCV000106118.2). This variant affects the invariant donor splice site of intron 1 of the MLH1 gene. While not validated for clinical use, computer-based algorithms predict this c.116+1G>A change to disrupt the splice site. This variant is thus classified as pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingMyriad Genetics, Inc.Jul 11, 2023This variant is considered pathogenic. This variant occurs within a consensus splice junction and is predicted to result in abnormal mRNA splicing of either an out-of-frame exon or an in-frame exon necessary for protein stability and/or normal function. mRNA analysis has demonstrated abnormal mRNA splicing occurs [PMID: 15713769]. -
Lynch syndrome Pathogenic:1
Likely pathogenic, reviewed by expert panelcurationInternational Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT)Jun 21, 2019Interrupts canonical donor splice site -
not provided Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingQuest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan CapistranoNov 25, 2019This variant is located in a canonical splice-donor site and interferes with normal MLH1 mRNA splicing and has been reported in a case each of colorectal and breast cancer (PMID: 9718327 (1998), 30362666 (2018)). Based on the available information, this variant is classified as pathogenic. -
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeNov 06, 2023This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 1 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 individual(s) with colon cancer and/or Lynch syndrome (PMID: 9718327, 22120844; Invitae). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 89656). 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. -
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:1
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsMar 30, 2021The c.116+1G>A intronic variant results from a G to A substitution one nucleotide after coding exon 1 of the MLH1 gene. This alteration has been reported in a Scottish individual diagnosed with MSI-H colorectal cancer under age 30 and having a family history of colorectal cancer in one relative (Farrington SM et al. Am. J. Hum. Genet., 1998 Sep;63:749-59) and has also been reported in a female diagnosed with MSI-L colorectal cancer at age 19 (Barnetson RA et al. N. Engl. J. Med., 2006 Jun;354:2751-63). This alteration has been reported as IVS1+1G>A in published literature. This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice donor site. 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 likely pathogenic. -
Mismatch repair cancer syndrome 1 Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor GeneticsMay 09, 2019This variant was determined to be pathogenic according to ACMG Guidelines, 2015 [PMID:25741868]. This variant has been previously reported as disease-causing [PMID 9718327] -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.63
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.44
Cadd
Pathogenic
34
Dann
Uncertain
0.99
Eigen
Pathogenic
1.2
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
1.1
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.99
D
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D
GERP RS
5.7

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA
Pathogenic
1.0
dbscSNV1_RF
Pathogenic
0.93
SpliceAI score (max)
0.91
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DL_spliceai
0.91
Position offset: -1

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

Publications

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs267607709; hg19: chr3-37035155; COSMIC: COSV51613834; COSMIC: COSV51613834; API