rs368388249

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -6 ACMG points: 0P and 6B. BP4_StrongBP6BS2_Supporting

The NM_007194.4(CHEK2):c.1259+8A>G variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000248 in 1,612,434 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000085 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000018 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

CHEK2
NM_007194.4 splice_region, intron

Scores

Splicing: ADA: 0.00009594

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:2B:5

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.508

Publications

2 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

CHEK2 (HGNC:16627): (checkpoint kinase 2) In response to DNA damage and replication blocks, cell cycle progression is halted through the control of critical cell cycle regulators. The protein encoded by this gene is a cell cycle checkpoint regulator and putative tumor suppressor. It contains a forkhead-associated protein interaction domain essential for activation in response to DNA damage and is rapidly phosphorylated in response to replication blocks and DNA damage. When activated, the encoded protein is known to inhibit CDC25C phosphatase, preventing entry into mitosis, and has been shown to stabilize the tumor suppressor protein p53, leading to cell cycle arrest in G1. In addition, this protein interacts with and phosphorylates BRCA1, allowing BRCA1 to restore survival after DNA damage. Mutations in this gene have been linked with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a highly penetrant familial cancer phenotype usually associated with inherited mutations in TP53. Also, mutations in this gene are thought to confer a predisposition to sarcomas, breast cancer, and brain tumors. This nuclear protein is a member of the CDS1 subfamily of serine/threonine protein kinases. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012]

CHEK2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

CHEK2-related cancer predisposition
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
hereditary breast carcinoma
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
Li-Fraumeni syndrome 2
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: G2P
acute myeloid leukemia
Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen
familial ovarian cancer
Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

CHEK2 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -6 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.83).

BP6

Variant 22-28695702-T-C is Benign according to our data. Variant chr22-28695702-T-C is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 439090.

BS2

High AC in GnomAd4 at 13 AD gene. Variant has AC lower than other variant known as pathogenic in the gene, so the strength is limited to Supporting.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
CHEK2	NM_007194.4 link	c.1259+8A>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 11 of 14	ENST00000404276.6	NP_009125.1	O96017-1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
CHEK2	ENST00000404276.6 link	c.1259+8A>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 11 of 14	1	NM_007194.4	ENSP00000385747.1		O96017-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000854

AC:

AN:

152194

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.000654

Gnomad ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad MID

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE

AF:

0.0000294

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.000478

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.0000400

AC:

AN:

249956

AF XY:

0.0000443

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.000174

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.0000266

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.000165

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000185

AC:

AN:

1460122

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000206

AC XY:

AN XY:

726536

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.0000299

AC:

AN:

33434

American (AMR)

AF:

0.000179

AC:

AN:

44706

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26122

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39688

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86214

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53412

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.000521

AC:

AN:

5758

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000117

AC:

AN:

1110452

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.0000331

AC:

AN:

60336

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.482

Heterozygous variant carriers

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0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

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Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000854

AC:

AN:

152312

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.000134

AC XY:

AN XY:

74472

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

41554

American (AMR)

AF:

0.000654

AC:

AN:

15302

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5192

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4832

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10622

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

294

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000294

AC:

AN:

68018

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.000473

AC:

AN:

2114

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.563

Heterozygous variant carriers

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0.60

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0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Variant carriers

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Age

Alfa

AF:

0.00

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000831

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:2Benign:5

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified

Uncertain:1Benign:1

Apr 23, 2025

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

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: CHEK2 c.1259+8A>G alters a nucleotide located at a position not widely known to affect splicing. Consensus agreement among computation tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 4e-05 in 249956 control chromosomes (gnomAD). This frequency is not significantly higher than estimated for a pathogenic variant in CHEK2 causing Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (4e-05 vs 0.00031), allowing no conclusion about variant significance. c.1259+8A>G has been reported in the literature in an individual affected with breast cancer without evidence for causality (example: Ackay_2020). The report does not provide unequivocal conclusions about association of the variant with Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. The following publication have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 32658311). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 439090). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely benign. -

Nov 04, 2016

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome

Uncertain:1Benign:1

Jun 29, 2021

Sema4, Sema4

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:curation

- -

Mar 16, 2017

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Familial cancer of breast

Benign:2

Oct 07, 2024

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is considered benign. This variant is intronic and is not expected to impact mRNA splicing. This variant is strongly associated with less severe personal and family histories of cancer, typical for individuals without pathogenic variants in this gene [PMID: 25085752]. -

Jan 08, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

not provided

Benign:1

Mar 03, 2015

GeneDx

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.83

CADD

Benign

6.0

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.63

PhyloP100

-0.51

Mutation Taster

=97/3

polymorphism

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

dbscSNV1_ADA

Benign

0.000096

dbscSNV1_RF

Benign

0.0040

SpliceAI score (max)

0.020

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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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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