rs397507884

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 11 ACMG points: 11P and 0B. PM2PP3PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000059.4(BRCA2):​c.681+4A>G variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 32)

Consequence

BRCA2
NM_000059.4 splice_region, intron

Scores

2
Splicing: ADA: 0.9968
2

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:6

Conservation

PhyloP100: 2.64
Variant links:
Genes affected
BRCA2 (HGNC:1101): (BRCA2 DNA repair associated) Inherited mutations in BRCA1 and this gene, BRCA2, confer increased lifetime risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. Both BRCA1 and BRCA2 are involved in maintenance of genome stability, specifically the homologous recombination pathway for double-strand DNA repair. The largest exon in both genes is exon 11, which harbors the most important and frequent mutations in breast cancer patients. The BRCA2 gene was found on chromosome 13q12.3 in human. The BRCA2 protein contains several copies of a 70 aa motif called the BRC motif, and these motifs mediate binding to the RAD51 recombinase which functions in DNA repair. BRCA2 is considered a tumor suppressor gene, as tumors with BRCA2 mutations generally exhibit loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the wild-type allele. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 11 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP3
Splicing scoreres supports a deletorius effect: Scorers claiming Pathogenic: dbscSNV1_ADA, dbscSNV1_RF, max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.
PP5
Variant 13-32329496-A-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr13-32329496-A-G is described in ClinVar as [Likely_pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 52193.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr13-32329496-A-G is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic]. Variant chr13-32329496-A-G is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
BRCA2NM_000059.4 linkc.681+4A>G splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 8 of 26 ENST00000380152.8 NP_000050.3 P51587

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
BRCA2ENST00000380152.8 linkc.681+4A>G splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 8 of 26 5 NM_000059.4 ENSP00000369497.3 P51587
BRCA2ENST00000530893.7 linkc.312+4A>G splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 8 of 26 1 ENSP00000499438.2 A0A590UJI7
BRCA2ENST00000614259.2 linkn.681+4A>G splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 7 of 25 2 ENSP00000506251.1 A0A7P0TAP7

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
32
GnomAD4 exome
Cov.:
27
GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:6
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2
Oct 29, 2019
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance: Likely pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant causes an A>G nucleotide substitution at the +4 position of intron 8 of the BRCA2 gene. This variant may cause an intronic cryptic donor be used which inserted 4 nucleotides downstream from 5′ splice site shown in RNA extracted from patient derived lymphoblastoid cell lines and minigene assay (PMID: 22505045, 30883759). This variant has been reported in at least 1 individual underwent genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 based on individual and/or family history (PMID: 22505045) and two individuals with breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer in UMD database. This variant has not been identified in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of BRCA2 function is a known mechanism of disease. Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Likely Pathogenic. -

Jan 24, 2025
Ambry Genetics
Significance: Likely pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.681+4A>G intronic variant results from an A to G substitution 4 nucleotides after coding exon 7 in the BRCA2 gene. 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 and will result in the creation or strengthening of a novel splice donor site. Splicing studies from both human lymphoblastoid cell lines and minigene show that this variant results in use of the predicted alternate donor site leading to a frameshift with predicted premature truncation (Houdayer C et al. Hum. Mutat., 2012 Aug;33:1228-38; Fraile-Bethencourt E et al. J. Pathol., 2019 Aug;248:409-420). This variant is considered to be rare based on population cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Based on the majority of available evidence to date, this variant is likely to be pathogenic. -

Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Pathogenic:2
Apr 09, 2019
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: BRCA2 c.681+4A>G alters a conserved nucleotide located close to a canonical splice site and therefore could affect mRNA splicing, leading to a significantly altered protein sequence. Several computational tools predict a significant impact on normal splicing: Four predict the variant abolishes/weakens a 5' donor site. Four predict the variant strengthens a cryptic intronic 5 donor site. These predictions were confirmed by experimental evidence demonstrating the variant to improve an intronic cryptic donor site resulting in the insertion of 4 nucleotides which causes a frameshift (p.N228Vfs*11) (Fraile-Bethencourt_2019, Houdayer_2012). The variant was absent in 237674 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.681+4A>G has been reported in the literature in individuals affected with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (Rebbeck_2018). These data indicate that the variant is likely associated with disease. Two ClinVar submissions from clinical diagnostic laboratories (evaluation after 2014) cite the variant as pathogenic (1x) and once as uncertain significance. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

Jul 17, 2022
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance: Likely pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change falls in intron 8 of the BRCA2 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the BRCA2 protein. RNA analysis indicates that this variant induces altered splicing and may result in an absent or disrupted protein product. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has been observed in individual(s) with personal and/or family history of breast cancer (PMID: 22762150, 29446198). This variant is also known as IVS8+4A>G. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 52193). Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Studies have shown that this variant alters mRNA splicing and is expected to lead to the loss of protein expression (PMID: 22505045, 30883759). In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -

Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2 Pathogenic:1
Oct 02, 2015
Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA), c/o University of Cambridge
Significance: Pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

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not provided Pathogenic:1
May 11, 2024
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance: Likely pathogenic
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The BRCA2 c.681+4A>G variant has been reported in the published literature in at least one individual with personal and/or family history of breast cancer (PMIDs: 22762150 (2012)). Splicing studies predict an alternate donor site leads to a frameshift with premature truncation, resulting in loss of protein expression (PMIDs:30883759 (2019), 26913838 (2016), and 22505045 (2012)). This variant has not been reported in large, multi-ethnic general populations (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). Analysis of this variant using software algorithms for the prediction of the effect of nucleotide changes on splicing yielded predictions that this variant may affect proper BRCA2 mRNA splicing. Based on the available information, this variant is classified as likely pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.28
CADD
Pathogenic
34
DANN
Benign
0.94

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA
Pathogenic
1.0
dbscSNV1_RF
Pathogenic
0.90
SpliceAI score (max)
0.94
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DG_spliceai
0.94
Position offset: 0
DS_DL_spliceai
0.62
Position offset: -4

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: rs397507884; hg19: chr13-32903633; API