rs587779974

Variant names:

• chr2-47412410-A-G
• rs587779974
• NM_000251.3:c.646-4A>G

Your query was ambiguous. Multiple possible variants found:

• chr2-47412410-A-G
• chr2-47412410-A-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 3 ACMG points: 4P and 1B. PM2 PP3_Moderate BP6

The NM_000251.3(MSH2):​c.646-4A>G variant causes a splice region, intron change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000208 in 1,440,974 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 2/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000021 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: MSH2 NM_000251.3 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.8499
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:3 B:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 3.68
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

MSH2 (HGNC:7325): (mutS homolog 2) This locus is frequently mutated in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC). When cloned, it was discovered to be a human homolog of the E. coli mismatch repair gene mutS, consistent with the characteristic alterations in microsatellite sequences (RER+ phenotype) found in HNPCC. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012]

MSH2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• Lynch syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: G2P, ClinGen, Orphanet
• Lynch syndrome 1

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp, Ambry Genetics
• Muir-Torre syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Orphanet, G2P
• mismatch repair cancer syndrome 1

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Orphanet
• mismatch repair cancer syndrome 2

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), G2P
• ovarian cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• malignant pancreatic neoplasm

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• prostate cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
• rhabdomyosarcoma

  Inheritance: AR Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
• breast cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: Ambry Genetics
• hereditary breast carcinoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: NO_KNOWN Submitted by: ClinGen

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 3 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: Splicing predictors support a deleterious effect. Scorers claiming Pathogenic: dbscSNV1_RF, max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. Scorers claiming Benign: dbscSNV1_ADA.
• BP6: Variant 2-47412410-A-G is Benign according to our data. Variant chr2-47412410-A-G is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 127649.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MSH2	NM_000251.3	c.646-4A>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 3 of 15	ENST00000233146.7	NP_000242.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MSH2	ENST00000233146.7	c.646-4A>G		splice_region_variant, intron_variant	Intron 3 of 15	1	NM_000251.3	ENSP00000233146.2

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000208 AC: 3 AN: 1440974 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 28 AF XY: 0.00000279 AC XY: 2 AN XY: 718120

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 32890

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44392

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 25906

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39356

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 85248

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 52864

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5714

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00000183 AC: 2 AN: 1095078

Other (OTH) AF: 0.0000168 AC: 1 AN: 59526

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0.0225104), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3 Benign:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2

Jul 20, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis supports a deleterious effect on splicing; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -

Feb 14, 2018

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Uncertain:1

Jan 30, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change falls in intron 3 of the MSH2 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the MSH2 protein. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with MSH2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 127649). RNA analysis provides insufficient evidence to determine the effect of this variant on MSH2 splicing (Invitae). In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Benign:1

Nov 21, 2018

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.60
CADD	Benign	22
DANN	Benign	0.60
PhyloP100		3.7

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Benign	0.85
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.89
SpliceAI score (max)		0.96		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai		0.96		Position offset: 1

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs587779974; hg19: chr2-47639549;