rs587781518
Variant summary
Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points: 4P and 0B. PM2PP3PP5
The NM_000249.4(MLH1):c.207+5G>A variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a 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 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).
Frequency
Consequence
NM_000249.4 splice_region, intron
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
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ACMG classification
Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32
GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 29
GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2
The c.207+5G>A intronic variant results from a G to A substitution 5 nucleotides after coding exon 2 in the MLH1 gene. This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. This variant has been identified in an individual who was diagnosed with early-onset colon cancer that showed high microsatellite instability (MSI-H) (Fokkema IF et al. Hum. Mutat., 2011 May;32:557-63). This variant was also identified as somatic in a MSI-H colon tumor that displayed loss of both MLH1/PMS2 on immunohistochemistry (IHC) with MLH1 copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity (CN-LOH) and MLH1 promoter hypermethylation was absent (Ambry internal data). Another alteration at the same nucleotide position,c.207+5G>C, has been classified as likely pathogenic based on RNA studies demonstrating abnormal splicing with out-of-frame exon 2 skipping resulting in a premature stop codon, co-segregation with disease, and being identified in a patient meeting clinical diagnostic criteria for Lynch syndrome (Pearlman R et al. JAMA Oncol. 2017;3(4):464-471; Ambry internal data). In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice donor site. RT-PCR using patient-derived RNA from a c.207+5G>A carrier was also reported to result in out-of-frame exon 2 skipping (Fokkema IF et al. Hum. Mutat., 2011 May;32:557-63). 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. -
This variant causes a G to A nucleotide substitution at the +5 position of intron 2 of the MLH1 gene. A functional RNA study has shown that this variant causes the out-of-frame skipping of exon 2, resulting in premature truncation (LOVD (https://databases.lovd.nl/shared/variants/0000426800#00013676) and external lab communication). This variant has been observed in an individual affected with bowel cancer that exhibited microsatellite instability (LOVD individual#00188772 and external lab communication). A similar variant, c.207+5G>C, has also been reported in individuals affected with colorectal cancer (PMID: 27978560, 32620519) and to cause the same RNA splicing defect (PMID: 27978560). This variant has not been identified in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of MLH1 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Uncertain:1
This sequence change falls in intron 2 of the MLH1 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the MLH1 protein. It affects a nucleotide within the consensus splice site. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with MLH1-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 926930). Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. 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. -
Computational scores
Source:
Splicing
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