rs63750328

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -1 ACMG points: 0P and 1B. BP6

The NM_000251.3(MSH2):​c.1681G>A​(p.Glu561Lys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000136 in 1,542,412 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000020 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000013 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

MSH2
NM_000251.3 missense

Scores

3
12
4

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:12B:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 9.22
Variant links:
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -1 ACMG points.

BP6
Variant 2-47470984-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr2-47470984-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 90745.We mark this variant Likely_benign, oryginal submissions are: {Likely_benign=1, Benign=1, Uncertain_significance=12}.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
MSH2NM_000251.3 linkc.1681G>A p.Glu561Lys missense_variant Exon 11 of 16 ENST00000233146.7 NP_000242.1 P43246-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
MSH2ENST00000233146.7 linkc.1681G>A p.Glu561Lys missense_variant Exon 11 of 16 1 NM_000251.3 ENSP00000233146.2 P43246-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152098
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
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:
0.0000441
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000160
AC:
4
AN:
250114
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000148
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
135202
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000353
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000129
AC:
18
AN:
1390314
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
24
AF XY:
0.0000201
AC XY:
14
AN XY:
695880
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000162
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152098
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000404
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
74302
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.0000441
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Bravo
AF:
0.0000151
ExAC
AF:
0.0000165
AC:
2
EpiCase
AF:
0.00
EpiControl
AF:
0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:12Benign:2
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:4
Feb 16, 2023
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This missense variant replaces glutamic acid with lysine at codon 561 of the MSH2 protein. Computational prediction is inconclusive regarding the impact of this variant on protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold 0.5 < inconclusive < 0.7, PMID: 27666373). The variant has a neutral effect on MSH2 function in a methylation tolerance assay (PMID: 30998989), and does not impact MSH2 function in a 6-thioguanine sensitivity assay in haploid human cells (internally defined LOF score threshold <= -1.32, PMID: 33357406). An RNA study has also shown that the variant had no aberrant splicing (PMID:16395668). This variant has been reported in a family affected with Lynch Syndrome (PMID:16395668). In a large breast cancer case-control study, this variant was reported in 2/60466 cases and 1/53461 unaffected controls (PMID: 33471991). This variant has been identified in 4/250114 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). The available evidence is insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease conclusively. Therefore, this variant is classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

Aug 01, 2018
GeneKor MSA
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

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Aug 08, 2024
Ambry Genetics
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.E561K variant (also known as c.1681G>A), located in coding exon 11 of the MSH2 gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 1681. The glutamic acid at codon 561 is replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. This variant was detected in an HNPCC family and did not cause any detectable effect on normal splicing (Auclair J et al. Hum Mutat, 2006 Feb;27:145-54). This alteration has been reported as variant of uncertain significance in 2/1197 individuals from Greece, Romania, and Turkey undergoing evaluation for inherited cancer predisposition (Tsaousis GN et al. BMC Cancer, 2019 Jun;19:535). In a massively parallel cell-based functional assay testing susceptibility to a DNA damaging agent, 6-thioguanine (6-TG), this variant was reported to be functionally neutral (Jia X et al. Am J Hum Genet, 2021 Jan;108:163-175). This amino acid position is well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Jun 19, 2021
Sema4, Sema4
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: curation

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Lynch syndrome 1 Uncertain:3Benign:1
Oct 19, 2023
Baylor Genetics
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Nov 24, 2015
Counsyl
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Dec 10, 2024
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is considered likely benign. This variant is strongly associated with less severe personal and family histories of cancer, typical for individuals without pathogenic variants in this gene [PMID: 27363726]. -

Jun 27, 2019
Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.1681G>A variant has been reported in the literature in an individual from a family with Lynch syndrome (Auclair 2006). The c.1681G>A variant has an overall allele frequency of 0.000016 in the Broad Institute gnomAD Browser (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/). In silico analyses indicate this is an evolutionarily conserved residue. Thus, it is unknown at this time whether this variant increases cancer risk. -

not provided Uncertain:3
Mar 14, 2024
ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The MSH2 c.1681G>A; p.Glu561Lys variant (rs63750328; ClinVar ID: 90745) is reported in the literature in several individuals with a diagnosis or suspicion of Lynch syndrome or another hereditary cancer syndrome, although it was not demonstrated to be disease-causing (Auclair 2006, Tsaousis 2019). This variant is found in the non-Finnish European population with an allele frequency of 0.004% (4/113,166 alleles) in the Genome Aggregation Database (v2.1.1). Computational analyses are uncertain whether this variant is neutral or deleterious (REVEL: 0.552); however, functional analyses suggest the variant has no impact on protein function (Bouvet 2019, Jia 2021). Due to limited information, the clinical significance of the p.Glu561Lys variant is uncertain at this time. References: Auclair J et al. Systematic mRNA analysis for the effect of MLH1 and MSH2 missense and silent mutations on aberrant splicing. Hum Mutat. 2006 Feb;27(2):145-54. PMID: 16395668. Bouvet D et al. Methylation Tolerance-Based Functional Assay to Assess Variants of Unknown Significance in the MLH1 and MSH2 Genes and Identify Patients With Lynch Syndrome. Gastroenterology. 2019 Aug;157(2):421-431. PMID: 30998989. Jia X et al. Massively parallel functional testing of MSH2 missense variants conferring Lynch syndrome risk. Am J Hum Genet. 2021 Jan 7;108(1):163-175. PMID: 33357406. Tsaousis GN et al. Analysis of hereditary cancer syndromes by using a panel of genes: novel and multiple pathogenic mutations. BMC Cancer. 2019 Jun 3;19(1):535. PMID: 31159747. -

Feb 20, 2018
GeneDx
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is denoted MSH2 c.1681G>A at the cDNA level, p.Glu561Lys (E561K) at the protein level, and results in the change of a Glutamic Acid to a Lysine (GAA>AAA). This variant was observed in at least one individual with a personal and/or family history suspicious for Lynch syndrome, and an RT-PCR assay using this individual's RNA did not reveal any defect in splicing (Auclair 2006). MSH2 Glu561Lys was not observed at a significant allele frequency in large population cohorts (Lek 2016). This variant is located in the Lever domain (Lutzen 2008, Kansikas 2011). In silico analysis, which includes protein predictors and evolutionary conservation, supports that this variant does not alter protein structure/function. Based on currently available evidence, it is unclear whether MSH2 Glu561Lys is a pathogenic or benign variant. We consider it to be a variant of uncertain significance. -

Jun 10, 2024
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The MSH2 c.1681G>A (p.Glu561Lys) variant has been reported in the published literature in at least one individual with personal and/or family history of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (PMID: 16395668 (2006)) and in individuals undergoing hereditary cancer panel testing (PMID: 31159747 (2019), 34284872 (2022)). Published functional studies have shown that this variant does not affect MSH2 RNA splicing (PMID: 16395668 (2006)) or protein function (PMIDs: 33357406 (2021), 30998989 (2019)). The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.000035 (4/113166 chromosomes (Genome Aggregation Database, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org)), is uninformative in the assessment of its pathogenicity. Analysis of this variant using bioinformatics tools for the prediction of the effect of amino acid changes on protein structure and function yielded predictions that this variant is benign. Based on the available information, we are unable to determine the clinical significance of this variant. -

Lynch syndrome Uncertain:1
Jul 10, 2024
All of Us Research Program, National Institutes of Health
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This missense variant replaces glutamic acid with lysine at codon 561 of the MSH2 protein. Computational prediction is inconclusive regarding the impact of this variant on protein structure and function (internally defined REVEL score threshold 0.5 < inconclusive < 0.7, PMID: 27666373). The variant has a neutral effect on MSH2 function in a methylation tolerance assay (PMID: 30998989), and does not impact MSH2 function in a 6-thioguanine sensitivity assay in haploid human cells (internally defined LOF score threshold <= -1.32, PMID: 33357406). An RNA study has also shown that the variant had no aberrant splicing (PMID: 16395668). This variant has been reported in a family affected with Lynch Syndrome (PMID: 16395668). In a large breast cancer case-control study, this variant was reported in 2/60466 cases and 1/53461 unaffected controls (PMID: 33471991). This variant has been identified in 4/250114 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). The available evidence is insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease conclusively. Therefore, this variant is classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

Mismatch repair cancer syndrome 1 Uncertain:1
Oct 05, 2018
Centre for Mendelian Genomics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was classified as: Uncertain significance. The available evidence on this variant's pathogenicity is insufficient or conflicting. The following ACMG criteria were applied in classifying this variant: PP3,BP1. -

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Benign:1
Jan 28, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.24
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.30
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.31
CADD
Pathogenic
27
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
DEOGEN2
Uncertain
0.56
D;.;.;.
Eigen
Uncertain
0.44
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.56
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.99
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.95
D;D;D;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.26
D
MetaRNN
Uncertain
0.65
D;D;D;D
MetaSVM
Uncertain
0.35
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.5
M;.;.;.
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.58
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-2.4
N;N;.;N
REVEL
Uncertain
0.55
Sift
Benign
0.11
T;T;.;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.22
T;T;.;T
Polyphen
0.22
B;.;.;B
Vest4
0.68
MutPred
0.56
Gain of ubiquitination at E561 (P = 0.0085);.;Gain of ubiquitination at E561 (P = 0.0085);Gain of ubiquitination at E561 (P = 0.0085);
MVP
0.93
MPC
0.011
ClinPred
0.61
D
GERP RS
5.9
Varity_R
0.76
gMVP
0.52

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
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

LitVar

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs63750328; hg19: chr2-47698123; API