rs778989252

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_007194.4(CHEK2):​c.1315C>T​(p.Gln439*) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. Q439Q) has been classified as Likely benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 ( 0 hom. )
Failed GnomAD Quality Control

Consequence

CHEK2
NM_007194.4 stop_gained

Scores

5
1
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:8

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.91

Publications

10 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

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.

PVS1
Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP5
Variant 22-28695187-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr22-28695187-G-A is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 230206.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
CHEK2NM_007194.4 linkc.1315C>T p.Gln439* stop_gained Exon 12 of 15 ENST00000404276.6 NP_009125.1 O96017-1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
CHEK2ENST00000404276.6 linkc.1315C>T p.Gln439* stop_gained Exon 12 of 15 1 NM_007194.4 ENSP00000385747.1 O96017-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
32
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000398
AC:
1
AN:
251024
AF XY:
0.00000737
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 FIN exome
AF:
0.0000462
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
Data not reliable, filtered out with message: AS_VQSR
AF:
6.84e-7
AC:
1
AN:
1461190
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
30
AF XY:
0.00000138
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
726954
show subpopulations
⚠️ 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:
33456
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44708
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26122
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39684
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86228
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.0000187
AC:
1
AN:
53398
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5760
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
1111470
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60364
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.225
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
32
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:8
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Familial cancer of breast Pathogenic:4
Dec 27, 2023
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Nov 19, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Gln439*) in the CHEK2 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in CHEK2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 21876083, 24713400). This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.004%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with CHEK2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 230206). RNA analysis performed to evaluate the impact of this premature translational stop signal on mRNA splicing indicates it does not significantly alter splicing (internal data). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Mar 08, 2023
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is considered pathogenic. This variant creates a termination codon and is predicted to result in premature protein truncation. -

Apr 20, 2017
Counsyl
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

This submission and the accompanying classification are no longer maintained by the submitter. For more information on current observations and classification, please contact variantquestions@myriad.com. -

not provided Pathogenic:2
Feb 01, 2019
Revvity Omics, Revvity
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Aug 29, 2023
GeneDx
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation or nonsense mediated decay in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); Observed in individuals with personal or family history of breast or colorectal cancer (Decker et al., 2017; Dong et al., 2018; Gong et al., 2019); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 32805687, 28779002, 30039884, 31118792, Sadaps2019[Abstract]) -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2
Oct 09, 2023
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.Q439* pathogenic mutation (also known as c.1315C>T), located in coding exon 11 of the CHEK2 gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 1315. This changes the amino acid from a glutamine to a stop codon within coding exon 11. This alteration has been reported in at least one subject in a study of 13087 breast cancer cases and 5488 control individuals in the UK (Decker B et al. J. Med. Genet., 2017 11;54:732-741). This alteration has also been reported in one patient from a cohort of 618 unselected Chinese colorectal cancer patients (Gong R et al. Cancer Manag Res, 2019 Apr;11:3721-3739). In addition to the clinical data presented in the literature, this alteration is expected to result in loss of function by premature protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. As such, this alteration is interpreted as a disease-causing mutation. -

Sep 16, 2022
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance:Pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant changes 1 nucleotide in exon 12 of the CHEK2 gene, creating a premature translation stop signal. This variant is expected to result in an absent or non-functional protein product. This variant has been observed in two individuals affected with breast cancer and two unaffected individuals in breast cancer case-control studies (PMID: 28779002, 33471991). It has also been reported in an individual with colorectal cancer (PMID: 31118792). This variant has been identified in 1/251024 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of CHEK2 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.62
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.66
CADD
Pathogenic
43
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
Eigen
Pathogenic
1.2
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
1.1
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.99
D
PhyloP100
7.9
Vest4
0.96
GERP RS
5.8
Mutation Taster
=0/200
disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.010
Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Publications

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs778989252; hg19: chr22-29091175; API