rs80359519

Variant names:

• chr13-32339896-CA-C
• rs80359519
• NM_000059.4:c.5542delA

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_000059.4(BRCA2):​c.5542delA​(p.Ser1848ValfsTer15) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000686 in 1,457,528 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★★). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.9e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: BRCA2 NM_000059.4 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic reviewed by expert panel P:13
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 2.80

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]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 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 13-32339896-CA-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr13-32339896-CA-C is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 51878.Status of the report is reviewed_by_expert_panel, 3 stars. Variant chr13-32339896-CA-C is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic]. Variant chr13-32339896-CA-C is described in Lovd as [Pathogenic].

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
BRCA2	NM_000059.4	c.5542delA	p.Ser1848ValfsTer15	frameshift_variant	Exon 11 of 27	ENST00000380152.8	NP_000050.3

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
BRCA2	ENST00000380152.8	c.5542delA	p.Ser1848ValfsTer15	frameshift_variant	Exon 11 of 27	5	NM_000059.4	ENSP00000369497.3
BRCA2	ENST00000530893.7	c.5173delA	p.Ser1725ValfsTer15	frameshift_variant	Exon 11 of 27	1		ENSP00000499438.2
BRCA2	ENST00000614259.2	n.5542delA		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 10 of 26	2		ENSP00000506251.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD3 exomes AF: 0.00000402 AC: 1 AN: 248448 Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.00000744 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 134358

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.0000294

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: 0.00

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.86e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1457528 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 45 AF XY: 0.00000138 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 724560

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.0000226

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: 0.00

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:13

Revision: reviewed by expert panel

Submissions by phenotype

Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2 Pathogenic:5

Sep 08, 2016

Evidence-based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA)

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: reviewed by expert panel

Collection Method: curation

Variant allele predicted to encode a truncated non-functional protein. -

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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Jun 20, 2002

Breast Cancer Information Core (BIC) (BRCA2)

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Oct 22, 2012

Sharing Clinical Reports Project (SCRP)

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Mar 11, 2015

Counsyl

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

not provided Pathogenic:3

Feb 06, 2024

GeneDx

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Frameshift 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); Truncating variants in this gene are considered pathogenic by a well-established clinical consortium and/or database; Also known as 5770delA; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 25371446, 26564481, 28152038, 29446198, 30630528, 28888541, 25186627, 30720243, 10923033, 30787465, 29922827, 34413315, 31853058, 31869745, 35406420, 31433991) -

May 11, 2023

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This frameshift variant alters the translational reading frame of the BRCA2 mRNA and causes the premature termination of BRCA2 protein synthesis. In the published literature, the variant has been reported in individuals with breast and/or ovarian cancer (PMIDs: 34413315 (2021), 31869745 (2020), 30630528 (2019), 29446198 (2018), 28888541 (2017), 25186627 (2015), 25371446 (2014)). The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.000004 (1/248448 chromosomes, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org), is consistent with pathogenicity. Based on the available information, this variant is classified as pathogenic. -

Dec 29, 2022

ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The BRCA2 c.5542delA; p.Ser1848fs variant (rs80359519) is reported in the literature in an individual with a personal and family history of breast cancer (Torres-Mejia 2015). This variant is also reported in ClinVar (Variation ID: 51878) and is classified as pathogenic by the evidence-based network for the interpretation of germline mutant alleles (ENIGMA) expert panel (see link to ENIGMA consortium classification criteria). This variant is found on a single chromosome in the Genome Aggregation Database (1/248448 alleles), indicating it is not a common polymorphism. This variant causes a frameshift by deleting a single nucleotide, so it is predicted to result in a truncated protein or mRNA subject to nonsense-mediated decay. Additionally, other downstream truncating variants have been reported in individuals with breast and/or ovarian cancer and are considered disease-causing (Tedaldi 2017). Based on available information, the p.Ser1848fs variant is considered to be pathogenic. References: Link to ENIGMA classification criteria: https://enigmaconsortium.org/library/general-documents/enigma-classificationcriteria/ Tedaldi G et al. Multiple-gene panel analysis in a case series of 255 women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Oncotarget. 2017 Jul 18;8(29):47064-47075. PMID: 28423363. Torres-Mejia G et al. Recurrent BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Mexican women with breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Mar;24(3):498-505. PMID: 25371446. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2

Aug 16, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.5542delA pathogenic mutation, located in coding exon 10 of the BRCA2 gene, results from a deletion of one nucleotide at nucleotide position 5542, causing a translational frameshift with a predicted alternate stop codon (p.S1848Vfs*15). This mutation has been reported in multiple individuals with breast and/or ovarian cancer (Tung N et al. Cancer, 2015 Jan;121:25-33; Torres-Mejía G et al, 2015 Mar;24:498-505; Fernández-Lopez JC et al. Hum Genomics, 2019 01;13:3; Gallardo-Rincón D et al. Transl Oncol, 2020 Feb;13:212-220). This alteration has also been reported in six Hispanic families and classified as a pathogenic mutation in the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA) database (Rebbeck TR et al. Hum Mutat, 2018 05;39:593-620). 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. -

Nov 01, 2022

Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant deletes 1 nucleotide in exon 11 of the BRCA2 gene, creating a frameshift and premature translation stop signal. This variant is expected to result in an absent or non-functional protein product. This variant has been reported in individuals affected with breast cancer (PMID: 25186627, 25371446) and has been identified in 6 families among the CIMBA participants (PMID: 29446198). This variant has been identified in 1/248448 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of BRCA2 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. -

Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Pathogenic:2

Jan 30, 2025

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.Ser1848Valfs*15) in the BRCA2 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in BRCA2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 20104584). This variant is present in population databases (rs80359519, gnomAD 0.003%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with breast cancer (PMID: 25371446). This variant is also known as 5770delA. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 51878). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Aug 12, 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.5542delA (p.Ser1848ValfsX15) results in a premature termination codon, predicted to cause a truncation of the encoded protein or absence of the protein due to nonsense mediated decay, which are commonly known mechanisms for disease. Truncations downstream of this position have been classified as pathogenic by our laboratory. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 4e-06 in 248448 control chromosomes. c.5542delA has been reported in the literature in multiple individuals of Mexican/Hispanic/Latino/Carribean ancestry affected with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (example Torres-Mejia_2015, Tung_2014, Rebbeck_2018, Fernandez-Lopez_2019). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. Seven clinical diagnostic laboratories and one expert panel (ENIGMA) have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All laboratories classified the variant as pathogenic (n=6)/likely pathogenic (n=1). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -

Familial cancer of breast Pathogenic:1

Jul 15, 2023

Baylor Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.0		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs80359519; hg19: chr13-32914033;