rs81002852

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points: 0P and 5B. BP4_StrongBP6

The NM_000059.4(BRCA2):​c.7435+6G>A variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000144 in 1,613,504 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00054 ( 0 hom., cov: 31)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.00010 ( 1 hom. )

Consequence

BRCA2
NM_000059.4 splice_region, intron

Scores

2
Splicing: ADA: 0.0005992
2

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:4B:23

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.0370

Publications

6 publications found
Variant links:
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]
BRCA2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen
  • Fanconi anemia complementation group D1
    Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics, ClinGen, G2P
  • pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 2
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
  • sarcoma
    Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
  • hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • Fanconi anemia
    Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • medulloblastoma
    Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.68).
BP6
Variant 13-32355294-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr13-32355294-G-A is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 38096.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
BRCA2NM_000059.4 linkc.7435+6G>A splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 14 of 26 ENST00000380152.8 NP_000050.3 P51587

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
BRCA2ENST00000380152.8 linkc.7435+6G>A splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 14 of 26 5 NM_000059.4 ENSP00000369497.3 P51587
BRCA2ENST00000530893.7 linkc.7066+6G>A splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 14 of 26 1 ENSP00000499438.2 A0A590UJI7
BRCA2ENST00000614259.2 linkn.7435+6G>A splice_region_variant, intron_variant Intron 13 of 25 2 ENSP00000506251.1 A0A7P0TAP7

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.000526
AC:
80
AN:
152186
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00169
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000327
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00316
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.0000294
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000955
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.000216
AC:
54
AN:
250250
AF XY:
0.000162
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00224
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000261
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000354
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000492
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000103
AC:
150
AN:
1461200
Hom.:
1
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.000100
AC XY:
73
AN XY:
726920
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00203
AC:
68
AN:
33452
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000291
AC:
13
AN:
44706
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26126
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39610
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.0000465
AC:
4
AN:
86096
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53396
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00139
AC:
8
AN:
5758
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000279
AC:
31
AN:
1111698
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000431
AC:
26
AN:
60358
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.463
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
8
16
23
31
39
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
0
4
8
12
16
20
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.000538
AC:
82
AN:
152304
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.000551
AC XY:
41
AN XY:
74466
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00176
AC:
73
AN:
41560
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000327
AC:
5
AN:
15300
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5186
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4830
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10610
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000294
AC:
2
AN:
68026
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000945
AC:
2
AN:
2116
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.493
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
3
6
9
12
15
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
Alfa
AF:
0.000437
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.000714
Asia WGS
AF:
0.000867
AC:
3
AN:
3476
EpiCase
AF:
0.000109
EpiControl
AF:
0.00

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Uncertain:4Benign:23
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1Benign:5
Oct 30, 2013
GeneDx
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is considered likely benign or benign based on one or more of the following criteria: it is a conservative change, it occurs at a poorly conserved position in the protein, it is predicted to be benign by multiple in silico algorithms, and/or has population frequency not consistent with disease. -

Apr 15, 2022
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Mar 04, 2025
Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System
Significance:Benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

The BRCA2 c.7435+6G>A variant was identified in 2 of 124 proband chromosomes (frequency: 0.016) from individuals or families with hereditary breast or ovarian cancer (Thomassen 2012, Whiley 2011); however, control chromosomes were not evaluated in these studies, thus the prevalence of this variant in the general population could not be determined. The variant was also identified in dbSNP (ID: rs81002852) “With other allele” in the 1000 Genomes Project in 3 of 3000 chromosomes (frequency: 0.001), Exome Variant Server project in 12 of 4404 African American alleles, 0.0027), although this low number of observations and low frequency is not substantive enough to determine the prevalence of the variant in the general population and its relationship to disease. The variant was also found in the ClinVar database with conflicting data from submitters, the BIC database (14 X with unknown clinical importance), and UMD (13 X as an unknown variant). In UMD the variant was identified with one co-occurring pathogenic BRCA1 variant c.2477_2478delCA (p.Thr826ArgfsX4) and one co-occuring BRCA2 pathogenic variant c.48dup (p.Thr17AspfsX14), increasing the likelihood that the c.7435+6G>A variant does not have clinical significance. The c.7435+6G>A variant occurs outside of the splicing consensus sequence and in silico or computational prediction software (SpliceSiteFinder, MaxEntScan, NNSPLICE, GeneSplicer, HumanSpliceFinder) does not predict a difference in splicing in 5 of 5 different programs. In addition, in vitro analysis of mRNA in two studies indicated no splicing alterations (Thomassen 2012, Whiley 2011). In summary, based on the above information, this variant meets our laboratory's criteria to be classified as benign. -

Dec 23, 2014
Research Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:research

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Aug 24, 2016
Genetic Services Laboratory, University of Chicago
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1Benign:4
May 23, 2018
Institute for Biomarker Research, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, L.L.C.
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Feb 05, 2016
Vantari Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Apr 16, 2021
Sema4, Sema4
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

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Jan 05, 2016
Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Feb 28, 2015
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. -

Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Uncertain:1Benign:4
Nov 01, 2021
Genetics Program, Instituto Nacional de Cancer
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:research

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Jan 29, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Nov 16, 2021
National Health Laboratory Service, Universitas Academic Hospital and University of the Free State
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Jun 27, 2023
Institute for Biomarker Research, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, L.L.C.
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Mar 01, 2019
Hereditary Cancer Genetics group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
Significance:Benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:research

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Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2 Uncertain:1Benign:3
Feb 03, 2009
Sharing Clinical Reports Project (SCRP)
Significance:Benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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May 29, 2002
Breast Cancer Information Core (BIC) (BRCA2)
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Sep 10, 2014
Counsyl
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:literature only

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. -

May 28, 2019
Mendelics
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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not provided Benign:4
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Laboratory of Diagnostic Genome Analysis, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Apr 01, 2021
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Joint Genome Diagnostic Labs from Nijmegen and Maastricht, Radboudumc and MUMC+
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Breast and/or ovarian cancer Benign:1
Sep 02, 2022
CHEO Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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BRCA2-related disorder Benign:1
Apr 22, 2019
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is classified as likely benign based on ACMG/AMP sequence variant interpretation guidelines (Richards et al. 2015 PMID: 25741868, with internal and published modifications). -

Familial cancer of breast Benign:1
May 02, 2025
Department of Clinical Genetics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The following ACMG criteria has been used: BA1; BP7_Strong (RNA) -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.68
CADD
Benign
14
DANN
Benign
0.68
PhyloP100
0.037
Mutation Taster
=98/2
polymorphism

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA
Benign
0.00060
dbscSNV1_RF
Benign
0.18
Splicevardb
1.0
SpliceAI score (max)
0.0
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: rs81002852; hg19: chr13-32929431; API