rs866387173

chr16-23635290-C-Achr16-23635290-C-Gchr16-23635290-C-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 0 ACMG points: 2P and 2B. PM2 BP4_Moderate

The NM_024675.4(PALB2):c.1256G>T(p.Cys419Phe) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 12/21 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. C419R) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: PALB2 NM_024675.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:5
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.261

Genes affected

PALB2 (HGNC:26144): (partner and localizer of BRCA2) This gene encodes a protein that may function in tumor suppression. This protein binds to and colocalizes with the breast cancer 2 early onset protein (BRCA2) in nuclear foci and likely permits the stable intranuclear localization and accumulation of BRCA2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 0 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.20181629).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
PALB2	NM_024675.4	c.1256G>T	p.Cys419Phe	missense_variant	4/13	ENST00000261584.9

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
PALB2	ENST00000261584.9	c.1256G>T	p.Cys419Phe	missense_variant	4/13	1	NM_024675.4	P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:5

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	GeneDx	Feb 11, 2016	This variant is denoted PALB2 c.1256G>T at the cDNA level, p.Cys419Phe (C419F) at the protein level, and results in the change of a Cysteine to a Phenylalanine (TGC>TTC). This variant has not, to our knowledge, been published in the literature as pathogenic or benign. PALB2 Cys419Phe was not observed in approximately 6,500 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project, suggesting it is not a common benign variant in these populations. Since Cysteine and Phenylalanine differ in polarity, charge, size or other properties, this is considered a non-conservative amino acid substitution. PALB2 Cys419Phe occurs at a position that is not conserved and is located in the DNA binding region and Chromatin-association motif (ChAM) that mediates nucleosome association (UniProt). In silico analyses are inconsistent regarding the effect this variant may have on protein structure and function. Based on currently available evidence, it is unclear whether PALB2 Cys419Phe is a pathogenic or benign variant. We consider it to be a variant of uncertain significance. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano	Mar 09, 2021	- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:2

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	curation	Sema4, Sema4	Jan 23, 2022	- -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Ambry Genetics	Jan 12, 2024	The p.C419F variant (also known as c.1256G>T), located in coding exon 4 of the PALB2 gene, results from a G to T substitution at nucleotide position 1256. The cysteine at codon 419 is replaced by phenylalanine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. This amino acid position is conserved. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be tolerated by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Familial cancer of breast Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Invitae

Apr 05, 2023

This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with PALB2-related conditions. 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. Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt PALB2 protein function. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 246408). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This sequence change replaces cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, with phenylalanine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 419 of the PALB2 protein (p.Cys419Phe). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Benign	0.093
BayesDel_addAF	Benign	-0.075	T
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.35
Cadd	Benign	12
Dann	Uncertain	0.99
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.12	T;T
Eigen	Benign	-0.28
Eigen_PC	Benign	-0.38
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.42	N
LIST_S2	Benign	0.62	T;T
M_CAP	Benign	0.010	T
MetaRNN	Benign	0.20	T;T
MetaSVM	Benign	-1.1	T
MutationTaster	Benign	0.84	N
PrimateAI	Benign	0.31	T
PROVEAN	Pathogenic	-5.1	D;D
Sift	Benign	0.079	T;T
Sift4G	Uncertain	0.028	D;D
Polyphen		0.85	.;P
Vest4		0.22
MutPred		0.48		.;Loss of helix (P = 0.0558);
MVP		0.32
MPC		0.087
ClinPred		0.80	D
GERP RS		1.4
Varity_R		0.15
gMVP		0.38

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
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

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs866387173; hg19: chr16-23646611; COSMIC: COSV55162714; COSMIC: COSV55162714;