rs876658260

Positions:

• chr2-214729010-T-A
• chr2-214729010-T-C
• chr2-214729010-T-G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 7 ACMG points: 7P and 0B. PVS1_Strong PM2 PP5

The NM_000465.4(BARD1):​c.2002-2A>T variant causes a splice acceptor, intron 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. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: BARD1 NM_000465.4 splice_acceptor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:3 U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.49

Genes affected

BARD1 (HGNC:952): (BRCA1 associated RING domain 1) This gene encodes a protein which interacts with the N-terminal region of BRCA1. In addition to its ability to bind BRCA1 in vivo and in vitro, it shares homology with the 2 most conserved regions of BRCA1: the N-terminal RING motif and the C-terminal BRCT domain. The RING motif is a cysteine-rich sequence found in a variety of proteins that regulate cell growth, including the products of tumor suppressor genes and dominant protooncogenes. This protein also contains 3 tandem ankyrin repeats. The BARD1/BRCA1 interaction is disrupted by tumorigenic amino acid substitutions in BRCA1, implying that the formation of a stable complex between these proteins may be an essential aspect of BRCA1 tumor suppression. This protein may be the target of oncogenic mutations in breast or ovarian cancer. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]

BARD1 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 7 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, product NOT destroyed by NMD, known LOF gene, truncates exone, which is 1.4404455 fraction of the gene.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 2-214729010-T-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr2-214729010-T-A is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 229902.We mark this variant Likely_pathogenic, oryginal submissions are: {Uncertain_significance=2, Likely_pathogenic=3}.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	Protein	UniProt
BARD1	NM_000465.4	c.2002-2A>T		splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant		ENST00000260947.9	NP_000456.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
BARD1	ENST00000260947.9	c.2002-2A>T		splice_acceptor_variant, intron_variant		1	NM_000465.4	ENSP00000260947.4

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:3 Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:2 Uncertain:1

Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Color Diagnostics, LLC DBA Color Health	May 13, 2020	This variant causes an A to T nucleotide substitution at the -2 position of intron 10 of the BARD1 gene. Splice site prediction tools predict that this variant may have a significant impact on RNA splicing. However, a nearby cryptic splice acceptor site may ameliorate the variant impact, but this has not been functionally validated. To our knowledge, functional studies have not been reported for this variant. This variant has not been reported in individuals affected with hereditary cancer in the literature. However, a different single-nucleotide variant at the same position, c.2002-2A>C, has been observed in an individual affected with triple-negative breast cancer (PMID: 25452441) and two individuals affected with early-onset breast cancer with positive family history for the disease (PMID: 31036035). This variant has not been identified in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of BARD1 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Likely Pathogenic. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Ambry Genetics	Nov 18, 2024	The c.2002-2A>T intronic variant results from an A to T substitution two nucleotides upstream from coding exon 11 in the BARD1 gene. This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice acceptor site and will result in the creation or strengthening of a novel splice acceptor site. RNA studies have demonstrated that this alteration results in a transcript predicted to lead to a protein with an in-frame deletion of three amino acids; however, the exact functional impact of the deleted amino acids is unknown at this time (Ambry internal data). Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	curation	Sema4, Sema4	Mar 11, 2022	- -

Familial cancer of breast Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp	Jul 26, 2023	This sequence change affects an acceptor splice site in intron 10 of the BARD1 gene. RNA analysis indicates that disruption of this splice site induces altered splicing and likely results in the loss of 3 amino acid residue(s), but is expected to preserve the integrity of the reading-frame. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). Disruption of this splice site has been observed in individual(s) with breast and prostate cancer (PMID: 25452441, 31036035). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 229902). Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Studies have shown that disruption of this splice site results in the activation of a cryptic splice site in exon 11 (Invitae). 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. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Myriad Genetics, Inc.	May 25, 2023	This variant is considered likely pathogenic. This variant occurs within a consensus splice junction and is predicted to result in abnormal mRNA splicing of either an out-of-frame exon or an in-frame exon necessary for protein stability and/or normal function. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.45	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.41
CADD	Pathogenic	35
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.2
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	1.0
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	1.0	D
GERP RS		5.9

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.94
SpliceAI score (max)		0.99		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai		0.97		Position offset: -11
DS_AL_spliceai		0.99		Position offset: -2

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

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs876658260; hg19: chr2-215593734;