rs876658813

Variant names:

• chr16-23629665-TC-T
• rs876658813
• NM_024675.4:c.2488delG

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 16 ACMG points: 16P and 0B. PVS1 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_024675.4(PALB2):​c.2488delG​(p.Glu830SerfsTer21) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000558 in 1,614,118 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. E830E) has been classified as Likely benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 (0 hom., cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000055 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: PALB2 NM_024675.4 frameshift
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:11
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 1.57
• Publications: 5 publications found

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]

PALB2 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• hereditary breast carcinoma

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
• Fanconi anemia complementation group N

  Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Ambry Genetics
• pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 3

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
• familial ovarian cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: ClinGen
• Fanconi anemia

  Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 16 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
• PP5: Variant 16-23629665-TC-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr16-23629665-TC-T is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 230859.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
PALB2	NM_024675.4	c.2488delG	p.Glu830SerfsTer21	frameshift_variant	Exon 5 of 13	ENST00000261584.9	NP_078951.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
PALB2	ENST00000261584.9	c.2488delG	p.Glu830SerfsTer21	frameshift_variant	Exon 5 of 13	1	NM_024675.4	ENSP00000261584.4

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152248 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMI AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS AF: 0.00

Gnomad SAS AF: 0.000207

Gnomad FIN AF: 0.00

Gnomad MID AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD2 exomes AF: 0.00000398 AC: 1 AN: 251294 AF XY: 0.00000736

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: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000547 AC: 8 AN: 1461870 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00000825 AC XY: 6 AN XY: 727240

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33480

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26136

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.0000927 AC: 8 AN: 86258

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53410

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111998

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60396

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152248 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 32 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 74386

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 41464

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15278

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3470

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5206

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.000207 AC: 1 AN: 4836

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10624

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 316

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 68048

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2094

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. (p-value = 0.000000), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:11

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Familial cancer of breast Pathogenic:3

Sep 12, 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 frameshift predicted to result in premature protein truncation. -

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Neuberg Centre For Genomic Medicine, NCGM

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Sep 12, 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.Glu830Serfs*21) in the PALB2 gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in PALB2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 17200668, 17200671, 17200672, 24136930, 25099575). This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.003%). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with family history of ovarian cancer (PMID: 26315354). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 230859). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Pathogenic:3

Dec 11, 2024

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.2488delG pathogenic mutation, located in coding exon 5 of the PALB2 gene, results from a deletion of one nucleotide at nucleotide position 2488, causing a translational frameshift with a predicted alternate stop codon (p.E830Sfs*21). This mutation has been identified in an unaffected 45-year-old woman with a family history of ovarian cancer (Ramus SJ et al. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2015 Nov;107:). This mutation was also observed in a study of 1,010 unrelated Indian patients with breast and/or ovarian cancer (Singh J et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 2018 Jul;170:189-196). 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. -

Mar 24, 2025

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 5 of the PALB2 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 at least five individuals affected with breast cancer (PMID: 30128536, 31263054, 31428676, 32885271), an individual with familial breast or ovarian cancer (PMID: 29470806) and in a suspected hereditary ovarian cancer family (PMID: 26315354). This variant has been identified in 1/251294 chromosomes in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Loss of PALB2 function is a known mechanism of disease (clinicalgenome.org). Based on the available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. -

Nov 22, 2021

Sema4, Sema4

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: curation

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not provided Pathogenic:2

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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

The PALB2 p.Glu830Serfs*21 variant was identified in 1 of 6472 proband chromosomes (frequency: 0.0002) from individuals or families with epithelial ovarian cancer (Ramus 2015). The variant was also identified in dbSNP (ID: rs876658813) as "With Pathogenic allele" and ClinVar (classified as pathogenic by Invitae, Ambry Genetics, GeneDx and Color). The variant was not identified in LOVD 3.0 or the following control databases: the Exome Aggregation Consortium (August 8th 2016) or the Genome Aggregation Database (Feb 27, 2017). The c.2488del variant is predicted to cause a frameshift, which alters the protein's amino acid sequence beginning at codon 830 and leads to a premature stop codon at position 850. This alteration is then predicted to result in a truncated or absent protein and loss of function. Loss of function variants of the PALB2 gene are an established mechanism of disease in PALB2 associated cancers and is the type of variant expected to cause the disorder. In summary, based on the above information, this variant meets our laboratory’s criteria to be classified as pathogenic. -

Apr 12, 2022

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; Observed in individuals with a personal or family history consistent with pathogenic variants in this gene (Ramus 2015, Singh 2018, Petridis 2019, Lerner-Ellis 2021); Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 26315354, 29470806, 32885271, 31263054) -

Breast and/or ovarian cancer Pathogenic:1

Jul 07, 2021

CHEO Genetics Diagnostic Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Fanconi anemia complementation group N Pathogenic:1

Sep 15, 2020

Revvity Omics, Revvity

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

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Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome Pathogenic:1

Aug 26, 2022

Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine

Significance: Pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.Glu830SerfsX21 variant in PALB2 has been reported in at least 3 individuals with breast or ovarian cancer (Ramus 2015 PMID: 26315354, Singh 2018 PMID: 29470806, Lerner-Ellis 2020 PMID: 32885271). It has also been identified in 0.02% (1/4836) of South Asian chromosomes by gnomAD (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org). This variant has also been reported in ClinVar (Variation ID 230859). This variant is predicted to cause a frameshift, which alters the protein’s amino acid sequence beginning at position 830 and leads to a premature termination codon 21 amino acids downstream. This alteration is then predicted to lead to a truncated or absent protein. Loss of function of the PALB gene is an established disease mechanism in autosomal dominant hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. In summary, this variant meets criteria to be classified as pathogenic for autosomal dominan hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PVS1, PM2_Supporting, PS4_Supporting. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		1.6
Mutation Taster		=0/200	disease causing (ClinVar)

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.040		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs876658813; hg19: chr16-23640986;