rs876659468

Positions:

• chr3-37014454-G-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points: 4P and 0B. PM1 PM2

The ENST00000231790.8(MLH1):​c.700G>A​(p.Glu234Lys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. 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. E234L) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: MLH1 ENST00000231790.8 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.61

Genes affected

MLH1 (HGNC:7127): (mutL homolog 1) The protein encoded by this gene can heterodimerize with mismatch repair endonuclease PMS2 to form MutL alpha, part of the DNA mismatch repair system. When MutL alpha is bound by MutS beta and some accessory proteins, the PMS2 subunit of MutL alpha introduces a single-strand break near DNA mismatches, providing an entry point for exonuclease degradation. The encoded protein is also involved in DNA damage signaling and can heterodimerize with DNA mismatch repair protein MLH3 to form MutL gamma, which is involved in meiosis. This gene was identified as a locus frequently mutated in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC). [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points.

• PM1: In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 4 benign, 16 uncertain in ENST00000231790.8
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	Protein	UniProt
MLH1	NM_000249.4	c.700G>A	p.Glu234Lys	missense_variant	9/19	ENST00000231790.8	NP_000240.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
MLH1	ENST00000231790.8	c.700G>A	p.Glu234Lys	missense_variant	9/19	1	NM_000249.4	ENSP00000231790	P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 28

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Jul 10, 2023

This sequence change replaces glutamic acid, which is acidic and polar, with lysine, which is basic and polar, at codon 234 of the MLH1 protein (p.Glu234Lys). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with MLH1-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 231969). 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 MLH1 protein function. 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. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Ambry Genetics

Apr 25, 2024

The p.E234K variant (also known as c.700G>A), located in coding exon 9 of the MLH1 gene, results from a G to A substitution at nucleotide position 700. The glutamic acid at codon 234 is replaced by lysine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Benign	0.10
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.28	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.16
CADD	Uncertain	24
DANN	Pathogenic	1.0
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.55	D;.
Eigen	Benign	0.16
Eigen_PC	Uncertain	0.35
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.96	D;D
M_CAP	Uncertain	0.13	D
MetaRNN	Uncertain	0.69	D;D
MetaSVM	Uncertain	-0.016	T
MutationAssessor	Benign	1.5	L;.
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	D;D;D;D;D;D
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.58	T
PROVEAN	Benign	-1.7	N;N
REVEL	Uncertain	0.60
Sift	Benign	0.26	T;T
Sift4G	Benign	0.63	T;T
Polyphen		0.0010	B;.
Vest4		0.69
MutPred		0.59		Gain of methylation at E234 (P = 0.0081);.;
MVP		0.98
MPC		0.078
ClinPred		0.92	D
GERP RS		5.7
Varity_R		0.32
gMVP		0.69

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.090		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: rs876659468; hg19: chr3-37055945;