rs878854341

Variant names:

• chr17-17215294-G-TC
• rs878854341
• NM_144997.7:c.1323delCinsGA

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_144997.7(FLCN):​c.1323delCinsGA​(p.His442ThrfsTer14) variant causes a frameshift, synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. V441V) has been classified as Likely benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: FLCN NM_144997.7 frameshift, synonymous
• Clinical Significance: Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.306
• Publications: 2 publications found

Genes affected

FLCN (HGNC:27310): (folliculin) This gene is located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. Mutations in this gene are associated with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, which is characterized by fibrofolliculomas, renal tumors, lung cysts, and pneumothorax. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ENSG00000264187 (HGNC:):

MPRIP (HGNC:30321): (myosin phosphatase Rho interacting protein) Enables cadherin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in actin filament organization. Located in actin cytoskeleton and cytosol. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 17-17215294-G-TC is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr17-17215294-G-TC is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 242379.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
FLCN	NM_144997.7	c.1323delCinsGA	p.His442ThrfsTer14	frameshift_variant, synonymous_variant	Exon 12 of 14	ENST00000285071.9	NP_659434.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
FLCN	ENST00000285071.9	c.1323delCinsGA	p.His442ThrfsTer14	frameshift_variant, synonymous_variant	Exon 12 of 14	1	NM_144997.7	ENSP00000285071.4
ENSG00000264187	ENST00000427497.3	n.*157delCinsGA		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 8 of 12	1		ENSP00000394249.3
ENSG00000264187	ENST00000427497.3	n.*157delCinsGA		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 8 of 12	1		ENSP00000394249.3
MPRIP	ENST00000578209.5	c.*18-2196delGinsTC		intron_variant	Intron 5 of 5	3		ENSP00000464276.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 35

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome 1 Pathogenic:1

Jun 27, 2025

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. -

Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome Pathogenic:1

Aug 14, 2023

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.His442Thrfs*14) in the FLCN gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in FLCN are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 15852235). Information on the frequency of this variant in the gnomAD database is not available, as this variant may be reported differently in the database. This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (PMID: 22146830, 28869776). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
PhyloP100		0.31
Mutation Taster		=1/199	disease causing (fs/PTC)

Splicing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs878854341; hg19: chr17-17118608;