Genetic Information

Gene & Transcript Details

Gene
PALB2
Transcript
NM_024675.4 MANE Select
Total Exons
Reference Sequence
NC_000016.9
Alternative Transcripts
IDStatusDetails
NM_024675.4 MANE Select 4008 nt | 154–3714
NM_024675.3 RefSeq Select 4069 nt | 201–3761

Variant Details

HGVS Notation
NM_024675.4:c.2512C>G
Protein Change
Q838E
Location
Exon 5 (Exon 5 of )
5
5'Exon Structure3'
Functional Consequence
Loss of Function
Alternate Identifiers

Clinical & Population Data

Population Frequency

gnomAD
Global Frequency
0.00318 in 100,000
Extremely Rare
ACMG Criteria Applied PM2
This variant is absent or extremely rare in population databases (PM2 criteria applies).

ClinVar

Open
Classification
Uncertain Significance (VUS)
2 publications
Clinical Statement

"This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (5 clinical laboratories) and as Likely benign (1 clinical laboratories)."

COSMIC Somatic Evidence

Open
COSMIC ID
Recurrence
0 occurrences
PM1 Criteria
Not Applied

Functional Impact & Domains

Functional Domain

Hotspot Status
Not a hotspot
Domain Summary
This variant is not located in a mutational hotspot or critical domain.
Related Variants in This Domain
No evidence of other pathogenic variants at this position in gene PALB2.

Functional Studies & Therapeutic Relevance

Functional Summary

The PALB2 Q838E variant has not been functionally characterized.

Database Previews
OncoKB
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JAX-CKB
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Computational Analysis

Pathogenicity Predictions

SpliceAI
Predictor Consensus
Mixed/VUS
PP3 Applied
No
REVEL Score
0.206
Threshold: ≥0.75 = PP3 applied

SpliceAI Scores

Window: ±500bp
Effect Type Score Position
- Acceptor Loss (AL) 0.03 -367 bp
- Donor Loss (DL) 0.08 -2 bp
+ Acceptor Gain (AG) 0.0 89 bp
+ Donor Gain (DG) 0.22 -108 bp
High impact (≥0.5) Medium impact (0.2-0.49) Low impact (<0.2)

VCEP Guidelines

Applied ACMG/AMP Criteria (VCEP Specific)

Filter Criteria:
PVS1

PVS1 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for PVS1 is: "Very Strong Strength: Very Strong Use PALB2 PVS1 Decision Tree Modification Type: Gene-specific,Strength". The evidence for this variant shows: it is a missense change (Q838E) and not a predicted loss-of-function variant. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PS1

PS1 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for PS1 is: "Strong Strength: Strong Use PALB2 PS1 Splicing table Modification Type: General recommendation". The evidence for this variant shows: there is no previously established pathogenic variant resulting in the same amino acid change. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PS2

PS2 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for PS2 is: "De novo (both maternity and paternity confirmed) in a patient with the disease and no family history". The evidence for this variant shows: no de novo data are available. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PS3

PS3 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for PS3 is: "Well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies supportive of a damaging effect on the gene or gene product". The evidence for this variant shows: no functional studies have been performed. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PS4

PS4 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for PS4 is: "Strong Strength: Strong Case-control studies; p-value ≤.05 AND (Odds ratio, hazard ratio, or relative risk ≥3 OR lower 95% CI ≥1.5)". The evidence for this variant shows: no case-control data are available. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PM1

PM1 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for PM1 is: "Located in a mutational hot spot and/or critical and well-established functional domain without benign variation". The evidence for this variant shows: Q838E is not located in a known mutational hotspot or critical functional domain. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PM2

PM2 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for PM2 is: "Supporting Strength: Supporting Variant absent in gnomAD or present in ≤ 1/300,000 alleles Modification Type: Gene-specific,Strength". The evidence for this variant shows: MAF = 0.00318% (1/31406 alleles), which exceeds 1/300,000 (≈0.00033%). Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PM3

PM3 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for PM3 is: "Use Fanconi Anemia PM3 tables Modification Type: Disease-specific,Strength". The evidence for this variant shows: no data on trans configuration with a pathogenic variant in a recessive context. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PM4

PM4 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for PM4 is: "Protein length changes due to in‐frame deletions/insertions in a non‐repeat region or stop‐loss variants". The evidence for this variant shows: it is a single amino acid substitution, not a length-altering variant. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PM5

PM5 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for PM5 is: "Supporting Strength: Supporting Apply to frameshifting or truncating variants with premature termination codons upstream of p.Tyr1183". The evidence for this variant shows: it is a missense change, not a truncating variant upstream of p.Tyr1183. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PM6

PM6 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for PM6 is: "Assumed de novo, but without confirmation of paternity and maternity". The evidence for this variant shows: no de novo data are available. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PP1

PP1 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for PP1 is: "Supporting Strength: Supporting LOD ≥0.3 or Bayes Factor (LR) ≥2:1 Modification Type: Gene-specific". The evidence for this variant shows: no segregation data are available. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PP2

PP2 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for PP2 is: "Missense variant in a gene that has a low rate of benign missense variation and where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease". The evidence for this variant shows: PALB2 has both pathogenic missense and truncating variants, and there is insufficient evidence to meet PP2. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PP3

PP3 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for PP3 is: "Supporting Strength: Supporting RNA: At least one well-established in silico predictor shows impact on splicing". The evidence for this variant shows: SpliceAI max score is 0.22 (low), indicating no significant splicing impact. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PP4

PP4 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for PP4 is: "Patient’s phenotype or family history is highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology". The evidence for this variant shows: no phenotype or family history data provided. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

PP5

PP5 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for PP5 is: "Reputable source reports variant as pathogenic, but evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation". The evidence for this variant shows: ClinVar includes only VUS and one likely benign entry, with no established pathogenic classification. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BA1

BA1 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for BA1 is: "Stand Alone Strength: Stand Alone GnomAD Filtering Allele Frequency >0.1%". The evidence for this variant shows: MAF = 0.00318% (<0.1%). Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BS1

BS1 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for BS1 is: "Strong Strength: Strong GnomAD Filtering Allele Frequency greater than expected for disease >0.01%". The evidence for this variant shows: MAF = 0.00318% (<0.01%). Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BS2

BS2 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for BS2 is: "Strong Strength: Strong Per Fanconi Anemia BS2 tables Modification Type: Disease-specific". The evidence for this variant shows: no data on observation in healthy individuals beyond population frequency. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BS3

BS3 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for BS3 is: "Well‐established in vitro or in vivo functional studies show no damaging effect on protein function or splicing". The evidence for this variant shows: no functional studies. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BS4

BS4 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for BS4 is: "Strong Strength: Strong LOD ≤ -1.28 or Bayes Factor (LR) ≤ 0.053:1 Modification Type: Gene-specific". The evidence for this variant shows: no segregation or non-segregation data. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BP1

BP1 (Supporting)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for BP1 is: "Supporting Strength: Supporting Apply to all missense variants Modification Type: Gene-specific". The evidence for this variant shows: Q838E is a missense change. Therefore, this criterion is applied at Supporting strength.

BP2

BP2 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for BP2 is: "Observed in trans with a pathogenic variant for a fully penetrant dominant gene/disorder". The evidence for this variant shows: no data on trans observations. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BP3

BP3 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for BP3 is: "In‐frame deletions/insertions in a repetitive region without a known function". The evidence for this variant shows: it is a missense variant, not an in‐frame indel. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BP4

BP4 (Supporting)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for BP4 is: "Supporting Strength: Supporting Protein: Do not use. RNA: At least one well-established in silico predictor shows no impact on splicing". The evidence for this variant shows: SpliceAI max score 0.22, indicating no splicing impact. Therefore, this criterion is applied at Supporting strength.

BP5

BP5 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for BP5 is: "Variant found in a case with an alternate molecular basis for disease". The evidence for this variant shows: no data of alternate molecular basis. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BP6

BP6 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule/finding for BP6 is: "Reputable source reports variant as benign, but evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation". The evidence for this variant shows: ClinVar includes no established benign classification from a reputable source. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.

BP7

BP7 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule/finding for BP7 is: "Supporting Strength: Supporting BP7: Synonymous and deep intronic Variants Observed Lack of aberrant RNA defect". The evidence for this variant shows: it is a missense change, not synonymous or deep intronic. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.