Genetic Information

Gene & Transcript Details

Gene
ATM
Transcript
NM_000051.4 MANE Select
Total Exons
Reference Sequence
NC_000011.9
Alternative Transcripts
IDStatusDetails
NM_000051.3 RefSeq Select 13147 nt | 386–9556
NM_000051.4 MANE Select 12915 nt | 151–9321

Variant Details

HGVS Notation
NM_000051.4:c.483G>C
Protein Change
Q161H
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
0.0 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)
1 publications
Publications List
PMID: 34326862

This sequence change replaces glutamine, which is neutral and polar, with histidine, which is basic and polar, at codon 161 of the ATM protein (p.Gln161His). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with breast cancer (PMID: 34326862). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 221086). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt ATM protein function with a negative predictive value of 95%. 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.

Clinical Statement

"This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (6 clinical laboratories)."

COSMIC Somatic Evidence

Open
COSMIC ID
Recurrence
0 occurrences
PM1 Criteria
Not Applied
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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 ATM.

Functional Studies & Therapeutic Relevance

Functional Summary

The ATM Q161H variant has not been functionally characterized.

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Computational Analysis

Pathogenicity Predictions

SpliceAI
Predictor Consensus
Mixed/VUS
PP3 Applied
No
REVEL Score
0.0
Threshold: ≥0.75 = PP3 applied

SpliceAI Scores

Window: ±500bp
Effect Type Score Position
- Acceptor Loss (AL) 0.01 186 bp
- Donor Loss (DL) 0.01 13 bp
+ Acceptor Gain (AG) 0.0 7 bp
+ Donor Gain (DG) 0.0 -30 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 for PVS1 is: "Use ATM PVS1 Decision Tree". The evidence for this variant shows it is a missense change (Q161H), not a null variant. Therefore, PVS1 is not applied because the variant is not predicted to result in loss of function.

PS1

PS1 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PS1 is: "Use for protein changes as long as splicing is ruled-out for both alterations." The evidence for this variant shows there is no previously established pathogenic variant resulting in the same amino acid change Q161H. Therefore, PS1 is not applied because the criterion requires an identical amino acid change already known to be pathogenic.

PS2

PS2 (Not Applied)

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

PS3

PS3 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PS3 is: "Use when a variant fails to rescue an ATM specific feature AND radiosensitivity for Moderate strength, or ATM specific feature only for Supporting strength." The evidence for this variant shows no functional studies have been performed on ATM Q161H. Therefore, PS3 is not applied because functional assay data are lacking.

PS4

PS4 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PS4 is: "Case-control studies show a statistically significant increase in variant frequency in affected individuals." No case-control data are available for this variant. Therefore, PS4 is not applied due to absence of statistical evidence.

PM1

PM1 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule 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 its location relative to functional domains of ATM is not characterized. Therefore, PM1 is not applied due to insufficient location/domain information.

PM2

PM2 (Supporting)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PM2 is: "Supporting Strength: Frequency ≤.001% if n=1 in a sub population that is sufficiently rare and PM2_supporting would apply." The evidence for this variant shows a MAF of 0% (absent) in gnomAD. Therefore, PM2 is applied at Supporting strength because the variant is absent from population databases.

PM3

PM3 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PM3 is: "Use ATM PM3/BP2 table for recessive inheritance." No information on trans configuration or recessive inheritance is available. Therefore, PM3 is not applied due to lack of genotype configuration data.

PM4

PM4 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM4 is: "Protein length changes due to in-frame deletions/insertions or stop-loss variants." The evidence for this variant shows it is a single amino acid substitution with no change in protein length. Therefore, PM4 is not applied.

PM5

PM5 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM5 is: "Novel missense change at an amino acid residue where a different missense change determined to be pathogenic has been seen before." No pathogenic missense variants at Q161 have been reported. Therefore, PM5 is not applied.

PM6

PM6 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM6 is: "Assumed de novo, but without confirmation of paternity and maternity." No unconfirmed de novo data are available. Therefore, PM6 is not applied.

PP1

PP1 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP1 is: "Cosegregation with disease in multiple affected family members." No segregation data are available. Therefore, PP1 is not applied.

PP2

PP2 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP2 is: "Missense variant in a gene with a low rate of benign missense variation and where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease." ATM has numerous benign and pathogenic missense variants. Therefore, PP2 is not applied.

PP3

PP3 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PP3 is: "Supporting Strength: REVEL >.7333 or RNA predictor shows splicing impact." The evidence shows in silico tools predict a benign effect and SpliceAI score indicates no splicing impact. Therefore, PP3 is not applied.

PP4

PP4 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP4 is: "Patient’s phenotype or family history is highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology." No clinical phenotype data are provided. Therefore, PP4 is not applied.

PP5

PP5 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP5 is: "Reputable source reports variant as pathogenic without available evidence." ClinVar entries report this variant as VUS, not as pathogenic. Therefore, PP5 is not applied.

BA1

BA1 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BA1 is: "Allele frequency is >5% in control populations." The evidence shows MAF=0%. Therefore, BA1 is not applied.

BS1

BS1 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BS1 is: "Allele frequency greater than expected for disorder." The evidence shows MAF=0%. Therefore, BS1 is not applied.

BS2

BS2 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BS2 is: "Observed in healthy adult individuals for dominant disorders." No such observations are reported. Therefore, BS2 is not applied.

BS3

BS3 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BS3 is: "Use when a variant rescues ATM specific features or radiosensitivity." No functional rescue studies exist. Therefore, BS3 is not applied.

BS4

BS4 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BS4 is: "Lack of segregation in affected members of a family." No segregation data are available. Therefore, BS4 is not applied.

BP1

BP1 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP1 is: "Missense variant in a gene where only loss-of-function causes disease." ATM has known pathogenic missense variants. Therefore, BP1 is not applied.

BP2

BP2 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BP2 is: "Use ATM PM3/BP2 table for cis/trans observations." No cis/trans data are available. Therefore, BP2 is not applied.

BP3

BP3 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP3 is: "In-frame deletions/insertions in repetitive regions without known function." This is a missense variant, not an in-frame indel. Therefore, BP3 is not applied.

BP4

BP4 (Supporting)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP4 is: "Multiple lines of computational evidence suggest no impact on gene or gene product." In silico predictors (CADD, PolyPhen, MetaSVM, MetaLR, PrimateAI) predict benign impact and SpliceAI predicts no splicing effect. Therefore, BP4 is applied at Supporting strength.

BP5

BP5 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP5 is: "Variant found in a case with an alternate molecular basis for disease." No such data are provided. Therefore, BP5 is not applied.

BP6

BP6 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP6 is: "Reputable source reports variant as benign without available evidence." No reputable source reports this variant as benign. Therefore, BP6 is not applied.

BP7

BP7 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP7 is: "Synonymous variant with no predicted splice impact." This variant is missense, not synonymous. Therefore, BP7 is not applied.