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.1368G>T
Protein Change
E456D
Location
Exon 4 (Exon 4 of )
4
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: 28779002

This sequence change replaces glutamic acid, which is acidic and polar, with aspartic acid, which is acidic and polar, at codon 456 of the PALB2 protein (p.Glu456Asp). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with breast cancer (PMID: 28779002). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 627995). 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) has been performed for this missense variant. However, the output from this modeling did not meet the statistical confidence thresholds required to predict the impact of this variant on PALB2 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.

Clinical Statement

"This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (3 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 PALB2.

Functional Studies & Therapeutic Relevance

Functional Summary

The PALB2 E456D 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 -255 bp
- Donor Loss (DL) 0.0 -316 bp
+ Acceptor Gain (AG) 0.0 -44 bp
+ Donor Gain (DG) 0.0 -157 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: "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 (E456D) not predicted to cause loss of function. Therefore, this criterion is not applied because PVS1 applies only to null variants in PALB2.

PS1

PS1 (Not Applied)

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

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." The evidence for this variant shows: no de novo data are available. Therefore, PS2 is not applied.

PS3

PS3 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PS3 is: "Well-established functional studies show a deleterious effect on the gene or gene product." The evidence for this variant shows: no functional studies have been performed. Therefore, PS3 is not applied.

PS4

PS4 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PS4 is: "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. Therefore, PS4 is not applied.

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: E456D is not located in a known hot spot or critical functional domain. Therefore, PM1 is not applied.

PM2

PM2 (Supporting)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PM2 is: "Supporting Strength: Supporting Variant absent in gnomAD or present in ≤1/300,000 alleles." The evidence for this variant shows: NM_024675.4:c.1368G>T is absent from population databases including gnomAD. Therefore, PM2 is applied at Supporting strength.

PM3

PM3 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PM3 is: "Use Fanconi Anemia PM3 tables (Supporting/Moderate/Strong as specified)." The evidence for this variant shows: no reports of this variant in trans with a pathogenic PALB2 allele. Therefore, PM3 is not applied.

PM4

PM4 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM4 is: "Protein length changes due to in-frame deletions/insertions in non-repeat regions or stop-loss variants." The evidence for this variant shows: E456D is a missense change that does not alter protein length. Therefore, PM4 is not applied.

PM5

PM5 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PM5 is: "Supporting strength applies to frameshifting or truncating variants with premature termination codons upstream of p.Tyr1183." The evidence for this variant shows: E456D is a missense substitution. 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." The evidence for this variant shows: no de novo data are available. Therefore, PM6 is not applied.

PP1

PP1 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PP1 is: "Segregation evidence with LOD/Bayes factor thresholds for Strong/Moderate/Supporting." The evidence for this variant shows: no family segregation data. 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 low rate of benign missense variation and where missense is a common mechanism of disease." The evidence for this variant shows: PALB2 disease mechanism is loss-of-function, not missense. Therefore, PP2 is not applied.

PP3

PP3 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PP3 is: "Protein: do not use. RNA: at least one well-established in silico predictor shows impact on splicing." The evidence for this variant shows: SpliceAI predicts no impact on splicing (max score 0.01). 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." The evidence for this variant shows: no phenotype or family history data provided. Therefore, PP4 is not applied.

PP5

PP5 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP5 is: "Reputable source reported variant as pathogenic." The evidence for this variant shows: ClinVar reports Uncertain Significance. Therefore, PP5 is not applied.

BA1

BA1 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BA1 is: "Stand Alone Strength: GnomAD Filtering Allele Frequency >0.1%." The evidence for this variant shows: allele frequency = 0%. Therefore, BA1 is not applied.

BS1

BS1 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BS1 is: "Strong Strength: GnomAD Filtering Allele Frequency >0.01%." The evidence for this variant shows: allele frequency = 0%. Therefore, BS1 is not applied.

BS2

BS2 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BS2 is: "Per Fanconi Anemia BS2 tables (Strong/Moderate/Supporting)." The evidence for this variant shows: no observation in healthy adult individuals. Therefore, BS2 is not applied.

BS3

BS3 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BS3 is: "Well-established functional studies show no damaging effect on protein function or splicing." The evidence for this variant shows: no functional studies are available. Therefore, BS3 is not applied.

BS4

BS4 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BS4 is: "Non-segregation in affected members (LOD ≤ -1.28 for Strong, etc.)." The evidence for this variant shows: no segregation data. Therefore, BS4 is not applied.

BP1

BP1 (Supporting)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BP1 is: "Supporting Strength: Apply to all missense variants (gene-specific)." The evidence for this variant shows: E456D is a missense variant. Therefore, BP1 is applied at Supporting strength.

BP2

BP2 (Not Applied)

According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP2 is: "Observed in trans with a pathogenic variant for a fully penetrant dominant gene/disorders or cis with a pathogenic variant in any inheritance pattern." The evidence for this variant shows: no trans or cis observations with pathogenic PALB2 variants. Therefore, BP2 is not applied.

BP3

BP3 (Not Applied)

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

BP4

BP4 (Supporting)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BP4 is: "Supporting Strength: Protein: do not use. RNA: at least one well-established in silico predictor (e.g., SpliceAI) shows no impact on splicing." The evidence for this variant shows: SpliceAI maximum score 0.01, indicating no splicing impact. 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." The evidence for this variant shows: no such case information. 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." The evidence for this variant shows: no such report. Therefore, BP6 is not applied.

BP7

BP7 (Not Applied)

According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BP7 is: "Strong/Moderate/Supporting for synonymous and deep intronic variants showing no RNA defect." The evidence for this variant shows: E456D is missense. Therefore, BP7 is not applied.