Genetic Information
Gene & Transcript Details
| ID | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| NM_006218.2 | Alternative | 3724 nt | 158–3364 |
| NM_006218.3 | Alternative | 9104 nt | 158–3364 |
| NM_006218.4 | MANE Select | 9259 nt | 324–3530 |
Variant Details
Clinical & Population Data
Population Frequency
gnomADClinVar
Open"This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (1 clinical laboratories)."
COSMIC Somatic Evidence
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Functional Impact & Domains
Functional Domain
The PIK3CA N1068Kfs*5 variant has been functionally characterized and shown to have a damaging effect. It results in a frameshift mutation that increases cell proliferation, migration, and Akt phosphorylation compared to wild-type PIK3CA. Additionally, it enhances transformation ability in various cell lines, indicating an activating and likely oncogenic effect.
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Computational Analysis
Pathogenicity Predictions
SpliceAISpliceAI Scores
Window: ±500bp| Effect Type | Score | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptor Loss (AL) | 0.0 | -257 bp |
| Donor Loss (DL) | 0.0 | 428 bp |
| Acceptor Gain (AG) | 0.03 | -264 bp |
| Donor Gain (DG) | 0.0 | 430 bp |
VCEP Guidelines
Applied ACMG/AMP Criteria (VCEP Specific)
PVS1 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PVS1 is: "Null Variant (nonsense, frameshift, initiation codon, single or multi-exon deletion) in a gene where loss of function is a known mechanism of disease." The evidence for this variant shows: NM_006218.4:c.3203dup (p.N1068Kfs*5) is a frameshift, but loss of function is not a known mechanism for PIK3CA-related disease. Therefore, this criterion is not applied because the gene’s disease mechanism is activation, not loss of function.
PS1 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PS1 is: "Same amino acid change as a previously established pathogenic variant regardless of nucleotide change." The evidence for this variant shows: p.N1068Kfs*5 is a novel frameshift change, not the same amino acid change as any established pathogenic variant. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
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 data on de novo occurrence or parental testing. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PS3 (Strong)
According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PS3 is: "Follow recommendations set forth by the SVI in conjunction with specifications added by the BMVCEP for quality metrics and minimum validation controls required. Award PS3 if the functional assay meets the acceptability criteria delimited in (PMID: 31892348) with specifications added by the BMVCEP." The evidence for this variant shows: functional studies demonstrate increased cell proliferation, migration, Akt phosphorylation, and transformation ability for N1068Kfs*5. Therefore, this criterion is applied at Strong strength because validated functional assays show a damaging effect.
PS4 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PS4 is: "The prevalence of the variant in affected individuals is significantly increased compared with prevalence in controls." The evidence for this variant shows: no case-control or phenotype case series data are available. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PM1 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM1 is: "Located in a mutational hot spot and/or critical functional domain without benign variation." The evidence for this variant shows: c.3203dup (p.N1068Kfs*5) is not in a defined hotspot or critical domain for PIK3CA. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PM2 (Supporting)
According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for PM2 is: "Supporting Absent/rare from controls in an ethnically-matched cohort population sample (≥1)." The evidence for this variant shows: absent from gnomAD and other population databases. Therefore, this criterion is applied at Supporting strength because it is absent from controls.
PM3 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM3 is: "For autosomal recessive disorders, detected in trans with a pathogenic variant." The evidence for this variant shows: PIK3CA-related conditions are not autosomal recessive and no trans-phase data exist. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PM4 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM4 is: "Protein length changes due to in-frame indels or stop-loss variants." The evidence for this variant shows: p.N1068Kfs*5 is a frameshift leading to premature truncation, not an in-frame indel or stop-loss. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PM5 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM5 is: "Novel missense change at an amino acid residue where a different pathogenic missense change has been seen before." The evidence for this variant shows: it is not a missense change. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
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 data to support even assumed de novo status. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PP1 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP1 is: "Cosegregation with disease in multiple affected family members." The evidence for this variant shows: no family segregation data. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
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 is a common mechanism of disease." The evidence for this variant shows: not a missense variant. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PP3 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP3 is: "Multiple lines of computational evidence support a deleterious effect on the gene or gene product." The evidence for this variant shows: no significant in silico predictions of impact, and SpliceAI score is low. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
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 detailed phenotype or family history linking specifically to PIK3CA-related syndrome. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PP5 (Supporting)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP5 is: "Reputable source recently reports variant as pathogenic, but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation." The evidence for this variant shows: ClinVar lists it as Likely Pathogenic by one clinical laboratory. Therefore, this criterion is applied at Supporting strength.
BA1 (Not Applied)
According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BA1 is: "Stand Alone: Allele frequency >0.0926% in general population." The evidence for this variant shows: allele frequency is 0%. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BS1 (Not Applied)
According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BS1 is: "Strong: Allele frequency >0.0185% in general population." The evidence for this variant shows: allele frequency is 0%. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BS2 (Not Applied)
According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BS2 is: "Strong: Observed in ≥3 homozygotes in gnomAD or ≥3 heterozygotes in well-phenotyped family members without disease." The evidence for this variant shows: no such observations. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
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: functional studies demonstrate damaging/activating effect. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BS4 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BS4 is: "Lack of segregation in affected members of a family." The evidence for this variant shows: no segregation data. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP1 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP1 is: "Missense variant in a gene for which primarily truncating variants are known to cause disease." The evidence for this variant shows: it is a truncating variant, not a missense. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP2 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP2 is: "Observed in trans with a pathogenic variant for dominant disorders or in cis for recessive disorders." The evidence for this variant shows: no such observations. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP3 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP3 is: "In-frame indels in repetitive regions without a known function." The evidence for this variant shows: p.N1068Kfs*5 is not an in-frame indel in a repetitive region. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP4 (Not Applied)
According to VCEP guidelines, the rule for BP4 is: "Supporting: Synonymous, intronic (non-canonical), or UTR variants with two of three splicing tools predicting no impact." The evidence for this variant shows: not a synonymous or non-coding variant. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP5 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP5 is: "Variant found in a patient with an alternate molecular basis for disease." The evidence for this variant shows: no alternate molecular basis reported. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
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: ClinVar reports it as likely pathogenic. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP7 (Not Applied)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP7 is: "Synonymous variant with no predicted splice impact and low conservation." The evidence for this variant shows: not a synonymous variant. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.