Genetic Information
Gene & Transcript Details
| ID | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| NM_000059.4 | MANE Select | 11954 nt | 200–10456 |
| NM_000059.2 | Alternative | 11386 nt | 228–10484 |
| NM_000059.3 | RefSeq Select | 11386 nt | 228–10484 |
Variant Details
Clinical & Population Data
Population Frequency
gnomADClinVar
OpenThe c.794-2A>G intronic variant results from an A to G substitution two nucleotides upstream from coding exon 9 in the BRCA2 gene. In one study, this variant was reported in 1/60,466 breast cancer cases and in 0/53,461 controls (Dorling et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 02;384:428-439). Alterations that disrupt the canonical splice site are expected to result in aberrant splicing. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice acceptor site and may result in the creation or strengthening of a novel splice acceptor site. The resulting transcript is predicted to be in-frame and is not expected to trigger nonsense-mediated mRNAdecay. RNA studies have demonstrated that this alteration results in a transcript predicted to lead to a protein with an in-frame deletion of 372 amino acids; however, the exact functional impact of the deleted amino acids is unknown at this time (Ambry internal data). This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear.
This sequence change affects an acceptor splice site in intron 9 of the BRCA2 gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in BRCA2 are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 20104584). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with BRCA2-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 568479). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic.
"This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (4 clinical laboratories) and as Uncertain significance (2 clinical laboratories) and as Likely Pathogenic (1 clinical laboratories) and as Pathogenic (1 clinical laboratories) and as Uncertain Significance by ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1 and BRCA2 Variant Curation Expert Panel, ClinGen expert panel."
COSMIC Somatic Evidence
Open
Functional Impact & Domains
Functional Domain
Error in OpenAI Consolidation. OncoKB: BRCA2SpliceBRCA2SpliceSomaticNCBI Gene:675|Show additional gene information Variant OverviewBRCA2, a tumor suppressor involved in the DNA damage response, is mutated in various cancer types.The BRCA2 splice alteration has not specifically been reviewed by the OncoKB team, and therefore its biological significance is unknown. JAX-CKB: No results found
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Computational Analysis
Pathogenicity Predictions
SpliceAISpliceAI Scores
Window: ±500bp| Effect Type | Score | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptor Loss (AL) | 0.99 | 2 bp |
| Donor Loss (DL) | 0.01 | 174 bp |
| Acceptor Gain (AG) | 0.31 | 20 bp |
| Donor Gain (DG) | 0.0 | 20 bp |
VCEP Guidelines
Applied ACMG/AMP Criteria (VCEP Specific)
PVS1 (Unknown (Pre-LLM))
From pre-LLM assessment (LLM Failed)
PM2 (Unknown (Pre-LLM))
From pre-LLM assessment (LLM Failed)
PP3 (Unknown (Pre-LLM))
From pre-LLM assessment (LLM Failed)
PP5 (Unknown (Pre-LLM))
From pre-LLM assessment (LLM Failed)