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MSH6 c.1054G>A · p.Val352Ile
MSH6

NM_000179.3(MSH6):c.1054G>A (p.Val352Ile) is a missense substitution in exon 4 of MSH6.

Gene
MSH6
Transcript
NM_000179.3
HGVS · transcript:coding
NM_000179.3:c.1054G>A
Consequence
N/A
GRCh38
chr2:47799037 G>A
GRCh37
chr2:48026176 G>A
Basis ClinGen InSiGHT Hereditary Colorectal Cancer/Polyposis Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines for MSH6 Version 2.0.0 v2.0.0 criteria-combination framework was evaluated deterministically with applied criteria: BP4 supporting benign; no rule matched the adjudicated criteria.
ClinGen InSiGHT Hereditary Colorectal Cancer/Polyposis Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines for MSH6 Version 2.0.0 v2.0.0 criteria-combination framework was evaluated deterministically with applied criteria: BP4 supporting benign; no rule matched the adjudicated criteria.
Classification rationale
BP4 VUS
MSH6 c.1054G>A

NM_000179.3(MSH6):c.1054G>A (p.Val352Ile) is a missense substitution in exon 4 of MSH6. This variant has been observed in gnomAD v4.1 at an overall allele frequency of 0.000093 (150/1,614,044 alleles, 1 homozygote), with a grpmax filtering allele frequency of 0.000199 (0.0199%). In gnomAD v2.1 the variant is present at an allele frequency of 0.000074 (21/282,596 alleles, 1 homozygote). It is absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.1 The gnomAD v4.1 grpmax FAF (0.000199) is below the InSiGHT MSH6 VCEP BS1 threshold of ≥0.00022 and far below the BA1 threshold of ≥0.0022, so neither allele-frequency-based benign criterion is met. The overall allele frequency also exceeds the PM2 supporting threshold of <0.00002, so PM2 is not met.2 Computational predictors strongly favor a benign effect: the HCI prior probability for pathogenicity is 0.0007 (far below the BP4_Supporting threshold of <0.11), SpliceAI predicts no splicing impact (max delta 0.00), REVEL score is 0.216, and BayesDel score is -0.443.3 The variant was detected as a somatic finding in a tumor from a suspected Lynch syndrome patient (PMID:25111426), where it was classified as class 2 (likely not pathogenic) with 34% variant allele frequency, retention of heterozygosity, and normal MMR protein expression by IHC. This somatic observation is consistent with a benign or low-impact variant but does not independently meet any VCEP criterion in a germline context.4 In ClinVar, this variant is reported as Likely benign by 9 clinical laboratories, Uncertain significance by 4, and Benign by 1 (ClinVar Variation ID: 182617). The InSiGHT expert panel has not issued a classification for this variant.5 No pathogenic or likely pathogenic missense variants at the same amino acid residue (Val352) were identified in InSiGHT VCEP records, so PM5 cannot be assessed.6 Applying the InSiGHT MSH6 VCEP version 2.0.0 combining rules: BP4_Supporting is the only criterion met. With a single benign supporting criterion, neither the Likely Benign threshold (≥2 benign supporting per Rule 19, or 1 benign strong + 1 benign supporting per Rule 18) nor any pathogenic threshold is reached. The variant is classified as Uncertain Significance.

BP4 VUS
Gene diagram · NM_000179.3 · variants mapped to exon structure
MSH6 NM_000179.3
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Applied criteria · 1 met · select any tile
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Not met
Not assessed
N/A
Strength very strong supporting
Pathogenic evidence
PVS
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PM
PP
Benign evidence
BA
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Rationale
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      Rule
      Research & evidence
      Population frequency
      gnomAD v4.1 screenshot
      gnomAD v4.1
      gnomAD v2.1 screenshot
      gnomAD v2.1
      v4.1
      This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 9.29343e-05; MAF= 0.00929%, 150/1614044 alleles, homozygotes = 1) and has highest observed frequency in the Amish population (AF= 0.00548246; MAF= 0.54825%, 5/912 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 0.00019901.
      v2.1
      This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 7.4311e-05; MAF= 0.00743%, 21/282596 alleles, homozygotes = 1) and has highest observed frequency in the South Asian population (AF= 0.000293964; MAF= 0.02940%, 9/30616 alleles, homozygotes = 1); grpmax FAF= 0.00015255.
      🇨🇦 CA
      This variant is present in gnomAD-Canada v1.0 (AF= 0.00021715526601520088, 4/18420 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
      Allele frequency by ancestry
      three datasets · side by side
      gnomAD v4.1
      0.0093% · 150 / 1,614,044
      1 hom · FAF 0.02%
      Amish
      5 / 912
      0.55%
      South Asian
      26 / 91,092
      0.029%
      1 hom
      European (non-Finnish)
      112 / 1,180,022
      0.0095%
      Remaining individuals
      5 / 62,486
      0.008%
      African/African American
      2 / 74,936
      0.0027%
      + 5 not observed (Admixed American, European (Finnish), East Asian, Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi Jewish)
      gnomAD v2.1
      0.0074% · 21 / 282,596
      1 hom · FAF 0.015%
      South Asian
      9 / 30,616
      0.029%
      1 hom
      European (non-Finnish)
      11 / 128,944
      0.0085%
      African/African American
      1 / 24,956
      0.004%
      + 5 not observed (Admixed American, Ashkenazi Jewish, East Asian, European (Finnish), Remaining individuals)
      gnomAD Canada 🇨🇦
      0.022% · 4 / 18,420
      0 hom
      South Asian
      1 / 1,362
      0.073%
      European (non-Finnish)
      3 / 11,742
      0.026%
      + 7 not observed (African/African American, Latino/Admixed American, Ashkenazi Jewish, East Asian, European (Finnish), Middle Eastern, Remaining individuals)
      ClinVar screenshot
      ClinVar
      This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (9 clinical laboratories) and as Uncertain significance (4 clinical laboratories) and as Benign (1 clinical laboratory). (ClinVarID = 182617)
      SpliceAI screenshot
      In silico
      SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.00). REVEL score = 0.216. BayesDel score = -0.442852. HCI prior probability for pathogenicity = 0.0007. MAPP score = 2.28. Custom PP2 score = 0.001.
      Functional / OncoKB screenshot
      Functional Unknown Oncogenic Effect
      OncoKB did not identify variant-specific reviewed functional evidence for this variant; gene-level curated context is available for reviewer follow-up. MSH6, a DNA mismatch repair protein, is frequently mutated in colorectal, small bowel, and endometrial cancers.
      OncoKB ↗
      COSMIC screenshot
      COSMIC
      Cancer hotspots screenshot
      Cancer hotspots
      Somatic evidence Not in COSMIC / hotspots
      COSMIC
      This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV52274944, n = 3 times).
      Hotspots
      This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.
      Sources & reference links
      9Sources
      CSpec VCEP
      ClinVar
      gnomAD v2.1
      gnomAD v4.1
      gnomAD-Canada
      SpliceAI
      OncoKB
      COSMIC
      Cancer hotspots
      Triaged references · 9 PMIDs not cited in assessment
      25741868 ↗ Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology. CLINVAR
      26467025 ↗ A Standardized DNA Variant Scoring System for Pathogenicity Assessments in Mendelian Disorders. CLINVAR
      28135145 ↗ Cancer Susceptibility Gene Mutations in Individuals With Colorectal Cancer. CLINVAR
      15604628 ↗ Genetic cancer risk assessment and counseling: recommendations of the national society of genetic counselors. CLINVAR
      23535968 ↗ Informing family members of individuals with Lynch syndrome: a guideline for clinical geneticists. CLINVAR
      25111426 ↗ Somatic aberrations of mismatch repair genes as a cause of microsatellite-unstable cancers. CLINVAR
      25186627 ↗ Frequency of mutations in individuals with breast cancer referred for BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing using next-generation sequencing with a 25-gene panel. CLINVAR
      25394175 ↗ A practice guideline from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the National Society of Genetic Counselors: referral indications for cancer predisposition assessment. CLINVAR
      28492532 ↗ Sherloc: a comprehensive refinement of the ACMG-AMP variant classification criteria. CLINVAR