SF3B1 encodes a subunit of the splicing factor 3b protein complex, a core component of the U2 snRNP spliceosome that removes introns from messenger RNA and regulates alternative splicing and 3' splice site selection. The protein also helps maintain genomic integrity by contributing to sister chromatid cohesion and chromosome segregation. Somatic mutations in SF3B1 are recurrent in uveal melanoma and myelodysplastic syndromes, particularly subtypes with ring sideroblasts, where they disrupt normal splicing and are thought to act through gain-of-function or dominant negative effects.
This variant
SF3B1 encodes a core spliceosome subunit whose somatic missense mutations are recurrent drivers in uveal melanoma and myelodysplastic syndromes, and whose germline missense variants cause a neurodevelopmental disorder, so missense change is a plausible mechanism for this variant. However, p.Met823Ile is absent from population databases, falls outside known hotspot residues such as K700E, and lacks functional or case-level evidence, so it cannot yet be assigned pathogenic or benign significance. The variant therefore remains a variant of uncertain significance (VUS).
Transcript
NM_012433.3
HGVS · transcript:coding
NM_012433.3:c.2469G>A
GRCh38
chr2:197401427 C>T
GRCh37
chr2:198266151 C>T
BasisUnder generic ACMG/AMP 2015 rules (no ClinGen VCEP exists for SF3B1), only PM2 (Moderate) and PP2 (Supporting) were met, which is insufficient for any Pathogenic, Likely Pathogenic, Benign, or Likely Benign combination threshold, yielding a VUS.▾
Under generic ACMG/AMP 2015 rules (no ClinGen VCEP exists for SF3B1), only PM2 (Moderate) and PP2 (Supporting) were met, which is insufficient for any Pathogenic, Likely Pathogenic, Benign, or Likely Benign combination threshold, yielding a VUS.
Classification rationale
PM2PP2VUS
SF3B1 c.2469G>Amissense · exon 17
PM2 (Moderate): the variant is absent from population controls in gnomAD v2.1, gnomAD v4.1, and gnomAD-Canada v1.0. PP2 (Supporting): missense is an established germline disease mechanism for SF3B1, seen in 17 of 26 reported patients with SF3B1-related neurodevelopmental disorder. Combined, PM2 (Moderate) plus PP2 (Supporting) does not satisfy any ACMG/AMP 2015 Pathogenic, Likely Pathogenic, Benign, or Likely Benign combination, so the variant is classified as VUS.
PM2 + PP2→VUS
Gene diagram
· NM_012433.3 · variants mapped to exon structure
SF3B1NM_012433.3
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UCSC ncbiRefSeqCurated
All variants in SF3B1—click a row to locate it on the plot · use the link column to open its page
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Protein
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Applied criteria · 2 applied · 22 assessed
MetEvidence satisfies this criterion.
Not metEvaluated against available evidence; threshold not reached.
Not assessedApplies in principle, but no evidence was found to evaluate it.
N/ADoesn't apply to this variant type.
Applied · 2
Strength Supporting Moderate Strong Very strong
✓
PM2moderatePathogenic
Met (Moderate): absent from all queried population controls, including gnomAD v2.1, v4.1, and gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
The queried normalized alleles (GRCh37 2-198266151-C>T and GRCh38 2-197401427-C>T) were reported absent from gnomAD v2.1, gnomAD v4.1, and gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
Met (Supporting): missense is an established germline disease mechanism for SF3B1, documented in 17 of 26 reported patients.
PMID:41577671 (full-text extract, retrieved via pvs1_gene_context literature search): cohort of 26 individuals with SF3B1 constitutional heterozygous variants; missense variants (n=17) were largely de novo and associated with a more severe/syndromic phenotype than the loss-of-function subset (n=9), establishing missense substitution as a recognized SF3B1 germline disease mechanism distinct from LoF.pvs1_gene_context.json mechanism_rationale and supporting_sources confirm SF3B1 germline disease-context literature was reviewed as part of gene-level mechanism assessment.
Assessed · not applied
· 8 not met · 14 not assessed
Pathogenic
PS1Not assessed: no established-pathogenic p.Met823Ile allele from a different nucleotide change exists; the variant is absent from ClinVar.
PS2Not assessed: no proband phenotype or parental genotype data were available to establish a confirmed de novo occurrence.
PS3Not assessed: no validated functional assay data for p.Met823Ile were available.
PS4Not assessed: no case-control or enrichment data for this variant were available.
PM1Not met: residue 823 shows no statistically significant hotspot signal in cancerhotspots.org and no somatic recurrence in COSMIC.
PM3Not assessed: no affected-proband observations with a pathogenic variant in trans, or recessive disease context, were available.
PM5Not assessed: no different missense change at residue 823 previously established as pathogenic was identified.
PM6Not assessed: no de novo occurrence or parental testing was reported.
PP1Not assessed: no familial co-segregation data were available.
PP3Not met: REVEL score 0.571 falls below the >=0.644 PP3_Supporting threshold, in the indeterminate zone.
PP4Not assessed: no phenotype data for a carrier of this variant were available.
PP5Not met: no exact-variant ClinVar record exists, so no expert-panel Pathogenic or Likely pathogenic assertion supports PP5.
Benign
BA1Not met: the variant is absent from gnomAD v2.1, v4.1, and gnomAD-Canada v1.0, so no allele frequency reaches the BA1 threshold.
BS1Not met: the variant is absent from all queried population datasets, so it cannot exceed the expected benign frequency.
BS2Not assessed: no observations in well-phenotyped unaffected individuals were provided.
BS3Not assessed: no functional assay data demonstrating normal protein function were available.
BS4Not assessed: no unaffected variant-positive relatives or other non-segregation observations were provided.
BP1Not met: missense is an established disease mechanism for SF3B1, so the truncation-only premise of BP1 does not apply.
BP2Not assessed: no co-occurring pathogenic variant or phase evidence was available.
BP4Not met: REVEL score 0.571 is well above the <=0.290 BP4_Supporting threshold, in the indeterminate zone.
BP5Not assessed: no alternate molecular diagnosis could be evaluated from the available data.
BP6Not met: no exact-variant ClinVar record exists, so no expert-panel Benign or Likely benign assertion supports BP6.