Reasoning
PS3 cannot be assessed because the case materials contain no variant-specific functional assay result, functional odds, quantitative repair or expression readout, or qualifying RNA assay for MLH1 c.232G>C (p.Glu78Gln/p.E78Q). The governing VCEP rule permits PS3 Strong for calibrated functional odds >18.7, PS3 Moderate for calibrated functional odds >4.3 and <=18.7, an MMR function defect following the functional assay flowchart, or complete monoallelic expression loss <10% of wild-type with and without NMD block, and PS3 Supporting for calibrated functional odds >2.08 and <=4.3; none can be evaluated from the available evidence. The required VCEP assay documentation and flowchart were searched for c.232G>C, p.Glu78Gln, and p.E78Q, but neither contains a variant-specific entry. The only fetched paper, PMID:25394175, does not mention the variant and provides no functional assay evidence.
VCEP rule
Calibrated functional assays with functional odds for pathogenicity > 18.7 ... Calibrated functional assays with functional odds for pathogenicity >4.3 and <= 18.7 ... OR MMR function defect following functional assay flowchart* ... OR Variants with monoallelic expression: complete loss of expression (<10% of wild-type in cDNA without puromycin) of the variant allele. Full-length transcript should be analysed with and without NMD block. ... Calibrated functional odds for pathogenicity >2.08 and <= 4.3
Evidence considered
- CSPEC PS3 entries: calibrated functional odds >18.7 support Strong; >4.3 and <=18.7, an MMR function defect following the functional assay flowchart, or complete monoallelic expression loss <10% of wild-type support Moderate; calibrated functional odds >2.08 and <=4.3 support Supporting.
- Functional-assay-SVI-documentation-MMR.xlsx, sheet MMR assays: validated MLH1 assay rows and their control/threshold framework are listed, but no row identifies c.232G>C, p.Glu78Gln, or p.E78Q and no variant readout is provided.
- Functional-assay-flowchart.pdf: the missense pathway requires a calibrated functional assay or two independent concordant assays, but no variant-specific assay result is available for this case.
- Searches of the two governing VCEP files for c.232G>C, p.Glu78Gln, and p.E78Q returned no variant-specific entry.
- PMID:25394175 paper_extracts entry: the paper does not mention MLH1 c.232G>C or p.(E78Q); its quoted content concerns constitutional mismatch repair deficiency generally, not this variant or a functional assay.
Still missing
- No variant-specific calibrated functional assay result or functional odds for MLH1 c.232G>C are available.
- No variant-specific quantitative MMR repair, protein-expression, localization, cellular-activity, or qualifying RNA assay result is available.
- No entry for c.232G>C, p.Glu78Gln, or p.E78Q was found in Functional-assay-SVI-documentation-MMR.xlsx, sheet MMR assays.
- No entry for c.232G>C, p.Glu78Gln, or p.E78Q was found in Functional-assay-flowchart.pdf.
- PMID:25394175 was reviewed; its paper extract states that the variant is not mentioned and supplies no variant-specific functional evidence.
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