The HNF1A NM_000545.8:c.872dup (NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25)) frameshift variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV57458765, n = 65 times). Based on available guidelines, this variant is considered to be Benign. This variant is considered to be Pathogenic by the VCEP (ClinGen Monogenic Diabetes Variant Curation Expert Panel; ClinVar ID 14927).
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Benign.A benign classification under the recorded framework.
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About HNF1A
HNF1A encodes a transcription factor that helps control the activity of genes important for liver function and pancreatic islet cells. Inherited loss of HNF1A function causes maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 3 (MODY3), and changes in the gene can lead to hepatic adenomas. HNF1A acts as a tumor suppressor, with its inactivation commonly associated with hepatocellular adenomas and rarely found in hepatocellular carcinoma.
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01The reasoning
How it was classified
The recorded framework is ClinGen HNF1A VCEP v3.1. The criteria and strengths shown below come from the saved assessment; this page does not recalculate the classification.
Recorded applied criteria
The applied criteria and their strengths are shown as assessed under the stated framework.
Met, very strong: exon 4 frameshift c.872dup lies 5' of c.1714, and the exact P291fsinsC transcript was reduced to 6% of normal by NMD.
PP5Supporting
PP5 · supporting
Not applicable: the HNF1A VCEP explicitly prohibits use of PP5 for this VCEP.
Benign criteria applied · 2
BA1Stand alone
BA1 · stand alone
Met: gnomAD v2.1 grpmax FAF 0.00038181 exceeds the VCEP BA1 threshold of 0.0001, although gnomAD v4.1 reports 0.00002301.
BS1Strong
BS1 · strong
Met: gnomAD v2.1 grpmax FAF 0.00038181 exceeds the VCEP BS1 threshold of 0.000033, while gnomAD v4.1 reports 0.00002301.
Recorded classification: Benign
Benign: BA1 (stand-alone benign) satisfies the HNF1A Expert Panel's Rule 17; BS1 is additionally met, while PVS1 alone does not satisfy a pathogenic rule.
02The sources
Evidence at a glance
Evidence summaries and captured source records, where available. Missing entries should not be interpreted as negative findings.
gnomAD v4.1
gnomAD v2.1
Population frequency
84 / 1,604,382 alleles
gnomAD v4.1: 84 / 1,604,382 alleles. Recorded AF 5.23566e-05. Recorded homozygote count 0.
gnomAD v2.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 0.000331629; MAF= 0.03316%, 86/259326 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the East Asian population (AF= 0.000484966; MAF= 0.04850%, 9/18558 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 0.00038181.
ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen HNF1A VCEP v3.1, with the data and sources behind each one.
28 criteria with recorded statuses: 4 met · 3 not met · 9 not assessed · 12 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
PVS1 is met at very strong strength because the exact variant is a frameshift in exon 4, within the VCEP's exons 1-9 5' of c.1768 path and 5' of the c.1714 NMD boundary.
PM4 is not applicable because the VCEP PM4 specification addresses in-frame amino-acid deletions or insertions, not this one-nucleotide frameshift.
BP3 is not applicable because the HNF1A VCEP explicitly marks BP3 Not Applicable.
Among the requested codon/residue/domain criteria, PS1, PM5, PP2, and BP1 are not applicable under the HNF1A VCEP specification; PM1 is not met because codon 292 is outside the specified approved regions and the VCEP does not define a hotspot route.
The recurrent c.872dup/P291fsinsC reports in PMID:12574234 and PMID:12355088 were reviewed for possible hotspot evidence but cannot override the VCEP's restricted PM1 rule.
PS4 is not met because the VCEP's mandatory PM2_Supporting prerequisite fails despite nine unrelated occurrences meeting the occurrence-count threshold.
PP4 is not assessed because the required patient-specific MPC and HNF4A results are unavailable.
PP5 and BP6 are not applicable under the HNF1A VCEP; BP5 is not assessed because no alternate P/LP monogenic-diabetes variant is documented.
All three requested computational criteria are not_applicable because NM_000545.8:c.872dup is a coding frameshift, outside the applicable non-canonical/synonymous or non-protein-altering computational paths in the HNF1A VCEP rules.
The available SpliceAI max delta score of 0.014 is not double-counted or applied outside the governing criterion scope.
No criteria match.
Met · 4
PVS1Very strongVCEPMet, very strong: exon 4 frameshift c.872dup lies 5' of c.1714, and the exact P291fsinsC transcript was reduced to 6% of normal by NMD.
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Reasoning
NM_000545.8:c.872dup is a frameshift in exon 4 of HNF1A, producing NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), well 5' of c.1768 and 5' of the c.1714 NMD boundary. The governing HNF1A PVS1 decision tree assigns very strong PVS1 to frameshift variants in exons 1-9 5' of c.1768, with NMD expected 5' of c.1714. The exact variant is also reported as P291fsinsC in a lymphoblastoid-cell study: mutant transcript abundance was 6% of normal and increased 81-fold after cycloheximide, supporting NMD. The searched VCEP decision-tree file contained no variant-specific row for c.872dup, p.Gly292ArgfsTer25, or p.G292Rfs*25; the governing frameshift/exon rule therefore controls.
VCEP rule
Frameshift | Exons 1-9 (5' of c.1768). NMD is expected for variants 5' of c.1714. While NMD is not expected to occur for variants in the last 55 base pairs of exon 9 (c.1714 - c.1768), this region is known to be enriched for MODY-causing nonsense. | PVS1
Evidence considered
Variant assessment: NM_000545.8:c.872dup is a frameshift in exon 4 and produces NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25) / p.(G292Rfs*25).
HNF1A PVS1 decision-tree table, Frameshift row: exons 1-9 5' of c.1768, with NMD expected 5' of c.1714, is assigned PVS1.
Harries et al. 2004 (PMID:14747304), P291fsinsC exact-variant experiment: mutant mRNA was 6% of the normal transcript and cycloheximide increased the transcript 81-fold, indicating NMD; lymphoblastoid cell lines were used.
The three requested variant notations were searched in HNF1A_PVS1_Decision_Tree_20230625.pdf.txt; no variant-specific row was found.
Still missing
No variant-specific entry for c.872dup, p.Gly292ArgfsTer25, or p.G292Rfs*25 was found in HNF1A_PVS1_Decision_Tree_20230625.pdf.txt; the applicable general frameshift/exon row was present.
BA1Stand aloneVCEPMet: gnomAD v2.1 grpmax FAF 0.00038181 exceeds the VCEP BA1 threshold of 0.0001, although gnomAD v4.1 reports 0.00002301.
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Reasoning
BA1 is met under the HNF1A VCEP rule because the default all-comers gnomAD v2.1 record has grpmax FAF 0.00038181 (0.038181%), exceeding the VCEP threshold of 0.0001 (0.01%). gnomAD v4.1 reports a lower grpmax FAF of 0.00002301 (0.002301%), below the BA1 threshold, creating a version-dependent population-frequency discrepancy that warrants human review; the VCEP does not specify substituting the non-cancer subsets.
gnomAD v2.1 all-comers: grpmax FAF = 0.00038181; total frequency = 86/259326 alleles, homozygotes = 0.
gnomAD v4.1 all-comers: grpmax FAF = 0.00002301; total frequency = 84/1604382 alleles, homozygotes = 0.
The governing VCEP does not specify a non-cancer or exome-only source, so the default all-comers entries were used; non-cancer query status does not override these default entries.
Still missing
The VCEP rule does not specify how to reconcile the discordant gnomAD v2.1 and v4.1 grpmax FAF values.
BS1StrongVCEPMet: gnomAD v2.1 grpmax FAF 0.00038181 exceeds the VCEP BS1 threshold of 0.000033, while gnomAD v4.1 reports 0.00002301.
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Reasoning
BS1 is met under the HNF1A VCEP rule because the default all-comers gnomAD v2.1 record has grpmax FAF 0.00038181 (0.038181%), exceeding the VCEP threshold of 0.000033 (0.0033%). gnomAD v4.1 reports grpmax FAF 0.00002301 (0.002301%), below that threshold, so the result is version-dependent and requires human review; the VCEP does not specify use of the non-cancer subsets.
VCEP rule
gnomAD Grpmax FAF ≥ 1:30,000 (≥0.0033% or 0.000033)
The VCEP requires PM2_Supporting before PS4 can be used at any level. PMID:12574234 directly identifies the same c.872dup frameshift as P291fsinsC in nine Norwegian MODY3 families, which meets the VCEP's seven-or-more-unrelated-occurrences Strong rule. However, gnomAD v4.1 reports grpmax FAF 0.00002301, while the VCEP PM2_Supporting rule is gnomAD Grpmax FAF <= 0.000003; explicit comparison: 0.00002301 <= 0.000003? no. Therefore PS4 cannot be applied. The literature packet's ai_classified_papers contains no paper classified as PS4; the relevant occurrence report was verified in its full-text extraction.
VCEP rule
Variant should meet PM2\_Supporting in order to use PS4 at any level (careful review of gnomAD QC data may be necessary to assess whether variant is real or an artifact, especially if variant is in a polyC region). ... Seven or more unrelated occurrences = Strong.
Evidence considered
PMID:12574234, Results and Table 1: P291fsinsC, corresponding to NM_000545.8:c.872dup, was identified in nine families.
PM1VCEPNot met: codon 292 lies outside the VCEP PM1 regions, which end at codon 280, and no VCEP hotspot route is specified.
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The variant affects codon 292. It is outside the VCEP-defined dimerization region (codons 1-32) and DNA-binding subsets (codons 107-174 and 201-280), and it is not one of the specifically listed DNA-contact residues (the highest listed residue is Lys273). The VCEP PM1 specification does not provide a somatic-hotspot route, so recurrence of the same frameshift in PMID:12574234 and PMID:12355088 cannot establish PM1 under this governing rule.
VCEP rule
Use for defined regions in the DNA binding and dimerization domains. ... * Dimerization: codons 1-32, NM\_000545.8 ... * Subset of DNA binding domains: codons 107-174 and 201-280
Evidence considered
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 PM1 domains: dimerization codons 1-32 and DNA-binding subsets codons 107-174 and 201-280; the variant is p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), affecting codon 292.
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 also lists direct DNA-binding residues Gln130, Arg131, Glu132, His143, Leu144, Ser145, Gln146, His147, Leu148, Asn149, Lys155, Thr156, Gln157, Lys158, Arg203, Phe204, Lys205, Trp206, Arg263, Val264, Tyr265, Asn270, Arg271, Arg272, and Lys273; codon 292 is not listed.
PMID:12574234, Results and Table 1: P291fsinsC, corresponding to the c.872dup frameshift, was the most prevalent Norwegian MODY3 mutation and occurred in nine families; this paper was considered as recurrence/hotspot evidence, but the VCEP PM1 rule does not authorize a hotspot route.
PMID:12355088, Results and Table 1: the 872insC frameshift was reported in hepatic tumors and described as previously observed in 20% of individuals with MODY3; this recurrence does not satisfy the HNF1A VCEP PM1 domain/residue rule.
PM2VCEPNot met: gnomAD v4.1 grpmax FAF 0.00002301 exceeds the VCEP PM2 threshold of 0.000003, as does v2.1 value 0.00038181.
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PM2 is not met because the VCEP requires gnomAD Grpmax FAF <= 0.000003, while the default all-comers gnomAD v2.1 and v4.1 records report grpmax FAF values of 0.00038181 and 0.00002301, respectively; both exceed the threshold. The VCEP does not specify replacing these with non-cancer subsets.
VCEP rule
gnomAD Grpmax FAF ≤ 1:333,000 (≤ 0.000003 or 0.0003%)
PS2VCEPNot assessed: no documented de novo proband, parental testing, or phenotype-consistency point assignment is available for calculating PS2 strength.
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The HNF1A VCEP directs PS2 to the point-based system with phenotype consistency specifications. The case evidence does not document a proband with confirmed de novo status, parental testing, confirmed parental relationships, phenotype-specific point assignment, or a pre-assigned PS2 code. The governing PS2_DeNovo_Points_Table.pdf was searched for c.872dup, p.Gly292ArgfsTer25, and p.G292Rfs*25, with no variant-specific entry found; therefore a PS2 point total and strength cannot be determined.
VCEP rule
Use SVI recommended point-based system with specifications for “Phenotype Consistency” described in PP4 specifications.
Evidence considered
The HNF1A VCEP CSPEC entry for PS2 states: use the SVI recommended point-based system with specifications for phenotype consistency described in PP4 specifications.
PS2_DeNovo_Points_Table.pdf provides 2 points for a de novo proband with highly specific phenotype and confirmed parental relationships, 1 point for a de novo proband with highly specific phenotype and unconfirmed parental relationships, 1 point for a phenotype consistent but not highly specific proband with confirmed parental relationships, and 0.5 points for the corresponding unconfirmed-parental-relationship path; no case-specific assignment is available.
Still missing
PS2_DeNovo_Points_Table.pdf was searched for c.872dup, p.Gly292ArgfsTer25, and p.G292Rfs*25; no variant-specific entry was found.
No case-specific parental genotypes or confirmed parental relationships are documented.
No case-specific phenotype-consistency classification or PS2 point total is documented.
PS3VCEPNot assessed: P291fsinsC RNA fell to 6% of normal, but this patient-cell-line NMD assay is not among the VCEP's approved PS3 assay types.
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Reasoning
The variant-specific study of P291fsinsC/c.872dup used allele-specific quantitative RT-PCR in patient-derived lymphoblastoid cell lines and found mutant transcript abundance of 6% of the normal allele, restored by cycloheximide, consistent with nonsense-mediated decay. However, the HNF1A VCEP PS3 specification limits supporting PS3 to approved luciferase transactivation, EMSA DNA-binding, or western blotting/immunofluorescence studies, and limits moderate PS3 to the specified Gloyn/Oxford luciferase assay; this RNA NMD assay does not satisfy one of those listed PS3 paths. The variant is a coding frameshift, not a non-canonical splice-site variant eligible for the VCEP strong PS3 rule.
VCEP rule
PS3 should be applied at the supporting level for the following approved functional studies and cutoffs except as noted in the PS3\_Moderate specification:
1. Luciferase assays for transactivation: less than 40% activity of wildtype (WT). Assays should include controls for WT, T2DM-risk, and known MODY variants.
2. EMSA for DNA binding: less than 40% activity of WT. We recommend that at least two of the following variants be used as positive controls for reduced DNA binding activity: c.335C>T (p.Pro112Leu), c.608G>A (p.Arg203His), c.787C>T (p.Arg263Cys) and c.686G>A (p.Arg229Gln) [<sup>4</sup>](#pmid_11162430), [<sup>5</sup>](#pmid_12574234), [<sup>6</sup>](#pmid_24915262).
3. Western blotting and indirect immunofluorescence for protein expression and localization - Determining appropriate thresholds for protein expression is more difficult due to variability in results between experimental protocols. Altered protein expression can be indirectly captured through the read-out frame from transactivation assay, and reduced protein expression can provide an explanation for reduced transactivation. When exploring protein mis-localization, we recommend that the c.589\_615del (p.Lys197\_Lys205del) variant is included as a positive control for impaired nuclear localization (cytosolic retention).
Evidence considered
Harries et al. 2004 (PMID:14747304), quantitative RT-PCR study of patient-derived lymphoblastoid cell lines: P291fsinsC, corresponding to NM_000545.8:c.872dup, showed mutant mRNA at 6% of the normal allele (P = 0.001); cycloheximide increased the transcript level 81-fold, supporting NMD.
The VCEP PS3 specification lists luciferase transactivation, EMSA DNA binding, and western blotting/indirect immunofluorescence as approved supporting-level functional studies, and specifies the Gloyn/Oxford luciferase assay for moderate PS3; it does not list this patient-derived RNA NMD assay.
Still missing
A VCEP-approved functional assay is needed: luciferase transactivation below 40% with required controls, EMSA DNA binding below 40% with recommended positive controls, or qualifying protein expression/localization evidence.
PP1VCEPNot assessed: nine families and 31 affected individuals were reported, but informative meioses and a cosegregation probability were not provided for comparison with VCEP thresholds.
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Reasoning
The VCEP applies Jarvik and Browning meiosis thresholds: in a single family, 3, 4, or 5 meioses correspond to Supporting, Moderate, or Strong at probabilities of 1/8, 1/16, or 1/32 or lower; thresholds are less stringent for more than one family. PMID:12574234 reports the exact-equivalent P291fsinsC variant in nine Norwegian MODY3 families comprising 31 individuals, but the extracted report does not provide variant-positive and variant-negative relatives, informative meioses, or a calculated cosegregation probability. The reported family count and affected-individual count cannot be converted to PP1 strength under the VCEP rule.
VCEP rule
Use thresholds suggested by Jarvik and Browning[<sup>7</sup>](#pmid_27236918)
* Single Family : ≤ 1/32 (5 meioses)
* \>1 Family : ≤ 1/16 (4 meioses)...Use thresholds suggested by Jarvik and Browning[<sup>7</sup>](#pmid_27236918)
* Single Family : ≤ 1/16 (4 meioses)
* \>1 Family : ≤ 1/8 (3 meioses)...Use thresholds suggested by Jarvik and Browning[<sup>7</sup>](#pmid_27236918)
* Single Family : ≤ 1/8 (3 meioses)
* \>1 Family : ≤ ¼ (2 meioses)
Evidence considered
HNF1A VCEP PP1 rule: single-family thresholds are at most 1/8 for 3 meioses, 1/16 for 4 meioses, and 1/32 for 5 meioses; for more than one family, the corresponding thresholds are at most 1/4 for 2 meioses, 1/8 for 3 meioses, and 1/16 for 4 meioses.
PMID:12574234, Results and Table 1: P291fsinsC, equivalent to NM_000545.8:c.872dup, was identified in nine families and 31 individuals; the available extraction does not report informative meioses or a cosegregation probability.
Still missing
PMID:12574234 reports nine families and 31 individuals with P291fsinsC but does not provide the informative meioses or cosegregation probability required by the VCEP thresholds.
No case-specific segregation table identifying variant-positive and variant-negative relatives is available.
PP4VCEPNot assessed: the required MPC >=50% result and negative HNF4A testing are not available for this patient.
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The VCEP requires an MPC result >=50% and negative HNF4A testing for PP4 Supporting; PP4 Moderate additionally requires at least one specified HNF1A-MODY feature. The available evidence does not provide this patient's MPC result, HNF4A test result, or sufficient patient-specific qualifying phenotype data, so PP4 cannot be evaluated under the VCEP rule.
VCEP rule
MODY Probability Calculator (MPC) result ≥50% chance of testing positive https://www.diabetesgenes.org/mody-probability-calculator/) AND negative HNF4A testing
Evidence considered
VCEP PP4 Supporting requires MPC result >=50% chance of testing positive AND negative HNF4A testing.
VCEP PP4 Moderate additionally requires at least one specified feature: antibody negative or persistent C-peptide; extreme response to low-dose sulfonylurea; low hsCRP in clinical T2DM; cell-line biochemical/molecular evidence; or hepatocellular adenomas.
Still missing
Patient-specific MPC result
Negative HNF4A testing
Patient-specific PP4 phenotype feature if Moderate is considered
BS2VCEPNot assessed: no normoglycemic genotype-positive individual aged 70 or older is documented, which is required by the VCEP rule.
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BS2 cannot be assessed because the VCEP requires genotype-positive, phenotype-negative normoglycemic individuals age 70 or older, and the available population data provide allele counts and homozygote counts but no qualifying individuals' age or glycemic phenotype.
VCEP rule
Apply to normoglycemic individuals age 70 or older (i.e., genotype positive, phenotype negative)
Evidence considered
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 CSPEC BS2 rule: apply to normoglycemic individuals age 70 or older (i.e., genotype positive, phenotype negative).
The gnomAD records report no homozygotes but do not provide the age and normoglycemia data required by BS2.
Still missing
Qualifying normoglycemic individuals aged 70 or older with confirmed genotype-positive status are not available.
BS3VCEPNot assessed: P291fsinsC RNA was 6% of normal, with no VCEP-approved benign assay reaching the BS3 threshold of at least 75% wild-type activity.
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No VCEP-qualifying benign functional result is available. The variant is a coding frameshift rather than a non-canonical splice-site variant with RNA and in silico evidence of normal splicing. The available variant-specific RNA study instead showed marked transcript depletion to 6% of normal, and no approved luciferase or EMSA result at or above the VCEP's 75% wild-type threshold is reported. The VCEP also requires BS3 functional studies to be performed on a transfected variant; the available study used patient-derived lymphoblastoid cell lines.
VCEP rule
To use BS3, functional study must have been performed on a transfected variant. If a study was performed on a cell line generated from a patient sample (and therefore contains the variant plus wild-type allele and other variants in the patient’s genome) it cannot count as BS3.
BS3 should be applied at the supporting level for the following approved functional studies and cutoffs:
1. Luciferase assays for transactivation: \u2265 75% activity of wildtype
2. EMSA for DNA binding: \u2265 75% activity of wildtype.
3. Western blotting and indirect immunoflorescence for protein expression and localization - Determining appropriate thresholds for protein expression is more difficult due to variability in results between different experimental protocols. Altered protein expression can be indirectly captured through the read-out from a transactivation assay and reduced protein expression can provide an explanation for reduced transactivation.
Evidence considered
Harries et al. 2004 (PMID:14747304), patient-derived lymphoblastoid-cell-line RNA assay: P291fsinsC/c.872dup had 6% of normal mutant transcript abundance, not a normal-splicing or benign functional result.
The VCEP BS3 specification requires a transfected-variant functional study and gives supporting cutoffs of at least 75% of wild-type activity for luciferase transactivation or EMSA DNA binding; no such result is available here.
Still missing
A VCEP-approved benign functional study on a transfected variant is needed, such as luciferase transactivation or EMSA DNA binding at least 75% of wild-type activity.
BS4VCEPNot assessed: no genotype-negative, phenotype-positive family member with an MPC score >50% is documented.
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The VCEP limits BS4 to family members without the variant who have MPC score >50%, meaning genotype-negative, phenotype-positive relatives. The available case evidence contains no identified family member with a documented negative genotype, positive phenotype, and MPC score >50%; therefore BS4 cannot be assessed.
VCEP rule
Applicable to family members without variant who have MPC score >50% (i.e., genotype negative, phenotype positive).
Evidence considered
The HNF1A VCEP BS4 rule applies to family members without the variant who have MPC score >50%, i.e. genotype-negative, phenotype-positive relatives.
Still missing
No family-member genotype-negative and phenotype-positive observation is documented.
No MPC score >50% is documented for a genotype-negative family member.
BP2VCEPNot assessed: no documented likely pathogenic second variant or cis/trans phase is available for NM_000545.8:c.872dup.
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The HNF1A VCEP permits BP2 at Supporting strength when the variant is in cis or trans with a likely pathogenic variant. The available case evidence does not document a second likely pathogenic variant or establish cis/trans phase for NM_000545.8:c.872dup, so BP2 cannot be evaluated.
VCEP rule
Also applicable when in cis or trans with a likely pathogenic variant.
Evidence considered
ClinGen Monogenic Diabetes Expert Panel HNF1A Version 3.1 CSPEC criteria entry for BP2: "Also applicable when in cis or trans with a likely pathogenic variant."
The case evidence documents NM_000545.8:c.872dup but provides no qualifying second likely pathogenic variant and no cis/trans phasing result.
Still missing
A second likely pathogenic variant and reliable cis/trans phasing relative to NM_000545.8:c.872dup are not documented.
BP5VCEPNot assessed: no pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in another monogenic diabetes gene is documented.
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The VCEP BP5 rule requires a variant in another monogenic diabetes gene to be classified P/LP. No qualifying alternate-gene variant or P/LP classification is documented in the available case evidence, so BP5 cannot be evaluated.
VCEP rule
A variant in other monogenic diabetes gene is P/LP.
Evidence considered
VCEP BP5 Supporting rule requires a variant in another monogenic diabetes gene to be P/LP; no such alternate variant is documented.
Still missing
Documented alternate monogenic-diabetes-gene variant with a qualifying P/LP classification
Not applicable · 12· recorded as not applicableShow reasons ▾Hide reasons ▴PS1N/ANot applicable: c.872dup causes p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), a frameshift rather than the same amino-acid change required for PS1.
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PS1 is not applicable because the observed variant is a frameshift, NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), rather than a same-amino-acid change. The VCEP's splice-based PS1 route is also not applicable because the available variant consequence is a coding frameshift and no qualifying comparison of SpliceAI scores to a pathogenic or likely pathogenic splice variant is established.
VCEP rule
Applicable for a same amino acid change if the previously established variant is classified as pathogenic by ClinGen MDEP specifications.
Evidence considered
Case normalization: NM_000545.8:c.872dup produces NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), classified as a frameshift.
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 PS1 specification requires a same amino acid change for the primary PS1 route; the alternative route is specifically for canonical or non-canonical splicing variants.
PM3VCEPNot applicable: the HNF1A VCEP explicitly designates PM3 as not applicable.
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PM3 is not applicable under the ClinGen Monogenic Diabetes Expert Panel HNF1A Version 3.1 specification. No PM3 evidence assessment is therefore permitted under this governing framework.
VCEP rule
Not Applicable
Evidence considered
ClinGen Monogenic Diabetes Expert Panel HNF1A Version 3.1 CSPEC criteria entry for PM3: applicability is "Not Applicable".
PM4N/ANot applicable: PM4 covers in-frame amino-acid deletions or insertions, whereas c.872dup is a one-nucleotide frameshift producing a premature termination codon.
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Reasoning
The VCEP PM4 specification applies to deletions or insertions of more than one amino acid in a non-repeat region, or to single-amino-acid deletions or insertions. This variant is a frameshift insertion of one nucleotide that creates a premature termination codon, not an in-frame amino-acid deletion or insertion; PM4 is therefore outside the VCEP-defined applicability. The searched HNF1A_PVS1_Decision_Tree_20230625.pdf.txt contained no variant-specific entry for the requested notations.
VCEP rule
For deletions/insertions of more than one amino acid in a non-repeat region, use as moderate level of evidence. ... For single amino acid deletions/insertions, use as supporting level of evidence
Evidence considered
HNF1A VCEP PM4 rule: deletions/insertions of more than one amino acid in a non-repeat region are moderate, and single-amino-acid deletions/insertions are supporting.
Variant assessment: c.872dup is a one-nucleotide frameshift in exon 4 with p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), not an in-frame amino-acid deletion or insertion.
The three requested variant notations were searched in HNF1A_PVS1_Decision_Tree_20230625.pdf.txt; no variant-specific row was found.
Still missing
No variant-specific entry for c.872dup, p.Gly292ArgfsTer25, or p.G292Rfs*25 was found in HNF1A_PVS1_Decision_Tree_20230625.pdf.txt; that file governs PVS1, not PM4.
PM5N/ANot applicable: c.872dup is a frameshift, not an amino-acid change eligible for same-residue PM5 comparison.
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PM5 is not applicable because the observed variant is a frameshift, not a novel amino acid change to be compared with a different pathogenic or likely pathogenic amino acid change at the same residue.
VCEP rule
The novel amino acid change must have a Grantham distance greater than or equal to the previously classified pathogenic variant.
Evidence considered
Case normalization: NM_000545.8:c.872dup produces NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), a frameshift.
No same-residue missense comparison is applicable to this frameshift under the VCEP PM5 specification.
PM6VCEPNot applicable: the HNF1A VCEP explicitly designates PM6 as Not Applicable, regardless of the absence of a variant-specific table entry.
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The HNF1A VCEP CSPEC explicitly marks PM6 as Not Applicable. The governing PS2_DeNovo_Points_Table.pdf was searched for c.872dup, p.Gly292ArgfsTer25, and p.G292Rfs*25, with no variant-specific pre-assigned PM6 entry found; no PM6 evidence can be applied under this VCEP specification.
VCEP rule
Not Applicable
Evidence considered
The HNF1A VCEP CSPEC entry for PM6 states Applicability: Not Applicable.
The VCEP index declares PS2_DeNovo_Points_Table.pdf as governing PS2 and PM6, but its full text contains no variant-specific entry for the searched notations.
Still missing
PS2_DeNovo_Points_Table.pdf was searched for c.872dup, p.Gly292ArgfsTer25, and p.G292Rfs*25; no variant-specific entry was found.
PP2VCEPNot applicable: the HNF1A VCEP does not support PP2 because its gene-level constraint score is not significant.
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PP2 is explicitly not applicable in the ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 specification because the gene-level constraint score is not significant and the VCEP does not support use of this criterion at this time.
VCEP rule
Missense variants account for 55% of all published pathogenic variants in this gene (Colclough et al 2013), however the constraint score for HNF1A (gene) is 1.07, which is not significant; therefore, we do not support using this criterion at this time.
Evidence considered
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 PP2 applicability: not applicable; the specification states that the HNF1A constraint score is 1.07 and not significant, so PP2 is not supported.
PP3N/ANot applicable: c.872dup is a coding frameshift, outside the VCEP PP3 SpliceAI scope for non-canonical splicing or synonymous variants.
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The HNF1A VCEP rule provides a REVEL path for predicted protein impact and a SpliceAI path specifically for non-canonical splicing and synonymous variants. NM_000545.8:c.872dup is a coding frameshift, not a synonymous or non-canonical splice-site variant; therefore PP3 is outside the governing rule's applicable scope. The available SpliceAI max delta score of 0.014 is not used to convert this frameshift into PP3.
VCEP rule
Use REVEL score of ≥0.70 as supportive evidence of pathogenicity. We also support using SpliceAI to assess the predicted impact of non-canonical splicing variants and synonymous variants: apply PP3 when the predicted change is above 0.2[<sup>8</sup>](#pmid_32123317),[<sup>9</sup>](#pmid_30661751).
Evidence considered
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 PP3 rule: REVEL is the protein-impact path; SpliceAI is specified for non-canonical splicing and synonymous variants.
Case variant: NM_000545.8:c.872dup, predicted protein consequence NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), a coding frameshift.
SpliceAI max delta score is 0.014, but this prediction is not used because the variant is outside the PP3 SpliceAI applicability scope.
BP3VCEPNot applicable: the HNF1A VCEP explicitly designates BP3 as Not Applicable for this framework.
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The HNF1A VCEP specification explicitly marks BP3 as Not Applicable. No BP3 evidence is therefore assessed, regardless of the variant's location in the exon 4 poly-C tract. The searched HNF1A_PVS1_Decision_Tree_20230625.pdf.txt contained no variant-specific entry for c.872dup, p.Gly292ArgfsTer25, or p.G292Rfs*25.
VCEP rule
Not Applicable
Evidence considered
HNF1A VCEP criteria entry for BP3: applicability is Not Applicable.
The three requested variant notations were searched in HNF1A_PVS1_Decision_Tree_20230625.pdf.txt; no variant-specific row was found.
Still missing
No variant-specific entry for c.872dup, p.Gly292ArgfsTer25, or p.G292Rfs*25 was found in HNF1A_PVS1_Decision_Tree_20230625.pdf.txt; that file governs PVS1, not BP3.
BP4N/ANot applicable: c.872dup is a coding frameshift, so a low SpliceAI max delta of 0.014 cannot support no impact on the gene product.
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The HNF1A VCEP permits SpliceAI BP4 for non-canonical splicing and synonymous variants, and its REVEL path concerns predicted lack of protein impact. NM_000545.8:c.872dup is a coding frameshift. Under the governing scope, BP4 is not applicable: a low SpliceAI score cannot negate the truncating protein consequence.
VCEP rule
Use a REVEL score of ≤0.15 as supportive evidence of no predicted impact on the gene or gene product. We also support using SpliceAI to assess the predicted impact of non-canonical splicing variants and synonymous variants: apply BP4 when the predicted change is below 0.2 [<sup>8</sup>](#pmid_32123317),[<sup>9</sup>](#pmid_30661751).
Evidence considered
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 BP4 rule: REVEL addresses no predicted protein impact; SpliceAI is specified for non-canonical splicing and synonymous variants.
Case variant: NM_000545.8:c.872dup, predicted protein consequence NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), a coding frameshift.
SpliceAI max delta score is 0.014; it is not evidence for BP4 because BP4 is not applicable to this frameshift.
BP7N/ANot applicable: c.872dup is a coding frameshift, not a non-protein-altering variant for which the VCEP BP7 SpliceAI and phyloP100 rule applies.
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BP7 is the benign computational rule for a non-protein-altering sequence change evaluated by SpliceAI and phyloP100. NM_000545.8:c.872dup is a coding frameshift with a predicted truncated protein, not a synonymous/non-protein-altering variant; therefore BP7 is outside its applicable scope. The SpliceAI max delta score of 0.014 is not independently used for BP7.
VCEP rule
Apply BP7 when the predicted change from SpliceAI is below 0.2 AND phyloP100 way \< 2.0.
Evidence considered
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 BP7 rule requires a SpliceAI predicted change below 0.2 and phyloP100 below 2.0.
Case variant: NM_000545.8:c.872dup, predicted protein consequence NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), a coding frameshift.
SpliceAI max delta score is 0.014, but the variant is outside BP7's applicable non-protein-altering scope.
AF 5.2e-05 · 84 / 1,604,382 alleles · 0 hom · FAF 2.3e-05
European (Finnish)55 / 62,926
0.00087
Admixed American4 / 58,294
6.9e-05
South Asian3 / 90,328
3.3e-05
Remaining individuals2 / 62,094
3.2e-05
East Asian1 / 44,764
2.2e-05
European (non-Finnish)18 / 1,175,090
1.5e-05
African/African American1 / 74,602
1.3e-05
0 alternate alleles recorded in 3 other groups: Amish, Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi Jewish.
gnomAD v2.1
AF 0.00033 · 86 / 259,326 alleles · 0 hom · FAF 0.00038
East Asian9 / 18,558
0.00048
European (non-Finnish)50 / 117,130
0.00043
Ashkenazi Jewish4 / 9,782
0.00041
African/African American8 / 22,394
0.00036
Remaining individuals2 / 6,716
0.0003
Admixed American7 / 32,938
0.00021
South Asian4 / 28,834
0.00014
European (Finnish)2 / 22,974
8.7e-05
Statements
gnomAD v4.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 5.23566e-05; MAF= 0.00524%, 84/1604382 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (Finnish) population (AF= 0.000874043; MAF= 0.08740%, 55/62926 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 2.301e-05.
gnomAD v2.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 0.000331629; MAF= 0.03316%, 86/259326 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the East Asian population (AF= 0.000484966; MAF= 0.04850%, 9/18558 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 0.00038181.
gnomAD-Canada
Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
SpliceAI and Pangolin
SpliceAI acceptor lossat -43 bp
0.001
SpliceAI acceptor gainat -150 bp
0.001
SpliceAI donor lossat +79 bp
0.002
SpliceAI donor gainat -81 bp
0.014
Pangolin splice lossmagnitude shown
-0.071
Pangolin splice gain
0.008
Other predictors
REVEL
Not available
BayesDel
Not available
How the predictions were used
PP3N/ANot applicable: c.872dup is a coding frameshift, outside the VCEP PP3 SpliceAI scope for non-canonical splicing or synonymous variants.
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The HNF1A VCEP rule provides a REVEL path for predicted protein impact and a SpliceAI path specifically for non-canonical splicing and synonymous variants. NM_000545.8:c.872dup is a coding frameshift, not a synonymous or non-canonical splice-site variant; therefore PP3 is outside the governing rule's applicable scope. The available SpliceAI max delta score of 0.014 is not used to convert this frameshift into PP3.
VCEP rule
Use REVEL score of ≥0.70 as supportive evidence of pathogenicity. We also support using SpliceAI to assess the predicted impact of non-canonical splicing variants and synonymous variants: apply PP3 when the predicted change is above 0.2[<sup>8</sup>](#pmid_32123317),[<sup>9</sup>](#pmid_30661751).
Evidence considered
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 PP3 rule: REVEL is the protein-impact path; SpliceAI is specified for non-canonical splicing and synonymous variants.
Case variant: NM_000545.8:c.872dup, predicted protein consequence NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), a coding frameshift.
SpliceAI max delta score is 0.014, but this prediction is not used because the variant is outside the PP3 SpliceAI applicability scope.
BP4N/ANot applicable: c.872dup is a coding frameshift, so a low SpliceAI max delta of 0.014 cannot support no impact on the gene product.
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The HNF1A VCEP permits SpliceAI BP4 for non-canonical splicing and synonymous variants, and its REVEL path concerns predicted lack of protein impact. NM_000545.8:c.872dup is a coding frameshift. Under the governing scope, BP4 is not applicable: a low SpliceAI score cannot negate the truncating protein consequence.
VCEP rule
Use a REVEL score of ≤0.15 as supportive evidence of no predicted impact on the gene or gene product. We also support using SpliceAI to assess the predicted impact of non-canonical splicing variants and synonymous variants: apply BP4 when the predicted change is below 0.2 [<sup>8</sup>](#pmid_32123317),[<sup>9</sup>](#pmid_30661751).
Evidence considered
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 BP4 rule: REVEL addresses no predicted protein impact; SpliceAI is specified for non-canonical splicing and synonymous variants.
Case variant: NM_000545.8:c.872dup, predicted protein consequence NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), a coding frameshift.
SpliceAI max delta score is 0.014; it is not evidence for BP4 because BP4 is not applicable to this frameshift.
BP7N/ANot applicable: c.872dup is a coding frameshift, not a non-protein-altering variant for which the VCEP BP7 SpliceAI and phyloP100 rule applies.
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BP7 is the benign computational rule for a non-protein-altering sequence change evaluated by SpliceAI and phyloP100. NM_000545.8:c.872dup is a coding frameshift with a predicted truncated protein, not a synonymous/non-protein-altering variant; therefore BP7 is outside its applicable scope. The SpliceAI max delta score of 0.014 is not independently used for BP7.
VCEP rule
Apply BP7 when the predicted change from SpliceAI is below 0.2 AND phyloP100 way \< 2.0.
Evidence considered
ClinGen MDEP HNF1A v3.1 BP7 rule requires a SpliceAI predicted change below 0.2 and phyloP100 below 2.0.
Case variant: NM_000545.8:c.872dup, predicted protein consequence NP_000536.6:p.(Gly292ArgfsTer25), a coding frameshift.
SpliceAI max delta score is 0.014, but the variant is outside BP7's applicable non-protein-altering scope.
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01).
6 paper records listed. 1 cited in the classification.
Cited in the classification
Messenger RNA transcripts of the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha gene containing premature termination codons are subject to nonsense-mediated decay.
The study directly examined the HNF1A P291fsinsC frameshift, corresponding to this case's c.872dup variant, in lymphoblastoid cell lines. Mutant transcript abundance was 6% of the normal transcript, and cycloheximide treatment increased it 81-fold, indicating that the reduced abundance was caused by nonsense-mediated decay.
These results indicate that the observed reduction in mutant allele frequency is due to NMD.
Location Results, paragraph beginning 'We quantified the levels of mutant mRNA'; page 501; Table 1; Table 2
Context Allele-specific quantitative RT-PCR in Epstein-Barr-virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines from heterozygous HNF1A mutation carriers; cycloheximide inhibition of translation was used to test whether reduced mutant transcript abundance reflected NMD.
Other recorded publications
Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha gene mutations and diabetes in Norway.
The paper reports the HNF1A exon 4 frameshift as P291fsinsC, corresponding to the c.872dup frameshift, and identifies it in nine Norwegian MODY3 families; it was reviewed as possible recurrence/hotspot evidence for PM1, but the HNF1A VCEP PM1 rule does not authorize a hotspot route.
The previously described frameshift mutation P291fsinsC in exon 4 (16, 19) was the most prevalent Norwegian MODY3 mutation and was identified in nine families (Table 1).
Results, "Screening HNF-1α for mutations and normal variants"; Table 1
The type and the position of HNF1A mutation modulate age at diagnosis of diabetes in patients with maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)-3.
Bi-allelic inactivation of TCF1 in hepatic adenomas.
Bluteau O et al. · 2002
The paper describes the HNF1A/TCF1 872insC frameshift as Pro291fsX316, reports it in hepatic tumors, and states that it had previously been observed in 20% of individuals with MODY3; it was reviewed as possible recurrence/hotspot evidence for PM1, but the HNF1A VCEP PM1 rule does not authorize a hotspot route.
The evidence statements recorded by the interpretation pipeline. They have not been reinterpreted by the page.
gnomAD v4.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 5.23566e-05; MAF= 0.00524%, 84/1604382 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (Finnish) population (AF= 0.000874043; MAF= 0.08740%, 55/62926 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 2.301e-05.
gnomAD v2.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 0.000331629; MAF= 0.03316%, 86/259326 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the East Asian population (AF= 0.000484966; MAF= 0.04850%, 9/18558 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 0.00038181.
gnomAD-Canada
Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
ClinVar
This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (13 clinical laboratories) and as pathogenic (1 clinical laboratory) and as Pathogenic by ClinGen Monogenic Diabetes Variant Curation Expert Panel (expert panel). (ClinVarID = 14927)
In silico
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01).
Functional
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Likely Loss-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Likely Oncogenic.
Somatic
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV57458765, n = 65 times).
Cancer Hotspots
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.