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RUNX1 (also known as AML1 or CBFA2) encodes the alpha subunit of core binding factor (CBF), a transcription factor that regulates the development of normal blood cells (hematopoiesis) by controlling gene expression, acting as either an activator or a repressor depending on the protein complexes it recruits. Alterations in RUNX1 are associated with several types of leukemia, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL), and familial platelet disorder with predisposition to AML (FPD/AML). It functions as a tumor suppressor in these blood cancers, and chromosomal translocations involving the gene can produce a dominant negative effect that blocks the normal protein's activity and promotes leukemogenesis.
This variant
RUNX1 is a tumor suppressor whose alterations cause FPD/AML and drive leukemias, and this missense change falls within the Runt Homology Domain, the gene's critical DNA-binding region. It collects supporting-level evidence (PM1, PM2, PP3) but remains a VUS: the findings are suggestive, not conclusive, of pathogenicity. Clinically, this variant cannot yet be treated as a definitive cause of disease.
Transcript
NM_001754.4
HGVS · transcript:coding
NM_001754.4:c.560C>T
GRCh38
chr21:34859527 G>A
GRCh37
chr21:36231824 G>A
Uncertain Significance: 3 points (PM1, PM2, PP3, all supporting) under the MM-VCEP RUNX1 v3.1 rule mapping 0-5 points to VUS.
Classification rationale
PM1PM2PP3VUS
RUNX1 c.560C>Tmissense · exon 6
PM1 (Supporting): Ala187 sits within the RUNX1 Runt Homology Domain (residues 89-204), though not among the 13 hotspot residues. PM2 (Supporting): completely absent from gnomAD v4.1, v2.1, and gnomAD-Canada (MAF 0, below the 0.00005 threshold). PP3 (Supporting): REVEL 0.977 exceeds the 0.88 VCEP threshold for pathogenic missense prediction. Overall: VUS, from 3 supporting points (PM1 + PM2 + PP3) under the MM-VCEP RUNX1 v3.1 rule mapping 0-5 points to Uncertain Significance.
PM1 + PM2 + PP3→VUS
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Gene diagram
· NM_001754.4 · variants mapped to exon structure
RUNX1NM_001754.4
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Variants mapped
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Source
UCSC ncbiRefSeqCurated
All variants in RUNX1—click a row to locate it on the plot · use the link column to open its page
Protein
Location
Classification
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Applied criteria · 3 applied · 15 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 · 3
Strength Supporting Moderate Strong Very strong
✓
PM1supportingPathogenic
Met (supporting): Ala187 lies within the Runt Homology Domain (residues 89-204) but is not one of the 13 hotspot residues.
CSPEC (MM-VCEP RUNX1 v3.1) PM1 rule: PM1_strong for the 13 hotspot residues within the RHD (R107, K110, A134, R162, R166, S167, R169, G170, K194, T196, D198, R201, R204); PM1_Supporting for any other AA residue 89-204 within the RHD.Variant normalization (prefetch.json / Mutalyzer): NM_001754.4:c.560C>T -> NP_001745.2:p.(Ala187Val); residue 187 falls within RHD range 89-204 and is not among the 13 listed hotspot residues.Myeloid-Malignancy-VCEP-RUNX1-Pilot-Results.xlsx consulted per index guidance to verify code-combination usage for PM1_supporting in the RUNX1 RHD; no residue-187 entries are present in the 969-row pilot file.
Met (supporting): the variant is absent from gnomAD v4.1, v2.1, and gnomAD-Canada (MAF 0, below the 0.00005 threshold).
RUNX1 MM-VCEP v3.1 (cspec) PM2_Supporting rule: minor allele frequency <= 0.00005 with at least 2000 alleles tested around and 20x coverage at the position; panel recommends evaluating using the GrpMax FAF when available in gnomAD v4.1.0, otherwise requiring all subpopulations to meet the threshold.gnomAD v4.1 query for chr21-34859527-G-A (GRCh38) returned 'absent' (MAF = 0); absence means the GrpMax FAF is also 0, satisfying the <= 0.00005 threshold by a large margin.gnomAD v2.1 query for 21-36231824-G-A (GRCh37) returned 'absent' (MAF = 0).
Met (supporting): REVEL score 0.977 exceeds the 0.88 VCEP threshold for pathogenic missense prediction.
MM-VCEP RUNX1 specification v3.1 (cspec): PP3 for missense variants is met when REVEL score >= 0.88 or SpliceAI >= 0.38, including creation of cryptic novel splice sites; do not use for canonical splice site variants or for variants whose splicing effect is proven by RNA analysis.REVEL score for NM_001754.4:c.560C>T (p.Ala187Val) is 0.977 (local REVEL v1.3 lookup), which is >= the VCEP threshold of 0.88; PP3 is met via the missense in-silico path.SpliceAI max delta score is 0.001 (DS_AG 0.0, DS_AL 0.0, DS_DG 0.001, DS_DL 0.0), below the 0.38 PP3 threshold, so no splice-impact contribution to PP3.
This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (1 clinical laboratory) and as Uncertain Significance by ClinGen Myeloid Malignancy Variant Curation Expert Panel (expert panel). (ClinVarID = 2850045)
OncoKB did not identify variant-specific reviewed functional evidence for this variant; gene-level curated context is available for reviewer follow-up. RUNX1, a transcription factor involved in hematopoietic differentiation, is altered by mutation or chromosomal rearrangement in various hematologic ma
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV55882830, n = 1 times).
Hotspots
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.
Each card is an audit: what was searched, what was found, whether it names the variant, which criteria it fed, and why. 1 further PMID triaged but not cited — see Sources & references.
Rule & framework references · cited for criterion definitions, not variant evidence
28492532 ↗Sherloc: a comprehensive refinement of the ACMG-AMP variant classification criteria.
Sources & reference links
9Sources
CSpec VCEP
ClinVar
gnomAD v2.1
gnomAD v4.1
gnomAD-Canada
SpliceAI
OncoKB
COSMIC
Cancer hotspots
Triaged references · 1 PMID not cited in assessment
33661592 ↗RUNX1 Familial Platelet Disorder with Associated Myeloid Malignancies.CLINVAR