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NM_002354.3:c.294C>G
p.Asp98Glu · EPCAM
ACMG/AMP
0%
complete
Final classification
VUS
PM2
EPCAM
c.294C>G
p.Asp98Glu
This variant

The EPCAM c.294C>G (p.Asp98Glu; p.D98E) variant has not been identified in a statistically significant cancer hotspot and has been reported in ClinVar as a variant of uncertain significance from one clinical laboratory.

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NM_002354.3
HGVS · transcript:coding
NM_002354.3:c.294C>G
GRCh38
chr2:47373917 C>G
GRCh37
chr2:47601056 C>G
gene-specific framework lacked a usable explicit final combination framework, so generic ACMG/AMP 2015 final-combination rules were applied as fallback.
Classification rationale
PM2 VUS
EPCAM c.294C>G

The EPCAM c.294C>G (p.Asp98Glu; p.D98E) variant has not been identified in a statistically significant cancer hotspot and has been reported in ClinVar as a variant of uncertain significance from one clinical laboratory.1 This variant is rare in population databases, with allele frequencies of 0.00040% in gnomAD v2.1 and 0.00037% in gnomAD v4.1, both below the 0.1% PM2 threshold, and no homozygotes were observed.2 SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant, with a maximum delta score of 0.03.3

PM2 VUS
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Gene diagram · NM_002354.3 · variants mapped to exon structure
EPCAM NM_002354.3
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Applied criteria · 1 applied · 23 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 · 1
Strength Supporting Moderate Strong Very strong
PM2 moderate review Pathogenic
Population frequency is below the default PM2 threshold of 0.1% in both gnomAD v2.1 (0.00040%, 1/251484 alleles) and gnomAD v4.1 (0.00037%, 6/1614082 alleles), with no homozygotes observed, which supports rarity consistent with PM2.
gnomAD v2.1 AF 3.9764e-060 homozygotes.gnomAD v4.1 AF 3.71728e-06
Assessed · not applied · 5 not met · 18 not assessed
Pathogenic
PS1 No pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant producing the same amino acid substitution was identified in the available evidence, so PS1 was not applied.
PS2 No confirmed de novo occurrence data with verified maternity and paternity were identified, so PS2 was not assessed.
PS3 No well-established functional studies demonstrating a damaging effect of this specific variant were identified, so PS3 was not applied.
PS4 No case-control or enrichment data showing that this variant is more frequent in affected individuals than in controls were identified, so PS4 was not applied.
PM1 This variant has not been identified in a statistically significant hotspot or other established critical functional region without benign variation in the available evidence, so PM1 is not met.
PM3 No evidence was identified showing this variant in trans with a pathogenic variant for a recessive disorder, so PM3 was not assessed.
PM5 No pathogenic missense variant at the same codon was identified in the available evidence, so PM5 was not applied.
PM6 No assumed de novo data without confirmed parentage were identified, so PM6 was not assessed.
PP1 No segregation data were identified to show cosegregation with disease in affected family members, so PP1 was not applied.
PP2 Available evidence does not establish that missense variation is a common disease mechanism for EPCAM, so PP2 was not applied.
PP3 SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score 0.03), and no validated multi-tool computational framework supporting a damaging missense effect was identified in the available evidence, so PP3 was not applied.
PP4 No phenotype or tumor profile data specific enough to support a highly specific EPCAM-related presentation were identified, so PP4 was not applied.
PP5 ClinVar reports this variant as uncertain significance with no assertion criteria provided, which does not support a pathogenic classification by a reputable source, so PP5 is not met.
Benign
BA1 Population frequency is below the BA1 threshold of 1% in both gnomAD v2.1 (0.00040%) and gnomAD v4.1 (0.00037%), so BA1 is not met.
BS1 Population frequency is below the default BS1 threshold of 0.3% in both gnomAD v2.1 (0.00040%) and gnomAD v4.1 (0.00037%), so BS1 is not met.
BS2 No evidence was identified showing this variant in healthy adults in a manner sufficient to support BS2, so BS2 was not assessed.
BS3 No well-established functional studies demonstrating no damaging effect of this specific variant were identified, so BS3 was not applied.
BS4 No nonsegregation data were identified in affected families, so BS4 was not assessed.
BP1 Although EPCAM loss of function is an established disease mechanism, available evidence does not show that missense variation is sufficiently uncommon or typically benign in this gene to support BP1, so BP1 was not applied.
BP2 No phase data were identified showing this variant in trans with a pathogenic variant for a fully penetrant dominant condition, or in cis with another pathogenic variant, so BP2 was not assessed.
BP4 SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score 0.03), but no validated computational framework was identified in the cited sources to support a benign missense interpretation, so BP4 was not applied.
BP5 No alternate molecular explanation for the observed phenotype was identified, so BP5 was not assessed.
BP6 No reputable source classified this variant as benign or likely benign in the available evidence; ClinVar lists it as uncertain significance, so BP6 is not met.
N/A · 4 PVS1 · PM4 · BP3 · BP7
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= 3.71728e-06; MAF= 0.00037%, 6/1614082 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 5.08463e-06; MAF= 0.00051%, 6/1180026 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 1.83e-06.
v2.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.9764e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/251484 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 8.79059e-06; MAF= 0.00088%, 1/113758 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
Allele frequency by ancestry
three datasets · side by side
gnomAD v4.1
0.00037% · 6 / 1,614,082
0 hom · FAF 0.00018%
European (non-Finnish)
6 / 1,180,026
0.00051%
+ 9 not observed (Remaining individuals, Admixed American, European (Finnish), Amish, East Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Ashkenazi Jewish, African/African American)
gnomAD v2.1
0.0004% · 1 / 251,484
0 hom
European (non-Finnish)
1 / 113,758
0.00088%
+ 7 not observed (African/African American, Admixed American, Ashkenazi Jewish, East Asian, European (Finnish), Remaining individuals, South Asian)
ClinVar screenshot
ClinVar
This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (1 clinical laboratory).
SpliceAI screenshot
In silico
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.03).
Functional / OncoKB screenshot
Functional Unknown Oncogenic Effect
OncoKB has not reviewed this specific variant; no variant-level oncogenicity or biological effect is available. Gene-level context: EPCAM, a transmembrane glycoprotein, is overexpressed in various cancer types.
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; COSV55392660, n = 1 times).
Hotspots
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.
Sources & reference links
7Sources
ClinVar
gnomAD v2.1
gnomAD v4.1
SpliceAI
OncoKB
COSMIC
Cancer hotspots