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BRCA1 c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly

NM_007294.4:c.181T>G NP_009225.1:p.(Cys61Gly) Missense · exon 4 View identifiers
Classification
Pathogenic

Variant description:

The BRCA1 NM_007294.4:c.181T>G (NP_009225.1:p.(Cys61Gly)) missense variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV105897801, n = 4 times). Experimental evidence: ENIGMA Table 9 pre-assigns PS3 Strong because calibrated functional testing found c.181T>G/p.Cys61Gly similar to pathogenic controls. Based on available guidelines, this variant is considered to be Pathogenic. This variant is considered to be Pathogenic by the VCEP (Evidence-based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA); ClinVar ID 17661).

Five-step scale from benign to pathogenic. This variant is pathogenic. Select a step to read what it means.

Pathogenic.A pathogenic classification under the recorded framework.

In plain language

Gene-level background from the recorded interpretation.

About BRCA1

BRCA1 encodes a large nuclear protein that helps maintain genomic stability by coordinating the repair of DNA double-strand breaks through homologous recombination, and it also regulates transcription and the cell cycle. It acts as a tumor suppressor, working with proteins such as RAD51, BRCA2, BARD1, and PALB2 to preserve genome integrity. Inherited alterations in BRCA1 cause hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, with elevated risks of breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancers, and biallelic loss underlies a rare form of Fanconi anemia. Because BRCA1-driven tumors rely on impaired DNA repair, they are treatable with PARP inhibitors.

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01The reasoning

How it was classified

The recorded framework is ClinGen BRCA1 VCEP v1.2. 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.

Pathogenic evidence criteria: 4 Benign evidence criteria: 0
Pathogenic criteria applied · 4
PS3Strong
PS3 · strong

Met at Strong: ENIGMA Table 9 pre-assigns PS3 Strong because calibrated functional testing found c.181T>G/p.Cys61Gly similar to pathogenic controls.

PP3Supporting
PP3 · supporting

Met at Supporting: BayesDel no-AF is 0.565018, exceeding the ENIGMA BRCA1 PP3 protein-impact threshold of 0.28 in the RING domain.

PP4Very strong
PP4 · very strong

Met, Very Strong: Li et al. report LR 5.517121778727685e+22, satisfying the ENIGMA PP4 Very Strong threshold of LR >=350:1.

PP5Supporting
PP5 · supporting

Not applicable: ENIGMA explicitly instructs that PP5 is not to be used for BRCA1 classifications.

Benign criteria applied · 0

No benign criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.

Recorded classification: Pathogenic

Pathogenic: PS3 Strong plus PP4 Very Strong satisfy the ENIGMA Table 3 Pathogenic rule, with additional PP3 and PP5 Supporting evidence recorded as met.

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
30 / 1,604,818 alleles

gnomAD v4.1: 30 / 1,604,818 alleles. Recorded AF 1.86937e-05. Recorded homozygote count 0.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.19038e-05; MAF= 0.00319%, 8/250754 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 6.16849e-05; MAF= 0.00617%, 7/113480 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 2.859e-05.

gnomAD-Canada

Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

No screenshot for this evidence
REVEL score
0.948 recorded score

Recorded REVEL score: 0.948. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.

ClinVar submissions
65 reported laboratory submissions

61 Pathogenic · 2 pathogenic · 1 not provided · 1 Likely pathogenic. ClinVar API review status: reviewed by expert panel.

Functional evidence
Statement recorded

OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Loss-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Oncogenic.

COSMIC
Cancer Hotspots
Somatic evidence
4 recorded samples

This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV105897801, n = 4 times).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.

For specialists

Technical detail

ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen BRCA1 VCEP v1.2, with the data and sources behind each one.

28 criteria with recorded statuses: 4 met · 6 not met · 5 not assessed · 13 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.

Met Not met Not assessed Not applicable

The only applicable criterion in this group with decisive exact-variant evidence is PP4 Very Strong, based on the Li et al. 2020 clinical-history LR of 5.517121778727685e+22.

BP5 is not met because the same LR is strongly above the criterion's benign-direction threshold, and PS4 remains not assessed because qualifying case-control prevalence statistics were not independently verified.

PP5 and BP6 are not applicable because the ENIGMA BRCA1 specification explicitly says not to use them.

PP3 is met at Supporting from the governing BayesDel protein-impact path: the BRCA1 RING-domain missense variant has BayesDel no-AF 0.565018 versus the >=0.28 threshold.

BP4 is not met because both required no-impact conditions fail: BayesDel 0.565018 is above 0.15 and SpliceAI 0.164 is above 0.1.

BP7 is not applicable because the variant is a missense substitution inside the RING domain, while the governing BP7_Strong (RNA) missense scope is outside a clinically important functional domain.

Met · 4

PS3 StrongVCEPMet at Strong: ENIGMA Table 9 pre-assigns PS3 Strong because calibrated functional testing found c.181T>G/p.Cys61Gly similar to pathogenic controls. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1 Table 9 row for BRCA1 c.181T>G / p.(Cys61Gly) pre-assigns PS3 Strong. It states that the variant alters splicing, that cDNA-based results from PMID:32546644 are not considered for code application, and that one calibrated study incorporating the mRNA splicing effect found function similar to pathogenic controls (PMID:30209399), supporting PS3. The same variant is independently tested as C61G in a cell-based homology-directed recombination assay: endogenous BRCA1 was depleted, mutant BRCA1 was used for rescue, and the C61G construct was non-functional in triplicate testing. The VCEP reserves PS3 for well-established functional studies measuring protein function alone or mRNA and protein together, and Table 9 is the governing calibrated recommendation.

VCEP rule
Well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies supportive of a damaging effect. Apply PS3 for assays measuring effect via protein only OR mRNA and protein combined. See Specifications Table 9 for code recommendations from calibrated published assays. Also see Figure1C and Appendix E for details.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1 Specifications Table 9, row BRCA1 c.181T>G / p.(Cys61Gly): PS3, Strong; missense variant shown to alter splicing; cDNA-based results from PMID:32546644 are not considered for code application; one calibrated study incorporating the mRNA splicing effect found function similar to pathogenic control variants (PMID:30209399).
  • ENIGMA BRCA1 Supplementary Tables, ST4 row 398: c.181T>G / p.(Cys61Gly), Functional impact - complete, LOF, score -0.26781671304; ST11 row 398 also classifies the functional impact as complete.
  • Identification of breast tumor mutations in BRCA1 that abolish its function in homologous recombination (PMID:20103620), Results subsection on zinc-coordinating residues and Figure 4A: C61G was tested in a cell-based HDR rescue assay and replacement with the mutant was non-functional.
  • ENIGMA BRCA1 Specifications v1.2 and Appendix E reserve PS3 for protein-function assays or combined mRNA-and-protein assays and direct users to calibrated Table 9 recommendations.
Sources
PP3 SupportingVCEPMet at Supporting: BayesDel no-AF is 0.565018, exceeding the ENIGMA BRCA1 PP3 protein-impact threshold of 0.28 in the RING domain. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is a missense substitution, NM_007294.4:c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly), at amino acid 61 within the BRCA1 RING functional domain (aa 2-101). The ENIGMA rule permits PP3 for a missense variant in this domain when BayesDel no-AF predicts protein impact at the BRCA1 threshold of >=0.28. The case BayesDel no-AF score is 0.565018, and the exact variant row in Supplementary Table ST13 reports BayesDel 0.565018 in the RING domain. Therefore PP3 Supporting is met on the protein-impact path. The SpliceAI score is 0.164, below the separate PP3 splice threshold of >=0.2; that splice path is not met and is not combined with the BayesDel path. REVEL and other predictors were not used because they are not named by the governing PP3 rule. PVS1 is not applicable to this missense variant, so the ENIGMA instruction not to apply PP3 when PVS1 is met does not exclude PP3.

VCEP rule
Apply PP3 for missense or in-frame insertion, deletion or delins variants inside a (potentially) clinically important functional domain and predicted impact via protein change (BayesDel predicted Impact). ... Apply PP3 for predicted splicing (SpliceAI ≥0.2) for silent, missense/in-frame (irrespective of location in clinically important functional domain) and for intronic variants outside of the donor and acceptor ±1,2 positions. ... Missense Predictions (BayesDel no AF) ... BRCA1: ... Impact ≥0.28 ... As justified in the appendices, (potentially) clinically important functional domains are defined as: BRCA1 RING aa 2-101; BRCA1 coiled-coil aa 1391-1424; BRCA1 BRCT repeats aa 1650-1857; BRCA2 PALB2 binding domain aa 10-40; BRCA2 DNA binding aa 2481-3186.
Evidence considered
  • Case normalization: NM_007294.4:c.181T>G, NP_009225.1:p.(Cys61Gly), a missense substitution at amino acid 61.
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, PP3 rule: missense variants inside a potentially clinically important functional domain may receive PP3 for predicted protein impact; BRCA1 BayesDel no-AF Impact threshold is >=0.28.
  • ENIGMA Appendices, Table 3: BRCA1 RING domain spans amino acids 2-101 and lists C61G (c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly) as a clinically important residue.
  • Local BayesDel no-AF lookup for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: score 0.565018.
  • SupplementaryTables_V1.2_2024-11-18.xlsx, ST13 Updated Dataset Bioinf, BRCA1 c.181T>G p.Cys61Gly row: domain RING, BayesDel score 0.565018, functional category Functional impact - complete, calibration category LossOfFunction.
  • SpliceAI Lookup for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: DS_AG 0.001, DS_AL 0.147, DS_DG 0.000, DS_DL 0.164; maximum delta score 0.164, below the PP3 splice threshold of 0.2.
Sources
PP4 Very strongVCEPMet, Very Strong: Li et al. report LR 5.517121778727685e+22, satisfying the ENIGMA PP4 Very Strong threshold of LR >=350:1. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The exact BRCA1 c.181T>G row in Li et al. 2020 Supplementary Table 3 reports LOG(LR)=22.74171257019043 for 56 probands and LR=5.517121778727685e+22. The ENIGMA PP4 Very Strong threshold is LR >=350:1; explicitly, 5.517121778727685e+22 >= 350? yes. This is a clinically calibrated personal/family-history LR component governed for PP4/BP5 by the VCEP reference table.

VCEP rule
Breast cancer is very common and has a high degree of genetic heterogeneity (caused by pathogenic variants in numerous genes). Use ONLY to capture combined LR towards pathogenicity, based on multifactorial likelihood clinical data. ... PP4_Very Strong – LR ≥350:1
Evidence considered
  • Li et al. 2020 Supplementary Table 3, exact row Gene=BRCA1, HGVS_Nucleotide=c.181T>G: LOG(LR)=22.74171257019043, N_Probands=56, LR=5.517121778727685e+22.
  • ENIGMA PP4 Very Strong rule: LR >=350:1; explicit comparison: 5.517121778727685e+22 >= 350? yes.
Sources
PP5 SupportingVCEPNot applicable: ENIGMA explicitly instructs that PP5 is not to be used for BRCA1 classifications. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

Expert panel Evidence-based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA) classified as Pathogenic.

VCEP rule
Reputable source recently reports variant as pathogenic but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation. ... Do not use
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, PP5 entry: the criterion is described as a reputable source reporting the variant as pathogenic when evidence is unavailable for independent evaluation, followed by the specification 'Do not use.'
  • ClinVar expert panel classification
Sources

Not met · 6 · evaluated, threshold not reached

PM2 VCEPNot met: c.181T>G is observed in both required datasets, at 6/236276 non-cancer exome alleles and 4/147958 non-cancer genome alleles. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1 v1.2 PM2 Supporting rule requires absence from controls in the specified non-cancer gnomAD datasets, with average regional read depth >=25. The variant is observed in both required datasets: 6/236276 alleles in gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes and 4/147958 alleles in gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer genomes; therefore the required absence condition is not met. The zero homozygote counts do not convert an observed allele into absence.

VCEP rule
Absent from controls in an outbred population, from gnomAD v2.1 (non-cancer, exome only subset) and gnomAD v3.1 (non-cancer). Region around the variant must have an average read depth ≥25. See Appendix G for details.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, Table 1/PM2: PM2 Supporting requires the variant to be absent from controls in gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exome-only data and gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer data, with regional average read depth >=25.
  • gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes: variant present at 6/236276 alleles, AF 2.5394e-05, homozygotes 0.
  • gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer genomes: variant present at 4/147958 alleles, AF 2.70347e-05, homozygotes 0.
Still missing
  • The case evidence does not report regional average read depth, but this does not change the decision because the variant is observed rather than absent.
Sources
PM3 VCEPNot met: the only identified co-occurrence had no chromosome fragility, so the VCEP Fanconi Anemia phenotype requirement was not satisfied. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP permits PM3 only for a patient with a phenotype consistent with BRCA1-related Fanconi Anemia and co-occurrent variants in BRCA1. The governing VCEP evidence identifies a patient carrying BRCA1 c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly) with the reduced-penetrance BRCA1 c.5096G>A (p.Arg1699Gln), with physical features and chemotherapy toxicity, but explicitly states that chromosome fragility was not present in patient-derived peripheral blood lymphocytes; the cancer occurred at age 30, not at or before 5 years. Therefore the documented observation does not satisfy either VCEP phenotype route: increased chromosome breakage plus a qualifying feature, or unknown chromosome-breakage status plus qualifying features in at least two categories. No PM3 points can be assigned from this observation.

VCEP rule
Apply for patient with phenotype consistent with BRCA1- or BRCA2-related Fanconi Anemia (FA), and co-occurrent variants in the same gene. Phenotype is considered consistent with BRCA1- or BRCA2-related FA if: (i) Increased chromosome breakage (DEB, MMC, or spontaneous) and at least one clinical feature indicative of BRCA1/2-related FA, categorized under: physical features, pathology and laboratory findings, cancer diagnosis ≤5yr. (ii) Result unknown for chromosome breakage, and at least two clinical features indicative of BRCA1/2-related FA under at least two of the three categories: physical features, pathology and laboratory findings, cancer diagnosis ≤5yr. See Table 6 for approach to assign points per proband, and final PM3 code assignment based on the sum of PM3-related points.
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1/2 Specifications v1.2, Table 1 PM3_VariableWeight: PM3 applies to a patient with phenotype consistent with BRCA1- or BRCA2-related Fanconi Anemia and co-occurrent variants in the same gene; the phenotype requires either increased chromosome breakage plus at least one qualifying feature, or unknown chromosome-breakage status plus at least two qualifying features in at least two categories.
  • ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1/2 Specifications v1.2, Table 6: PM3-related points are assigned for a P/LP variant in trans or homozygote, or phase unknown, only for an individual with the specified FA phenotype; final assignment is PM3_Supporting = 1 point, PM3 = 2 points, or PM3_Strong = 4 or more points.
  • ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1/2 Specifications v1.2, Appendix H, paragraph beginning 'Caveat': the patient carrying BRCA1 c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly) and c.5096G>A (p.Arg1699Gln) had some FA features and chemotherapy toxicity, but chromosome fragility was not present in patient-derived peripheral blood lymphocytes; the breast cancer diagnosis was at age 30.
  • SupplementaryTables_V1.2_2024-11-18.xlsx, matching c.181T>G / p.(Cys61Gly) row: co-occurring c.5096G>A / p.(Arg1699Gln), with Keupp 2019 and PMID:31347298 listed for the clinical observation; the row reports breast cancer at age 30 and the described physical features.
Still missing
  • The VCEP record does not establish a qualifying PM3 observation with increased or unknown chromosome breakage and the required Fanconi Anemia phenotype.
Sources
BS3 VCEPNot met: ENIGMA Table 9 assigns PS3 Strong, while ST4 classifies c.181T>G/p.Cys61Gly as complete functional impact and LOF. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1 Table 9 row for c.181T>G / p.(Cys61Gly) assigns PS3 Strong and does not assign BS3. Its calibrated functional result is similar to pathogenic controls, while Supplementary Table ST4 classifies the variant as complete functional impact / LOF. The available functional evidence therefore supports damaging rather than no-damaging protein function, so BS3 is not met.

VCEP rule
Well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies shows no damaging effect on protein function. Assay measures effect via protein only OR mRNA and protein combined. See Specifications Table 9 for code recommendations from calibrated published assays. Also see Figure1C and Appendix E for details.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1 Specifications Table 9, row BRCA1 c.181T>G / p.(Cys61Gly): PS3, Strong; the row does not provide a BS3 assignment and reports function similar to pathogenic control variants.
  • ENIGMA BRCA1 Supplementary Tables, ST4 row 398: c.181T>G / p.(Cys61Gly), Functional impact - complete and LOF; ST11 row 398 likewise classifies the functional impact as complete.
  • The VCEP BS3 rule requires well-established functional studies showing no damaging effect on protein function; the variant-specific calibrated result is in the opposite, damaging direction.
Sources
BP1 VCEPNot met: residue 61 is inside the RING domain (aa 2-101) and SpliceAI 0.164 exceeds the required <=0.1 threshold. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP BP1_Strong rule requires a missense variant to be outside a potentially clinically important functional domain and to have no predicted splicing effect (SpliceAI <=0.1). BRCA1 p.Cys61Gly is at residue 61 within the VCEP-defined RING domain (aa 2-101), and its case SpliceAI maximum delta is 0.164. Neither required condition is satisfied.

VCEP rule
Apply BP1_Strong for silent substitution, missense or in-frame insertion, deletion or delins variants outside a (potentially) clinically important functional domain AND no splicing predicted (SpliceAI ≤0.1). ... Missense prediction not applicable.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications BP1_Strong rule requires the variant to be outside a potentially clinically important functional domain AND SpliceAI <=0.1; missense prediction is not applicable.
  • ENIGMA Appendices Table 3/domain definition: BRCA1 RING aa 2-101; p.Cys61Gly is at residue 61.
  • Case SpliceAI result for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: maximum delta score 0.164.
Sources
BP4 VCEPNot met: BayesDel 0.565018 exceeds the BP4 no-impact cutoff of 0.15, and SpliceAI 0.164 exceeds its required maximum of 0.1. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is a missense substitution inside the BRCA1 RING functional domain, so the ENIGMA BP4 missense path is applicable. That path requires both no predicted protein impact by BayesDel and no predicted splice impact by SpliceAI. The governing BRCA1 cutoffs are BayesDel no-AF <=0.15 and SpliceAI <=0.1. The observed BayesDel score is 0.565018, exceeding the benign/no-impact cutoff, and the maximum SpliceAI delta score is 0.164, also exceeding the cutoff. Neither required component is satisfied; therefore BP4 is not met. The exact variant row in Supplementary Table ST13 independently reports the RING-domain BayesDel score as 0.565018. No unlisted predictor was substituted for BayesDel or SpliceAI.

VCEP rule
Apply BP4 for: ... Missense or in-frame insertion, deletion or delins variants inside a (potentially) clinically important functional domain, and no predicted impact via protein change or splicing (BayesDel predicted No Impact AND SpliceAI ≤0.1). ... Missense Predictions (BayesDel no AF) ... BRCA1: ... No impact ≤ 0.15 ... As justified in the appendices, (potentially) clinically important functional domains are defined as: BRCA1 RING aa 2-101; BRCA1 coiled-coil aa 1391-1424; BRCA1 BRCT repeats aa 1650-1857; BRCA2 PALB2 binding domain aa 10-40; BRCA2 DNA binding aa 2481-3186.
Evidence considered
  • Case normalization: NM_007294.4:c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly), missense residue 61 in the BRCA1 RING domain aa 2-101.
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, BP4 rule: for a missense variant inside a potentially clinically important functional domain, both BayesDel predicted No Impact and SpliceAI <=0.1 are required; BRCA1 BayesDel No impact is <=0.15.
  • Local BayesDel no-AF lookup for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: score 0.565018, above 0.15.
  • SupplementaryTables_V1.2_2024-11-18.xlsx, ST13 Updated Dataset Bioinf, BRCA1 c.181T>G p.Cys61Gly row: RING domain, BayesDel 0.565018.
  • SpliceAI Lookup for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: maximum delta score 0.164, above the BP4 cutoff of 0.1.
Sources
BP5 VCEPNot met: the clinical-history LR is 5.517121778727685e+22, whereas BP5 Supporting requires LR <=0.48. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BP5 is restricted to a combined multifactorial likelihood ratio against pathogenicity. The exact Li et al. row reports LR=5.517121778727685e+22, which is in the pathogenic direction rather than the benign direction. Using the governing Supporting operator, LR <=0.48: 5.517121778727685e+22 <= 0.48? no; the Moderate, Strong, and Very Strong inequalities also fail. Therefore BP5 is not met.

VCEP rule
Use ONLY to capture combined LR against pathogenicity, based on multifactorial likelihood clinical data. ... BP5 - LR ≤0.48 to >0.23:1
Evidence considered
  • Li et al. 2020 Supplementary Table 3, exact row Gene=BRCA1, HGVS_Nucleotide=c.181T>G: LOG(LR)=22.74171257019043, N_Probands=56, LR=5.517121778727685e+22.
  • ENIGMA BP5 Supporting operator is LR <=0.48:1; explicit comparison: 5.517121778727685e+22 <= 0.48? no. The stricter BP5 Moderate, Strong, and Very Strong thresholds also fail.
Sources

Not assessed · 5 · no assessment recorded

PS1 VCEPNot assessed: c.181T>A p.Cys61Ser is likely pathogenic, but c.181T>G has SpliceAI 0.164 and comparator splicing equivalence is unestablished. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP permits PS1_Moderate when a missense variant has the same amino-acid substitution as a previously established likely pathogenic variant acting through protein change, with no confirmed or predicted splicing effect (SpliceAI <=0.1). BRCA1 c.181T>A p.Cys61Ser is listed as likely pathogenic in the ENIGMA multifactorial reference data, and therefore is a same-residue, same-amino-acid comparator for c.181T>G p.Cys61Gly. However, the assessed variant has a SpliceAI maximum delta of 0.164 and the VCEP functional table describes c.181T>G as altering splicing; the available evidence does not establish that the comparator and assessed variant have the same predicted splicing event. The protein-change PS1 path is therefore unavailable, while the VCEP splicing PS1 path cannot be evaluated from the available comparator evidence.

VCEP rule
Apply PS1_Moderate, for predicted missense substitutions, where previously established likely pathogenic variant is considered to act via protein change (no confirmed or predicted effect on mRNA splicing (SpliceAI≤0.1)). ... Apply PS1_Variable Weight, for exonic and intronic variants with same predicted impact on splicing, as a previously classified (likely) pathogenic variant. Vary weight depending on relative positions, and confidence in classification of the reference variant.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Supplementary Tables ST7/reference variant data, row BRCA1 c.181T>A p.(Cys61Ser): (Likely) Pathogenic, posterior probability 0.95678435566, IARC class 4.
  • Parsons et al. 2019 Supplementary Table 1, row BRCA1 c.181T>A p.(Cys61Ser): Combined LR 5.193279, posterior probability 0.9567843556565283, Likely Pathogenic.
  • Case SpliceAI result for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: maximum delta score 0.164, exceeding the VCEP protein-change PS1 requirement of SpliceAI <=0.1.
  • ENIGMA Specifications Table 9, row BRCA1 c.181T>G p.(Cys61Gly): missense variant shown to alter splicing; calibrated functional results are reported under PS3, not PS1.
Still missing
  • No VCEP-governed evidence was available establishing that c.181T>A p.Cys61Ser and c.181T>G p.Cys61Gly have the same predicted splicing event and comparable prediction strength.
Sources
PS4 VCEPNot assessed: no independently verified affected-case versus control counts, p-value, odds ratio, or confidence interval are available for c.181T>G. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The governing ENIGMA rule requires a case-control study with p-value <=0.05, OR >=4, and a lower confidence interval excluding 2.0. The reviewed exact-variant paper (PMID:20103620) reports a cell-based functional assay, not affected-case versus control prevalence. The literature_pass PS4 index lists additional candidate PMIDs, but the case contains no paper_extracts or fetched full text for those papers, so their abstracts/full texts could not be independently verified for exact-variant case-control counts or statistics. Therefore the PS4 rule cannot be evaluated from the available evidence.

VCEP rule
The prevalence of the variant in affected individuals is significantly increased compared with the prevalence in controls. ... Case-control studies; p-value ≤0.05 and OR ≥4 (lower confidence interval excludes 2.0).
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, PS4 rule: affected-individual prevalence must be significantly increased versus controls; case-control studies require p-value <=0.05, OR >=4, and a lower confidence interval excluding 2.0.
  • PMID:20103620, Results/Figure 4A: C61G was evaluated in a cell-based HDR assay; the source does not report affected-case and control prevalence counts for the variant.
  • The literature_pass PS4 candidate index was checked; no independently extracted full-text evidence for those additional candidate papers was available in this case.
Still missing
  • The literature_pass.json PS4 candidate list includes PMIDs 10447273, 10788334, 11102977, 14986830, 17508274, 20065170, 20180014, 20345474, 20507347, 20569256, 26324357, 29939840, and 31479213; their exact-variant case-control evidence requires abstract/full-text verification.
  • PMID:20103620 was verified and contains functional HDR data, but no case-control prevalence comparison.
Sources
PP1 VCEPNot assessed: no quantitative segregation likelihood ratio or family-level genotype and phenotype data are available for this variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP requires co-segregation with disease in multiple affected family members measured by a quantitative co-segregation method and assigns strength from the Bayes-score likelihood ratio. The case evidence provides no quantitative co-segregation result, family-level meioses, proband/relative genotypes, or affected-relative segregation data. The on-record HUMU-40-1557-s001.xlsx file was searched for c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly, and p.C61G; no entry for this variant was found. The available clinical-history LR record is not used for PP1 under the governing file guidance.

VCEP rule
Co-segregation with disease in multiple affected family members in a gene definitively known to cause the disease, as measured by a quantitative co-segregation analysis method. See Appendix I for details. ... Apply weight as per Bayes Score: ... PP1 - LR ≥2.08:1 ... PP1_Moderate – LR≥4.3:1 ... PP1_Strong – LR≥18.7:1 ... PP1_Very Strong – LR≥350:1
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP Specifications v1.2, PP1 rule: co-segregation in multiple affected family members must be measured by a quantitative co-segregation method, with PP1 Supporting at LR >=2.08:1, PP1 Moderate at LR >=4.3:1, PP1 Strong at LR >=18.7:1, and PP1 Very Strong at LR >=350:1.
  • The case evidence contains no quantitative PP1 co-segregation LR, Bayes score, family meioses, or affected-relative genotype/phenotype segregation dataset.
  • HUMU-40-1557-s001.xlsx converted full text was searched for c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly, and p.C61G; no matching row was found.
Still missing
  • No quantitative co-segregation LR, Bayes score, or meiosis count is available for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G.
  • No family-level affected-relative genotypes, phenotype details, or phase information are available.
  • No entry for c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly, or p.C61G was found in HUMU-40-1557-s001.xlsx converted full text after searching each notation.
Sources
BS2 VCEPNot assessed: both non-cancer gnomAD datasets report zero homozygotes, and no qualifying clinical-cohort co-occurrence observation supplies the VCEP BS2 points. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP BS2 rule requires qualifying clinical or research-cohort observations of the variant in trans with a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant, as a homozygote, or with phase unknown, together with age/cancer-history information and absence of Fanconi Anemia features sufficient to accumulate BS2 points. The available population data show zero homozygotes in both governing non-cancer datasets, and no qualifying BS2 proband-level co-occurrence or phenotype record is available in the case evidence.

VCEP rule
BS2
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, Table 8/BS2: points require a variant in trans with a P/LP variant, as a homozygote, or phase unknown, in a presumed Fanconi-Anemia-unaffected patient meeting age or follow-up criteria; final BS2 requires 4 or more points, moderate 2 points, or supporting 1 point.
  • ENIGMA Appendix H: frequency datasets are not to be used for BS2; homozygote observations in gnomAD are captured by BA1 or BS1 instead.
  • gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes: homozygotes = 0.
  • gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer genomes: homozygotes = 0.
Still missing
  • No qualifying BS2 clinical or research-cohort observation with phase, co-occurring BRCA1 pathogenic variant, age/follow-up, and Fanconi Anemia assessment was located.
  • No exact c.181T>G/p.Cys61Gly/p.C61G entry was found in HUMU-40-1557-s001.xlsx; this does not indicate absence of BS2 evidence.
  • No exact c.181T>G/p.Cys61Gly/p.C61G entry was found in Specifications_V1.2_2024-11-18.docx; this does not indicate absence of BS2 evidence.
Sources
BS4 VCEPNot assessed: no quantitative non-segregation likelihood ratio or family-level genotype and phenotype data are available for this variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP requires lack of segregation in affected family members measured by a quantitative co-segregation method and assigns strength from the Bayes-score likelihood ratio. The case evidence provides no quantitative non-segregation result, family-level meioses, proband/relative genotypes, or affected-relative segregation data. The on-record HUMU-40-1557-s001.xlsx file was searched for c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly, and p.C61G; no entry for this variant was found. The available clinical-history LR record is not used for BS4 under the governing file guidance.

VCEP rule
Lack of segregation in affected members of a family, as measured by a quantitative co-segregation analysis method. See Appendix I for details. ... Apply weight as per Bayes Score: ... BS4 - LR ≤0.05:1 ... BS4_VeryStrong – LR ≤0.00285:1 ... BS4_Moderate - LR ≤0.23:1 ... BS4_Supporting - LR ≤0.48:1
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP Specifications v1.2, BS4 rule: lack of segregation in affected family members must be measured by a quantitative co-segregation method, with BS4 Supporting at LR <=0.48:1, BS4 Moderate at LR <=0.23:1, BS4 Strong at LR <=0.05:1, and BS4 Very Strong at LR <=0.00285:1.
  • The case evidence contains no quantitative BS4 non-segregation LR, Bayes score, family meioses, or affected-relative genotype/phenotype segregation dataset.
  • HUMU-40-1557-s001.xlsx converted full text was searched for c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly, and p.C61G; no matching row was found.
Still missing
  • No quantitative non-segregation LR, Bayes score, or meiosis count is available for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G.
  • No family-level affected-relative genotypes, phenotype details, or phase information are available.
  • No entry for c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly, or p.C61G was found in HUMU-40-1557-s001.xlsx converted full text after searching each notation.
Sources
Not applicable · 13· recorded as not applicable Show reasons ▾Hide reasons ▴
PVS1 N/ANot applicable: c.181T>G is a missense variant, while ENIGMA PVS1 is limited to null variants and mRNA-only null-variant assays. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

NM_007294.4:c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly, p.C61G) is an exon 4 missense variant, not a null variant. The ENIGMA BRCA1 specification limits PVS1 to null variants, including its RNA form to null variants measured by an mRNA-only assay. The exact ENIGMA Table 9 row for c.181T>G assigns PS3 Strong for a calibrated study incorporating mRNA splicing effect together with protein-function assessment; it does not assign PVS1. Therefore PVS1 is not applicable, despite the reported exon 5-skipping consequence.

VCEP rule
Null variant in a gene where loss of function is a known mechanism of disease. ... Null variant in a gene where loss of function is a known mechanism of disease, as measured by effect on mRNA transcript profile – mRNA assay only
Evidence considered
  • Case consequence assessment: NM_007294.4:c.181T>G; NP_009225.1:p.(Cys61Gly); exon 4; missense.
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, PVS1_VariableWeight rule: PVS1 is for a null variant in a gene where loss of function is a known mechanism of disease, applied according to the PVS1 flowchart.
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, PVS1_Variable Weight (RNA) rule: the RNA form is for a null variant measured by effect on the mRNA transcript profile with an mRNA-only assay.
  • ENIGMA Specifications Table 9, row BRCA1 c.181T>G / p.(Cys61Gly): PS3 Strong; missense variant shown to alter splicing, with mRNA-and-protein functional assessment and exon 5 skipping reported.
Still missing
  • No exact c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly, or p.C61G entry was found in Specifications_Table4_V1.2_2024-11-18.xlsx.txt; the table governs null/splice-site PVS1 decision-tree variants, not this missense variant.
Sources
PS2 VCEPNot applicable: the BRCA1 VCEP explicitly directs that PS2 de novo evidence must not be used. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The BRCA1 VCEP specification states that PS2 is de novo occurrence with confirmed paternity in a patient with the disease and no family history, but explicitly directs not to use PS2 because BRCA1/2-related cancers are relatively common and de novo occurrences lack calibrated predictive capacity.

VCEP rule
De novo (paternity confirmed) in a patient with the disease and no family history. ... Do not use ... BRCA1/2-related cancers occur relatively commonly. No information to calibrate the predictive capacity of de novo occurrences.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP Specifications v1.2, PS2 entry: de novo occurrence with confirmed paternity is listed, followed by the explicit instruction "Do not use" and the rationale that de novo occurrences have no calibrated predictive capacity.
Sources
PM1 VCEPNot applicable: the VCEP says PM1 is not used, despite residue 61 lying within the defined RING domain at residues 2-101. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The BRCA1 VCEP explicitly disallows PM1 and states that the evidence is considered as a component of PP3/BP4 instead. Residue 61 was nevertheless checked against the VCEP domain definitions: it lies within the BRCA1 RING domain, residues 2-101, but that domain location cannot activate PM1 under this specification.

VCEP rule
Located in a mutational hot spot and/or critical and well-established functional domain. ... Do not use ... Considered as component of bioinformatic analysis (PP3/BP4).
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications Table 1: PM1 is marked Do not use and considered as a component of bioinformatic analysis (PP3/BP4).
  • ENIGMA Appendices Table 3: BRCA1 RING domain spans residues 2-101 and lists C61G (c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly) among the clinically important alterations.
  • ENIGMA Appendix/domain definition: BRCA1 RING aa 2-101; variant residue Cys61 is within this interval.
Sources
PM4 VCEPNot applicable: p.Cys61Gly is a missense substitution with no protein-length change, and ENIGMA explicitly says PM4 is not used. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1 specification states that PM4 concerns protein length changes due to in-frame deletions/insertions in a non-repeat region or stop-loss variants, and explicitly says not to use PM4. This variant is a missense substitution producing p.Cys61Gly, with no protein-length change, in the BRCA1 RING domain rather than an in-frame insertion or deletion.

VCEP rule
Protein length changes due to in-frame deletions/insertions in a non-repeat region or stop-loss variants. ... Do not use
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, PM4 entry: protein length changes due to in-frame deletions/insertions in a non-repeat region or stop-loss variants; Do not use; considered as a component of bioinformatic analysis (PP3/BP4).
  • Case consequence assessment: c.181T>G produces p.Cys61Gly, a missense substitution in exon 4 and the BRCA1 RING domain (amino acids 2-101).
Sources
PM5 N/ANot applicable: the VCEP disallows missense PM5, and its repurposed PM5_PTC is restricted to PVS1 protein-termination variants. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The VCEP explicitly disallows missense PM5 and states that it is considered as a component of PP3/BP4. The VCEP's repurposed PM5_PTC applies only to protein-termination-codon variants annotated as PVS1; c.181T>G is a missense substitution, not a PTC variant.

VCEP rule
Missense change at an amino acid residue where a different missense change determined to be pathogenic has been seen before. ... Do not use ... Considered as component of bioinformatic analysis (PP3/BP4). ... Protein termination codon (PTC) variant in an exon where a different proven pathogenic PTC variant has been seen before. Use to justify additional weight for PTC variants annotated as PVS1. ... Only applied to genomic PTC changes (not splicing).
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications Table 1: missense PM5 is marked Do not use and considered as a component of PP3/BP4.
  • ENIGMA Specifications Table 1: PM5_VariableWeight (PTC) is for a protein termination codon variant in an exon where a different proven pathogenic PTC variant has been seen, and is only applied to genomic PTC changes annotated as PVS1.
  • The queried variant is BRCA1 c.181T>G p.Cys61Gly, a missense substitution; the VCEP supplementary functional dataset records it as Functional impact - complete, not as a PTC.
Sources
PM6 VCEPNot applicable: the BRCA1 VCEP explicitly directs that PM6 de novo evidence must not be used. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The BRCA1 VCEP specification defines PM6 as confirmed de novo occurrence without confirmation of paternity and maternity, but explicitly directs not to use PM6 because BRCA1/2-related cancers are relatively common and de novo occurrences lack calibrated predictive capacity.

VCEP rule
Confirmed de novo without confirmation of paternity and maternity. ... Do not use ... BRCA1/2-related cancers occur relatively commonly. No information to calibrate the predictive capacity of de novo occurrences.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP Specifications v1.2, PM6 entry: confirmed de novo occurrence without confirmed paternity and maternity is listed, followed by the explicit instruction "Do not use" and the rationale that de novo occurrences have no calibrated predictive capacity.
Sources
PP2 VCEPNot applicable: the VCEP says PP2 is not used for BRCA1 because benign missense variants are frequent. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The BRCA1 VCEP explicitly marks PP2 as Do not use because of the high frequency of benign missense variants.

VCEP rule
Missense variant in a gene that has a low rate of benign missense variation and where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease. ... Do not use ... High frequency of benign missense variants.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications Table 1: PP2 is marked Do not use; the stated reason is High frequency of benign missense variants.
Sources
BA1 N/ANot applicable: ENIGMA excludes BA1 for this well-established pathogenic founder variant, whose maximum non-cancer filter allele frequency is 2.846e-05, below 0.001. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1 v1.2 population rule excludes BA1 for well-established pathogenic founder variants. The governing files identify BRCA1 c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly; p.C61G) as a founder variant. The relevant non-cancer population frequencies are below the BA1 threshold in any event: gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes maximum filter allele frequency 1.826e-05 and gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer genomes maximum filter allele frequency 2.846e-05, versus BA1 >0.001.

VCEP rule
Do not apply to well-established pathogenic founder variants.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, Table 1/Population criteria: BA1 applies at filter allele frequency >0.1% in gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes and/or gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer genomes, but excludes well-established pathogenic founder variants.
  • ENIGMA Appendices v1.2, Appendix G: the variant is explicitly described as the BRCA1 founder c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly).
  • gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes: 6/236276 alleles, AF 2.5394e-05, homozygotes 0, maximum filter allele frequency 1.826e-05.
  • gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer genomes: 4/147958 alleles, AF 2.70347e-05, homozygotes 0, maximum filter allele frequency 2.846e-05.
  • ENIGMA BRCA1 SupplementaryTables_V1.2_2024-11-18.xlsx, variant records for c.181T>G/p.(Cys61Gly), including the pathogenic Class 5 record and population-frequency row.
Still missing
  • No exact c.181T>G/p.Cys61Gly/p.C61G entry was found in Specifications_V1.2_2024-11-18.docx; this does not indicate absence of population evidence.
Sources
BS1 N/ANot applicable: ENIGMA excludes BS1 for this well-established pathogenic founder variant, despite a maximum non-cancer filter allele frequency of 2.846e-05. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1 v1.2 population rule excludes BS1 for well-established pathogenic founder variants. The governing files identify BRCA1 c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly; p.C61G) as a founder variant. The maximum relevant non-cancer filter allele frequency is 2.846e-05, which would fall in the BS1 Supporting interval (>0.00002 to <=0.0001), but the founder-variant exclusion governs and prevents application.

VCEP rule
Do not apply to well-established pathogenic founder variants.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, Table 1/Population criteria: BS1 is >0.0001 for strong or >0.00002 to <=0.0001 for supporting, using maximum filter allele frequency in non-founder populations, with exclusion for well-established pathogenic founder variants.
  • ENIGMA Appendices v1.2, Appendix G: the variant is explicitly described as the BRCA1 founder c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly).
  • gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes: maximum filter allele frequency 1.826e-05; 6/236276 alleles; homozygotes 0.
  • gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer genomes: maximum filter allele frequency 2.846e-05; 4/147958 alleles; homozygotes 0.
  • The 2.846e-05 frequency is within the numerical BS1 Supporting interval, but the VCEP founder exclusion makes BS1 not applicable.
Still missing
  • No exact c.181T>G/p.Cys61Gly/p.C61G entry was found in Specifications_V1.2_2024-11-18.docx; this does not indicate absence of population evidence.
Sources
BP2 VCEPNot applicable: ENIGMA explicitly says BP2 is not used and is applied only in the context of BS2. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP explicitly designates BP2 as not to be used and limits it to the context of BS2. BP2 is therefore not applicable under this governing framework, regardless of the available co-occurrence or phase information.

VCEP rule
Do not use Applied only in the context of BS2.
Evidence considered
  • ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1/2 Specifications v1.2, Table 1 BP2: 'Do not use'; 'Applied only in the context of BS2.'
Sources
BP3 VCEPNot applicable: c.181T>G is missense rather than an in-frame insertion/deletion, and ENIGMA explicitly says BP3 is not used. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1 specification defines BP3 for in-frame deletions/insertions in a repetitive region without a known function and explicitly says not to use BP3, stating that it is captured by bioinformatic tool prediction and domain analysis. This variant is a missense substitution, not an in-frame deletion or insertion, and the RING domain is a clinically important functional domain rather than a repetitive region without known function.

VCEP rule
In-frame deletions/insertions in a repetitive region without a known function ... Do not use
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, BP3 entry: in-frame deletions/insertions in a repetitive region without a known function; Do not use; captured by bioinformatic tool prediction and domain analysis; see Appendix J.
  • Case consequence assessment: c.181T>G produces p.Cys61Gly, a missense substitution in exon 4 and the BRCA1 RING domain (amino acids 2-101).
Sources
BP6 VCEPNot applicable: ENIGMA explicitly instructs that BP6 is not to be used for BRCA1 classifications. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1 specification explicitly says not to use BP6. No benign assertion was applied under this criterion.

VCEP rule
Reputable source recently reports variant as benign but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation ... Do not use
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, BP6 entry: the criterion is described as a reputable source reporting the variant as benign when evidence is unavailable for independent evaluation, followed by the specification 'Do not use.'
Sources
BP7 N/ANot applicable: BP7_Strong (RNA) covers missense variants outside functional domains, whereas p.Cys61Gly is inside the BRCA1 RING domain at residue 61. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BP7 is not applicable to this variant under the ENIGMA specification. The original BP7 path is for synonymous variants, with an additional intronic path outside conserved donor/acceptor motif positions. The repurposed BP7_Strong (RNA) path applies mRNA-only no-damaging functional studies to intronic, silent, and missense/in-frame variants located outside a potentially clinically important functional domain. This variant is missense and lies inside the BRCA1 RING domain (amino acid 61, within aa 2-101), so it is outside the named BP7_Strong (RNA) missense scope. The available SpliceAI result and functional findings therefore do not make BP7 applicable; they belong to other governing paths and are not used to force a BP7 assessment.

VCEP rule
Apply BP7 for ... Silent variant inside a (potentially) clinically important functional domain, IF BP4 met. ... Intronic variants located outside conserved donor or acceptor motif positions (at or beyond positions +7/-21) IF BP4 met. ... Apply as BP7_Strong (RNA) for intronic, silent, and missense/in-frame variants located outside a (potentially) clinically important functional domain.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, BP7 original path: BP7 is applied to silent variants inside a potentially clinically important functional domain only if BP4 is met, or to intronic variants outside conserved donor/acceptor motif positions if BP4 is met.
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, BP7_Strong (RNA): mRNA-only no-damaging functional studies are applied to intronic, silent, and missense/in-frame variants located outside a potentially clinically important functional domain.
  • ENIGMA Appendices, Table 3: BRCA1 RING domain spans amino acids 2-101; C61G is listed at c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly).
Sources

Identifiers

Gene
BRCA1
Transcript
NM_007294.4
Coding (HGVS c.)
NM_007294.4:c.181T>G
Protein (HGVS p.)
NP_009225.1:p.(Cys61Gly)
GRCh38
chr17:43106487 A>C
GRCh37
chr17:41258504 A>C
Location and type
Exon 4 · missense
ClinVar
3634711, 54614, 17661, 54582, 54364, 54360, 37684, 37636
COSMIC
COSV105897801

Gene diagram

Every interpreted variant in BRCA1, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_007294.4. Select a row to find it on the plot.

BRCA1NM_007294.4
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gnomAD v4.1 30 / 1,604,818 alleles AF 1.87e-05 · 0 homozygotes · FAF 1.66e-05
gnomAD v2.1 8 / 250,754 alleles AF 3.19e-05 · 0 homozygotes · FAF 2.86e-05
gnomAD-Canada v1.0 Allele count data not recorded

By genetic ancestry

gnomAD v4.1

AF 1.9e-05 · 30 / 1,604,818 alleles · 0 hom · FAF 1.7e-05
European (non-Finnish)28 / 1,172,588 2.4e-05
Remaining individuals1 / 62,106 1.6e-05
European (Finnish)1 / 63,978 1.6e-05
0 alternate alleles recorded in 7 other groups: Admixed American, Amish, East Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Ashkenazi Jewish, African/African American.

gnomAD v2.1

AF 3.2e-05 · 8 / 250,754 alleles · 0 hom · FAF 2.9e-05
European (non-Finnish)7 / 113,480 6.2e-05
European (Finnish)1 / 21,630 4.6e-05
0 alternate alleles recorded in 6 other groups: African/African American, Admixed American, Ashkenazi Jewish, East Asian, Remaining individuals, South Asian.

Statements

gnomAD v4.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.86937e-05; MAF= 0.00187%, 30/1604818 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 2.38788e-05; MAF= 0.00239%, 28/1172588 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 1.656e-05.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.19038e-05; MAF= 0.00319%, 8/250754 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 6.16849e-05; MAF= 0.00617%, 7/113480 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 2.859e-05.

gnomAD-Canada

Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

SpliceAI and Pangolin

SpliceAI acceptor lossat +46 bp
0.147
SpliceAI acceptor gainat -376 bp
0.001
SpliceAI donor lossat -31 bp
0.164
SpliceAI donor gainat +0 bp
0.000
Pangolin splice lossmagnitude shown
-0.112
Pangolin splice gain
0.019

Other predictors

REVEL
0.948
BayesDel
0.565

How the predictions were used

PP3 SupportingVCEPMet at Supporting: BayesDel no-AF is 0.565018, exceeding the ENIGMA BRCA1 PP3 protein-impact threshold of 0.28 in the RING domain. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is a missense substitution, NM_007294.4:c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly), at amino acid 61 within the BRCA1 RING functional domain (aa 2-101). The ENIGMA rule permits PP3 for a missense variant in this domain when BayesDel no-AF predicts protein impact at the BRCA1 threshold of >=0.28. The case BayesDel no-AF score is 0.565018, and the exact variant row in Supplementary Table ST13 reports BayesDel 0.565018 in the RING domain. Therefore PP3 Supporting is met on the protein-impact path. The SpliceAI score is 0.164, below the separate PP3 splice threshold of >=0.2; that splice path is not met and is not combined with the BayesDel path. REVEL and other predictors were not used because they are not named by the governing PP3 rule. PVS1 is not applicable to this missense variant, so the ENIGMA instruction not to apply PP3 when PVS1 is met does not exclude PP3.

VCEP rule
Apply PP3 for missense or in-frame insertion, deletion or delins variants inside a (potentially) clinically important functional domain and predicted impact via protein change (BayesDel predicted Impact). ... Apply PP3 for predicted splicing (SpliceAI ≥0.2) for silent, missense/in-frame (irrespective of location in clinically important functional domain) and for intronic variants outside of the donor and acceptor ±1,2 positions. ... Missense Predictions (BayesDel no AF) ... BRCA1: ... Impact ≥0.28 ... As justified in the appendices, (potentially) clinically important functional domains are defined as: BRCA1 RING aa 2-101; BRCA1 coiled-coil aa 1391-1424; BRCA1 BRCT repeats aa 1650-1857; BRCA2 PALB2 binding domain aa 10-40; BRCA2 DNA binding aa 2481-3186.
Evidence considered
  • Case normalization: NM_007294.4:c.181T>G, NP_009225.1:p.(Cys61Gly), a missense substitution at amino acid 61.
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, PP3 rule: missense variants inside a potentially clinically important functional domain may receive PP3 for predicted protein impact; BRCA1 BayesDel no-AF Impact threshold is >=0.28.
  • ENIGMA Appendices, Table 3: BRCA1 RING domain spans amino acids 2-101 and lists C61G (c.181T>G, p.Cys61Gly) as a clinically important residue.
  • Local BayesDel no-AF lookup for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: score 0.565018.
  • SupplementaryTables_V1.2_2024-11-18.xlsx, ST13 Updated Dataset Bioinf, BRCA1 c.181T>G p.Cys61Gly row: domain RING, BayesDel score 0.565018, functional category Functional impact - complete, calibration category LossOfFunction.
  • SpliceAI Lookup for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: DS_AG 0.001, DS_AL 0.147, DS_DG 0.000, DS_DL 0.164; maximum delta score 0.164, below the PP3 splice threshold of 0.2.
Sources
BP4 VCEPNot met: BayesDel 0.565018 exceeds the BP4 no-impact cutoff of 0.15, and SpliceAI 0.164 exceeds its required maximum of 0.1. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is a missense substitution inside the BRCA1 RING functional domain, so the ENIGMA BP4 missense path is applicable. That path requires both no predicted protein impact by BayesDel and no predicted splice impact by SpliceAI. The governing BRCA1 cutoffs are BayesDel no-AF <=0.15 and SpliceAI <=0.1. The observed BayesDel score is 0.565018, exceeding the benign/no-impact cutoff, and the maximum SpliceAI delta score is 0.164, also exceeding the cutoff. Neither required component is satisfied; therefore BP4 is not met. The exact variant row in Supplementary Table ST13 independently reports the RING-domain BayesDel score as 0.565018. No unlisted predictor was substituted for BayesDel or SpliceAI.

VCEP rule
Apply BP4 for: ... Missense or in-frame insertion, deletion or delins variants inside a (potentially) clinically important functional domain, and no predicted impact via protein change or splicing (BayesDel predicted No Impact AND SpliceAI ≤0.1). ... Missense Predictions (BayesDel no AF) ... BRCA1: ... No impact ≤ 0.15 ... As justified in the appendices, (potentially) clinically important functional domains are defined as: BRCA1 RING aa 2-101; BRCA1 coiled-coil aa 1391-1424; BRCA1 BRCT repeats aa 1650-1857; BRCA2 PALB2 binding domain aa 10-40; BRCA2 DNA binding aa 2481-3186.
Evidence considered
  • Case normalization: NM_007294.4:c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly), missense residue 61 in the BRCA1 RING domain aa 2-101.
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, BP4 rule: for a missense variant inside a potentially clinically important functional domain, both BayesDel predicted No Impact and SpliceAI <=0.1 are required; BRCA1 BayesDel No impact is <=0.15.
  • Local BayesDel no-AF lookup for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: score 0.565018, above 0.15.
  • SupplementaryTables_V1.2_2024-11-18.xlsx, ST13 Updated Dataset Bioinf, BRCA1 c.181T>G p.Cys61Gly row: RING domain, BayesDel 0.565018.
  • SpliceAI Lookup for NM_007294.4:c.181T>G: maximum delta score 0.164, above the BP4 cutoff of 0.1.
Sources
BP7 N/ANot applicable: BP7_Strong (RNA) covers missense variants outside functional domains, whereas p.Cys61Gly is inside the BRCA1 RING domain at residue 61. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BP7 is not applicable to this variant under the ENIGMA specification. The original BP7 path is for synonymous variants, with an additional intronic path outside conserved donor/acceptor motif positions. The repurposed BP7_Strong (RNA) path applies mRNA-only no-damaging functional studies to intronic, silent, and missense/in-frame variants located outside a potentially clinically important functional domain. This variant is missense and lies inside the BRCA1 RING domain (amino acid 61, within aa 2-101), so it is outside the named BP7_Strong (RNA) missense scope. The available SpliceAI result and functional findings therefore do not make BP7 applicable; they belong to other governing paths and are not used to force a BP7 assessment.

VCEP rule
Apply BP7 for ... Silent variant inside a (potentially) clinically important functional domain, IF BP4 met. ... Intronic variants located outside conserved donor or acceptor motif positions (at or beyond positions +7/-21) IF BP4 met. ... Apply as BP7_Strong (RNA) for intronic, silent, and missense/in-frame variants located outside a (potentially) clinically important functional domain.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, BP7 original path: BP7 is applied to silent variants inside a potentially clinically important functional domain only if BP4 is met, or to intronic variants outside conserved donor/acceptor motif positions if BP4 is met.
  • ENIGMA Specifications v1.2, BP7_Strong (RNA): mRNA-only no-damaging functional studies are applied to intronic, silent, and missense/in-frame variants located outside a potentially clinically important functional domain.
  • ENIGMA Appendices, Table 3: BRCA1 RING domain spans amino acids 2-101; C61G is listed at c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly).
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Statement

In silico

SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.16). REVEL score = 0.948. BayesDel score = 0.565018.

8 paper records listed. 1 cited in the classification.

Cited in the classification

  • Identification of breast tumor mutations in BRCA1 that abolish its function in homologous DNA recombination.
    The paper explicitly tested BRCA1 C61G in a cell-based homology-directed recombination assay and reported the mutant as non-functional; it identifies C61G as a zinc-coordinating RING-domain substitution. This supports functional loss context but does not change the ENIGMA applicability of PVS1, PM4, or BP3 for this missense variant.
    → PS3 · strong Names this variant
    PMID 20103620 ↗
    Source detail
    Eight of the residues that were tested coordinate zinc ions in the RING domain: C24R, C27A, C39Y, H41R, C44F, C47G, C61G, and C64G. It is anticipated that substitution of any of these amino acid residues would have major structural consequences to the protein. Consistent with that concept, replacement of the endogenous BRCA1 with any of these BRCA1 molecules with mutated zinc-coordinating residues was non-functional in HDR (Figure 4A, lanes 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17).

    Location Results, subsection ‘Identification of BRCA1 point mutations that are critical for homologous recombination activity,’ paragraph describing the eight zinc-coordinating residues; Figure 4A

    Context Cell-based HDR assay in HeLa-DR13-9 cells with endogenous BRCA1 depleted by 3′-UTR-targeting siRNA and rescue by BRCA1 expression plasmids; recombination was measured by GFP-positive cells using flow cytometry. Point mutants were tested in triplicate.

Other recorded publications

  • The RING heterodimer BRCA1-BARD1 is a ubiquitin ligase inactivated by a breast cancer-derived mutation.
    Hashizume R et al. · 2001
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 11278247 ↗
  • Cancer-predisposing mutations within the RING domain of BRCA1: loss of ubiquitin protein ligase activity and protection from radiation hypersensitivity.
    Ruffner H et al. · 2001
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 11320250 ↗
  • Integrated evaluation of DNA sequence variants of unknown clinical significance: application to BRCA1 and BRCA2.
    Goldgar DE et al. · 2004
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 15290653 ↗
  • Cancer risks in first degree relatives of BRCA1 mutation carriers: effects of mutation and proband disease status.
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 16227521 ↗
  • BARD1 regulates BRCA1-mediated transactivation of the p21WAF1/CIP1 and Gadd45 promoters.
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 18243530 ↗
  • Haplotype of the C61G BRCA1 mutation in Polish and Jewish individuals.
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 19594371 ↗
  • Classification of missense substitutions in the BRCA genes: a database dedicated to Ex-UVs.
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 21990165 ↗

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gnomAD v4.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.86937e-05; MAF= 0.00187%, 30/1604818 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 2.38788e-05; MAF= 0.00239%, 28/1172588 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 1.656e-05.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.19038e-05; MAF= 0.00319%, 8/250754 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 6.16849e-05; MAF= 0.00617%, 7/113480 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 2.859e-05.

gnomAD-Canada

Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

ClinVar

This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (61 clinical laboratories) and as pathogenic (2 clinical laboratories) and as not provided (1 clinical laboratory) and as Likely pathogenic (1 clinical laboratory) and as Pathogenic by Evidence-based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA) (expert panel). (ClinVarID = 17661)

In silico

SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.16). REVEL score = 0.948. BayesDel score = 0.565018.

Functional

OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Loss-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Oncogenic.

Somatic

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV105897801, n = 4 times).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.