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About FGFR2
FGFR2 encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase in the fibroblast growth factor receptor family that binds fibroblast growth factors and activates signaling pathways (including PI3K/AKT and MAPK) that promote cell growth, division, and differentiation. Germline mutations in FGFR2 cause several inherited craniosynostosis syndromes — including Apert, Crouzon, Pfeiffer, Jackson-Weiss, Beare-Stevenson, and Saethre-Chotzen syndromes — in which the bones of the skull fuse prematurely. FGFR2 also plays an oncogenic role in cancer: somatic mutations, fusions, and amplifications of the gene have been found in endometrial, gastric, and breast cancers and ameloblastomas, and FGFR inhibitors are used as cancer therapies.
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01The reasoning
How it was classified
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Recorded applied criteria
The applied criteria and their strengths are shown as assessed under the stated framework.
Met (supporting): extremely rare in gnomAD v4.1 with no observed homozygotes, and absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
Benign criteria applied · 1
BP4Supporting
BP4 · supporting
Met (supporting): REVEL score 0.129 and SpliceAI max delta 0.007 concordantly predict no deleterious effect.
Recorded classification: Uncertain significance
No FGFR2 gene-specific classification framework was available, so generic ACMG/AMP 2015 rules were applied; only PM2 (supporting) and BP4 (supporting) were 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
2 / 1,614,080 alleles
gnomAD v4.1: 2 / 1,614,080 alleles. Recorded AF 1.2391e-06. Recorded homozygote count 0.
gnomAD v2.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 7.07204e-06; MAF= 0.00071%, 2/282804 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 8.00961e-05; MAF= 0.00801%, 2/24970 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
OncoKB did not identify variant-specific reviewed functional evidence for this variant; gene-level curated context is available for reviewer follow-up. FGFR2, a receptor tyrosine kinase, is altered by mutation, chromosomal rearrangement or amplification in various cancer types.
ACMG/AMP criteria under Not recorded, with the data and sources behind each one.
28 criteria with recorded statuses: 2 met · 5 not met · 17 not assessed · 4 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
No FGFR2 VCEP/CSPEC is available for this case (case_summary.cspec.found=false; framework_mode=generic_acmg), so all codon/residue/domain criteria were evaluated against generic ACMG/AMP 2015 logic using only the sources captured in the consolidated evidence bundle.
The ClinVar record retrieved for this case (variation 1328666) does not match the queried variant (title reflects c.1155C>G p.(Val385=) rather than c.819C>G p.(Asp273Glu)), so ClinVar-derived same-change/same-residue comparator data could not be used to support PS1 or PM5.
The pipeline's own pm5_candidates artifact explicitly instructs against automatic PM5 application from its output, and zero same-residue comparator variants were harvested, so PM5 is not_assessed rather than not_met/not_applicable.
The only hotspot lookup performed (cancerhotspots.org, a somatic cancer recurrence resource) found no significant hotspot at D273, but no germline-specific domain/hotspot map or missense constraint metric for FGFR2 was captured in this bundle, so PM1 and PP2 are not_assessed pending domain/constraint data.
FGFR2 is documented in this bundle as supporting both an LOF (loss-of-function) germline disease mechanism (pvs1_gene_context) and missense/activating disease mechanisms (GeneReviews titles for craniosynostosis syndromes), so the mixed-mechanism picture prevents a confident BP1 determination from the collected sources.
PS3/BS3 both not_assessed: no functional/biochemical assay evidence for this variant was present in prefetch.json, evidence.json, literature_pass.json, vcep_materials.json, or fulltext_map.json, and no FGFR2 ClinGen VCEP CSPEC (which would define validated assays and strength calibration) was found for this case.
No FGFR2-specific ClinGen VCEP CSpec or PP3/BP4 lookup spreadsheet was found for this case; generic ACMG/AMP thresholds were applied.
Variant is missense (p.Asp273Glu); REVEL (0.129) and SpliceAI (max delta 0.007) concordantly predict no deleterious/splicing effect, supporting BP4 at supporting strength and precluding PP3.
BayesDel score was retrieved but excluded from PP3/BP4 determination per pipeline policy requiring a named, verified calibration publication, which is not currently available for BayesDel.
No criteria match.
Met · 2
PM2SupportingMet (supporting): extremely rare in gnomAD v4.1 with no observed homozygotes, and absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
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PM2 is met at supporting strength under the generic ACMG/AMP fallback. The variant is extremely rare across both gnomAD releases, has a low gnomAD v4.1 grpmax FAF, and has no observed homozygotes; it is also absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0. These data do not contradict rarity for an FGFR2-related disorder.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP PM2: absent from controls or present at extremely low frequency when population data support rarity for the disorder; applied at supporting strength in the generic fallback.
Evidence considered
No FGFR2 CSPEC/VCEP or local gene-specific framework was retrieved; generic ACMG/AMP population-frequency criteria were used.
gnomAD v4.1 reports 2/1,614,080 alleles (AF 1.2391e-06), African/African American AF 2.66859e-05, grpmax FAF 4.43e-06, and zero homozygotes.
gnomAD v2.1 reports 2/282,804 alleles (AF 7.07204e-06), maximum African/African American AF 8.00961e-05, and zero homozygotes.
gnomAD-Canada v1.0 reports the variant absent.
Still missing
No FGFR2 CSPEC/VCEP or local gene-specific PM2 frequency calibration was retrieved; the generic supporting application should be superseded if an applicable specification becomes available.
BP4SupportingMet (supporting): REVEL score 0.129 and SpliceAI max delta 0.007 concordantly predict no deleterious effect.
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No governing VCEP/gene-specific framework was found for FGFR2, so generic ACMG/AMP in-silico assessment applies (framework_mode: generic_acmg). NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.(Asp273Glu)) is a missense variant with REVEL score = 0.129, a low score consistent with a benign/tolerated prediction. SpliceAI max delta score = 0.007 is also consistent with no predicted splicing impact, in agreement with the missense-tool prediction rather than conflicting with it. Both independent computational lines of evidence (missense predictor and splice predictor) concordantly predict no deleterious effect, supporting BP4 at supporting strength. BayesDel score (-0.146232) exists but is intentionally excluded from this determination because no verified published calibration threshold for BayesDel is available to this pipeline; this is a documented pipeline limitation, not evidence against BP4.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP BP4 (multiple lines of computational evidence suggest no impact on gene product): applied at supporting strength based on concordant low REVEL score and near-zero SpliceAI delta scores.
Evidence considered
REVEL score 0.129 for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.Asp273Glu), retrieved from local REVEL v1.3 predictor lookup; a low score supports a benign/tolerated in-silico prediction.
SpliceAI Lookup max delta score = 0.007 (DS_AG 0.0, DS_AL 0.002, DS_DG 0.007, DS_DL 0.002) for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G, well below the ~0.2 high-recall cutoff from the original SpliceAI publication (Jaganathan et al., Cell 2019, PMID 30661751); no splice-altering effect predicted, concordant with the missense predictor.
Still missing
BayesDel score exists (-0.146232) but is not usable for BP4 because no verified published calibration threshold/PMID for BayesDel is available to this pipeline; if a verified threshold becomes available, re-evaluate whether it changes strength.
PP3Not met: REVEL score 0.129 and SpliceAI max delta 0.007 predict no damaging or splice-altering effect.
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No governing VCEP/gene-specific framework was found for FGFR2 (cspec.found=false, vcep_materials.final_classification_framework.found=false), so generic ACMG/AMP in-silico assessment applies. NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.(Asp273Glu)) is a missense variant. REVEL score = 0.129, well below the benign-supporting range and far from any pathogenic-supporting cutoff, so it does not support PP3. SpliceAI max delta score = 0.007 (DS_AG 0.0, DS_AL 0.002, DS_DG 0.007, DS_DL 0.002), far below the ~0.2 high-recall threshold established in the original SpliceAI benchmarking, so no splice-altering effect is predicted and this does not support PP3 via the splice-impact path either. BayesDel score (-0.146232) is available but is not used here because no verified published calibration threshold for BayesDel is available to this pipeline. No lines of calibrated computational evidence support a pathogenic/damaging effect.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP PP3 (computational evidence supports a deleterious effect) not triggered: REVEL score is low and SpliceAI delta scores are near zero.
Evidence considered
REVEL score 0.129 for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.Asp273Glu), retrieved from local REVEL v1.3 predictor lookup; low score is inconsistent with a damaging missense prediction.
SpliceAI Lookup (spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org) max delta score = 0.007 for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G, well below the ~0.2 high-recall cutoff established in the original SpliceAI publication (Jaganathan et al., Cell 2019, PMID 30661751), indicating no predicted splicing impact.
Still missing
BayesDel score exists (-0.146232) but cannot be used for PP3/BP4 because no verified published calibration threshold/PMID is available to this pipeline.
PP5Not met: no ClinVar expert-panel Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic submission exists for this exact variant.
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PP5 is not met because no exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic assertion is available. The ClinVar audit records zero expert-panel submissions and identifies the audited submissions as non-expert, non-exact records; they cannot trigger PP5.
Rule
Applied only for an exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic assertion; no FGFR2 VCEP/CSPEC was retrieved.
Evidence considered
The ClinVar submission audit reports expert_panel_submissions=0 and shows all three audited Likely benign laboratory submissions as is_expert_panel=false and exact_variant_match=false.
Still missing
An exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Pathogenic or Likely pathogenic classification would be required.
BA1Not met: the observed allele frequency is far below the stand-alone benign frequency threshold.
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BA1 is not met. The observed allele frequency is far below the generic ACMG/AMP stand-alone benign frequency threshold and is incompatible with a high-frequency benign assignment.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP BA1: an allele frequency greater than 5% is stand-alone benign evidence.
Evidence considered
No FGFR2 CSPEC/VCEP or local gene-specific framework was retrieved; generic ACMG/AMP population-frequency criteria were used.
gnomAD v4.1 reports 2/1,614,080 alleles (AF 1.2391e-06), with an African/African American maximum observed AF of 2.66859e-05 and grpmax FAF 4.43e-06; there are no homozygotes.
gnomAD v2.1 reports 2/282,804 alleles (AF 7.07204e-06), maximum African/African American AF 8.00961e-05, and no homozygotes.
BS1Not met: the variant's population frequency is far too low to exceed the threshold expected for a benign FGFR2 allele.
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BS1 is not met. The highest observed population frequency and the gnomAD v4.1 grpmax FAF are extremely low and do not establish a frequency greater than expected for an FGFR2-related disorder.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP BS1: allele frequency is greater than expected for the disorder.
Evidence considered
No FGFR2 CSPEC/VCEP or local gene-specific framework was retrieved; generic ACMG/AMP population-frequency criteria were used.
gnomAD v4.1: 2/1,614,080 alleles overall (AF 1.2391e-06), African/African American AF 2.66859e-05, and grpmax FAF 4.43e-06; no homozygotes.
gnomAD v2.1: 2/282,804 alleles overall (AF 7.07204e-06), with maximum African/African American AF 8.00961e-05; no homozygotes.
Still missing
No FGFR2 disease- and penetrance-specific BS1 maximum credible allele-frequency threshold was retrieved; therefore no gene-specific benign frequency threshold was applied.
BP6Not met: no ClinVar expert-panel Benign/Likely benign submission exists for this exact variant.
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BP6 is not met because no exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Benign/Likely benign assertion is available. The ClinVar audit records zero expert-panel submissions and identifies the audited Likely benign laboratory submissions as non-expert, non-exact records; they cannot trigger BP6.
Rule
Applied only for an exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Benign/Likely benign assertion; no FGFR2 VCEP/CSPEC was retrieved.
Evidence considered
The ClinVar submission audit reports expert_panel_submissions=0 and shows all three audited Likely benign laboratory submissions as is_expert_panel=false and exact_variant_match=false.
Still missing
An exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Benign or Likely benign classification would be required.
PS1Not assessed: no established pathogenic variant producing the same p.Asp273Glu change via a different nucleotide substitution is documented.
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PS1 requires an established pathogenic/likely pathogenic variant that produces the identical amino acid change (p.Asp273Glu) via a different nucleotide substitution. No FGFR2 gene-specific VCEP/CSPEC exists (case_summary.cspec.found=false; framework_mode=generic_acmg), so generic ACMG PS1 logic applies. The ClinVar search for this exact variant returned no_exact_match (the retrieved ClinVar record 1328666 is titled NM_000141.5(FGFR2):c.1155C>G p.(Val385=), a different variant), so no same-amino-acid-change comparator classification was retrieved from ClinVar in this bundle, and no other database in the evidence bundle (OncoKB, cancerhotspots.org, literature) reports an alternate codon producing p.Asp273Glu with an established pathogenic classification.
Evidence considered
case_summary.compact_evidence.clinvar reports search_status/evidence_sentence 'Error retrieving ClinVar entry.' and the returned ClinVar record title (NM_000141.5(FGFR2):c.1155C>G, p.(Val385=)) does not match the queried c.819C>G/p.(Asp273Glu) variant, flagged by the pipeline as no_exact_match.
No alternate-codon p.Asp273Glu comparator variant was located in any prefetched source (ClinVar, OncoKB, literature_pass) within this evidence bundle.
Still missing
No confirmed same-amino-acid-change (p.Asp273Glu via alternate codon) comparator variant with an established pathogenic/likely pathogenic ClinVar or literature classification was found in the collected evidence.
ClinVar search for the exact queried variant returned no_exact_match, so PS1 cannot be evaluated against a verified same-residue same-change record from this bundle.
PS2Not assessed: no de novo occurrence of this variant in an affected proband with confirmed parentage is documented.
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No case-level evidence establishes that NM_000141.4:c.819C>G occurred de novo in an affected proband with maternity and paternity confirmed.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP 2015 PS2: confirmed de novo occurrence requires the variant in a patient with the disease and confirmed maternity and paternity.
Evidence considered
No FGFR2 CSPEC/VCEP or local gene-specific framework was provided; generic ACMG/AMP assessment applies.
The consolidated case-evidence bundle contains no proband-level observation, parental testing result, parentage confirmation, or de novo report for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G.
Still missing
Proband phenotype and molecular result
Maternal and paternal genotype results for the exact variant
Confirmation of biological parentage and test methodology
PS3Not assessed: no functional assay data for this variant were available.
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No functional/biochemical assay data (e.g., FGFR2 kinase activity, receptor dimerization/autophosphorylation, osteoblast differentiation, cell proliferation assays) for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.Asp273Glu) were found anywhere in the case bundle. No ClinGen VCEP CSPEC was located for FGFR2 in this case (cspec.found=false), so no gene-specific functional-assay calibration is available; generic ACMG/AMP framework applies but no validated assay evidence exists to apply it to. Literature triage identified only GeneReviews overview chapters (PMIDs 20301368, 20301592, 20301628, 31145570) and background methodology papers (ACMG/AMP guideline PMID 25741868; Sherloc PMID 28492532) — none of which report a functional assay of this variant.
Still missing
No published functional/biochemical assay (kinase activity, dimerization, downstream signaling, or cell-based proliferation/differentiation assay) for c.819C>G (p.Asp273Glu) identified in the literature triage or full-text set.
No FGFR2 ClinGen VCEP-specific functional assay calibration (validated assay list, thresholds) available in this case's vcep_materials.
PS4Not assessed: no case-control or cohort enrichment data for this variant were available.
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No case-control or cohort enrichment data for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.Asp273Glu) were provided. The PS4 screen contains no screened or passing studies.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP fallback: PS4 requires statistically increased prevalence in affected individuals compared with controls; no FGFR2 VCEP/CSPEC was retrieved.
Evidence considered
The supplied PS4 screening record reports screened=0 and no passing studies; no case-control enrichment evidence is available in the case bundle.
Still missing
A variant-specific, adequately ascertained case-control or cohort study reporting affected and control counts is needed.
PM1Not assessed: no curated domain or hotspot annotation was available to evaluate residue 273 against a critical FGFR2 region.
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PM1 requires the variant to fall in a well-established functional/mutational hotspot or critical, well-characterized functional domain without benign variation. No FGFR2 VCEP/CSPEC domain map is available (cspec.found=false). The only structured hotspot lookup performed, cancerhotspots.org (a somatic/oncology recurrence database, queried as 'FGFR2 D273'), returned no_result / 'This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot,' which is negative evidence but reflects a somatic-cancer recurrence resource rather than a germline missense mutational cluster or curated domain boundary annotation. The evidence bundle contains no UniProt/Pfam-style domain coordinate data placing residue 273 in a specific named FGFR2 domain (e.g., Ig-like domain III vs. linker) that would let this residue be evaluated against domain-level constraint.
Evidence considered
evidence.json hotspots (CANCERHOTSPOTS, query 'FGFR2 D273'): search_status no_result, evidence_sentence 'This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.' This source key is not present in source_registry.json, so it is not cited in evidence_refs, but is noted here as the only hotspot-adjacent lookup performed.
No domain-boundary database (UniProt/Pfam) output for FGFR2 residue 273 was present anywhere in the consolidated evidence bundle.
Still missing
No gene-specific VCEP/CSPEC PM1 domain or hotspot table is available for FGFR2 in this case.
The only hotspot query performed (cancerhotspots.org, a somatic cancer recurrence database) found no significant hotspot at D273, but this source is not a germline-disease domain/hotspot resource and does not establish domain boundaries.
No structured protein domain annotation (e.g., UniProt Ig-like domain III coordinates) for residue 273 was captured in this evidence bundle to confirm or refute placement in a critical functional domain.
PM3Not assessed: no evidence of this variant in trans with a second pathogenic FGFR2 variant was available.
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No affected-proband observation of NM_000141.4:c.819C>G with a second FGFR2 variant, no pathogenic/likely pathogenic comparator variant, and no phase result are present in the consolidated evidence. Under the generic ACMG/AMP framework, PM3 requires a variant in trans with a pathogenic variant in a recessive disorder; this cannot be assessed from the available case evidence.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP 2015 PM3: moderate evidence requires a pathogenic variant in trans in a recessive disorder; multiple trans observations may support stronger evidence.
Evidence considered
No FGFR2 co-occurring variant, affected-proband observation, or cis/trans phase result was supplied in the consolidated case-evidence bundle.
Generic ACMG/AMP guidance (PMID:25741868, section 3, 'PM3 BP2 Cis/trans testing') states: 'when two heterozygous variants are identified in a gene for a recessive disorder, if one variant is known to be pathogenic, then determining that the other variant is in trans can be considered moderate evidence for pathogenicity of the latter variant (PM3).'
Still missing
Affected-proband genotype data identifying any second FGFR2 variant.
Validated pathogenicity assessment of any second variant and parental or other phase data demonstrating trans configuration.
Case-specific disease diagnosis and inheritance model confirming relevance of a recessive FGFR2 mechanism.
PM5Not assessed: no other missense change at codon 273 with an established pathogenic classification is documented.
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PM5 requires a different missense change at the same residue (D273) previously established as pathogenic/likely pathogenic. The pipeline's own pm5_candidates_summary explicitly reports pm5_mode='unknown', eligible_for_classic_pm5_search=false, and a recommendation level of 'not_applicable' with the instruction 'Unable to confirm classic same-residue PM5 semantics safely; skipping automatic candidate harvesting' and 'do not apply PM5 from this artifact alone.' The candidate_summary shows zero candidates of any kind were collected (total_candidates_seen=0, same_residue_candidates=0). No other source in the bundle (ClinVar, OncoKB, literature) independently identifies an alternate pathogenic missense change at codon 273.
Evidence considered
pm5_candidates_summary in the case bundle: pm5_mode='unknown', eligible_for_classic_pm5_search=false, recommendation.level='not_applicable', recommendation.summary='Unable to confirm classic same-residue PM5 semantics safely; skipping automatic candidate harvesting,' candidate_summary.total_candidates_seen=0 and same_residue_candidates=0.
Still missing
pm5_candidates.json harvesting was explicitly skipped by the pipeline pending confirmation of PM5 semantics; zero same-residue comparator variants were collected.
No manual search for alternate pathogenic missense substitutions at FGFR2 residue 273 (e.g., other D273X changes) has been performed or captured in this evidence bundle.
Sources
pm5_candidates
PM6Not assessed: no presumed de novo occurrence of this variant in an affected proband is documented.
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No case-level evidence reports NM_000141.4:c.819C>G as a presumed de novo variant in an affected proband without confirmation of both parental relationships.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP 2015 PM6: presumed de novo occurrence requires the variant in a patient with the disease when maternity and paternity are not confirmed.
Evidence considered
No FGFR2 CSPEC/VCEP or local gene-specific framework was provided; generic ACMG/AMP assessment applies.
The consolidated case-evidence bundle contains no proband-level observation, parental testing result, parentage information, or presumed de novo report for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G.
Still missing
Proband phenotype and molecular result
Parental genotypes for the exact variant
Whether maternity and paternity were confirmed
PP1Not assessed: no family segregation or informative genotype data were available.
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No informative family genotypes, affected-status data, or count of independent segregations/meioses is available for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP 2015 PP1: co-segregation with disease in multiple affected family members in a gene definitively known to cause the disease may support pathogenicity.
Evidence considered
No FGFR2 CSPEC/VCEP or local gene-specific framework was provided; generic ACMG/AMP assessment applies.
The consolidated case-evidence bundle contains no family segregation data for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G.
Still missing
Pedigree with phenotype status of tested relatives
Genotypes for the exact variant in affected and unaffected relatives
Number of informative meioses and assessment of phenocopies, age-dependent penetrance, and variable expressivity
PP2Not assessed: FGFR2 missense constraint and the proportion of benign missense variants could not be verified from available data.
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PP2 requires (1) the gene to have a low rate of benign missense variation and (2) missense to be a common/established mechanism of disease in that gene. FGFR2 is broadly known to cause craniosynostosis and related skeletal syndromes predominantly through activating missense variants, and case_summary.compact_evidence.clinvar lists GeneReviews chapter titles consistent with a missense-driven disease spectrum (e.g., 'FGFR Craniosynostosis Syndromes Overview,' 'Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome,' 'Apert Syndrome'), but only titles (no abstract text or direct quotes) for these entries were retrieved in this bundle, so the specific 'common mechanism of disease' claim cannot be directly quoted/grounded from the collected sources. No missense constraint metric (e.g., gnomAD missense Z-score or observed/expected missense ratio) for FGFR2 was captured anywhere in the evidence bundle, so the 'low rate of benign missense variation' prong cannot be verified from the data available in this case.
Evidence considered
case_summary.compact_evidence.clinvar.pmids_with_titles lists FGFR2-relevant GeneReviews chapters (PMID 20301628 'FGFR Craniosynostosis Syndromes Overview', PMID 20301368 'Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome', PMID 31145570 'Apert Syndrome'), consistent with FGFR2 disease being predominantly missense/gain-of-function driven, but only titles were retrieved (no abstract or full-text snippet), so this cannot be used as a directly quoted, grounded citation for the PP2 mechanism prong.
No missense-specific gene constraint statistic (gnomAD missense Z-score/o-e) for FGFR2 appears anywhere in prefetch.json, evidence.json, or case_summary.json in this bundle.
Still missing
No gnomAD missense constraint metric (missense Z-score / o-e ratio) for FGFR2 is present in the evidence bundle to support the 'low rate of benign missense variation' prong of PP2.
The GeneReviews chapters referenced in ClinVar citations (PMID:20301628, PMID:20301368, PMID:31145570) were retrieved only as titles, without abstract/full-text content, so a directly quoted statement establishing missense as the predominant FGFR2 disease mechanism could not be extracted from this bundle.
PP4Not assessed: no proband phenotype or clinical diagnosis was available to evaluate phenotypic specificity.
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The bundle provides no proband phenotype, clinical diagnosis, or phenotype-to-gene differential assessment for the individual carrying this variant. Phenotypic specificity cannot be evaluated.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP fallback: PP4 requires a patient phenotype or family history highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology; no FGFR2 VCEP/CSPEC was retrieved.
Evidence considered
No individual-level phenotype or diagnostic workup for the tested person is present in the consolidated case-evidence bundle.
Still missing
Detailed proband phenotype and diagnostic workup are needed to determine whether the presentation is highly specific for an FGFR2-related disorder and whether alternative causes have been assessed.
BS2Not assessed: no homozygotes and no phenotype-annotated healthy adult observations were available.
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BS2 is not assessed. Population counts show no homozygotes, and no phenotype-annotated healthy adult observations or disease-specific penetrance evidence were provided. Rare heterozygous alleles in aggregate populations do not by themselves meet BS2.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP BS2 requires observation in healthy adult individuals for a disorder with full penetrance expected at an early age.
Evidence considered
gnomAD v4.1 reports no homozygotes among 1,614,080 alleles; its two observations are in the African/African American population.
gnomAD v2.1 also reports no homozygotes among 282,804 alleles.
Still missing
Phenotype-annotated observations of this exact variant in healthy adults, together with disease-specific age of onset and penetrance information sufficient to judge BS2 applicability.
BS3Not assessed: no functional assay data were available to confirm a wild-type-range effect.
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No functional/biochemical assay data for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.Asp273Glu) were found anywhere in the case bundle, and no FGFR2 CSPEC was located to define validated benign-range assay controls or thresholds. Literature triage returned only GeneReviews overview chapters and generic ACMG/Sherloc methodology papers, none reporting a functional study of this specific variant, so a normal/wild-type-range assay result cannot be confirmed.
Still missing
No published functional assay showing wild-type/normal-range activity for c.819C>G (p.Asp273Glu) identified in the literature triage or full-text set.
No FGFR2 ClinGen VCEP-specific functional assay calibration (validated assay list, thresholds, negative controls) available in this case's vcep_materials.
BS4Not assessed: no non-segregation evidence in affected or unaffected relatives was available.
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No informative non-segregation evidence shows the exact variant in unaffected relatives or its absence from affected relatives in a manner supporting lack of cosegregation.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP 2015 BS4: lack of segregation in affected members of a family supports a benign interpretation when the family data are informative.
Evidence considered
No FGFR2 CSPEC/VCEP or local gene-specific framework was provided; generic ACMG/AMP assessment applies.
The consolidated case-evidence bundle contains no informative family non-segregation data for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G.
Still missing
Pedigree with phenotype status, ages, and relevant clinical evaluation of relatives
Genotypes for the exact variant in informative affected and unaffected relatives
Assessment of penetrance, variable expressivity, phenocopies, and age at examination
BP1Not assessed: whether truncating variants are the primary FGFR2 disease mechanism could not be determined from available data.
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BP1 requires the gene to be one in which disease is caused primarily by truncating/loss-of-function variants, making a missense variant less likely pathogenic on mechanism grounds alone. The pvs1_gene_context in this bundle states lof_mechanism_supported=true with mechanism_rationale 'Targeted germline literature review identified disease-focused publications supporting FGFR2 loss of function as a germline disease mechanism,' indicating an LOF mechanism does exist for at least some FGFR2 phenotypes, but this same evidence set (and the GeneReviews titles cited in case_summary) equally documents extensive missense-driven, activating disease mechanisms (craniosynostosis syndromes). The bundle does not contain a quantitative breakdown of the relative proportion of truncating versus missense pathogenic variants in FGFR2-related disease, so it cannot be determined from the collected sources whether truncating variants are the primary mechanism as BP1 requires.
Evidence considered
pvs1_gene_context.lof_mechanism_supported=true, mechanism_rationale: 'Targeted germline literature review identified disease-focused publications supporting FGFR2 loss of function as a germline disease mechanism, so generic PVS1 framework assessment is eligible.' This documents that an LOF disease mechanism exists for FGFR2 but does not quantify it as the primary mechanism versus missense/activating mechanisms, so it is insufficient alone to establish or refute BP1.
Still missing
No quantitative comparison of truncating vs. missense pathogenic variant proportions for FGFR2 is present in the evidence bundle.
pvs1_gene_context establishes that an LOF mechanism is supported for FGFR2 in some contexts, but does not establish that truncating variants are the primary/predominant disease mechanism required for BP1, and the same bundle also documents missense/activating mechanisms for craniosynostosis phenotypes, creating an unresolved mixed-mechanism picture.
Sources
pvs1_gene_context
BP2Not assessed: no second pathogenic FGFR2 variant or phase information was available.
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No individual with NM_000141.4:c.819C>G and a second established pathogenic FGFR2 variant is documented, and no cis/trans phase result is available. Therefore neither the recessive cis scenario nor the dominant trans scenario described by generic ACMG/AMP guidance can be evaluated.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP 2015 BP2: supporting benign evidence may derive from cis co-occurrence with a pathogenic variant in a recessive disorder or trans co-occurrence with a pathogenic variant in a dominant disorder, subject to disease-model relevance.
Evidence considered
No FGFR2 co-occurring variant, affected-proband observation, or cis/trans phase result was supplied in the consolidated case-evidence bundle.
Generic ACMG/AMP guidance (PMID:25741868, section 3, 'PM3 BP2 Cis/trans testing') states: 'finding the second variant in cis would be supporting evidence, though not definitive, for a benign role (BP2)' and, 'In the context of dominant disorders, the detection of a variant in trans with a pathogenic variant can be considered supporting evidence for a benign impact (BP2).'
Still missing
Documented co-occurrence of NM_000141.4:c.819C>G with an established pathogenic/likely pathogenic FGFR2 variant in the same individual.
Parental or molecular phase data establishing cis configuration for a relevant recessive model or trans configuration for a relevant dominant model.
Case-specific disease diagnosis and inheritance model.
BP5Not assessed: no evidence of an alternate molecular diagnosis explaining the phenotype was available.
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No proband-level evidence of an alternate molecular diagnosis that fully explains the phenotype is provided.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP fallback: BP5 requires a variant in a case with an alternate molecular basis for disease; no FGFR2 VCEP/CSPEC was retrieved.
Evidence considered
No phenotype or alternate molecular diagnosis for the tested person is present in the consolidated case-evidence bundle.
Still missing
A documented alternate molecular diagnosis and evidence that it fully explains the individual's phenotype are needed.
Not applicable · 4· recorded as not applicableShow reasons ▾Hide reasons ▴PVS1N/ANot applicable: this missense change does not produce a null allele, so the loss-of-function criterion does not apply.
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PVS1 (ClinGen SVI PVS1 recommendations, PMC6185798, pvs1_generic_framework) applies only to null variant classes — nonsense, frameshift, canonical ±1/2 splice-consensus, translation-initiation-codon loss, and stop-loss variants — each expected to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or otherwise abolish normal protein function. NM_000141.4:c.819C>G in FGFR2 is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000132.3:p.(Asp273Glu). As a result, no null-variant mechanism (nonsense-mediated decay, truncation, or canonical splice disruption) is triggered by this variant class, so PVS1's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication, because no structured VCEP criteria-combination framework governs this case (framework_complete=false); the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 fallback applies.
PM4N/ANot applicable: this missense change does not alter protein length, so this criterion does not apply.
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PM4 (Richards et al. 2015, PMID:25741868) applies to protein length changes: in-frame insertions/deletions in a non-repetitive region, or stop-loss variants that extend the protein past the reference stop codon. NM_000141.4:c.819C>G in FGFR2 is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000132.3:p.(Asp273Glu). As a result, no change in protein length occurs, so there is nothing for this criterion to evaluate, so PM4's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication, because no structured VCEP criteria-combination framework governs this case (framework_complete=false); the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 fallback applies.
BP3N/ANot applicable: this missense change is not an in-frame insertion or deletion in a repeat region.
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BP3 (Richards et al. 2015, PMID:25741868) applies to in-frame insertions/deletions located in a repetitive region without a known function. NM_000141.4:c.819C>G in FGFR2 is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000132.3:p.(Asp273Glu). As a result, the variant does not alter protein length within a repeat region, so there is nothing for this criterion to evaluate, so BP3's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication, because no structured VCEP criteria-combination framework governs this case (framework_complete=false); the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 fallback applies.
BP7N/ANot applicable: this criterion applies to synonymous variants, and this is a missense change.
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BP7 (Richards et al. 2015, PMID:25741868) is defined for a synonymous (silent) variant for which splicing prediction algorithms predict no impact to the splice consensus sequence and the nucleotide is not highly conserved. NM_000141.4:c.819C>G in FGFR2 is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000132.3:p.(Asp273Glu). As a result, the encoded protein sequence is altered, so the criterion's silent-variant premise does not hold regardless of any splicing prediction, so BP7's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication, because no structured VCEP criteria-combination framework governs this case (framework_complete=false); the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 fallback applies.
Rule
deterministic_prefilter: requires_synonymous
Evidence considered
Deterministic consequence classification: missense (prefetch.json normalized protein consequence)
Sources
generic_acmg_combination_rules
Identifiers
Gene
FGFR2
Transcript
NM_000141.4
Coding (HGVS c.)
NM_000141.4:c.819C>G
Protein (HGVS p.)
NP_000132.3:p.(Asp273Glu)
GRCh38
chr10:121520099 G>C
GRCh37
chr10:123279613 G>C
Location and type
Exon 7 · missense
ClinVar
1328666
Gene diagram
Every interpreted variant in FGFR2, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_000141.4. Select a row to find it on the plot.
FGFR2NM_000141.4
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UCSC ncbiRefSeqCurated
All variants in FGFR2—Select a row to find it on the plot; use the link to open its page.
AF 1.2e-06 · 2 / 1,614,080 alleles · 0 hom · FAF 4.4e-06
African/African American2 / 74,946
2.7e-05
0 alternate alleles recorded in 9 other groups: Remaining individuals, Admixed American, European (Finnish), Amish, East Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Ashkenazi Jewish, European (non-Finnish).
gnomAD v2.1
AF 7.1e-06 · 2 / 282,804 alleles · 0 hom
African/African American2 / 24,970
8e-05
0 alternate alleles recorded in 7 other groups: Admixed American, Ashkenazi Jewish, East Asian, European (Finnish), European (non-Finnish), Remaining individuals, South Asian.
Statements
gnomAD v4.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.2391e-06; MAF= 0.00012%, 2/1614080 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 2.66859e-05; MAF= 0.00267%, 2/74946 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 4.43e-06.
gnomAD v2.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 7.07204e-06; MAF= 0.00071%, 2/282804 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 8.00961e-05; MAF= 0.00801%, 2/24970 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
gnomAD-Canada
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
SpliceAI and Pangolin
SpliceAI acceptor lossat +70 bp
0.002
SpliceAI acceptor gainat +341 bp
0.000
SpliceAI donor lossat -111 bp
0.002
SpliceAI donor gainat +0 bp
0.007
Pangolin splice lossmagnitude shown
-0.005
Pangolin splice gain
0.028
Other predictors
REVEL
0.129
BayesDel
-0.146
How the predictions were used
BP4SupportingMet (supporting): REVEL score 0.129 and SpliceAI max delta 0.007 concordantly predict no deleterious effect.
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No governing VCEP/gene-specific framework was found for FGFR2, so generic ACMG/AMP in-silico assessment applies (framework_mode: generic_acmg). NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.(Asp273Glu)) is a missense variant with REVEL score = 0.129, a low score consistent with a benign/tolerated prediction. SpliceAI max delta score = 0.007 is also consistent with no predicted splicing impact, in agreement with the missense-tool prediction rather than conflicting with it. Both independent computational lines of evidence (missense predictor and splice predictor) concordantly predict no deleterious effect, supporting BP4 at supporting strength. BayesDel score (-0.146232) exists but is intentionally excluded from this determination because no verified published calibration threshold for BayesDel is available to this pipeline; this is a documented pipeline limitation, not evidence against BP4.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP BP4 (multiple lines of computational evidence suggest no impact on gene product): applied at supporting strength based on concordant low REVEL score and near-zero SpliceAI delta scores.
Evidence considered
REVEL score 0.129 for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.Asp273Glu), retrieved from local REVEL v1.3 predictor lookup; a low score supports a benign/tolerated in-silico prediction.
SpliceAI Lookup max delta score = 0.007 (DS_AG 0.0, DS_AL 0.002, DS_DG 0.007, DS_DL 0.002) for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G, well below the ~0.2 high-recall cutoff from the original SpliceAI publication (Jaganathan et al., Cell 2019, PMID 30661751); no splice-altering effect predicted, concordant with the missense predictor.
Still missing
BayesDel score exists (-0.146232) but is not usable for BP4 because no verified published calibration threshold/PMID for BayesDel is available to this pipeline; if a verified threshold becomes available, re-evaluate whether it changes strength.
PP3Not met: REVEL score 0.129 and SpliceAI max delta 0.007 predict no damaging or splice-altering effect.
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No governing VCEP/gene-specific framework was found for FGFR2 (cspec.found=false, vcep_materials.final_classification_framework.found=false), so generic ACMG/AMP in-silico assessment applies. NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.(Asp273Glu)) is a missense variant. REVEL score = 0.129, well below the benign-supporting range and far from any pathogenic-supporting cutoff, so it does not support PP3. SpliceAI max delta score = 0.007 (DS_AG 0.0, DS_AL 0.002, DS_DG 0.007, DS_DL 0.002), far below the ~0.2 high-recall threshold established in the original SpliceAI benchmarking, so no splice-altering effect is predicted and this does not support PP3 via the splice-impact path either. BayesDel score (-0.146232) is available but is not used here because no verified published calibration threshold for BayesDel is available to this pipeline. No lines of calibrated computational evidence support a pathogenic/damaging effect.
Rule
Generic ACMG/AMP PP3 (computational evidence supports a deleterious effect) not triggered: REVEL score is low and SpliceAI delta scores are near zero.
Evidence considered
REVEL score 0.129 for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G (p.Asp273Glu), retrieved from local REVEL v1.3 predictor lookup; low score is inconsistent with a damaging missense prediction.
SpliceAI Lookup (spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org) max delta score = 0.007 for NM_000141.4:c.819C>G, well below the ~0.2 high-recall cutoff established in the original SpliceAI publication (Jaganathan et al., Cell 2019, PMID 30661751), indicating no predicted splicing impact.
Still missing
BayesDel score exists (-0.146232) but cannot be used for PP3/BP4 because no verified published calibration threshold/PMID is available to this pipeline.
BP7N/ANot applicable: this criterion applies to synonymous variants, and this is a missense change.
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Reasoning
BP7 (Richards et al. 2015, PMID:25741868) is defined for a synonymous (silent) variant for which splicing prediction algorithms predict no impact to the splice consensus sequence and the nucleotide is not highly conserved. NM_000141.4:c.819C>G in FGFR2 is a missense substitution predicted to produce NP_000132.3:p.(Asp273Glu). As a result, the encoded protein sequence is altered, so the criterion's silent-variant premise does not hold regardless of any splicing prediction, so BP7's structural prerequisite is not met by this variant class. This determination was made deterministically from the variant's consequence class, prior to LLM adjudication, because no structured VCEP criteria-combination framework governs this case (framework_complete=false); the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 fallback applies.
Rule
deterministic_prefilter: requires_synonymous
Evidence considered
Deterministic consequence classification: missense (prefetch.json normalized protein consequence)
Sources
generic_acmg_combination_rules
Statement
In silico
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.129. BayesDel score = -0.146232.
6 paper records listed. No publication is explicitly linked to an applied criterion in the recorded metadata. None of the listed paper records explicitly indicates that the variant is named.
Recorded publications
Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology.
Richards S et al. · 2015
This ACMG/AMP consensus guideline defines how cis/trans testing may inform PM3 and BP2. It does not report NM_000141.4:c.819C>G or a case-specific FGFR2 allelic observation.
For example, when two heterozygous variants are identified in a gene for a recessive disorder, if one variant is known to be pathogenic, then determining that the other variant is in trans can be considered moderate evidence for pathogenicity of the latter variant (PM3). ... In contrast, finding the second variant in cis would be supporting evidence, though not definitive, for a benign role (BP2). ... In the context of dominant disorders, the detection of a variant in trans with a pathogenic variant can be considered supporting evidence for a benign impact (BP2).
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= 1.2391e-06; MAF= 0.00012%, 2/1614080 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 2.66859e-05; MAF= 0.00267%, 2/74946 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 4.43e-06.
gnomAD v2.1
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 7.07204e-06; MAF= 0.00071%, 2/282804 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 8.00961e-05; MAF= 0.00801%, 2/24970 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
gnomAD-Canada
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
ClinVar
Error retrieving ClinVar entry.
In silico
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.129. BayesDel score = -0.146232.
Functional
OncoKB did not identify variant-specific reviewed functional evidence for this variant; gene-level curated context is available for reviewer follow-up. FGFR2, a receptor tyrosine kinase, is altered by mutation, chromosomal rearrangement or amplification in various cancer types.
Somatic
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has not previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC).
Cancer Hotspots
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.
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