About MSH6
No gene-level summary was recorded for this case.
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Pathogenic.A pathogenic classification under the recorded framework.
Gene-level background from the recorded interpretation.
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The recorded framework is ClinGen MSH6 VCEP v2.0. The criteria and strengths shown below come from the saved assessment; this page does not recalculate the classification.
The applied criteria and their strengths are shown as assessed under the stated framework.
NM_000179.2:c.1483C>T is a nonsense variant that introduces a premature termination codon (p.Arg495Ter) at codon 495, which is well below the VCEP threshold of codon 1341 for MSH6. Under the ClinGen InSiGHT MSH6 VCEP v2.0 PVS1 rule, nonsense variants introducing PTC at or before codon 1341 qualify for PVS1 at Very Strong strength. Loss of function is an established disease mechanism for MSH6 in Lynch syndrome.
Under MSH6 VCEP v2.0, PM2 at Supporting strength applies when the variant is absent or extremely rare in gnomAD v4 with an allele frequency below 0.00002 (<1 in 50,000 alleles). This variant has an allele frequency of 1.86e-06 in gnomAD v4.1 (3/1,613,890 alleles, 0 homozygotes), which is well below the threshold. It is also extremely rare in gnomAD v2.1 (1/251,182 alleles).
Expert panel International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT) classified as Pathogenic.
No benign criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.
ClinGen InSiGHT Hereditary Colorectal Cancer/Polyposis Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines for MSH6 Version 2.0 v2.0 criteria-combination framework: matched Rule4 (1 Pathogenic.Very Strong + Pathogenic.Supporting >=2) with applied criteria: PVS1 very strong, PM2 supporting, PP5 supporting; maps to Pathogenic.
Evidence summaries and captured source records, where available. Missing entries should not be interpreted as negative findings.
gnomAD v4.1: 3 / 1,613,890 alleles. Recorded AF 1.85886e-06. Recorded homozygote count 0.
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.98118e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/251182 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the South Asian population (AF= 3.26627e-05; MAF= 0.00327%, 1/30616 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
Recorded SpliceAI maximum delta score: 0.040. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.
22 Pathogenic. ClinVar API review status: reviewed by expert panel.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Likely Loss-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Likely Oncogenic.
This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV52273723, n = 5 times).
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.
ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen MSH6 VCEP v2.0, with the data and sources behind each one.
29 criteria with recorded statuses: 3 met · 14 not met · 0 not assessed · 12 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
NM_000179.2:c.1483C>T (p.Arg495Ter) is a nonsense variant in MSH6 that introduces a premature termination codon at position 495, well below the VCEP cutoff of codon 1341, qualifying for PVS1 at Very Strong strength.
The variant is extremely rare in population databases with an allele frequency of 1.86e-06 in gnomAD v4.1 (3/1,613,890 alleles, 0 homozygotes), meeting the MSH6 VCEP PM2_Supporting threshold of <0.00002.
This variant has been reported in ClinVar (VariationID 89197) as Pathogenic by the InSiGHT expert panel (3-star review status) and by 22 clinical laboratories, supporting PP5 at Supporting strength.
The variant was identified in one Brazilian Lynch syndrome proband (PMID:26437257, patient ID-152) with colon cancer at age 59 meeting Bethesda guideline criteria; no MSI, IHC, or co-segregation data were available.
Applying the ClinGen InSiGHT MSH6 VCEP v2.0 combination rules: PVS1 (Very Strong) + PM2 (Supporting) + PP5 (Supporting) meets Rule 4 (1 Very Strong + ≥2 Supporting) for a classification of Pathogenic.
No criteria match.
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Every interpreted variant in MSH6, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_000179.2. Select a row to find it on the plot.
| Protein | Location | Classification | Link |
|---|
| Remaining individuals1 / 62,506 | 1.6e-05 |
| South Asian1 / 91,064 | 1.1e-05 |
| European (non-Finnish)1 / 1,179,992 | 8.5e-07 |
| South Asian1 / 30,616 | 3.3e-05 |
This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.85886e-06; MAF= 0.00019%, 3/1613890 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the Remaining individuals population (AF= 1.59985e-05; MAF= 0.00160%, 1/62506 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.98118e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/251182 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the South Asian population (AF= 3.26627e-05; MAF= 0.00327%, 1/30616 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.04). BayesDel score = 0.536677.
7 paper records listed. No publication is explicitly linked to an applied criterion in the recorded metadata.
152 MSH6 - c.1483C>T p.Arg495* 04 CC (59) BG Current study—Novel
Table 1 (pathogenic mutations found in 116 LS patients), Results section 'Genetic analysis'
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This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.85886e-06; MAF= 0.00019%, 3/1613890 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the Remaining individuals population (AF= 1.59985e-05; MAF= 0.00160%, 1/62506 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.98118e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/251182 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the South Asian population (AF= 3.26627e-05; MAF= 0.00327%, 1/30616 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (22 clinical laboratories) and as Pathogenic by International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT) (expert panel). (ClinVarID = 89197)
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.04). BayesDel score = 0.536677.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Likely Loss-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Likely Oncogenic.
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV52273723, n = 5 times).
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.