About MLH1
No gene-level summary was recorded for this case.
No variant summary was recorded for this case.
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.
Gene-level background from the recorded interpretation.
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The recorded framework is ClinGen MLH1 VCEP v2.0.0. 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.
The variant is extremely rare in population databases. In gnomAD v4.1, the allele frequency is 1.86e-6 (3/1,614,098 alleles, 0 homozygotes) with grpmax filtering allele frequency of 2.8e-7, which is well below the InSiGHT VCEP threshold of <0.00002 (<1 in 50,000 alleles). The variant is absent from gnomAD v2.1 and gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
Strong cosegregation with Lynch syndrome has been demonstrated in multiple families. The A681T variant cosegregates with disease in 11 affected individuals from an extended Scottish kindred and in 5 Polish cancer families (PMID:23403630). This represents ≥16 affected carriers across ≥2 families, yielding a combined Bayes Likelihood Ratio well exceeding the VCEP PP1_Strong threshold of >18.7.
Multiple independent tumors from A681T carriers demonstrate MSI-H and loss of MLH1 protein expression by immunohistochemistry. Among 43 reported carriers (PMID:23403630), 88% of tumors tested (15/17) were MSI-H and 100% of tumors tested (15/15) showed loss of MLH1 IHC. This exceeds the VCEP PP4_Strong threshold requiring ≥3 independent CRC/Endometrial MSI-H tumors in ≥2 families with loss of MMR protein expression consistent with the variant location.
The HCI prior probability of pathogenicity for c.2041G>A (p.Ala681Thr) is 0.0273, which is below the InSiGHT VCEP BP4_Supporting threshold of <0.11. This indicates that computational evidence suggests a benign impact. SpliceAI shows no splicing impact (max delta = 0.01). BayesDel score is 0.47. However, the BP4 computational evidence is contradicted by strong clinical and cosegregation data supporting pathogenicity.
ClinGen InSiGHT Hereditary Colorectal Cancer/Polyposis Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines for MLH1 Version 2.0.0 v2.0.0 criteria-combination framework: matched Rule5 (Pathogenic.Strong >=2) with applied criteria: PM2 supporting, PP1 strong, PP4 strong, BP4 supporting benign; maps to Pathogenic.
Evidence summaries and captured source records, where available. Missing entries should not be interpreted as negative findings.
gnomAD v4.1: 3 / 1,614,098 alleles. Recorded AF 1.85862e-06. Recorded homozygote count 0.
Absent from gnomAD v2.1.
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
Recorded SpliceAI maximum delta score: 0.010. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.
A ClinVar laboratory submission summary was not recorded.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Inconclusive; curated oncogenicity label: Inconclusive.
This variant has not previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC).
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.
ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen MLH1 VCEP v2.0.0, with the data and sources behind each one.
27 criteria with recorded statuses: 4 met · 8 not met · 4 not assessed · 11 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
PM2_Supporting is met: the variant is extremely rare in gnomAD v4.1 (AF=1.86e-6, grpmax FAF=2.8e-7, well below the VCEP threshold of <0.00002).
PP1_Strong is met: the variant cosegregates with Lynch syndrome in 11 individuals from an extended Scottish kindred and 5 Polish cancer families (PMID:23403630), with a combined Bayes Likelihood Ratio exceeding 18.7.
PP4_Strong is met: among 43 reported carriers, 88% (15/17) of tumors tested were MSI-H and 100% (15/15) showed loss of MLH1 protein by IHC, exceeding the VCEP threshold of ≥3 independent MSI-H tumors in ≥2 families (PMID:23403630).
BP4_Supporting is met: the HCI prior probability of pathogenicity is 0.0273 (<0.11), suggesting a benign computational prediction. However, this is contradicted by strong clinical evidence.
The InSiGHT VCEP MLH1 v2.0.0 combination rules yield a classification of Pathogenic: ≥2 Pathogenic Strong criteria (PP1_Strong + PP4_Strong) triggers Rule 5 (Pathogenic). The single Benign Supporting criterion (BP4_Supporting) does not trigger a conflicting-evidence rule against Pathogenic Strong criteria.
No criteria match.
No further detail was recorded.
Every interpreted variant in MLH1, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_000249.4. Select a row to find it on the plot.
| Protein | Location | Classification | Link |
|---|
| Admixed American1 / 60,008 | 1.7e-05 |
| European (non-Finnish)2 / 1,179,974 | 1.7e-06 |
This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.85862e-06; MAF= 0.00019%, 3/1614098 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the Admixed American population (AF= 1.66644e-05; MAF= 0.00167%, 1/60008 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 2.8e-07.
Absent from gnomAD v2.1.
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.831. BayesDel score = 0.470252. HCI prior probability for pathogenicity = 0.0273. MAPP score = 8.22. Custom PP2 score = 0.198.
5 paper records listed. 1 cited in the classification.
Three as pathogenic (A681T, L622H, P654L). All seven variants were proficient in mismatch repair but showed defects in expression.
Location Abstract; Results (Table 1, Figure 4); Discussion
Context Transient transfection in HEK293T cells; in vitro MMR assay; qPCR for transcript quantification; pulse-chase protein stability assay; differential scanning fluorimetry for thermal stability
four variants (p.K618A, p.Y646C, p.A681T, and p.R687W), in which the STEP2 differences are due to an indication of pathogenicity by only one in silico assay, the pathogenicity is not confirmed by STEP3.
Results section, Verification of the Three-Step Model with MLH1 Variations
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This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.85862e-06; MAF= 0.00019%, 3/1614098 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the Admixed American population (AF= 1.66644e-05; MAF= 0.00167%, 1/60008 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 2.8e-07.
Absent from gnomAD v2.1.
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
This variant is present in ClinVar (Variation ID: 17099); submission details unavailable.
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.831. BayesDel score = 0.470252. HCI prior probability for pathogenicity = 0.0273. MAPP score = 8.22. Custom PP2 score = 0.198.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Inconclusive; curated oncogenicity label: Inconclusive.
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has not previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC).
This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.