About MSH2
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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 MSH2 VCEP v2.0. The criteria and strengths shown below come from the saved assessment; this page does not recalculate the classification.
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Canonical splice acceptor variant (IVS2-1G>A, NM_000251.2:c.367-1G>A) disrupting the invariant AG dinucleotide. cDNA analysis from patient blood (Wolf et al., PMID:15926618) confirmed the variant generates a new splice acceptor site 1 bp downstream, resulting in deletion of a guanine (r.367delg) and a frameshift predicted to produce a premature termination codon (p.122fsX173) subject to nonsense-mediated decay. Under InSiGHT MMR VCEP v2.0 PVS1 rules, IVS+/-1 or IVS+/-2 variants where exon skipping or cryptic splice site use disrupts the reading frame and is predicted to undergo NMD qualify for PVS1 at very_strong strength. Confirmed by patient-derived mRNA assay; no additional independent confirmation required as this is a canonical splice site variant.
Absent from gnomAD v2.1 (exomes), gnomAD v4.1, and gnomAD-Canada v1.0. Under InSiGHT MMR VCEP v2.0, PM2_Supporting applies when allele frequency is <0.00002 (<1 in 50,000 alleles) in gnomAD v4. The variant is completely absent from all population databases, satisfying this threshold.
Expert panel International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT) classified as Likely 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 MSH2 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 allele counts were not recorded for this variant.
Absent from gnomAD v2.1.
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
Recorded SpliceAI maximum delta score: 0.990. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.
2 Likely pathogenic · 1 Pathogenic. ClinVar API review status: reviewed by expert panel.
No standalone functional evidence summary is recorded in evidence_summary.functional.
This variant has not previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC).
ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen MSH2 VCEP v2.0, with the data and sources behind each one.
27 criteria with recorded statuses: 3 met · 12 not met · 0 not assessed · 12 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
NM_000251.2:c.367-1G>A is a canonical splice acceptor variant (IVS2-1G>A) disrupting the invariant AG dinucleotide of intron 2 in MSH2, a gene for which loss of function is an established mechanism for Lynch syndrome.
SpliceAI predicts strong splice disruption with a maximum delta score of 0.99 (acceptor loss 0.99), and cDNA analysis from patient lymphocytes (Wolf et al. 2005, PMID:15926618) confirmed aberrant splicing: the variant creates a new splice acceptor 1 bp downstream, resulting in deletion of a guanine (r.367delg) and a frameshift (p.122fsX173) predicted to introduce a premature termination codon subject to nonsense-mediated decay.
Under InSiGHT MMR VCEP v2.0, canonical splice site variants at IVS+/-1 or IVS+/-2 where exon skipping or cryptic splice site use disrupts the reading frame and is predicted to undergo NMD qualify for PVS1 at very_strong strength. The premature termination codon at position 173 is well upstream of the MSH2 NMD boundary at codon 891.
The variant is absent from gnomAD v2.1, v4.1, and gnomAD-Canada, meeting the VCEP PM2_Supporting threshold of <0.00002 allele frequency. It was also absent from 100 healthy control alleles in the Wolf et al. study.
ClinVar classifies this variant as Likely pathogenic (Variation ID 91075), reviewed by the InSiGHT expert panel, consistent with the VCEP assessment.
No benign or conflicting evidence was identified. BS3 is contradicted by the confirmed splicing aberration. BP4 is contradicted by the strong SpliceAI prediction. PP3 is not applied per VCEP rules prohibiting combination with PVS1 for canonical splice variants.
Under InSiGHT MMR VCEP v2.0 combination rules (Rule 1): 1 PVS1_VeryStrong criterion is sufficient for Pathogenic classification.
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Every interpreted variant in MSH2, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_000251.2. Select a row to find it on the plot.
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Absent from gnomAD v4.1.
Absent from gnomAD v2.1.
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
SpliceAI predicts possible splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.99). BayesDel score = 0.66.
8 paper records listed. 1 cited in the classification.
cDNA analysis revealed that the substitution MSH2, c.367-1G > A in the invariant splice acceptor site of exon 3 generated a new splice acceptor site 1 bp downstream and resulted in a frameshift mutation due to deletion of a G.
Location Results, paragraph describing splice site variants; Table 4 (MSH2 variants); cDNA analysis methods
Context cDNA synthesized from patient peripheral blood lymphocyte RNA; RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing
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Absent from gnomAD v4.1.
Absent from gnomAD v2.1.
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely pathogenic (2 clinical laboratories) and as Pathogenic (1 clinical laboratory) and as Likely pathogenic by International Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours (InSiGHT) (expert panel). (ClinVarID = 91075)
SpliceAI predicts possible splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.99). BayesDel score = 0.66.
This variant has not previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC).