About NRAS
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 NRAS VCEP v2.3.0. 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 p.Gln61Arg (Q61R) amino acid change is an established pathogenic variant at the analogous residue in HRAS and KRAS. The RASopathy VCEP explicitly allows PS1 at Strong strength for the same amino acid change as a previously established pathogenic variant in HRAS, KRAS, MRAS, NRAS, RIT1, or RRAS2.
The RASopathy VCEP has approved four functional assay types for NRAS: RAS Activation, MEK Activation, ERK Activation, and AKT Phosphorylation assays. The variant p.Gln61Arg has been characterized in at least two different approved assay platforms across VCEP-vetted publications (PMIDs: 19966803, 28594414, 21263000), satisfying the VCEP PS3 Moderate requirement of two or more unique assay types.
The variant p.Gln61Arg (residue 61) lies within the Switch II (SW2) domain (amino acids 57-64), which is one of the four critical functional domains explicitly listed in the RASopathy VCEP supplementary table for PM1 application. SW2 is a well-established functional domain critical for GTP hydrolysis and effector interaction.
The variant is absent from gnomAD population databases (v2.1, v4.1, and gnomAD-Canada), meeting the RASopathy VCEP requirement for PM2 at Supporting strength. The VCEP downgrades PM2 from its default Moderate to Supporting for NRAS.
Multiple alternative pathogenic residue changes at NRAS codon 61 have been established as pathogenic. N-RAS Q61K (c.181C>A) is a well-established pathogenic variant reported in Noonan syndrome (PMID:19966803) and somatic cancers. N-RAS Q61L (c.182A>T) is also pathogenic. This satisfies the VCEP PM5 Moderate requirement of at least one [likely] pathogenic residue change at the same codon.
The REVEL score for this variant is 0.888, which is ≥0.7, meeting the RASopathy VCEP PP3 threshold for pathogenic in silico prediction at Supporting strength. SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact (max delta = 0.01), which is consistent with a missense effect rather than splicing.
No benign criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.
ClinGen RASopathy Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines for NRAS Version 2.3.0 v2.3.0 criteria-combination framework: matched Rule7 (1 Pathogenic.Strong + 2 Pathogenic.Moderate + Pathogenic.Supporting >=2) with applied criteria: PS1 strong, PS3 moderate, PM1 moderate, PM2 supporting, PM5 moderate, PP3 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: 0.010. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.
9 Pathogenic. ClinVar API review status: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Gain-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Oncogenic.
This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV54736340, n = 2170 times).
This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot.
ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen NRAS VCEP v2.3.0, with the data and sources behind each one.
29 criteria with recorded statuses: 6 met · 10 not met · 1 not assessed · 12 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
NM_002524.5:c.182A>G (p.Gln61Arg) is a missense variant in exon 3 of NRAS affecting the critical Switch II domain (codon 61). This variant is absent from population databases (gnomAD v2.1, v4.1, gnomAD-Canada).
The p.Gln61Arg amino acid change is an established pathogenic variant at the analogous residue in HRAS and KRAS, satisfying PS1 at Strong strength per the RASopathy VCEP.
Functional studies approved by the RASopathy VCEP have characterized this variant across at least two independent assay platforms (RAS Activation, MEK Activation, ERK Activation, AKT Phosphorylation), supporting a gain-of-function mechanism consistent with RASopathy pathogenesis (PS3_Moderate).
The variant lies within the Switch II domain (AA 57-64), a VCEP-approved critical functional domain, satisfying PM1 at Moderate strength. Residue Q61 is the key catalytic glutamine that positions the water molecule for GTP hydrolysis.
Multiple alternative pathogenic residue changes at NRAS codon 61 (Q61K, Q61L, Q61H) are established in the literature, satisfying PM5 at Moderate strength per VCEP rules.
The variant is absent from gnomAD population databases, meeting PM2 at Supporting strength (VCEP-downgraded).
REVEL in silico prediction score of 0.888 exceeds the VCEP threshold of 0.7, supporting a deleterious effect (PP3).
Applying the RASopathy VCEP combination rules: one Strong criterion (PS1) and at least two Moderate criteria (PS3 + PM1 + PM5) satisfy Rule 7 or Rule 6 for Pathogenic classification. Alternatively, one Strong plus one Moderate plus two Supporting criteria may satisfy other rules. The evidence combination is consistent with a Pathogenic classification.
No criteria match.
Every interpreted variant in NRAS, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_002524.5. 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 no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.888. BayesDel score = 0.378634.
8 paper records listed. 2 cited in the classification.
In follicular carcinomas and adenomas, the CAA→CGA mutation of N-RAS codon 61 was the most common.
Location Results (Table 3); Discussion
Context LightCycler FMCA and direct sequencing of 88 follicular and Hürthle cell thyroid tumors
Mutants of residue Q61 impair the GTPase activity of Ras and are found prominently in human cancers.
Location Abstract; Results; Discussion
Context X-ray crystallography of H-Ras (residues 1-166) with GppNHp; calcium acetate allosteric modulation
The results shed light on the function of Gln61 in the intrinsic GTP hydrolysis reaction.
Abstract; Conclusions
NRAS Q61R mutation detected in one of the two lesions.
Results, paragraph 1; Table 2
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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 Pathogenic (9 clinical laboratories). (ClinVarID = 13900)
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.888. BayesDel score = 0.378634.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Gain-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Oncogenic.
This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV54736340, n = 2170 times).
This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot.