About NRAS
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 likely pathogenic. Select a step to read what it means.
Likely pathogenic.A likely pathogenic classification under the recorded framework.
Gene-level background from the recorded interpretation.
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The recorded framework is ClinGen NRAS VCEP v1.0. 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.
Residue Q61 is located within the Switch II functional domain (HRAS 57-64), which is explicitly listed as an approved PM1 functional domain in the RASopathy VCEP supplemental material (Alignment-with-PM1-domains). Q61 is also a statistically significant missense hotspot at cancerhotspots.org. NRAS is in the VCEP Group 1 analogous genes (HRAS, NRAS, KRAS).
This variant is completely absent from all population databases surveyed (gnomAD v2.1, gnomAD v4.1, gnomAD-Canada v1.0), satisfying the RASopathy VCEP requirement that the variant must be completely absent from all population databases.
Multiple different pathogenic missense changes at NRAS codon Q61 are established in the RASopathy spectrum (e.g., Q61R, Q61K, Q61L in HRAS/KRAS/NRAS). These are well-characterized gain-of-function pathogenic variants at the same residue. Q61H (His) is a non-conservative substitution concordant with the pathogenic direction of other Q61 missense changes. The VCEP mutual-exclusion rule (PM5 not to be used with PM1 when residue is a designated hotspot) does not apply here because Q61 is not individually designated as a mutational hotspot in the PM1 supplemental material — only the Switch II domain (57-64) is listed.
PP2 is explicitly applicable to all RASopathy genes described and curated by the VCEP, including NRAS. This is a missense variant in a gene where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease (gain-of-function), with a low rate of benign missense variation at critical residues.
Multiple lines of computational evidence support a deleterious effect. REVEL score 0.742 predicts damaging. Residue Q61 is a statistically significant cancer hotspot (cancerhotspots.org). COSMIC reports 168 somatic occurrences at this position. OncoKB classifies as Oncogenic. SpliceAI max delta 0.00 indicates no cryptic splice impact. BayesDel 0.130 is discordant but REVEL and hotspot evidence together provide multiple independent lines of computational support.
No benign criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.
ClinGen RASopathy Expert Panel Specifications to the ACMG/AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines Version 1.0 v1.0 lacked a usable explicit final combination framework, so generic ACMG/AMP 2015 final-combination rules were applied as fallback; applied criteria: PM1 moderate, PM2 moderate, PM5 moderate, PP2 supporting, PP3 supporting; combination = 3 moderate + 2 supporting, which maps to Likely 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: 0.000. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.
1 Pathogenic · 1 Uncertain significance. ClinVar API review status: criteria provided, conflicting classifications.
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; COSV54736991, n = 168 times).
This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot.
ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen NRAS VCEP v1.0, with the data and sources behind each one.
29 criteria with recorded statuses: 5 met · 5 not met · 9 not assessed · 10 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
NM_002524.5:c.183A>T (p.Gln61His) in NRAS is a missense variant in the Switch II functional domain (HRAS 57-64), a critical GTPase region where pathogenic gain-of-function variants are well-established in the RASopathy spectrum.
This variant is completely absent from gnomAD v2.1, v4.1, and gnomAD-Canada population databases, meeting the RASopathy VCEP requirement for PM2 at moderate strength.
Multiple different pathogenic missense variants at NRAS codon Q61 (Q61R, Q61K, Q61L) are established in the RASopathy spectrum, supporting PM5 at moderate strength.
PP2 is applicable to all RASopathy genes per VCEP specification, reflecting the low rate of benign missense variation in these genes.
REVEL predicts a damaging effect (score 0.742), and Q61 is a statistically significant cancer hotspot (cancerhotspots.org), supporting PP3 at supporting strength.
This variant has been reported in ClinVar with conflicting classifications: Pathogenic (1 submitter, GeneDx) and Uncertain significance (1 submitter, Hospital for Sick Children). No expert panel review is available.
NRAS Q61H is a well-established somatic oncogenic mutation reported 168 times in COSMIC and classified as Oncogenic (gain-of-function) by OncoKB. Functional studies per the VCEP-approved assay framework exist for NRAS but were not directly verified for this variant in the case materials.
No criteria match.
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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 = 0.00). REVEL score = 0.742. BayesDel score = 0.13014.
8 paper records listed. No publication is explicitly linked to an applied criterion in the recorded metadata.
the RD rhabdomyosarcoma cell line (NRAS Q61H; Catalog of Somatic Mutations in Cancer, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Introduction, paragraph 3; Results, Figure 1; Figure 2
Mutants of residue Q61 impair the GTPase activity of Ras and are found prominently in human cancers.
Abstract; Introduction; Results; Discussion
For NRAS, mutations affecting Q61 were the most prevalent (77% of all NRAS mutations), followed by G12/13 (20%).
Results section (NRAS mutation prevalence); Figure S3c
the loss of KRAS G12V in MM-146, which showed a concurrent increase in the allele frequency of NRAS Q61H from 8% to 41%
Results (NRAS and KRAS mutations); Table 2; Figure 4
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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 (1 clinical laboratory) and as Uncertain significance (1 clinical laboratory). (ClinVarID = 373003)
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.00). REVEL score = 0.742. BayesDel score = 0.13014.
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; COSV54736991, n = 168 times).
This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot.