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BRCA1 c.3260G>C, p.(Gly1087Ala)

NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C NP_009225.1:p.(Gly1087Ala) Missense · exon 10 View identifiers
Classification
Uncertain significance

Variant description:

No variant summary was recorded for this case.

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Uncertain.The recorded classification is uncertain significance.

In plain language

Gene-level background from the recorded interpretation.

About BRCA1

BRCA1 encodes a large nuclear protein that helps maintain genomic stability by coordinating the repair of DNA double-strand breaks through homologous recombination, and it also regulates transcription and the cell cycle. It acts as a tumor suppressor, working with proteins such as RAD51, BRCA2, BARD1, and PALB2 to preserve genome integrity. Inherited alterations in BRCA1 cause hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome, with elevated risks of breast, ovarian, prostate, and pancreatic cancers, and biallelic loss underlies a rare form of Fanconi anemia. Because BRCA1-driven tumors rely on impaired DNA repair, they are treatable with PARP inhibitors.

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01The reasoning

How it was classified

The recorded framework is ClinGen BRCA1 VCEP v1.2. The criteria and strengths shown below come from the saved assessment; this page does not recalculate the classification.

Recorded applied criteria

The applied criteria and their strengths are shown as assessed under the stated framework.

Pathogenic evidence criteria: 0 Benign evidence criteria: 1
Pathogenic criteria applied · 0

No pathogenic criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.

Benign criteria applied · 1
BP1Strong
BP1 · strong

Met (Strong): p.Gly1087Ala is a missense change outside all ENIGMA clinically important BRCA1 domains, with SpliceAI max delta 0.015 below the 0.1 threshold.

Recorded classification: Uncertain significance

Final classification: VUS under the ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1/2 Expert Panel Specification v1.2. Only BP1 is met (Strong, benign): p.Gly1087Ala is a missense change outside all ENIGMA clinically important BRCA1 domains, with SpliceAI max delta 0.015 below 0.1. One strong-benign criterion reaches neither Benign (BA1 or >=2 Strong) nor Likely Benign (1 Strong plus additional evidence), no pathogenic criteria are met, and the variant therefore defaults to Uncertain Significance. Flagged for human review: if the disputed BS1 frequency record (current gnomAD grpmax FAF 1.567e-05 vs historical MAF 6.7e-05) were upheld as supporting, BP1_Strong plus BS1 would reach Likely Benign.

02The sources

Evidence at a glance

Evidence summaries and captured source records, where available. Missing entries should not be interpreted as negative findings.

gnomAD v4.1
gnomAD v2.1
Population frequency
29 / 1,613,632 alleles

gnomAD v4.1: 29 / 1,613,632 alleles. Recorded AF 1.79719e-05. Recorded homozygote count 0.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.99138e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/250540 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 6.15309e-05; MAF= 0.00615%, 1/16252 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

gnomAD-Canada

Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

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REVEL score
0.374 recorded score

Recorded REVEL score: 0.374. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.

No listed criterion applied
ClinVar submissions
8 reported laboratory submissions

6 Uncertain significance · 1 Uncertain Significance · 1 Likely benign. ClinVar API review status: criteria provided, conflicting classifications.

Context only ClinVar ↗
Functional evidence
Statement recorded

OncoKB did not identify variant-specific reviewed functional evidence for this variant; gene-level curated context is available for reviewer follow-up. BRCA1, a tumor suppressor involved in the DNA damage response, is mutated in various cancer types.

No listed criterion applied OncoKB ↗
COSMIC
Cancer Hotspots
Somatic evidence
1 recorded samples

This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV99066382, n = 1 times).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.

For specialists

Technical detail

ACMG/AMP criteria under ClinGen BRCA1 VCEP v1.2, with the data and sources behind each one.

28 criteria with recorded statuses: 1 met · 8 not met · 9 not assessed · 10 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.

Met Not met Not assessed Not applicable

The governing ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 framework applies: PVS1 is not met for this non-null missense consequence, and PM4 and BP3 are designated not applicable.

The ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 v1.2 framework governs this case.

PS2 and PM6 are explicitly not applicable under the governing VCEP framework.

No usable family-level segregation or non-segregation data are available for PP1 or BS4; the exact-variant dataset row has a blank segregation LR.

Only PP3, BP4, and BP7 were assessed under the governing ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 specification.

No criterion is met by this group.

Met · 1

BP1 StrongMet (Strong): p.Gly1087Ala is a missense change outside all ENIGMA clinically important BRCA1 domains, with SpliceAI max delta 0.015 below the 0.1 threshold. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is a missense substitution at residue 1087, outside all ENIGMA-defined clinically important BRCA1 functional domains (RING aa 2-101, coiled-coil aa 1391-1424, BRCT repeats aa 1650-1857). SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact (maximum delta score 0.015, below the ENIGMA threshold of 0.1). The ENIGMA v1.2 rule therefore supports BP1_Strong.

Rule
ENIGMA v1.2 BP1_Strong: apply for a silent, missense, or in-frame insertion/deletion/delins variant outside a potentially clinically important functional domain and with no predicted splicing effect (SpliceAI <=0.1).
Evidence considered
  • The case variant is NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C, p.(Gly1087Ala), a missense substitution at residue 1087.
  • The governing ENIGMA domain definitions are BRCA1 RING aa 2-101, coiled-coil aa 1391-1424, and BRCT repeats aa 1650-1857; residue 1087 is outside every listed domain.
  • SpliceAI reports DS_AG 0.0, DS_AL 0.015, DS_DG 0.001, and DS_DL 0.001, with maximum delta 0.015; this is below the ENIGMA BP1 threshold of 0.1.
Sources

Not met · 8 · evaluated, threshold not reached

PVS1 Not met: p.(Gly1087Ala) is a missense substitution with an unchanged predicted protein endpoint, not a null variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C is a missense substitution, p.(Gly1087Ala), with an unchanged predicted protein endpoint (residue 1087). It does not create a premature termination codon, frameshift, canonical splice-site alteration, initiation-codon alteration, or exon deletion; therefore it is not a null variant and does not meet the ENIGMA BRCA1/2 PVS1 rule. NMD and exon-level PVS1 weighting are consequently not applicable to this consequence.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 PVS1: null variant in a gene where loss of function is a known disease mechanism; apply only at the flowchart-determined strength.
Evidence considered
  • Normalization in the case bundle identifies NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C as NP_009225.1:p.(Gly1087Ala); the reference and predicted proteins both terminate at residue 1864, so this single amino-acid substitution does not alter protein length.
  • The ENIGMA BRCA1/2 specification limits PVS1 to null variants (nonsense, frameshift, canonical +/-1 or 2 splice variants, initiation-codon variants, and single- or multi-exon deletions), with weight determined by its PVS1 flowchart and exon context.
Sources
PM2 Not met: the variant is observed in population controls (gnomAD v2.1: 1/250,540 alleles), where PM2 requires absence. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PM2 is not met because the variant is observed in population controls. ENIGMA requires absence from controls in an outbred population in gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes and gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer, with regional average read depth >=25. This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (1/250,540 alleles) and gnomAD v4.1 (29/1,613,632 alleles), with zero homozygotes in both datasets. The presence of the allele is sufficient to fail the absence requirement; read-depth information is not needed to reverse that result.

Rule
Absent from controls in an outbred population, from gnomAD v2.1 (non-cancer, exome only subset) and gnomAD v3.1 (non-cancer). Region around the variant must have an average read depth >=25.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 PM2 rule: variant must be absent from controls in an outbred population in gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes and gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer, with average read depth around the variant >=25; use Supporting strength.
  • gnomAD v2.1 observes 1 alternate allele among 250,540 alleles (AF 3.991e-06) and zero homozygotes.
  • gnomAD v4.1 observes 29 alternate alleles among 1,613,632 alleles (AF 1.797e-05) and zero homozygotes.
Still missing
  • Regional average read depth is not reported in the case bundle, but this does not change the result because the variant is not absent from controls.
Sources
PP3 Not met: p.Gly1087Ala lies outside the clinically important BRCA1 domains, and its SpliceAI max delta of 0.015 is below the 0.2 threshold. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 PP3 applies to missense variants in a clinically important domain with BayesDel no-AF >=0.28, or to predicted splice impact with SpliceAI >=0.2. p.(Gly1087Ala) lies outside the defined BRCA1 RING (aa 2-101), coiled-coil (aa 1391-1424), and BRCT (aa 1650-1857) domains. Its maximum SpliceAI delta is 0.015, below 0.2; therefore neither PP3 path is met.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2: PP3 for missense/in-frame variants inside RING aa 2-101, coiled-coil aa 1391-1424, or BRCT aa 1650-1857 with BayesDel no-AF >=0.28; or for predicted splicing in silent, missense/in-frame, or eligible intronic variants with SpliceAI >=0.2.
Evidence considered
  • The normalized consequence is BRCA1 p.(Gly1087Ala), a missense substitution at residue 1087, outside the ENIGMA-defined RING, coiled-coil, and BRCT clinically important domains.
  • SpliceAI maximum delta score is 0.015 (DS_AL 0.015), below the ENIGMA PP3 splice threshold of 0.2.
  • BayesDel no-AF score is -0.184442; the ENIGMA domain-based BayesDel PP3 path is not applicable because residue 1087 is outside a clinically important domain.
Sources
PP4 Not met: the combined multifactorial likelihood ratio is 0.31, below the PP4 thresholds. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The exact-variant ENIGMA clinical-history likelihood-ratio record reports combined LR 0.3100887017422507, which is below every PP4 threshold; therefore PP4 is not met.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 PP4 uses only combined multifactorial clinical LR: >=2.08 supporting, >=4.3 moderate, >=18.7 strong, >=350 very strong.
Evidence considered
  • The ENIGMA BRCA1/2 specification restricts PP4 to combined likelihood ratios toward pathogenicity from multifactorial clinical data, with thresholds of >=2.08 supporting, >=4.3 moderate, >=18.7 strong, and >=350 very strong.
  • The exact BRCA1 c.3260G>C row reports combined LR 0.3100887017422507 from four probands.
  • CHECKLIST step pp4_1: is combined_multifactorial_lr >= 350? — FALSE — combined_multifactorial_lr = 0.3100887017422507.
  • CHECKLIST step pp4_2: is combined_multifactorial_lr >= 18.7? — FALSE — combined_multifactorial_lr = 0.3100887017422507.
  • CHECKLIST step pp4_3: is combined_multifactorial_lr >= 4.3? — FALSE — combined_multifactorial_lr = 0.3100887017422507.
  • CHECKLIST step pp4_4: is combined_multifactorial_lr >= 2.08? — FALSE — combined_multifactorial_lr = 0.3100887017422507; terminal result is status=not_met, strength=None.
Sources
cspec ↗PMID:31853058 ↗vcep_pmid_31853058_brca1_clinical_history_lr
BA1 Not met: gnomAD v2.1 allele frequency is 3.99e-06, far below the >0.001 BA1 threshold. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BA1 is not met. The ENIGMA BRCA1/2 specification requires FAF >0.001 in gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes and/or gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer non-founder populations. The observed frequency is far below this threshold: gnomAD v2.1 total AF is 3.991e-06, and gnomAD v4.1 grpmax FAF is 1.567e-05.

Rule
Filter allele frequency (FAF) is above 0.1% (FAF > 0.001) in gnomAD v2.1 (non-cancer, exome only subset) and/or gnomAD v3.1 (non-cancer), non-founder population(s).
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 BA1 rule: apply only when filter allele frequency (FAF) is above 0.1% (FAF >0.001) in gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exome and/or gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer non-founder populations.
  • gnomAD v2.1 reports 1 alternate allele among 250,540 alleles (AF 3.991e-06), with zero homozygotes; the highest listed population AF is 6.153e-05 in African/African American individuals.
  • gnomAD v4.1 reports 29 alternate alleles among 1,613,632 alleles (AF 1.797e-05), zero homozygotes, and grpmax FAF 1.567e-05.
Sources
BS1 Not met: current gnomAD v4.1 grpmax FAF is 1.567e-05, below the BS1 supporting threshold of 2e-05. Flagged for human review: an older one-count record (max MAF 6.7e-05) sits within the supporting range, and upholding it would make the variant Likely Benign. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BS1 is not met under the strict ENIGMA frequency rule because the available current FAF is below the supporting threshold. The gnomAD v4.1 grpmax FAF is 1.567e-05, whereas ENIGMA BS1 Supporting requires FAF >0.00002 and <=0.0001. An older ENIGMA supplementary-table record reports a single historical observation with maximum MAF 6.711e-05 in an African population, but it is explicitly categorized as a one-count, not-informative observation and is not a current FAF measurement. The discrepancy is a frequency/threshold artifact that warrants review rather than assignment of BS1.

Rule
Filter allele frequency (FAF) is above 0.002% (FAF > 0.00002) and less than or equal to 0.01% (FAF <= 0.0001) in gnomAD v2.1 (non-cancer, exome only subset) and/or gnomAD v3.1 (non-cancer), non-founder population(s).
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 BS1 Supporting rule: FAF must be above 0.002% (FAF >0.00002) and no greater than 0.01% (FAF <=0.0001) in gnomAD v2.1 non-cancer exomes and/or gnomAD v3.1 non-cancer non-founder populations.
  • gnomAD v4.1 reports grpmax FAF 1.567e-05, below 2.0e-05; its highest population AF is 2.288e-05 in European non-Finnish individuals, but that AF is not the FAF required by the rule.
  • gnomAD v2.1 reports one allele among 250,540 total alleles and a highest listed population AF of 6.153e-05 in African/African American individuals, but no FAF is provided.
  • The ENIGMA HUMU-40-1557 supplementary exact-match row reports maximum gnomAD MAF 6.711409395973154e-05 in an African population and labels the frequency evidence as one count, not informative.
  • ENIGMA Supplementary Table 8 assigns the >0.00002 to <=0.0001 maximum-MAF category a conservative Supporting Benign option, but that category-level calibration does not replace the case-specific v1.2 FAF rule.
Still missing
  • No directly comparable gnomAD v2.1/v3.1 FAF value is available for the historical one-count observation; the v2.1 record exposes population AF but no FAF.
  • The ENIGMA rule names gnomAD v2.1/v3.1, while the newer gnomAD v4.1 value is below the BS1 threshold. Human review is needed if the historical maximum MAF is considered for this criterion.
Sources
cspec ↗gnomad_v2 ↗gnomad_v4 ↗vcep_humu_40_1557_s001vcep_supplementarytables_v1_2_2024_11_18
BP4 Not met: although BayesDel (-0.18) and SpliceAI (0.015) pass their cutoffs, p.Gly1087Ala lies outside the BRCA1 domains BP4 requires. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 BP4 for a missense variant requires that it be inside a clinically important functional domain and have both BayesDel no-AF <=0.15 and SpliceAI <=0.1. Although the BayesDel no-AF score is -0.184442 and the maximum SpliceAI delta is 0.015, p.(Gly1087Ala) is outside the defined BRCA1 domains, so the missense BP4 rule is not satisfied.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2: BP4 for missense/in-frame variants requires location inside RING aa 2-101, coiled-coil aa 1391-1424, or BRCT aa 1650-1857, BayesDel no-AF <=0.15, and SpliceAI <=0.1.
Evidence considered
  • The normalized consequence is BRCA1 p.(Gly1087Ala), a missense substitution at residue 1087, outside the ENIGMA-defined RING, coiled-coil, and BRCT clinically important domains.
  • BayesDel no-AF score is -0.184442, which is at or below the ENIGMA BP4 cutoff of 0.15.
  • SpliceAI maximum delta score is 0.015, which is at or below the ENIGMA BP4 cutoff of 0.1.
  • The favorable predictor values do not override the ENIGMA location requirement for missense BP4.
Sources
BP5 Not met: the combined multifactorial likelihood ratio of 0.31 does not meet the ENIGMA BP5 supporting requirement. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The exact-variant ENIGMA record reports combined multifactorial LR 0.3100887017422507, which exceeds the BP5 supporting cutoff of 0.48, so BP5 is not met. Whether the separate co-observation exclusion applies is not documented.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 BP5 uses only combined multifactorial clinical LR against pathogenicity: <=0.48 supporting, <=0.23 moderate, <=0.05 strong, <=0.00285 very strong; exclude specified multi-gene co-observation.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 restricts BP5 to combined multifactorial clinical LR against pathogenicity, with thresholds <=0.48 supporting, <=0.23 moderate, <=0.05 strong, and <=0.00285 very strong; BP5 is not applicable to the specified multi-gene co-observation scenario.
  • The exact BRCA1 c.3260G>C row reports combined LR 0.3100887017422507; this is above the BP5 supporting cutoff of 0.48 and therefore does not support BP5.
  • CHECKLIST step bp5_0: is co_observation_with_pathogenic_variants_in_different_known_breast_ovarian_cancer_risk_genes == True? — NA — The bundle does not explicitly provide this boolean or sufficient case-level co-observation detail.
  • CHECKLIST step bp5_1: is combined_multifactorial_lr <= 0.00285? — FALSE — combined_multifactorial_lr = 0.3100887017422507.
  • CHECKLIST step bp5_2: is combined_multifactorial_lr <= 0.05? — FALSE — combined_multifactorial_lr = 0.3100887017422507.
  • CHECKLIST step bp5_3: is combined_multifactorial_lr <= 0.23? — FALSE — combined_multifactorial_lr = 0.3100887017422507.
  • CHECKLIST step bp5_4: is combined_multifactorial_lr <= 0.48? — FALSE — combined_multifactorial_lr = 0.3100887017422507; terminal result is status=not_met, strength=None.
Still missing
  • The case bundle does not explicitly establish whether this variant was co-observed with pathogenic variants in two or more different known breast-ovarian cancer risk genes.
Sources
cspec ↗PMID:31853058 ↗vcep_pmid_31853058_brca1_clinical_history_lr

Not assessed · 9 · no assessment recorded

PS1 Not assessed: no documented pathogenic BRCA1 variant producing the same amino-acid change was available for comparison. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The variant is a missense substitution, NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C (NP_009225.1:p.(Gly1087Ala)), and SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact (maximum delta score 0.015), so the protein-change branch of the ENIGMA PS1 rule is applicable. However, the consolidated evidence bundle does not provide a verified previously classified pathogenic or likely pathogenic BRCA1 variant producing the same amino-acid change or an adequately documented same-codon comparator. PS1 cannot be assigned without that comparator evidence.

Rule
ENIGMA v1.2 PS1: apply for a predicted missense substitution with a previously classified pathogenic variant acting through protein change and no confirmed or predicted splice effect; PS1_Moderate may apply for a previously classified likely pathogenic comparator. See Table 5 and Appendices E, J, and K.
Evidence considered
  • The case variant is NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C, predicted to encode p.(Gly1087Ala).
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 specifies PS1 for a predicted missense substitution when a previously classified pathogenic variant is considered to act through protein change and there is no confirmed or predicted splice effect; the bundle reports SpliceAI maximum delta 0.015.
  • The bundle contains no verified same-amino-acid pathogenic comparator or adequate same-codon pathogenic comparator for this variant.
Still missing
  • A verified previously classified pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant with the same amino-acid change, or a documented same-codon comparator meeting ENIGMA Table 5 requirements, is not available in the bundle.
Sources
PS3 Not assessed: no calibrated functional assay or published study of this exact variant was available. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The applicable ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP v1.2 framework requires well-established functional studies showing a damaging effect, with calibrated assay recommendations in Table 9. The exact missense variant NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C (p.(Gly1087Ala)) is not present in the extracted Table 9 or ST4 functional-assay records, and the available paper extracts do not report this variant. Therefore, no validated protein-function or combined mRNA/protein assay evidence is available to assess PS3.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP v1.2 PS3: apply for well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies supportive of a damaging effect when the assay measures protein function alone or mRNA and protein together; use calibrated published assay recommendations in Table 9. Damaging mRNA-only findings are assigned to PVS1 (RNA) at the appropriate strength instead.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP specification v1.2 states that PS3 is for well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies supportive of a damaging effect, applying to assays measuring protein function alone or mRNA and protein together; mRNA-only damaging results are handled under RNA-specific PVS1 guidance rather than PS3.
  • ENIGMA Table 9 is the curated list of calibrated functional assay results for PS3/BS3, but no row for NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C or p.(Gly1087Ala) was found.
  • ENIGMA Supplementary Table 4 (ST4), the functional assay results dataset, contains no exact match for BRCA1 c.3260G>C or p.(Gly1087Ala).
  • The available precomputed literature extracts for PMID:15385441, PMID:25741868, PMID:26467025, PMID:28492532, PMID:31911673, PMID:10923033, and PMID:23918944 state that the exact variant is not mentioned or provide no variant-specific functional result.
Still missing
  • A variant-specific, biologically relevant functional assay with appropriate benign and pathogenic controls is needed.
  • If an assay is identified, its calibration, reproducibility, assay endpoint, and whether it measures protein function rather than mRNA alone must be reviewed under ENIGMA Figure 1C/Table 9 guidance.
Sources
PS4 Not assessed: no case-control data for this exact variant were available. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The ENIGMA BRCA1/2 specification requires case-control evidence with p-value <=0.05 and OR >=4 with a lower confidence bound excluding 2.0; no case-control counts, OR/LR estimate, confidence interval, or p-value for this exact variant are available.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 PS4 Strong: case-control p-value <=0.05, OR >=4, and lower confidence interval excludes 2.0; use matched case/control datasets and do not use Proband Counting.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 specifies PS4 Strong only for case-control evidence with p-value <=0.05, OR >=4, and a lower confidence interval excluding 2.0; it also requires ethnicity- and country-matched cases and controls and says not to use Proband Counting.
  • The exact-variant ENIGMA supplementary row has no Case-Control LR value, so no qualifying case-control enrichment estimate can be assessed.
  • CHECKLIST item ps4_review: Review and apply this criterion's VCEP guidance directly: Case dataset should be ethnicity and country-matched to control dataset. If case-control LR estimates are available for a given dataset, these should be used in preference to case-control OR data, under code PP4 (or BP5, if appropriate). Do not use Proband Counting as originally described. The prevalence of the variant in affected individuals is significantly increased compared to the prevalence in controls. Note 1: Relative risk (RR) or odds ratio (OR), as obtained from case-control studies, is >5.0 and the confidence interval around the estimate of RR or OR does not include 1.0. See The prevalence of the variant in affected individuals is significantly increased compared to the prevalence in controls. Case-control studies; p-value <=0.05 and OR >=4 (lower confidence interval excludes 2.0). See Appendix F for details. — NA — Required case-control dataset matching, enrichment estimate, confidence interval, and significance value are unavailable.
Still missing
  • Exact-variant case and ethnicity/country-matched control counts or a validated case-control OR/LR with confidence interval and p-value are missing.
Sources
cspec ↗vcep_humu_40_1557_s001
PM3 Not assessed: no patient phenotype, second BRCA1 variant, or phase data were available to evaluate a Fanconi anemia presentation. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The applicable ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1/2 specification restricts PM3 to a patient with a phenotype consistent with BRCA1- or BRCA2-related Fanconi anemia and co-occurring variants in the same gene, with strength assigned from the PM3 point total. The case bundle contains no affected-proband phenotype, chromosome-breakage result, second BRCA1 variant, or phase information establishing pathogenic variants in trans or cis. Therefore PM3 cannot be applied from the available case evidence.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 PM3: apply only for a patient with phenotype consistent with BRCA1- or BRCA2-related Fanconi anemia and co-occurring variants in the same gene; assign strength by the Table 6 PM3 point total (Supporting = 1 point, Moderate = 2 points, Strong = at least 4 points).
Evidence considered
  • The ENIGMA BRCA1/2 specification states that PM3 requires a patient with a phenotype consistent with BRCA1/2-related Fanconi anemia and co-occurring variants in the same gene; PM3 Supporting corresponds to 1 point, PM3 to 2 points, and PM3 Strong to at least 4 points.
  • The ENIGMA supplementary-table match for BRCA1 c.3260G>C (p.(Gly1087Ala)) reports four probands and a co-occurrence likelihood ratio of 1.0330920372, but it does not provide the affected-proband Fanconi-anemia phenotype, the identity/pathogenicity of a second BRCA1 variant, or cis/trans phase needed to assign PM3 under the specification.
  • The available case summary and evidence bundle do not document affected-proband observations, a second allele, or phase; absence of those data is treated as insufficient evidence rather than evidence against PM3.
Still missing
  • Affected-proband Fanconi anemia phenotype and chromosome-breakage result are not provided.
  • No co-occurring BRCA1 variant is documented for an affected proband.
  • Phase information (in trans or in cis) is not provided.
  • The ENIGMA PM3 point total cannot be calculated.
Sources
cspec ↗vcep_humu_40_1557_s001
PP1 Not assessed: no quantitative co-segregation data (segregation likelihood ratio or affected-relative genotypes) were available. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PP1 is applicable under the ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 specification only when co-segregation with disease is supported by a quantitative co-segregation analysis. The exact-variant BRCA1 multifactorial dataset row contains no segregation LR, and the case bundle provides no affected-relative genotypes, number of informative meioses, family structure, or quantitative co-segregation result. The available combined LR is not a segregation result and cannot be used to assign PP1. Thus PP1 cannot be assessed.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 v1.2 PP1: quantitative co-segregation with disease; Supporting LR >=2.08, Moderate LR >=4.3, Strong LR >=18.7, Very Strong LR >=350.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 v1.2 requires quantitative co-segregation analysis for PP1 and assigns Supporting at LR >=2.08, Moderate at LR >=4.3, and Strong at LR >=18.7; it states that LR >0.48 and <2.08 provides no supporting evidence in either direction.
  • The exact-match row for BRCA1 c.3260G>C (p.(Gly1087Ala)) in SuppT1 has a blank Segregation LR field; no family-level segregation observations or quantitative co-segregation calculation are provided in the bundle.
  • The exact-match row reports a combined LR of 0.6744313608969007, but that combined multifactorial value is not a segregation LR and is not used for PP1.
Still missing
  • Affected and unaffected relative phenotypes and genotypes
  • Informative meioses and family structure
  • Quantitative co-segregation analysis or segregation likelihood ratio for c.3260G>C
Sources
cspec ↗vcep_humu_40_1557_s001
BS2 Not assessed: no patient-level data (phenotype, chromosome-breakage result, biallelic genotype) were available to assess recessive-disease features. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BS2 cannot be assessed from the case bundle. ENIGMA specifies BS2 for absence of features of recessive disease, namely a BRCA1-related Fanconi Anemia phenotype, with strength determined from qualifying proband points. The bundle contains no patient-level phenotype, age, chromosome-breakage result, biallelic genotype, or qualifying proband count for this assessment.

Rule
Applied in absence of features of recessive disease, namely Fanconi Anemia phenotype. See Specification Table 8 for additional stipulations and point-based BS2 assignment.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 BS2 rule: apply in the absence of features of recessive disease, namely Fanconi Anemia phenotype; assign strength from the BS2-related proband point total in Specification Table 8.
  • The consolidated case bundle provides variant and population observations but no clinical phenotype or proband-point data relevant to BS2.
Still missing
  • Patient-level Fanconi Anemia phenotype and chromosome-breakage information are unavailable.
  • No qualifying BS2 proband-point data or count is available.
Sources
BS3 Not assessed: no functional studies demonstrating a benign effect of this exact variant were available. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The applicable ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP v1.2 framework requires well-established functional studies showing no damaging effect, with calibrated assay recommendations in Table 9. The exact missense variant NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C (p.(Gly1087Ala)) is not present in the extracted Table 9 or ST4 functional-assay records, and the available paper extracts do not report this variant. Therefore, no validated protein-function or combined mRNA/protein assay evidence is available to assess BS3.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP v1.2 BS3: apply for well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies showing no damaging effect when the assay measures protein function alone or mRNA and protein together; use calibrated published assay recommendations in Table 9. Normal mRNA-only findings are assigned to BP7 (RNA) at the appropriate strength instead.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 VCEP specification v1.2 states that BS3 is for well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies showing no damaging effect when the assay measures protein function alone or mRNA and protein together; mRNA-only normal transcript findings are handled as BP7 (RNA) rather than BS3.
  • ENIGMA Table 9 is the curated list of calibrated functional assay results for PS3/BS3, but no row for NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C or p.(Gly1087Ala) was found.
  • ENIGMA Supplementary Table 4 (ST4), the functional assay results dataset, contains no exact match for BRCA1 c.3260G>C or p.(Gly1087Ala).
  • The available precomputed literature extracts for PMID:15385441, PMID:25741868, PMID:26467025, PMID:28492532, PMID:31911673, PMID:10923033, and PMID:23918944 state that the exact variant is not mentioned or provide no variant-specific functional result.
Still missing
  • A variant-specific, biologically relevant functional assay demonstrating normal function against appropriate controls is needed.
  • If an assay is identified, its calibration, reproducibility, assay endpoint, and whether it measures protein function rather than mRNA alone must be reviewed under ENIGMA Figure 1C/Table 9 guidance.
Sources
BS4 Not assessed: no quantitative segregation data (non-segregating affected relatives) were available. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BS4 is applicable under the ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 specification only when lack of segregation in affected family members is supported by a quantitative co-segregation analysis. The exact-variant BRCA1 multifactorial dataset row contains no segregation LR, and the case bundle provides no non-segregating affected relatives, relative genotypes, informative meioses, family structure, or quantitative BS4 likelihood ratio. The available combined LR is not a BS4 result. Therefore BS4 cannot be assessed.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 v1.2 BS4: quantitative lack of segregation in affected family members; Supporting LR <=0.48, Moderate LR <=0.23, Strong LR <=0.05, Very Strong LR <=0.00285.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 v1.2 requires quantitative co-segregation analysis for BS4 and assigns Supporting at LR <=0.48, Moderate at LR <=0.23, Strong at LR <=0.05, and Very Strong at LR <=0.00285; it cautions that LR >0.48 and <2.08 provides no supporting evidence in either direction.
  • The exact-match row for BRCA1 c.3260G>C (p.(Gly1087Ala)) in SuppT1 has a blank Segregation LR field; no non-segregating affected relatives or quantitative analysis are provided in the bundle.
  • The exact-match row reports a combined LR of 0.6744313608969007, but that combined multifactorial value is not a BS4 segregation LR and is not used for BS4.
Still missing
  • Affected relatives who do not carry the variant
  • Confirmation that the reported relatives have disease relevant to BRCA1 cancer predisposition
  • Informative meioses and family structure
  • Quantitative non-segregation analysis or segregation likelihood ratio for c.3260G>C
Sources
cspec ↗vcep_humu_40_1557_s001
BP7 Not assessed: no variant-specific RNA assay was available, and BP7 otherwise applies only to synonymous or intronic variants. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

This is a missense, not synonymous, variant. Under ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2, BP7_Strong (RNA) can be used for a missense variant outside a clinically important domain only when a well-established mRNA-only study demonstrates no damaging transcript-profile effect. No variant-specific RNA assay result is present in the case evidence. BP7 Supporting is limited to silent variants in a clinically important domain or qualifying intronic variants when BP4 is met, neither of which applies.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2: BP7_Strong (RNA) requires a well-established mRNA-only study showing no damaging transcript-profile effect and may apply to missense/in-frame variants outside the defined domains; BP7 Supporting is restricted to specified silent or intronic contexts when BP4 is met.
Evidence considered
  • The normalized consequence is BRCA1 p.(Gly1087Ala), a missense substitution outside the ENIGMA-defined clinically important domains.
  • SpliceAI maximum delta score is 0.015, but this prediction alone does not meet the ENIGMA requirement for BP7_Strong (RNA) in an eligible missense variant.
  • No variant-specific RNA transcript-profile study is supplied in the case bundle or its pre-computed paper extractions.
Still missing
  • No variant-specific, well-established mRNA-only transcript-profile assay demonstrating no damaging effect was provided.
Sources
Not applicable · 10· recorded as not applicable Show reasons ▾Hide reasons ▴
PS2 VCEPNot applicable: the ENIGMA BRCA1/2 specification excludes de novo occurrence evidence because these cancers are relatively common. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The applicable ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 specification v1.2 marks PS2 as not applicable because BRCA1/2-related cancers are relatively common and the predictive capacity of de novo occurrences is not calibrated. Therefore PS2 is not assigned, regardless of whether an individual de novo observation might be reported.

VCEP rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 v1.2: PS2 not applicable; no calibrated predictive capacity for de novo occurrences in BRCA1/2-related cancers.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 specification v1.2 lists PS2 as Not applicable and states: "BRCA1/2-related cancers occur relatively commonly. No information to calibrate the predictive capacity of de novo occurrences." The specification also requires confirmation of both maternity and paternity for the generic de novo scenario, but that generic criterion is not available for application under this VCEP framework.
Sources
PM1 VCEPNot applicable: p.Gly1087Ala lies outside the BRCA1 clinically important domains (RING, coiled-coil, BRCT), and ENIGMA does not apply PM1. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The governing ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 framework marks PM1 as not applicable. The variant is p.(Gly1087Ala), outside the specified BRCA1 clinically important functional domains (RING aa 2-101, coiled-coil aa 1391-1424, and BRCT repeats aa 1650-1857), and the bundle reports no statistically significant hotspot at residue 1087. The vcep_materials.json domain_tables object contains no BRCA1 entry requiring an additional authoritative domain-table lookup.

VCEP rule
ENIGMA v1.2 PM1: not applicable for BRCA1/2 in the governing framework.
Evidence considered
  • The ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 structured framework explicitly lists PM1 as Not Applicable.
  • The governing domain definitions in the bundle are BRCA1 RING aa 2-101, coiled-coil aa 1391-1424, and BRCT repeats aa 1650-1857; residue 1087 lies outside all three.
Sources
PM4 VCEPNot applicable: ENIGMA excludes PM4, and this is a single-residue substitution with no protein-length change. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

PM4 is designated Not Applicable by the governing ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 specification. Independently, p.(Gly1087Ala) is a single-residue substitution with no protein length change, not an in-frame insertion/deletion or stop-loss alteration.

VCEP rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2: PM4 is Not Applicable.
Evidence considered
  • The case normalization reports p.(Gly1087Ala) and identical reference and predicted protein endpoints, excluding a protein-length change.
  • The governing ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 criteria list explicitly labels PM4 as Not Applicable.
Sources
PM5 N/ANot applicable: ENIGMA restricts PM5 to protein-truncating variants, and p.Gly1087Ala is a missense substitution. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

Under the governing ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 specification, PM5 is restricted to protein-termination-codon variants in an exon where a different proven pathogenic PTC variant has been observed, as additional weight for a PVS1-assigned variant. This case is a missense substitution, p.(Gly1087Ala), not a PTC variant; therefore the specified PM5 rule does not apply.

Rule
ENIGMA v1.2 PM5: apply only for a protein termination codon variant in an exon where a different proven pathogenic PTC variant has been seen before, with strength determined using Table 4.
Evidence considered
  • The case normalization identifies NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C as the missense change p.(Gly1087Ala).
  • ENIGMA v1.2 defines PM5 only for a PTC variant in an exon with a different proven pathogenic PTC variant, to add weight to PVS1; that applicability condition is not met by this missense variant.
Sources
cspec ↗vcep_specifications_table4_v1_2_2024_11_18
PM6 VCEPNot applicable: the ENIGMA specification excludes PM6 (de novo evidence) for BRCA1/2. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The applicable ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 specification v1.2 marks PM6 as not applicable. PM6 is therefore not assigned for this BRCA1 variant.

VCEP rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 v1.2: PM6 not applicable.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 specification v1.2 lists PM6 as Not applicable.
Sources
PP2 VCEPNot applicable: the ENIGMA BRCA1/2 specification explicitly excludes PP2. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

The governing ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 framework marks PP2 as not applicable. No generic PP2 evidence is used when an applicable gene-specific specification explicitly excludes the criterion.

VCEP rule
ENIGMA v1.2 PP2: not applicable for BRCA1/2 in the governing framework.
Evidence considered
  • The ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 structured framework explicitly lists PP2 as Not Applicable.
Sources
PP5 VCEPNot applicable: ENIGMA excludes PP5, and ClinVar holds no expert-panel submissions for this variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

ENIGMA marks PP5 not applicable, and the exact-variant ClinVar audit reports zero expert-panel submissions. Single-submitter, laboratory, aggregate, and non-expert classifications cannot trigger PP5.

VCEP rule
Apply PP5 only for an exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic classification; ENIGMA v1.2 marks PP5 not applicable.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 states that PP5 is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee.
  • The exact-variant ClinVar audit reports expert_panel_submissions = 0; the available classifications are ordinary single-submitter/non-expert assertions and cannot trigger PP5.
  • CHECKLIST item pp5_review: Review and apply this criterion's VCEP guidance directly: This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. Reputable source recently reports variant as pathogenic, but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. — FALSE — No exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Pathogenic or Likely pathogenic classification exists, and the VCEP marks PP5 not applicable.
Sources
BP2 VCEPNot applicable: the ENIGMA BRCA1/2 specification designates BP2 as not applicable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BP2 is explicitly designated Not Applicable in the applicable ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 specification. It is not evaluated for this BRCA1 case.

VCEP rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2: BP2 is Not Applicable.
Evidence considered
  • The applicable ClinGen ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 specification lists BP2 as Not Applicable.
Sources
BP3 VCEPNot applicable: ENIGMA designates BP3 as not applicable, and this missense is not an in-frame indel. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

BP3 is designated Not Applicable by the governing ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 specification. The observed change is a missense substitution rather than an in-frame indel, so no repeat-region in-frame indel assessment is relevant.

VCEP rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2: BP3 is Not Applicable.
Evidence considered
  • The case normalization identifies a single-nucleotide substitution causing p.(Gly1087Ala), not an in-frame insertion or deletion.
  • The governing ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 criteria list explicitly labels BP3 as Not Applicable.
Sources
BP6 VCEPNot applicable: ENIGMA excludes BP6, and no expert-panel classifications exist for this variant. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

ENIGMA marks BP6 not applicable, and the exact-variant ClinVar audit reports zero expert-panel submissions. Single-submitter, laboratory, aggregate, and non-expert classifications cannot trigger BP6.

VCEP rule
Apply BP6 only for an exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Benign/Likely benign classification; ENIGMA v1.2 marks BP6 not applicable.
Evidence considered
  • ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 states that BP6 is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee.
  • The exact-variant ClinVar audit reports expert_panel_submissions = 0; the available Likely benign assertion is a non-expert single-submitter classification and cannot trigger BP6.
  • CHECKLIST item bp6_review: Review and apply this criterion's VCEP guidance directly: This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. Reputable source recently reports variant as benign, but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee. — FALSE — No exact-variant ClinVar expert-panel Benign or Likely benign classification exists, and the VCEP marks BP6 not applicable.
Sources

Identifiers

Gene
BRCA1
Transcript
NM_007294.4
Coding (HGVS c.)
NM_007294.4:c.3260G>C
Protein (HGVS p.)
NP_009225.1:p.(Gly1087Ala)
GRCh38
chr17:43092271 C>G
GRCh37
chr17:41244288 C>G
Location and type
Exon 10 · missense
ClinVar
231397, 54812
COSMIC
COSV99066382

Gene diagram

Every interpreted variant in BRCA1, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_007294.4. Select a row to find it on the plot.

BRCA1NM_007294.4
Fetching transcript structure from UCSC…
gnomAD v4.1 29 / 1,613,632 alleles AF 1.8e-05 · 0 homozygotes · FAF 1.57e-05
gnomAD v2.1 1 / 250,540 alleles AF 3.99e-06 · 0 homozygotes
gnomAD-Canada v1.0 Allele count data not recorded

By genetic ancestry

gnomAD v4.1

AF 1.8e-05 · 29 / 1,613,632 alleles · 0 hom · FAF 1.6e-05
European (non-Finnish)27 / 1,179,998 2.3e-05
Remaining individuals1 / 62,482 1.6e-05
African/African American1 / 74,866 1.3e-05
0 alternate alleles recorded in 7 other groups: Admixed American, European (Finnish), Amish, East Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Ashkenazi Jewish.

gnomAD v2.1

AF 4e-06 · 1 / 250,540 alleles · 0 hom
African/African American1 / 16,252 6.2e-05
0 alternate alleles recorded in 7 other groups: Admixed American, Ashkenazi Jewish, East Asian, European (Finnish), European (non-Finnish), Remaining individuals, South Asian.

Statements

gnomAD v4.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.79719e-05; MAF= 0.00180%, 29/1613632 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 2.28814e-05; MAF= 0.00229%, 27/1179998 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 1.567e-05.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.99138e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/250540 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 6.15309e-05; MAF= 0.00615%, 1/16252 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

gnomAD-Canada

Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

SpliceAI and Pangolin

SpliceAI acceptor lossat -132 bp
0.015
SpliceAI acceptor gainat -108 bp
0.000
SpliceAI donor lossat -172 bp
0.001
SpliceAI donor gainat -47 bp
0.001
Pangolin splice lossmagnitude shown
-0.038
Pangolin splice gain
0.006

Other predictors

REVEL
0.374
BayesDel
-0.184

How the predictions were used

PP3 Not met: p.Gly1087Ala lies outside the clinically important BRCA1 domains, and its SpliceAI max delta of 0.015 is below the 0.2 threshold. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 PP3 applies to missense variants in a clinically important domain with BayesDel no-AF >=0.28, or to predicted splice impact with SpliceAI >=0.2. p.(Gly1087Ala) lies outside the defined BRCA1 RING (aa 2-101), coiled-coil (aa 1391-1424), and BRCT (aa 1650-1857) domains. Its maximum SpliceAI delta is 0.015, below 0.2; therefore neither PP3 path is met.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2: PP3 for missense/in-frame variants inside RING aa 2-101, coiled-coil aa 1391-1424, or BRCT aa 1650-1857 with BayesDel no-AF >=0.28; or for predicted splicing in silent, missense/in-frame, or eligible intronic variants with SpliceAI >=0.2.
Evidence considered
  • The normalized consequence is BRCA1 p.(Gly1087Ala), a missense substitution at residue 1087, outside the ENIGMA-defined RING, coiled-coil, and BRCT clinically important domains.
  • SpliceAI maximum delta score is 0.015 (DS_AL 0.015), below the ENIGMA PP3 splice threshold of 0.2.
  • BayesDel no-AF score is -0.184442; the ENIGMA domain-based BayesDel PP3 path is not applicable because residue 1087 is outside a clinically important domain.
Sources
BP4 Not met: although BayesDel (-0.18) and SpliceAI (0.015) pass their cutoffs, p.Gly1087Ala lies outside the BRCA1 domains BP4 requires. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2 BP4 for a missense variant requires that it be inside a clinically important functional domain and have both BayesDel no-AF <=0.15 and SpliceAI <=0.1. Although the BayesDel no-AF score is -0.184442 and the maximum SpliceAI delta is 0.015, p.(Gly1087Ala) is outside the defined BRCA1 domains, so the missense BP4 rule is not satisfied.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2: BP4 for missense/in-frame variants requires location inside RING aa 2-101, coiled-coil aa 1391-1424, or BRCT aa 1650-1857, BayesDel no-AF <=0.15, and SpliceAI <=0.1.
Evidence considered
  • The normalized consequence is BRCA1 p.(Gly1087Ala), a missense substitution at residue 1087, outside the ENIGMA-defined RING, coiled-coil, and BRCT clinically important domains.
  • BayesDel no-AF score is -0.184442, which is at or below the ENIGMA BP4 cutoff of 0.15.
  • SpliceAI maximum delta score is 0.015, which is at or below the ENIGMA BP4 cutoff of 0.1.
  • The favorable predictor values do not override the ENIGMA location requirement for missense BP4.
Sources
BP7 Not assessed: no variant-specific RNA assay was available, and BP7 otherwise applies only to synonymous or intronic variants. Details ▾Hide ▴
Reasoning

This is a missense, not synonymous, variant. Under ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2, BP7_Strong (RNA) can be used for a missense variant outside a clinically important domain only when a well-established mRNA-only study demonstrates no damaging transcript-profile effect. No variant-specific RNA assay result is present in the case evidence. BP7 Supporting is limited to silent variants in a clinically important domain or qualifying intronic variants when BP4 is met, neither of which applies.

Rule
ENIGMA BRCA1/2 v1.2: BP7_Strong (RNA) requires a well-established mRNA-only study showing no damaging transcript-profile effect and may apply to missense/in-frame variants outside the defined domains; BP7 Supporting is restricted to specified silent or intronic contexts when BP4 is met.
Evidence considered
  • The normalized consequence is BRCA1 p.(Gly1087Ala), a missense substitution outside the ENIGMA-defined clinically important domains.
  • SpliceAI maximum delta score is 0.015, but this prediction alone does not meet the ENIGMA requirement for BP7_Strong (RNA) in an eligible missense variant.
  • No variant-specific RNA transcript-profile study is supplied in the case bundle or its pre-computed paper extractions.
Still missing
  • No variant-specific, well-established mRNA-only transcript-profile assay demonstrating no damaging effect was provided.
Sources

Statement

In silico

SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.374. BayesDel score = -0.184442.

8 paper records listed. No publication is explicitly linked to an applied criterion in the recorded metadata. None of the listed paper records explicitly indicates that the variant is named.

Recorded publications

  • Evolution of the tumor suppressor BRCA1 locus in primates: implications for cancer predisposition.
    Pavlicek A et al. · 2004
    This paper does not explicitly mention BRCA1 c.3260G>C or NP_009225.1:p.(G1087A). It compares complete BRCA1 sequences and proteins from human and four non-human primates, showing that the central portion of BRCA1 is relatively variable whereas the terminal RING and BRCT regions are highly conserved. The authors used evolutionary conservation, SIFT, and an ancestral-sequence method to predict the possible effects of reported BRCA1 missense mutations, but no variant-specific experimental or clinical finding is provided for p.(G1087A).
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 15385441 ↗
    Quoted passage
    The comparison revealed an unusually high proportion of indels in non-coding DNA. The major force driving evolutionary changes in non-coding BRCA1 sequences was Alu-mediated rearrangements, including Alu transpositions and Alu-associated deletions, indicating that structural instability of this locus may be intrinsic in anthropoids. Analysis of the non-synonymous/synonymous ratio in coding portions of the gene revealed the presence of both conserved and rapidly evolving regions in the BRCA1 protein. ... In contrast, the terminal regions of BRCA1, which encode the RING finger and BRCT domains, experienced negative selection, which left them almost identical between the compared primates. Distribution of the reported missense mutations, but not frameshift and nonsense mutations, is positively correlated with BRCA1 protein conservation. Finally, on the basis of protein sequence conservation, we identified missense changes that are likely to compromise BRCA1 function.

    Abstract; Results, ‘Structure and evolution of the BRCA1 CDS and protein’; Results, ‘Prediction of deleterious missense mutations’

  • Tamoxifen and risk of contralateral breast cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
    The paper does not mention BRCA1 c.3260G>C or NP_009225.1:p.(G1087A). It reports pooled observational cohort data from 1,583 BRCA1 mutation carriers with unilateral breast cancer: tamoxifen use after the first breast cancer was associated with a lower risk of contralateral breast cancer in the combined retrospective and prospective analysis. The study used Cox regression and did not evaluate the specific BRCA1 variant or provide variant-level functional, segregation, or population-frequency data.
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 23918944 ↗
    Quoted passage
    For BRCA1 mutation carriers, from analysis of the combined retrospective and prospective data, the estimated HR was 0.38 (95% CI, 0.27 to 0.55; P < .001).

    Results, paragraph 2; Table 3

  • Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology.
    The paper does not explicitly mention BRCA1 or the exact variant c.3260G>C (NP_009225.1:p.(G1087A)). It presents general ACMG/AMP guidance for evaluating sequence variants in Mendelian disease, including missense variants: computational predictions may assess effects on protein function or structure, but they are only predictions and should not be used as the sole basis for a clinical assertion. The paper also describes functional studies as potentially informative when the assay is biologically relevant, validated, reproducible, and robust.
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 25741868 ↗
    Quoted passage
    However these are only predictions, and their use in sequence variant interpretation should be used carefully. It is not recommended that these predictions be used as the sole source of evidence to make a clinical assertion.

    Computational (In Silico) Predictive Programs

  • A Standardized DNA Variant Scoring System for Pathogenicity Assessments in Mendelian Disorders.
    The paper describes a standardized, rules-based variant pathogenicity scoring system applied to 11,894 distinct variants in 338 genes. It evaluates variants using prediction tools, population frequency, co-occurrence, segregation, and functional studies, but the provided text does not report BRCA1-specific findings or observations for c.3260G>C or p.(G1087A).
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 26467025 ↗
    Quoted passage
    Over 16,500 pathogenicity assessments on 11,894 distinct variants in 338 genes causing neurological, endocrine, and nephrotic genetic disorders were performed on the sequencing data.

    Materials and Methods, Data Collection and Storage

  • Systematic misclassification of missense variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 "coldspots".
    Dines JN et al. · 2020
    This paper does not report the specific BRCA1 c.3260G>C (NP_009225.1:p.(G1087A)) variant. It analyzed ClinVar BRCA1 missense variants and found that BRCA1 exon 11 contained no confirmed pathogenic or likely pathogenic missense variants in the analyzed dataset, while containing 69 benign or likely benign variants and 1048 VUS. The authors identified exon 11 as a region with low observed pathogenic missense variation, termed a coldspot, based on ClinVar curation and Bayesian analysis.
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 31911673 ↗
    Quoted passage
    By contrast, exon 11 accounts for ~60% of the coding sequence but has no confirmed P + LP missense variants, and 58.0% (69/119) of B + LB variants. The estimated odds ratio for pathogenicity of missense variants in exon 11 is <0.01 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.0–0.01, which satisfies the criteria for ‘strong benign’ evidence, Table 2).18 Therefore, we classify this region as a coldspot.

    Results, BRCA1, paragraph 2; Table 1; Table 2

  • The breast cancer information core: database design, structure, and scope.
    Szabo C et al. · 2000
    This paper does not mention BRCA1 c.3260G>C or NP_009225.1:p.(G1087A). It describes the Breast Cancer Information Core (BIC) as a repository of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and polymorphisms, including variants identified in germline DNA from breast and/or ovarian cancer patients and somatic mutations in tumors. The paper provides no variant-specific functional, clinical, segregation, or population-frequency findings for this variant.
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 10923033 ↗
    Quoted passage
    The BIC database currently provides the research community with a central repository of mutations and polymorphisms characterized in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes.

    Summary

  • BRCA1- and BRCA2-Associated Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.
    Adam MP et al. · 1993
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 20301425 ↗
  • Sherloc: a comprehensive refinement of the ACMG-AMP variant classification criteria.
    The paper does not mention BRCA1 c.3260G>C or NP_009225.1:p.(G1087A). It discusses BRCA1 generally, stating that pathogenic BRCA1 variants strongly predispose to breast cancer, but isolated breast cancer is common and approximately 90% of cases have nongenetic etiologies. Consequently, an observation of a BRCA1 variant in an isolated individual with breast cancer may be coincidental unless the hereditary nature of the individual’s disease has first been established.
    Does not name this variant
    PMID 28492532 ↗
    Quoted passage
    Pathogenic variants in BRCA1 strongly predispose to breast cancer. However, isolated breast cancer is common, and approximately 90% of cases have nongenetic etiologies.27,28 Most observations of BRCA1 variants in affected individuals, therefore, must be coincidental, not causal, so the observation of a variant in an isolated affected individual is not strong evidence that the variant is pathogenic unless it is first established that the individual’s disease is hereditary.

    Results, ‘Observations of variants in affected individuals’

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gnomAD v4.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 1.79719e-05; MAF= 0.00180%, 29/1613632 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 2.28814e-05; MAF= 0.00229%, 27/1179998 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 1.567e-05.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.99138e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/250540 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the African/African American population (AF= 6.15309e-05; MAF= 0.00615%, 1/16252 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

gnomAD-Canada

Not available in gnomAD-Canada v1.0.

ClinVar

This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (6 clinical laboratories) and as Uncertain Significance (1 clinical laboratory) and as Likely benign (1 clinical laboratory). (ClinVarID = 54812)

In silico

SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.374. BayesDel score = -0.184442.

Functional

OncoKB did not identify variant-specific reviewed functional evidence for this variant; gene-level curated context is available for reviewer follow-up. BRCA1, a tumor suppressor involved in the DNA damage response, is mutated in various cancer types.

Somatic

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV99066382, n = 1 times).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant does not lie in a statistically significant hotspot.