About BRCA1
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 BRCA1 VCEP v1.2. 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.
Nonsense variant NM_007294.4:c.4689C>G (p.Tyr1563Ter) in BRCA1 exon 15(16), a gene where loss-of-function is an established disease mechanism for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. ENIGMA Table 4 assigns PVS1 at full strength for protein termination codon variants in exon 15(16). Nonsense-mediated decay is predicted as the premature termination codon is located well upstream of the last exon-exon junction and outside the NMD escape boundary annotated in the ENIGMA specification.
ENIGMA Table 4 assigns PM5_Strong (PTC) for protein termination codon variants in BRCA1 exon 15(16). This exon is not among the PM5_N/A exons (E21(22), E6(7), E7(8)). Supplementary Table ST1 confirms PM5_Strong with 15 total evidence points: functional assay PTC loss-of-function (4 points), functional assay missense loss-of-function (2 points), personal and family history LR (4 points), standardised incidence ratio (4 points), and CIMBA (1 point). Multiple proven pathogenic PTC variants have been observed in this exon.
Li et al. 2020 (PMID:31853058) clinical-history likelihood ratio for c.4689C>G is 159.82 (LOG(LR)=5.074, N=17 probands), exceeding the ENIGMA PP4_Strong threshold of LR ≥ 18.7. The variant's personal and family cancer history profile is highly consistent with that observed for known pathogenic BRCA1 variants.
Expert panel Evidence-based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA) classified as Pathogenic.
No benign criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.
ENIGMA BRCA1/BRCA2 VCEP v1.2 Table 3: ≥1 Very Strong + ≥1 Strong → Pathogenic. PVS1 (Very Strong) + PM5_Strong (Strong) + PP4_Strong (Strong) satisfy this rule. No benign criteria are met. Point-system corroboration: +17 points (≥10 threshold for Pathogenic).
Evidence summaries and captured source records, where available. Missing entries should not be interpreted as negative findings.
gnomAD v4.1: 5 / 1,614,030 alleles. Recorded AF 3.09784e-06. Recorded homozygote count 0.
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.98877e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/250704 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 8.83798e-06; MAF= 0.00088%, 1/113148 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
Recorded SpliceAI maximum delta score: 0.030. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.
39 Pathogenic · 1 Uncertain significance · 1 pathogenic. ClinVar API review status: reviewed by expert panel.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Likely Loss-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Likely Oncogenic.
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 BRCA1 VCEP v1.2, with the data and sources behind each one.
26 criteria with recorded statuses: 4 met · 6 not met · 4 not assessed · 12 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.
NM_007294.4:c.4689C>G (p.Tyr1563Ter) is a nonsense variant in BRCA1 exon 15(16) that creates a premature termination codon.
PVS1 is met at Very Strong strength: loss-of-function is an established disease mechanism for BRCA1, and the ENIGMA Table 4 PVS1 decision framework assigns full-strength PVS1 to protein termination codon variants in exon 15(16). Nonsense-mediated decay is predicted as the PTC at codon 1563 is upstream of the annotated NMD escape boundary.
PM5_Strong (PTC) is met: ENIGMA Table 4 assigns PM5_Strong for PTC variants in exon 15(16), supported by 15 total evidence points in Supplementary Table ST1 spanning functional assay data, clinical history, and population-level evidence.
PP4_Strong is met: the clinical-history likelihood ratio from Li et al. 2020 (PMID:31853058) is 159.82 (17 probands), greatly exceeding the ENIGMA PP4_Strong threshold of LR ≥ 18.7. The variant's personal and family cancer history is highly consistent with known pathogenic BRCA1 variants.
PM2 is not met: the variant is observed at extremely low frequency in gnomAD (v2.1: 1/250,704; v4.1: 5/1,614,030). Under ENIGMA, a single observation in an outbred population is not considered informative for PM2 assignment.
PS3 is not met: no variant-specific functional assay data exist for c.4689C>G in the ENIGMA Table 9 curated functional assay results or in the reviewed literature.
No benign criteria are met. The population frequencies are far below BS1 and BA1 thresholds, no functional data support BS3, and the clinical history LR is in the pathogenic direction.
Combined classification: PVS1 (Very Strong) + PM5_Strong (Strong) + PP4_Strong (Strong) meets ENIGMA Table 3 pathogenic combination rule (≥1 Very Strong + ≥1 Strong).
No criteria match.
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Every interpreted variant in BRCA1, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_007294.4. Select a row to find it on the plot.
| Protein | Location | Classification | Link |
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| European (non-Finnish)5 / 1,180,002 | 4.2e-06 |
| European (non-Finnish)1 / 113,148 | 8.8e-06 |
This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 3.09784e-06; MAF= 0.00031%, 5/1614030 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 4.23728e-06; MAF= 0.00042%, 5/1180002 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 1.24e-06.
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.98877e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/250704 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 8.83798e-06; MAF= 0.00088%, 1/113148 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.03). BayesDel score = 0.280476.
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.
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This variant is present in gnomAD v4.1 (AF= 3.09784e-06; MAF= 0.00031%, 5/1614030 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 4.23728e-06; MAF= 0.00042%, 5/1180002 alleles, homozygotes = 0); grpmax FAF= 1.24e-06.
This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.98877e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/250704 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 8.83798e-06; MAF= 0.00088%, 1/113148 alleles, homozygotes = 0).
Absent from gnomAD-Canada v1.0.
This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (39 clinical laboratories) and as Uncertain significance (1 clinical laboratory) and as pathogenic (1 clinical laboratory) and as Pathogenic by Evidence-based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA) (expert panel). (ClinVarID = 37607)
SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.03). BayesDel score = 0.280476.
OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Likely Loss-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Likely Oncogenic.
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.