Description
This variant alters the last nucleotide of BRCA2 exon 7 from c.G to c.A. Splice site prediction tools suggest that this variant may have a significant impact on RNA splicing. RNA studies using patient-derived cells (PMID 19179552, 19423647, 23451180) and a mini-gene splicing assay (PMID: 22962691) have demonstrated that this variant causes a complete skipping of exon 7 and premature truncation. This variant has been reported in an individual affected with bilateral breast and ovarian cancer with family history of ovarian cancer and pancreatic cancer in the paternal grandmother and father, respectively (PMID: 27125725). This variant has not been identified in the general population by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). Based on available evidence, this variant is classified as Pathogenic. This variant also has been reported to co-occur with c.7008-2A>T in the BRCA2 gene in at least seven unrelated European individuals affected with breast/ovarian cancer (PMID: 19179552, 19423647, 23451180, 27125725, 31336956) and in an individual affected with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PMID: 21934105). In six of the individuals affected with breast/ovarian cancer, these variants were reported to occur on the same chromosome (in cis phase) determined in part by retro-transcription analysis or segregation analysis in family studies (PMID: 19179552, 19423647, 22962691, 31336956). For several individuals who carried both variants (PMID: 21934105; Color internal data), the phase of the two variants has not been determined. These two variants have not been reported in trans in the literature. Therefore, although this test cannot distinguish if c.631G>A and c.7008-2A>T variants occur on the same chromosome (in cis) or on opposite chromosomes (in trans), it is likely that these variants are in cis when found together in an individual. Medical management should be considered based on the patient's personal and family history.
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Origin | Affected | Number tested | Tissue | Purpose | Method | Individuals | Allele frequency | Families | Co-occurrences |
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1 | germline | unknown | not provided | not provided | not provided | | not provided | not provided | not provided | not provided |