ClinVar

Description

This variant is denoted BRCA2 c.2528C>T at the cDNA level, p.Ala843Val (A843V) at the protein level, and results in the change of an Alanine to a Valine (GCA>GTA). Using alternate nomenclature, this variant would be defined as BRCA2 2756C>T. This variant has not, to our knowledge, been published in the literature as a pathogenic or benign germline variant; however it has been reported as a somatic variant in an endometrial carcinoma sample according to the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC) database. BRCA2 Ala843Val was not observed in approximately 6,500 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project, suggesting it is not a common benign variant in these populations. Since Alanine and Valine share similar properties, this is considered a conservative amino acid substitution. BRCA2 Ala843Val occurs at a position that is not conserved and is not located in a known functional domain. In silico analyses predict that this variant is unlikely to alter protein structure or function. Based on currently available evidence, it is unclear whether BRCA2 Ala843Val is a pathogenic or benign variant. We consider it to be a variant of uncertain significance.