ClinVar

Description

This sequence change falls in intron 5 of the MSH2 gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the MSH2 protein. RNA analysis indicates that this variant induces altered splicing and likely results in a shortened protein product. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of MSH2-related conditions (PMID: 31642931). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 418625). Variants that disrupt the consensus splice site are a relatively common cause of aberrant splicing (PMID: 17576681, 9536098). Studies have shown that this variant results in skipping of exon 5, but is expected to preserve the integrity of the reading-frame (Invitae). This variant disrupts the c.942+3 nucleotide in the MSH2 gene. Other variant(s) that disrupt this nucleotide have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 8062247, 10978353, 15222003, 16395668, 19419416, 20682701, 21681552, 22883484, 24310308). This suggests that this nucleotide is clinically significant, and that variants that disrupt this position are likely to be disease-causing. In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic.