ClinVar

Description

This sequence change replaces leucine, which is neutral and non-polar, with phenylalanine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 138 of the RAD51C protein (p.Leu138Phe). This variant is present in population databases (rs267606999, gnomAD 0.0009%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer (PMID: 20400964, 22451500, 22538716, 27328445). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 6825). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt RAD51C protein function with a positive predictive value of 80%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects RAD51C function (PMID: 20400964, 22167183, 24141787, 25292178, 26354865). 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.