ClinVar

Description

Variant summary: RAD51C c.406A>T (p.Met136Leu) results in a conservative amino acid change located in the ATP-binding domain (IPR020588) of the encoded protein sequence. Four of five in-silico tools predict a benign effect of the variant on protein function. 4/4 computational tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00013 in 268236 control chromosomes (gnomAD and jMorp Japanese database). The observed variant frequency is approximately 2-fold of the estimated maximal expected allele frequency for a pathogenic variant in RAD51C causing Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome phenotype (6.3e-05), strongly suggesting that the variant is benign. To our knowledge, no occurrence of c.406A>T in individuals affected with Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Syndrome and no experimental evidence demonstrating its impact on protein function have been reported. Co-occurrences with a pathogenic variant have been reported via internal testing (BRCA1 c.3770_3771delAG, p.Glu1257GlyfsX9), providing supporting evidence for a benign role. Five ClinVar submitters (evaluation after 2014) cite the variant as uncertain significance. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as VUS-possibly benign.