ClinVar Genomic variation as it relates to human health

This variant is a gross deletion of the genomic region encompassing the last 8 nucleotides of exon 9 and exon 10 of the RAD51D gene, including the exon 9- intron 9 boundary (c.896_*505del). While this deletion is not anticipated to result in nonsense mediated decay, it is expected to create a truncated protein product or disrupt mRNA translation. While this particular deletion has not been reported in the literature, a gross deletion of exon 10 has been observed in an individual affected with breast cancer (PMID: 26681312). This gross deletion is expected to delete amino acid residues Ser299-Thr328 of the RAD51D protein, thereby removing the C-terminus of the ATPase domain (PMID: 14704354, 19327148, 21111057). Although functional studies have not been done for this particular deletion, experimental studies using yeast two-hybrid analysis has shown that the region of the RAD51D protein necessary for RAD51C complexing localizes to the last ~100 amino acids (PMID: 10749867, 14704354, 19327148). The data indicates that this deletion likely disrupts this important RAD51D-RAD51C interaction. 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.