ClinVar

Description

This variant is denoted FANCC c.1489T>C at the cDNA level, p.Trp497Arg (W497R) at the protein level, and results in the change of a Tryptophan to an Arginine (TGG>CGG). This variant has not, to our knowledge, been published in the literature as pathogenic or benign. FANCC Trp497Arg was not observed in approximately 6,500 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project, indicating it is not a common benign variant in these populations. This variant is a non-conservative substitution in which a neutral non-polar amino acid is replaced with a positive polar one, altering a position that is well conserved throughout evolution and is not located in a known functional domain. In silico analyses are inconsistent with regard to the effect this variant may have on protein structure and function. Based on currently available information, it is unclear whether FANCC Trp497Arg is pathogenic or benign. We consider it to be a variant of uncertain significance. Furthermore, FANCC has been only recently described in association with cancer predisposition and the risks are not well understood.