Description
This variant is denoted PMS2 c.2438G>A at the cDNA level, p.Arg813Gln (R813Q) at the protein level, and results in the change of an Arginine to a Glutamine (CGG>CAG). This variant has not, to our knowledge, been published in the literature as either a pathogenic germline variant or a benign polymorphism. However, it has been reported as a somatic variant in a colorectal cancer specimen (Kim 2015). PMS2 Arg813Gln 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. Since Arginine and Glutamine differ in some properties, this is considered a semi-conservative amino acid substitution. PMS2 Arg813Gln occurs at a position that is conserved across species and is within the endonuclease domain (Fukui 2011). In silico analyses predict that this variant is probably damaging to protein structure and function. Based on currently available information, it is unclear whether PMS2 Arg813Gln is pathogenic or benign. We consider it to be a variant of uncertain significance.
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Origin | Affected | Number tested | Tissue | Purpose | Method | Individuals | Allele frequency | Families | Co-occurrences |
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1 | germline | yes | not provided | not provided | not provided | | not provided | not provided | not provided | not provided |