ClinVar

Description

The RAD51C c.784T>G variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Leu262Val. This variant has been reported as a variant of uncertain significance in multiple individuals with BRCA1/2-negative breast/ovarian cancer (for example, see Thompson et al. 2012. PubMed ID: 21990120; Cunningham et al. 2014. PubMed ID: 24504028; Lerner-Ellis et al. 2021. PubMed ID: 32885271) and one individual with pancreatic cancer (Shindo et al. 2017. PubMed ID: 28767289). However, it has also been reported in an individual with colorectal cancer who was heterozygous for pathogenic variants in the ATM and KRAS genes (Yurgelun et al. 2017. PubMed ID: 28135145). In vitro studies suggest that this variant does not significantly alter protein-protein interactions between RAD51C and its binding partners relative to wild type (Prakash et al. 2022. PubMed ID: 36099300). Additionally, this variant is predicted to generate a cryptic splice donor site by available in silico splicing prediction programs (Alamut Visual Plus v1.6.1; https://spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org/), but this has not been directly confirmed by functional studies or RNA sequencing analysis. This variant is reported in 0.012% of alleles in individuals of European (Non-Finnish) descent in gnomAD and is classified as a variant of uncertain significance in ClinVar (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/128210/). At this time, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain due to the absence of conclusive functional and genetic evidence.