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Criteria & Strength Specifications
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PVS1 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Null variant (nonsense, frameshift, canonical +/−1 or 2 splice sites, initiation codon, single or multi-exon deletion) in a gene where loss of function (LOF) is a known mechanism of disease.
Caveats: • Beware of genes where LOF is not a known disease mechanism (e.g. GFAP, MYH7) • Use caution interpreting LOF variants at the extreme 3’ end of a gene • Use caution with splice variants that are predicted to lead to exon skipping but leave the remainder of the protein intact • Use caution in the presence of multiple transcripts Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
Per modified RUNX1 PVS1 decision tree for SNVs, indels and CNVs and table of splicing effects. Not Applicable
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PS1 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Same amino acid change as a previously established pathogenic variant regardless of nucleotide change.
Example: Val->Leu caused by either G>C or G>T in the same codon Caveat: Beware of changes that impact splicing rather than at the amino acid/protein level Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
RNA data or agreement in splicing predictors show no splicing effects.,The previously established PATH/LPATH variant must be asserted pathogenic/likely pathogenic based on MM-VCEP rules for RUNX1 before this rule can be applied Not Applicable
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PS2 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
De novo (both maternity and paternity confirmed) in a patient with the disease and no family history
Note: Confirmation of paternity only is insufficient. Egg donation, surrogate motherhood, errors in embryo transfer, etc. can contribute to non-maternity Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
The maximum allowable strength by combining PS2 and PM6 criteria is to apply one moderate or two supporting rules.,The proband must exhibit at least one phenotypic FPD/AML criterion. Not Applicable
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PS3 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies supportive of a damaging effect on the gene or gene product
Note: Functional studies that have been validated and shown to be reproducible and robust in a clinical diagnostic laboratory setting are considered the most well-established Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
PS3 cannot be applied if the variant meets PVS1. If the variant meets criteria for PVS1_strong and PS3, we recommend applying either PVS1_strong and PS3_moderate or upgrading PVS1_strong to PVS1 (if undergo NMD) without applying PS3.,Transactivation assays demonstrating altered transactivation: <20% of wt, and/or reduced to levels similar to well-established pathogenic variants such as R201Q or R166Q.,PS3 can also be applied for evidence of very low or abnormal mRNA/protein expression of the variant allele as a functional consequence of a null variant or incorrect mRNA/protein products. Not Applicable
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PS4 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
The prevalence of the variant in affected individuals is significantly increased compared to the prevalence in controls
Note 1: Relative risk (RR) or odds ratio (OR), as obtained from case-control studies, is >5.0 and the confidence interval around the estimate of RR or OR does not include 1.0. See manuscript for detailed guidance. Note 2: In instances of very rare variants where case-control studies may not reach statistical significance, the prior observation of the variant in multiple unrelated patients with the same phenotype, and its absence in controls, may be used as moderate level of evidence. Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
The affected individual has to fit at least one of the RUNX1-phenotypic criteria AND variant has to be either absent from gnomAD (overall population) or only present once. Not Applicable
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PM1 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Located in a mutational hot spot and/or critical and well-established functional domain (e.g. active site of an enzyme) without benign variation
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Not Applicable
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PM2 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Absent from controls (or at extremely low frequency if recessive) in Exome Sequencing Project, 1000 Genomes or Exome Aggregation Consortium
Caveat: Population data for indels may be poorly called by next generation sequencing Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
PM2 is not considered as a conflicting evidence in a Benign/Likely Benign classification.,Variant must be completely absent from all population databases.,The mean coverage of RUNX1 in the population database used should be at least 20x. Not Applicable
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PM3 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
For recessive disorders, detected in trans with a pathogenic variant
Note: This requires testing of parents (or offspring) to determine phase Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Not Applicable
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PM4 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Protein length changes due to in-frame deletions/insertions in a non-repeat region or stop-loss variants.
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Not Applicable
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PM5 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Novel missense change at an amino acid residue where a different missense change determined to be pathogenic has been seen before
Example: Arg156His is pathogenic; now you observe Arg156Cys Caveat: Beware of changes that impact splicing rather than at the amino acid/protein level Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
RNA data or agreement in splicing predictors show no splicing effects.,The previously established PATH/LPATH variant must be asserted pathogenic/likely pathogenic based on MM-VCEP rules for RUNX1 before this rule can be applied Not Applicable
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PM6 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Assumed de novo, but without confirmation of paternity and maternity
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
The maximum allowable strength by combining PS2 and PM6 criteria is to apply one moderate or two supporting rules.,The proband must exhibit at least one phenotypic FPD/AML criterion. Not Applicable
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PP1 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Co-segregation with disease in multiple affected family members in a gene definitively known to cause the disease
Note: May be used as stronger evidence with increasing segregation data Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
Affected individuals show at least one of the RUNX1-specific phenotypic criteria.,Only genotype and phenotype positive individuals and obligate carriers are counted.,Demonstration of co-segregation in multiple families is not required since many RUNX1 variants are unique and only occur in one family. Not Applicable
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PP2 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Missense variant in a gene that has a low rate of benign missense variation and where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Not Applicable
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PP3 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Multiple lines of computational evidence support a deleterious effect on the gene or gene product (conservation, evolutionary, splicing impact, etc)
Caveat: As many in silico algorithms use the same or very similar input for their predictions, each algorithm should not be counted as an independent criterion. PP3 can be used only once in any evaluation of a variant. Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
PP3 should be applied for missense variants with a REVEL score of >0.75,PP3 should be applied for missense or synonymous variants if the variant alters the last three bases of an exon preceding a donor splice site or the first three bases of an exon following a splice acceptor site and the predicted decrease in the score of the canonical splice site (measured by both MES and SSF) is at least 75% regardless of the predicted creation/presence of a putative cryptic splice site.,PP3 should also be applied for intronic variants (in introns 4-8) located in reference to exons at positions +3 to +5 for splice donor sites or -3 to -5 for splice acceptor sites for which the predicted decrease in the score is at least 75% (measured by both MES and SSF) regardless of the predicted creation/presence of a putative cryptic splice site.,PP3 cannot be applied if the variant meets PVS1 codes (e.g. canonical splice site variants). Not Applicable
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PP4 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Patient’s phenotype or family history is highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Not Applicable
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PP5 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Reputable source recently reports variant as pathogenic, but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation.
Not Applicable
This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee.
PubMed : 29543229
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BA1 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Allele frequency is above 5% in Exome Sequencing Project, 1000 Genomes or Exome Aggregation Consortium
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
The variant is present in any general continental population dataset with a minimum number of 2,000 alleles and variant present in ≥ 5 alleles. Not Applicable
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BS1 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Allele frequency is greater than expected for disorder.
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
Variant can be classified as likely benign based on BS1 alone if there is no contradictory evidence supporting pathogenicity.,The variant is present in any general continental population dataset with a minimum number of 2,000 alleles and variant present in ≥ 5 alleles. Not Applicable
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BS2 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Observed in a healthy adult individual for a recessive (homozygous), dominant (heterozygous), or X-linked (hemizygous) disorder with full penetrance expected at an early age
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Not Applicable
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BS3 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Well-established in vitro or in vivo functional studies show no damaging effect on protein function or splicing.
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
Transactivation assays demonstrating normal transactivation: 80-115% of wt Not Applicable
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BS4 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Lack of segregation in affected members of a family
Caveat: The presence of phenocopies for common phenotypes (i.e. cancer, epilepsy) can mimic lack of segregation among affected individuals. Also, families may have more than one pathogenic variant contributing to an autosomal dominant disorder, further confounding an apparent lack of segregation Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
This code should only be applied for genotype-positive, phenotype-negative (with sufficient laboratory evidence) family members. Not Applicable
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BP1 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Missense variant in a gene for which primarily truncating variants are known to cause disease
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Not Applicable
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BP2 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Observed in trans with a pathogenic variant for a fully penetrant dominant gene/disorder or observed in cis with a pathogenic variant in any inheritance pattern.
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
BP2 can also be applied if the variant is detected in a homozygous state. Not Applicable
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BP3 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
In frame-deletions/insertions in a repetitive region without a known function.
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Not Applicable
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BP4 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Multiple lines of computational evidence suggest no impact on gene or gene product (conservation, evolutionary, splicing impact, etc)
Caveat: As many in silico algorithms use the same or very similar input for their predictions, each algorithm cannot be counted as an independent criterion. BP4 can be used only once in any evaluation of a variant. Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
BP4 should be applied for missense variants if all of the following apply - REVEL score < 0.15.,SSF and MES predict either an increase in the canonical splice site score or a decrease of the canonical splice site score by no more than 10%,No putative cryptic splice sites are created. BP4 should also be applied for synonymous, intronic and non-coding variants for which SSF and MES predict either an increase in the canonical splice site score or a decrease of the canonical splice site score by no more than 10% and no putative cryptic splice sites are created. Not Applicable
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BP5 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Variant found in a case with an alternate molecular basis for disease.
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Not Applicable
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BP6 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
Reputable source recently reports variant as benign, but the evidence is not available to the laboratory to perform an independent evaluation.
Not Applicable
This criterion is not for use as recommended by the ClinGen Sequence Variant Interpretation VCEP Review Committee.
PubMed : 29543229
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BP7 | ||||
Original ACMG Summary
A synonymous variant for which splicing prediction algorithms predict no impact to the splice consensus sequence nor the creation of a new splice site AND the nucleotide is not highly conserved.
Stand Alone
Very Strong
Strong
Moderate
Supporting
Instructions:
BP7 is also applicable to intronic/non-coding variants at or beyond positions +7/-21 for which,SSF and MES predict either an increase in the canonical splice site score or a decrease of the canonical splice site score by no more than 10% and no putative cryptic splice sites are created AND,Evolutionary conservation prediction algorithms predict the site as not conserved (e.g. PhyloP score < 0.1 or the variant is the reference nucleotide in one primate and/or three mammal species.). BP7 can not be applied in combination with PP3. Not Applicable
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