Is BRCA2 p.Asn2879fs (c.8636dup) pathogenic?

BRCA2 p.Asn2879fs (c.8636dup) is classified Pathogenic in BRCA2 (ClinVar, Expert panel, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2016-09-08). Absent from gnomAD; Associated with breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2.

What condition is associated with BRCA2 p.Asn2879fs (c.8636dup)?

BRCA2 p.Asn2879fs (c.8636dup) is associated with breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2, medulloblastoma, Wilms tumor 1 (ClinVar).

How common is BRCA2 p.Asn2879fs (c.8636dup) in the general population?

BRCA2 p.Asn2879fs (c.8636dup) is absent from gnomAD (gnomAD).

How is Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

BRCA2 p.Asn2879fs

c.8636dup · rs80359723 · VCV52646

Pathogenic Expert panel

Classification

Pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Expert panel ★★★☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

Consequence

frameshift

predicted LoF

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no gnomAD frequency available for this variant

Conditions

breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Consequence	frameshift	predicted loss-of-function in a haploinsufficient gene (ClinGen); NMD-escape possible for C-terminal truncations
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · substitutions only
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 12	GERP 2.1, phastCons 1

Predicted loss-of-function is descriptive, not an applied PVS1 code.

Population frequency

dbSNP / gnomAD

No gnomAD frequency available for this variant. This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: BRCA2
Protein: p.Asn2879fs
Coding: c.8636dup
MANE Select: NM_000059
dbSNP: rs80359723
Type: Duplication
Location: chr13:32376669 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.803 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)

Full BRCA2 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: medulloblastoma Wilms tumor 1 Fanconi anemia complementation group D1 glioma susceptibility 3 pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 2 hereditary neoplastic syndrome hereditary breast carcinoma prostate cancer, hereditary

For Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adult, Elderly

Similar variants

BRCA2 p.Asn2879= Likely benign ★★ same residue
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BRCA2 c.1448_1451dupCAGT Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.6081dupA Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.6396dupA Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.6528_6535dup Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 c.7806-2_7806-1dup Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
BRCA2 n.6325_6326insT Pathogenic ★★★ same condition

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Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/brca2-p-asn2879fs (accessed [today's date]).

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