# NM_000535.7(PMS2):c.202_212del (p.Val68fs)

https://sugi.bio/variant/pms2-p-val68fs

## Summary

**PMS2 p.Val68fs (c.202_212del)** is classified **Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic** in PMS2 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-08-13). Associated with PMS2-related disorder.

**At a glance:** Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic · review: Multiple submitters · 2 submitters · 1 linked condition

## For patients & families {#patients}

This is a change in the PMS2 gene that is considered likely disease-causing, submitted by 2 submitters, and is linked to PMS2-related disorder.

*Reference information, not medical advice, and not a prediction for any individual. A genetic counselor or clinician can interpret what it means for you and your family.*

**Support & next steps:** [Find a genetic counselor (NSGC)](https://findageneticcounselor.nsgc.org/).

## Identity {#identity}

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Gene | [PMS2](https://sugi.bio/atlas/gene/PMS2/) |
| Protein change (HGVS p.) | p.Val68fs |
| Coding change (HGVS c.) | c.202_212del |
| MANE Select transcript | [NM_000535](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NM_000535) |
| Variant type | Deletion |
| Location | chr7:6004010-6004020 (GRCh38) |
| ClinVar | [VCV4795375](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/4795375/) |

**All HGVS expressions:** `LRG_161:g.10087_10097del`, `LRG_161t1:c.202_212del`, `NC_000007.13:g.6043643_6043653del`, `NC_000007.14:g.6004012_6004022del`, `NG_008466.1:g.10087_10097del`, `NM_000535.5:c.200_210delAAGTTTCAGAC`, `NM_000535.7:c.202_212del`, `NM_001322003.2:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001322004.2:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001322005.2:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001322006.2:c.202_212del`, `NM_001322007.2:c.-14_-4del`, `NM_001322008.2:c.-14_-4del`, `NM_001322009.2:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001322010.2:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001322011.2:c.-683_-673del`, `NM_001322012.2:c.-683_-673del`, `NM_001322013.2:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001322014.2:c.202_212del`, `NM_001322015.2:c.-283_-273del`, `NM_001406866.1:c.388_398del`, `NM_001406868.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406869.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406870.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406871.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406872.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406873.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406874.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406875.1:c.-283_-273del`, `NM_001406876.1:c.-14_-4del`, `NM_001406877.1:c.-283_-273del`, `NM_001406878.1:c.-283_-273del`, `NM_001406879.1:c.-283_-273del`, `NM_001406880.1:c.-230_-220del`, `NM_001406881.1:c.-180_-170del`, `NM_001406882.1:c.-283_-273del`, `NM_001406883.1:c.-14_-4del`, `NM_001406884.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406885.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406886.1:c.202_212del`, `NM_001406887.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406888.1:c.-151_-141del`, `NM_001406889.1:c.-151_-141del`, `NM_001406890.1:c.-194_-184del`, `NM_001406891.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406892.1:c.-151_-141del`, `NM_001406893.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406894.1:c.-151_-141del`, `NM_001406895.1:c.-151_-141del`, `NM_001406896.1:c.-52-1384_-52-1374del`, `NM_001406897.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406898.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406899.1:c.-151_-141del`, `NM_001406900.1:c.-180_-170del`, `NM_001406901.1:c.-14_-4del`, `NM_001406902.1:c.-14_-4del`, `NM_001406903.1:c.-14_-4del`, `NM_001406904.1:c.-151_-141del`, `NM_001406905.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406906.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406907.1:c.-151_-141del`, `NM_001406908.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406909.1:c.-151_-141del`, `NM_001406910.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406911.1:c.-204_-194del`, `NM_001406912.1:c.202_212del`, `NR_136154.1:n.289_299del`

## Computational & population evidence {#evidence}

**Concordance:** Mixed / partial computational evidence (see below).

- **Missense predictors (AlphaMissense/REVEL/SaProt) do not apply** to this variant type — they score amino-acid substitutions only. For non-missense variants the computational signal comes from conservation (below), not from a missing predictor score.
- Conservation: phyloP 0.07, phastCons 0.063 — not a conserved position (phyloP < 0.1, ACGS BP7 cut)
- Molecular consequence: **frameshift** — a predicted loss-of-function variant. ClinGen curates **sufficient evidence for haploinsufficiency** in this gene, supporting a loss-of-function disease mechanism. *Descriptive; not an applied PVS1 code.*
- Nonsense-mediated decay: the premature termination codon is **in exon 3 of 15**, so the transcript is predicted to undergo NMD.
- SpliceAI: **not assessed** — the release is built from a substitutions-only source, so it holds no deletion variants. That is a property of the dataset, not of the variant, and is not evidence against a splicing effect.
- Repeat context: **segmental_duplication** (chr7:102336555, chr7:76521580, chr7:75509508). Short reads may not map uniquely here, so both the call and its population frequency are less reliable. *A qualifier on how reliably this variant can be called and counted — not a pathogenicity signal.*

*Computational predictors are not independent (ClinGen Variant Classification guidance): AlphaMissense (Cheng et al. 2023) carries the ACMG weight for missense and conservation (phyloP/GERP/phastCons) for non-missense; REVEL (Pejaver-2022 calibrated strength bands) and SaProt (Su et al. 2023, structure-aware, ClinVar-independent protein language model, raw LLR) are shown as orthogonal agreement signals, not additive. For frequency, the gnomAD v4.1 grpmax filtering allele frequency (FAF95) is ClinGen's designated BA1/BS1 input (gnomAD v4 guidance v3.0, June 2025); BA1/BS1 thresholds are disease-specific, not a blanket 5%. Predictions, not a clinical determination.*

## Gene constraint & dosage {#gene-context}

**PMS2** population constraint: LOEUF 0.898, pLI 5.3905e-09, missense-Z 0.36886; ClinGen dosage — haploinsufficiency 3/3, triplosensitivity 0/3. *Lower LOEUF and higher pLI indicate a gene that tolerates loss-of-function poorly; ClinGen dosage is the curated haploinsufficiency call.*

Curated gene–disease validity (ClinGen):

- **Lynch syndrome** — Definitive (AD)
- **hereditary breast carcinoma** — Disputed (AD)
- **mismatch repair cancer syndrome 1** — Definitive (AR)

## Protein context {#protein}

Residue **68** lies in a β-strand.

AlphaFold model confidence (whole protein): pLDDT 71.37, 36% of residues very-high.

**9 experimental structure(s)** (PDB): [1EA6](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/1EA6), [1H7S](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/1H7S), [1H7U](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/1H7U), [5U5R](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/5U5R), [6MFQ](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/6MFQ), [7RCB](https://www.rcsb.org/structure/7RCB) — incl. mutant structure 6MFQ.

## What this gene does {#gene-function}

*Describes the biological roles of PMS2 (the gene this variant disrupts) — not effects measured for this specific variant. A damaging variant is expected to affect these functions and pathways; the degree depends on the variant.*

**How this variant is thought to act:** PMS2's established molecular role includes DNA binding. In Reactome, PMS2 is annotated in disease pathway(s) including **Defective Mismatch Repair Associated With MLH1**, **Defective Mismatch Repair Associated With PMS2**.

**Disease mechanism (Reactome):** PMS2 loss or alteration is curated in [Defective Mismatch Repair Associated With MLH1](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-5545483), [Defective Mismatch Repair Associated With PMS2](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-5632987).

### Pathways affected {#pathways}

PMS2 participates in **6 Reactome pathways** (⚕ = disease pathway):

| Pathway (Reactome) | Evidence |
| --- | --- |
| ⚕ [Defective Mismatch Repair Associated With MLH1](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-5545483) | curated |
| ⚕ [Defective Mismatch Repair Associated With PMS2](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-5632987) | curated |
| [Mismatch repair (MMR) directed by MSH2:MSH6 (MutSalpha)](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-5358565) | curated |
| [Somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes by error-prone mismatch repair (MMR)](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-9968295) | curated |
| [TP53 Regulates Transcription of DNA Repair Genes](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-6796648) | curated |
| [Mismatch repair (MMR) directed by MSH2:MSH3 (MutSbeta)](https://reactome.org/content/detail/R-HSA-5358606) | electronic |

### Molecular function & processes (GO — experimentally supported) {#go}

**Molecular function:** DNA binding, single base insertion or deletion binding.

**Biological process:** meiotic mismatch repair, mismatch repair.

## Clinical significance {#significance}

**Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic** — review status Multiple submitters *(criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts)*, last evaluated 2025-08-13.

**Submitter consensus:** conflicting (1 Pathogenic, 1 Likely pathogenic).

**Submission history:** 2 submissions (2022–2025); classifications have differed over time.

### Submitter classifications {#submitters}

| Submitter | Classification | Review | Method | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GeneDx | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter | clinical testing | 2025-08-13 |
| Blueprint Genetics | Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter | clinical testing | 2022-07-25 |

## Associated conditions {#conditions}

[PMS2-related disorder](https://sugi.bio/atlas/disease/pms2-related-disorder/).

**Reported phenotype names (ClinVar):** PMS2-related disorder, not provided, PMS2-related condition, none provided.

## Similar variants {#similar}

Related PMS2 variant pages (same residue, condition, or type): [PMS2 p.Val68_Ser69del](/variant/pms2-p-val68-ser69del), [PMS2 p.Asn226fs](/variant/pms2-p-asn226fs), [PMS2 p.Val68Ala](/variant/pms2-p-val68ala), [PMS2 p.Leu245_Pro246insTer](/variant/pms2-p-leu245-pro246inster), [PMS2 p.Val68Gly](/variant/pms2-p-val68gly), [PMS2 p.Val68Leu](/variant/pms2-p-val68leu), [PMS2 p.Val68Phe](/variant/pms2-p-val68phe), [PMS2 p.Val68=](/variant/pms2-p-val68).

### Data sources & attribution {#sources}

ClinVar (NCBI — public domain, built 2026-10-14); gnomAD v4.1 (Broad Institute, built 2026-10-06); AlphaMissense (Cheng et al. 2023, © Google DeepMind — CC BY 4.0, built 2026-01-27); REVEL (Ioannidis et al. 2016 — ODbL, built 2026-07-13); SaProt (Su et al. 2023 — MIT, built 2026-10-14); SpliceAI (Illumina — free for non-commercial use, built 2026-10-13); CADD (Rentzsch et al. 2019, University of Washington — free for non-commercial use, built 2026-10-10); Conservation (phyloP/phastCons/GERP) (UCSC hg38 470-way mammal (Hiller Lab) + Ensembl Compara, built 2026-07-12); gnomAD Non-coding Constraint (Gnocchi) (Chen et al. 2024, Broad Institute — CC0, built 2026-10-11); gnomAD Regional Missense Constraint (Broad Institute — CC0, built 2026-10-13); Pangolin (Zeng & Li 2022 — CC BY 4.0, built 2026-10-11); Repeat regions (UCSC — RepeatMasker, TRF, segmental duplications, built 2026-10-11); ClinGen (ClinGen, built 2026-09-22); UniProt (CC BY 4.0); Reactome / GO (CC BY 4.0, built 2026-09-23); MaveDB (per-record license, built 2026-10-11); CIViC (CC0, built 2026-09-22); Orphanet (Orphanet, built 2026-06-12)

*Primary record: NCBI ClinVar (variation 4795375). Classifications reflect these databases as of the page's build date and may change. Free reference use — not medical advice; consult the primary submitters and a clinician.*