12-132639124-C-T

Variant names:

• chr12-132639124-C-T
• rs1555221894
• NM_006231.4:c.5552+1G>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 5 ACMG points: 5P and 0B. PVS1_Moderate PM2 PP5

The NM_006231.4(POLE):​c.5552+1G>A variant causes a splice donor, intron change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000684 in 1,461,680 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 6.8e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: POLE NM_006231.4 splice_donor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1 U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.82
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

POLE (HGNC:9177): (DNA polymerase epsilon, catalytic subunit) This gene encodes the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase epsilon. The enzyme is involved in DNA repair and chromosomal DNA replication. Mutations in this gene have been associated with colorectal cancer 12 and facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, and short stature. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]

POLE Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• POLE-related polyposis and colorectal cancer syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
• colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 12

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
• facial dysmorphism-immunodeficiency-livedo-short stature syndrome

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
• intrauterine growth retardation, metaphyseal dysplasia, adrenal hypoplasia congenita, genital anomalies, and immunodeficiency

  Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: G2P
• IMAGe syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Polymerase proofreading-related adenomatous polyposis

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 5 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, product NOT destroyed by NMD, known LOF gene, truncates exone, which is 0.025360735 fraction of the gene. No cryptic splice site detected. Exon removal is inframe change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 12-132639124-C-T is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr12-132639124-C-T is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 517228.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
POLE	NM_006231.4	c.5552+1G>A		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 40 of 48	ENST00000320574.10	NP_006222.2
POLE	XM_011534795.4	c.5552+1G>A		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 40 of 47		XP_011533097.1
POLE	XM_011534797.4	c.4631+1G>A		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 32 of 39		XP_011533099.1
POLE	XM_011534802.4	c.2540+1G>A		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 16 of 23		XP_011533104.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
POLE	ENST00000320574.10	c.5552+1G>A		splice_donor_variant, intron_variant	Intron 40 of 48	1	NM_006231.4	ENSP00000322570.5

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.84e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1461680 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 31 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 727128

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 33476

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 44722

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 26126

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.0000252 AC: 1 AN: 39700

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 86244

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 53412

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5754

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1111858

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 60388

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:1

Nov 13, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely pathogenic

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change affects a donor splice site in intron 40 of the POLE gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in POLE are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 23230001, 25948378, 30503519). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with POLE-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 517228). Studies have shown that disruption of this splice site is associated with inconclusive levels of altered splicing (internal data). In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. -

not specified Uncertain:1

Mar 09, 2017

Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.5552+1G>A variant in POLE has not been previously reported in individuals with colorectal cancer and was absent from large population studies. This varian t occurs in the invariant region (+/- 1,2) of the splice consensus sequence and is predicted to cause altered splicing leading to an abnormal or absent protein. Although this variant is expected to severely impact the protein, the spectrum of disease-causing variants is not well defined for POLE (to date, the majority of variants reported in patients with colorectal cancer represent missense chang es). In summary, the clinical significance of the c.5552+1G>A variant is uncerta in. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Jan 17, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.5552+1G>A intronic variant results from a G to A substitution one nucleotide after coding exon 40 of the POLE gene. Alterations that disrupt the canonical splice site are expected to cause aberrant splicing, resulting in an abnormal protein or a transcript that is subject to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration will weaken the native splice donor site resulting in a transcript predicted to lead to a protein with an in-frame deletion of 58 amino acids; however, the exact functional impact of the deleted amino acids is unknown at this time (Ambry internal data). Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.46	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.43
CADD	Pathogenic	32
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.2
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	1.1
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
PhyloP100		7.8
GERP RS		5.6
Mutation Taster		=1/99	disease causing

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.94
SpliceAI score (max)		0.99		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DL_spliceai		0.99		Position offset: 1

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1555221894; hg19: chr12-133215710;