12-132643001-A-T

Position:

• chr12-132643001-A-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2 BP4_Strong

The NM_006231.4(POLE):​c.4552-5T>A variant causes a splice region, intron change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000000696 in 1,435,780 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 2/3 splice prediction tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 7.0e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: POLE NM_006231.4 splice_region, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.07501
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.0980

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 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.83).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	Protein	UniProt
POLE	NM_006231.4	c.4552-5T>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant		ENST00000320574.10	NP_006222.2

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
POLE	ENST00000320574.10	c.4552-5T>A		splice_region_variant, intron_variant		1	NM_006231.4	ENSP00000322570.5

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome AF: 6.96e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1435780 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 34 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 712786

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome AF: 9.07e-7

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp	Oct 05, 2023	This sequence change falls in intron 35 of the POLE gene. It does not directly change the encoded amino acid sequence of the POLE protein. 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: 422779). Studies have shown that this variant is associated with altered splicing resulting in unknown protein product impact (Invitae). In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	GeneDx	Aug 14, 2018	This variant is denoted POLE c.4552-5T>A or IVS35-5T>A and consists of a T>A nucleotide substitution at the -5 position of intron 35 of the POLE gene. In silico analyses, which include splice predictors and evolutionary conservation, are inconsistent in their assessment as to whether or not the variant is damaging.? This variant has not, to our knowledge, been published in the literature as a pathogenic or benign germline variant. This variant was not observed in large population cohorts (Lek 2016). Based on currently available evidence, it is unclear whether POLE c.4552-5T>A is a pathogenic or benign variant. We consider it to be a variant of uncertain significance. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Ambry Genetics

Jan 18, 2016

The c.4552-5T>A intronic variant results from a T to A substitution 5 nucleotides upstream from coding exon 36 in the POLE gene. This variant was not reported in population based cohorts in the following databases: Database of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (dbSNP), NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project (ESP), and 1000 Genomes Project. In the ESP, this variant was not observed in 6502 samples (13004 alleles) with coverage at this position. To date, this alteration has been detected with an allele frequency of approximately 0.004% (greater than 25000 alleles tested) in our clinical cohort. This nucleotide position is not well conserved in available vertebrate species. Using two different splice site prediction tools, this alteration is predicted to weaken or abolish the native splice acceptor site; however, direct evidence is unavailable. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.83
CADD	Benign	12
DANN	Benign	0.61

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Benign	0.075
dbscSNV1_RF	Benign	0.38
SpliceAI score (max)		0.41		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai		0.41		Position offset: 26

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

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1064795991; hg19: chr12-133219587;