12-132664002-A-G

Variant names:

• chr12-132664002-A-G
• rs1555226411
• NM_006231.4:c.2706+2T>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 11 ACMG points: 11P and 0B. PVS1 PM2 PP5

The NM_006231.4(POLE):​c.2706+2T>C variant causes a splice donor, intron change. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 2/3 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: 33)
• Consequence: POLE NM_006231.4 splice_donor, intron
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 0.9997
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1 U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 5.90
• 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: Pathogenic. The variant received 11 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing +-2 bp (donor or acceptor) variant, LoF is a know mechanism of disease, No cryptic splice site detected. Exon removal results in frameshift change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP5: Variant 12-132664002-A-G is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr12-132664002-A-G is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 473550.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_006231.4. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	POLE	NM_006231.4	MANE Select	c.2706+2T>C		splice_donor intron	N/A	NP_006222.2

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	POLE	ENST00000320574.10	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.2706+2T>C		splice_donor intron	N/A	ENSP00000322570.5
	POLE	ENST00000535270.5	TSL:1	c.2625+2T>C		splice_donor intron	N/A	ENSP00000445753.1
	POLE	ENST00000537064.5	TSL:1	n.*1753+2T>C		splice_donor intron	N/A	ENSP00000442578.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:1

Sep 06, 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 23 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: 473550). 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.

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Sep 05, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The c.2706+2T>C intronic variant results from a T to C substitution two nucleotides after coding exon 23 in the POLE gene. This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In silico splice site analysis predicts that this alteration may weaken the native splice donor site. 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; however, +2T>C alterations are capable of generating wild-type transcripts in some genomic contexts and should be interpreted with caution (Lin JH et al. Hum Mutat. 2019 10;40:1856-1873). Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.27	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.15
CADD	Pathogenic	27
DANN	Uncertain	0.99
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.99
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.81
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
PhyloP100		5.9
GERP RS		5.6
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		2.8
Mutation Taster		=11/89	disease causing

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.84
SpliceAI score (max)		0.26		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_DL_spliceai		0.26		Position offset: 2

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1555226411; hg19: chr12-133240588;