Genetic Variant POLE:p.Arg266Gln (chr12-132677367-C-T) – ACMG Classification: Uncertain_significance (0 pts)

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 0 ACMG points: 0P and 0B.

The NM_006231.4(POLE):c.797G>A(p.Arg266Gln) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000151 in 1,460,846 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000015 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLE
NM_006231.4 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:6

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.87

Variant links:

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 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 0 ACMG points.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
POLE	NM_006231.4 link	c.797G>A	p.Arg266Gln	missense_variant	Exon 8 of 49	ENST00000320574.10	NP_006222.2	Q07864

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
POLE	ENST00000320574.10 link	c.797G>A	p.Arg266Gln	missense_variant	Exon 8 of 49	1	NM_006231.4	ENSP00000322570.5		Q07864

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

Cov.:

GnomAD3 exomes

AF:

0.00000398

AC:

AN:

251484

Hom.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

135916

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.00000879

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000151

AC:

AN:

1460846

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000193

AC XY:

AN XY:

726824

show subpopulations

Gnomad4 AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome

AF:

0.0000756

Gnomad4 SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome

AF:

0.0000171

Gnomad4 OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 genome

Cov.:

Bravo

AF:

0.00000756

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:6

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided

Uncertain:2

Aug 15, 2024

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis indicates that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 29056344, 33193653) -

Feb 02, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with glutamine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 266 of the POLE protein (p.Arg266Gln). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with colorectal cancer (PMID: 33193653). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 240629). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt POLE protein function with a negative predictive value of 80%. 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. -

not specified

Uncertain:1

Mar 04, 2025

Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 12

Uncertain:1

Jan 27, 2022

St. Jude Molecular Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The POLE c.797G>A (p.Arg266Gln) missense variant is absent in gnomAD v2.1.1 (PM2_Supporting; https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/ ). In silico tools are not in agreement about the effect of this variant on protein function, but to our knowledge these predictions have not been confirmed by functional assays. This variant has been reported in one ultramutated tumor, as well as in tumors with low mutational burden (PMID: 29056344). It has also been reported in one family with history of colorectal cancer (PMID: 33193653). In summary, this variant meets criteria to be classified as of uncertain significance based on the ACMG/AMP criteria: PM2_Supporting. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome

Uncertain:1

Apr 13, 2021

Sema4, Sema4

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: curation

- -

Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 12;C3554576:Facial dysmorphism-immunodeficiency-livedo-short stature syndrome;C5193036:Intrauterine growth retardation, metaphyseal dysplasia, adrenal hypoplasia congenita, genital anomalies, and immunodeficiency

Uncertain:1

Mar 26, 2024

Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Uncertain

0.36

BayesDel_addAF

Pathogenic

0.19

BayesDel_noAF

Uncertain

0.040

CADD

Pathogenic

DANN

Pathogenic

1.0

DEOGEN2

Benign

0.34

T;.

Eigen

Pathogenic

0.71

Eigen_PC

Pathogenic

0.74

FATHMM_MKL

Pathogenic

0.99

LIST_S2

Uncertain

0.97

D;D

M_CAP

Benign

0.010

MetaRNN

Uncertain

0.65

D;D

MetaSVM

Benign

-1.2

MutationAssessor

Uncertain

2.7

M;.

PrimateAI

Uncertain

0.68

PROVEAN

Benign

-2.2

N;N

REVEL

Uncertain

0.32

Sift

Benign

0.14

T;T

Sift4G

Benign

0.15

T;T

Polyphen

0.98

D;D

Vest4

0.72

MutPred

0.49

Gain of catalytic residue at D261 (P = 0.1079);.;

MVP

0.53

MPC

0.55

ClinPred

0.88

GERP RS

5.8

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.0

RBP_regulation_power_radar

1.7

Varity_R

0.25

gMVP

0.67

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.0

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Publications

LitVar

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

LitVar

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