12-132677385-C-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. Variant got -20 ACMG points: 0P and 20B. BP4_StrongBP6_Very_StrongBS1BS2

The NM_006231.4(POLE):​c.779G>A​(p.Arg260Gln) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000601 in 1,614,004 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 12 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0029 ( 6 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.00036 ( 6 hom. )

Consequence

POLE
NM_006231.4 missense

Scores

2
3
13

Clinical Significance

Benign/Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:15

Conservation

PhyloP100: 4.96
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Benign. Variant got -20 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.006913513).
BP6
Variant 12-132677385-C-T is Benign according to our data. Variant chr12-132677385-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Likely_benign]. Clinvar id is 220642.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars. Variant chr12-132677385-C-T is described in Lovd as [Likely_benign].
BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population afr. gnomad4 allele frequency = 0.0029 (441/152280) while in subpopulation AFR AF= 0.00975 (405/41550). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.00896. There are 6 homozygotes in gnomad4. There are 219 alleles in male gnomad4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 32. This position pass quality control queck.
BS2
High Homozygotes in GnomAd4 at 6 AD,AR gene

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
POLENM_006231.4 linkc.779G>A p.Arg260Gln 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
POLEENST00000320574.10 linkc.779G>A p.Arg260Gln missense_variant Exon 8 of 49 1 NM_006231.4 ENSP00000322570.5 Q07864

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00287
AC:
436
AN:
152162
Hom.:
5
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00966
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00131
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00316
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00239
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.000843
AC:
212
AN:
251484
Hom.:
3
AF XY:
0.000655
AC XY:
89
AN XY:
135918
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.0102
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000809
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.000109
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.0000327
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.000123
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000326
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000362
AC:
529
AN:
1461724
Hom.:
6
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.000351
AC XY:
255
AN XY:
727180
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00929
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.000760
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.0000504
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000348
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.000113
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.000762
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00290
AC:
441
AN:
152280
Hom.:
6
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00294
AC XY:
219
AN XY:
74440
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00975
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00131
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.000147
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00236
Alfa
AF:
0.000691
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00307
TwinsUK
AF:
0.000270
AC:
1
ALSPAC
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.0104
AC:
46
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000116
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.00105
AC:
127
Asia WGS
AF:
0.00115
AC:
4
AN:
3478
EpiCase
AF:
0.000109
EpiControl
AF:
0.000119

ClinVar

Significance: Benign/Likely benign
Submissions summary: Benign:15
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Benign:8
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Breakthrough Genomics, Breakthrough Genomics
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: not provided

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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: clinical testing

The POLE p.Arg260Gln variant was not identified in the literature nor was it identified in the databases. The variant was identified in dbSNP (ID: rs5744752) as "With Likely benign allele", in ClinVar (classified as benign by Invitae, Prevention Genetics, Quest Diagnostics; as likely benign by GeneDx and Ambry Genetics). The variant was identified in control databases in 289 of 277244 chromosomes (4 homozygous) at a frequency of 0.001 increasing the likelihood this could be a low frequency benign variant (Genome Aggregation Database Feb 27, 2017). The variant was observed in the following populations: African in 237 of 24036 chromosomes (freq: 0.0099), Other in 3 of 6468 chromosomes (freq: 0.0005), Latino in 28 of 34420 chromosomes (freq: 0.0008), European Non-Finnish in 18 of 126726 chromosomes (freq: 0.0001), East Asian in 2 of 18868 chromosomes (freq: 0.0001), and South Asian in 1 of 30782 chromosomes (freq: 0.00003); it was not observed in the Ashkenazi Jewish or European Finnish populations. The p.Arg260 residue is conserved in mammals and computational analyses (PolyPhen-2, SIFT, AlignGVGD, BLOSUM, MutationTaster) provide inconsistent predictions regarding the impact to the protein; this information is not very predictive of pathogenicity. The variant occurs outside of the splicing consensus sequence and in silico or computational prediction software programs (SpliceSiteFinder, MaxEntScan, NNSPLICE, GeneSplicer) do not predict a difference in splicing. In summary, based on the above information the clinical significance of this variant cannot be determined with certainty at this time although we would lean towards a more benign role for this variant. This variant is classified as likely benign. -

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Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Center
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: clinical testing

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Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method: clinical testing

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Mar 24, 2022
GeneDx
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 26251183, 15766587) -

Feb 04, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Nov 05, 2024
ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Apr 01, 2023
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

POLE: BP4, BS2 -

not specified Benign:4
May 23, 2018
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Sep 01, 2017
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Mar 04, 2025
Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Jan 30, 2025
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

Variant summary: POLE c.779G>A (p.Arg260Gln) results in a conservative amino acid change located in the Ribonuclease H-like domain of the encoded protein sequence. Four of five in-silico tools predict a benign effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00084 in 251484 control chromosomes, predominantly at a frequency of 0.01 within the African or African-American subpopulation in the gnomAD database, including 3 homozygotes. The observed variant frequency within African or African-American control individuals in the gnomAD database is approximately 9 fold of the estimated maximal expected allele frequency for a pathogenic variant in POLE causing Facial Dysmorphism, Immunodeficiency, Livedo, And Short Stature phenotype (0.0011). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 220642). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as likely benign. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Benign:2
Jul 06, 2015
Ambry Genetics
Significance: Likely benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity. -

Feb 06, 2020
Sema4, Sema4
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: curation

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Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 12 Benign:1
Jul 07, 2023
KCCC/NGS Laboratory, Kuwait Cancer Control Center
Significance: Benign
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

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Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.25
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.41
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.36
CADD
Uncertain
24
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.33
T;.
Eigen
Benign
-0.027
Eigen_PC
Benign
0.13
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.99
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.89
D;D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.0069
T;T
MetaSVM
Benign
-1.1
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
1.8
L;.
PrimateAI
Benign
0.48
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-2.7
D;D
REVEL
Benign
0.12
Sift
Uncertain
0.029
D;D
Sift4G
Benign
0.13
T;T
Polyphen
0.0060
B;B
Vest4
0.31
MVP
0.28
MPC
0.26
ClinPred
0.037
T
GERP RS
4.8
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.31
gMVP
0.60

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

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs5744752; hg19: chr12-133253971; API