15-89321743-T-C
Variant summary
Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PM1PM2PM5PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong
The NM_002693.3(POLG):c.2591A>G(p.Asn864Ser) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000186 in 1,611,710 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. N864I) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.
Frequency
Consequence
NM_002693.3 missense
Scores
Clinical Significance
Conservation
Publications
- progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal dominant 1Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
 - mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4aInheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, G2P
 - sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesisInheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Orphanet, G2P
 - autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegiaInheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 - autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegiaInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 - mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathyInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 - recessive mitochondrial ataxia syndromeInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 - spinocerebellar ataxia with epilepsyInheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
 - Leigh syndromeInheritance: AR Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen
 
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ACMG classification
Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.
Transcripts
RefSeq
Ensembl
Frequencies
GnomAD3 genomes   AF:  0.00000657  AC: 1AN: 152138Hom.:  0  Cov.: 33 show subpopulations 
GnomAD2 exomes  AF:  0.00000398  AC: 1AN: 251360 AF XY:  0.00000736   show subpopulations 
GnomAD4 exome  AF:  0.00000137  AC: 2AN: 1459572Hom.:  0  Cov.: 31 AF XY:  0.00000275  AC XY: 2AN XY: 726260 show subpopulations  ⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. 
Age Distribution
GnomAD4 genome   AF:  0.00000657  AC: 1AN: 152138Hom.:  0  Cov.: 33 AF XY:  0.0000135  AC XY: 1AN XY: 74312 show subpopulations  ⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. 
ClinVar
Submissions by phenotype
Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome    Pathogenic:1 
Variant summary: POLG c.2591A>G (p.Asn864Ser) results in a conservative amino acid change located in the DNA polymerase gamma, palm domain (IPR047580) of the encoded protein sequence. Four of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 4e-06 in 251360 control chromosomes. c.2591A>G has been reported in the literature as a biallelic genotype in individuals affected with features of AR-Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome - POLG Related (example, Van Goethem_2003, Lund_2015, Jou_2019, Bychkov_2021). These data indicate that the variant is likely to be associated with disease. At least one publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function using the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ortholog of human POLG (Stumpf_2010). The most pronounced variant effect results in significant decreases or total depletion of mtDNA, suggesting that mtDNA loss is characteristic of POLG-related disease. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 13506). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic. -
Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4b    Pathogenic:1 
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Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy    Pathogenic:1 
This sequence change replaces asparagine, which is neutral and polar, with serine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 864 of the POLG protein (p.Asn864Ser). This variant is present in population databases (rs121918050, gnomAD 0.007%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with autosomal recessive POLG-related conditions (PMID: 12825077, 30634555, 32005694). In at least one individual the data is consistent with being in trans (on the opposite chromosome) from a pathogenic variant. It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 13506). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt POLG protein function. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects POLG function (PMID: 20185557). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy;C1834846:Progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal dominant 1;C1843851:Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis;C3150914:Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4b;C4225153:Progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive 1    Pathogenic:1 
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Computational scores
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Splicing
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