15-89333723-C-G

Variant names:

• chr15-89333723-C-G
• rs765472726
• NM_002693.3:c.32G>C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2 BP4_Strong

The NM_002693.3(POLG):​c.32G>C​(p.Gly11Ala) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000657 in 152,188 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 17/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. G11D) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

• Frequency: Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 (0 hom., cov: 33)
• Consequence: POLG NM_002693.3 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.239
• Publications: 10 publications found

Genes affected

POLG (HGNC:9179): (DNA polymerase gamma, catalytic subunit) Mitochondrial DNA polymerase is heterotrimeric, consisting of a homodimer of accessory subunits plus a catalytic subunit. The protein encoded by this gene is the catalytic subunit of mitochondrial DNA polymerase. The encoded protein contains a polyglutamine tract near its N-terminus that may be polymorphic. Defects in this gene are a cause of progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 1 (PEOA1), sensory ataxic neuropathy dysarthria and ophthalmoparesis (SANDO), Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome (AHS), and mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome (MNGIE). Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

POLGARF (HGNC:56246): (POLG alternative reading frame) This gene uses the same transcript as the POLG gene but has a CUG start codon and an alternate reading frame that makes a 260 aa protein. This protein is distinct from POLG isoforms and may interact with P32 (also known as C1QBP), a mitochondrial matrix protein thought to be involved in the expression of mitochondrial genome-encoded proteins. POLGARF protein may bind P32 and sequester it in the nucleolus. Interestingly, some disease-causing mutations thought to be in POLG may instead be associated with POLGARF. [provided by RefSeq, May 2022]

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.056133002).

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_002693.3. 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
	POLG	NM_002693.3	MANE Select	c.32G>C	p.Gly11Ala	missense	Exon 2 of 23	NP_002684.1
	POLGARF	NM_001430120.1	MANE Select	c.87G>C	p.Arg29Arg	synonymous	Exon 1 of 2	NP_001417049.1
	POLG	NM_001126131.2		c.32G>C	p.Gly11Ala	missense	Exon 2 of 23	NP_001119603.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	POLG	ENST00000268124.11	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.32G>C	p.Gly11Ala	missense	Exon 2 of 23	ENSP00000268124.5
	POLG	ENST00000442287.6	TSL:1	c.32G>C	p.Gly11Ala	missense	Exon 2 of 23	ENSP00000399851.2
	POLGARF	ENST00000706918.1	MANE Select	c.87G>C	p.Arg29Arg	synonymous	Exon 1 of 2	ENSP00000516626.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152188 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.0000241

Gnomad AMI AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS AF: 0.00

Gnomad SAS AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN AF: 0.00

Gnomad MID AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152188 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 74346

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000241 AC: 1 AN: 41448

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15286

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3468

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5176

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4836

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10626

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 316

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 68026

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2094

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy Uncertain:1

Dec 18, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, with alanine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 11 of the POLG protein (p.Gly11Ala). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with POLG-related conditions. 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 not expected to disrupt POLG protein function with a negative predictive value of 95%. 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.

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Benign	0.072
BayesDel_addAF	Benign	-0.11	T
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.40
CADD	Benign	17
DANN	Benign	0.97
DEOGEN2	Benign	0.19	T
Eigen	Benign	-1.2
Eigen_PC	Benign	-1.1
FATHMM_MKL	Benign	0.11	N
LIST_S2	Benign	0.76	T
M_CAP	Benign	0.020	T
MetaRNN	Benign	0.056	T
MetaSVM	Benign	-0.99	T
MutationAssessor	Benign	0.26	N
PhyloP100		0.24
PrimateAI	Benign	0.46	T
PROVEAN	Benign	0.17	N
REVEL	Benign	0.16
Sift	Benign	0.19	T
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D
Polyphen		0.0	B
Vest4		0.18
MutPred		0.34		Loss of loop (P = 0.0374)
MVP		0.53
MPC		0.16
ClinPred		0.038	T
GERP RS		0.34
PromoterAI		0.013	Neutral
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1
Varity_R		0.11
gMVP		0.36

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs765472726; hg19: chr15-89876954;