NM_002693.3:c.830A>G

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 4 ACMG points: 4P and 0B. PM1PM5

The NM_002693.3(POLG):​c.830A>G​(p.His277Arg) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000434 in 1,614,000 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. 13/22 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. H277L) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000041 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLG
NM_002693.3 missense

Scores

6
12

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 3.41

Publications

12 publications found
Variant links:
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 4 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 0 benign, 18 uncertain in NM_002693.3
PM5
Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr15-89330106-T-A is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 206583.

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
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
POLG
NM_002693.3
MANE Select
c.830A>Gp.His277Arg
missense
Exon 3 of 23NP_002684.1
POLG
NM_001126131.2
c.830A>Gp.His277Arg
missense
Exon 3 of 23NP_001119603.1
POLGARF
NM_001430120.1
MANE Select
c.*102A>G
downstream_gene
N/ANP_001417049.1

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
POLG
ENST00000268124.11
TSL:1 MANE Select
c.830A>Gp.His277Arg
missense
Exon 3 of 23ENSP00000268124.5
POLG
ENST00000442287.6
TSL:1
c.830A>Gp.His277Arg
missense
Exon 3 of 23ENSP00000399851.2
POLG
ENST00000636937.2
TSL:5
c.830A>Gp.His277Arg
missense
Exon 3 of 23ENSP00000516154.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152200
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.000192
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
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000199
AC:
5
AN:
251244
AF XY:
0.00000736
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.0000615
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000116
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000410
AC:
6
AN:
1461800
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00000275
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
727212
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000299
AC:
1
AN:
33480
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000671
AC:
3
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86254
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53356
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00000180
AC:
2
AN:
1111986
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60396
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.425
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
1
2
2
3
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
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>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152200
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.0000134
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74374
show subpopulations
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41444
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15288
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.000192
AC:
1
AN:
5202
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4830
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10616
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
316
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
68030
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2092
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.375
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000756
ExAC
AF:
0.0000330
AC:
4

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:2
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain:1
Sep 29, 2018
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.H277R variant (also known as c.830A>G), located in coding exon 2 of the POLG gene, results from an A to G substitution at nucleotide position 830. The histidine at codon 277 is replaced by arginine, an amino acid with highly similar properties. This amino acid position is well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, the in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.

Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy Uncertain:1
Dec 17, 2023
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces histidine, which is basic and polar, with arginine, which is basic and polar, at codon 277 of the POLG protein (p.His277Arg). The frequency data for this variant in the population databases is considered unreliable, as metrics indicate poor data quality at this position in the gnomAD database. This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with POLG-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 950548). 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%. This variant disrupts the p.His277 amino acid residue in POLG. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been determined to be pathogenic (PMID: 18487244, 21301859, 21880868, 22357363). This suggests that this residue is clinically significant, and that variants that disrupt this residue are likely to be disease-causing. 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
0.21
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.041
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.10
CADD
Benign
21
DANN
Benign
0.80
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.23
T
Eigen
Benign
-0.10
Eigen_PC
Benign
0.074
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.95
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.90
D
M_CAP
Benign
0.051
D
MetaRNN
Uncertain
0.44
T
MetaSVM
Uncertain
-0.053
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
-0.17
N
PhyloP100
3.4
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.50
T
PROVEAN
Benign
0.040
N
REVEL
Uncertain
0.42
Sift
Benign
1.0
T
Sift4G
Benign
1.0
T
Polyphen
0.93
P
Vest4
0.58
MutPred
0.64
Gain of MoRF binding (P = 0.0191)
MVP
0.92
MPC
0.57
ClinPred
0.17
T
GERP RS
4.5
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.21
gMVP
0.70
Mutation Taster
=37/63
disease causing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs138929605; hg19: chr15-89873337; API