NM_006231.4:c.2182C>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PM1

The NM_006231.4(POLE):​c.2182C>T​(p.Arg728Trp) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000684 in 1,461,814 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. 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. R728Q) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000068 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLE
NM_006231.4 missense

Scores

9
5
5

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:7

Conservation

PhyloP100: 6.30

Publications

1 publications found
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 Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):
  • POLE-related polyposis and colorectal cancer syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
  • colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 12
    Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
  • facial dysmorphism-immunodeficiency-livedo-short stature syndrome
    Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
  • intrauterine growth retardation, metaphyseal dysplasia, adrenal hypoplasia congenita, genital anomalies, and immunodeficiency
    Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: G2P
  • IMAGe syndrome
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
  • Polymerase proofreading-related adenomatous polyposis
    Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 2 benign, 38 uncertain in NM_006231.4

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
POLENM_006231.4 linkc.2182C>T p.Arg728Trp missense_variant Exon 20 of 49 ENST00000320574.10 NP_006222.2 Q07864

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
POLEENST00000320574.10 linkc.2182C>T p.Arg728Trp missense_variant Exon 20 of 49 1 NM_006231.4 ENSP00000322570.5 Q07864

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
Cov.:
32
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00000796
AC:
2
AN:
251398
AF XY:
0.00000736
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000578
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:
0.00000684
AC:
10
AN:
1461814
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00000688
AC XY:
5
AN XY:
727212
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33480
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000447
AC:
2
AN:
44724
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
26136
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39698
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
86256
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
53382
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5768
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00000719
AC:
8
AN:
1111976
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
60394
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.480
Heterozygous variant carriers
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0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
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Age
GnomAD4 genome
Cov.:
32
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000189

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:7
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:4
Nov 03, 2021
Institute for Clinical Genetics, University Hospital TU Dresden, University Hospital TU Dresden
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Apr 26, 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 supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 20951805) -

Dec 23, 2024
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 tryptophan, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 728 of the POLE protein (p.Arg728Trp). This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.006%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with POLE-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 571057). 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 expected to disrupt POLE protein function with a positive 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. -

Dec 05, 2023
ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The POLE c.2182C>T; p.Arg728Trp variant (rs1020252487), to our knowledge, is not reported in the medical literature but is reported in ClinVar (Variation ID: 571057). This variant is observed in the general population with an overall allele frequency of 0.0008% (2/251398 alleles) in the Genome Aggregation Database (v2.1.1). Computational analyses are uncertain whether this variant is neutral or deleterious (REVEL: 0.395). This variant is not located in the exonuclease domain (Palles 2013), and gene-disease association has not been established for variants outside of the exonuclease domain (Seifert 2019). Due to limited information, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain at this time. References: Palles C et al. Germline mutations affecting the proofreading domains of POLE and POLD1 predispose to colorectal adenomas and carcinomas. Nat Genet. 2013 Feb;45(2):136-44. PMID: 23263490. Seifert BA et al. Determining the clinical validity of hereditary colorectal cancer and polyposis susceptibility genes using the Clinical Genome Resource Clinical Validity Framework. Genet Med. 2019 Jul;21(7):1507-1516. PMID: 30523343. -

not specified Uncertain:1
Oct 11, 2021
Genetic Services Laboratory, University of Chicago
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change does not appear to have been previously described in individuals with POLE-related disorders. This sequence change has been described in the gnomAD database in 2 individual which corresponds to a population frequency of 0.0058% (dbSNP rs1020252487). The p.Arg728Trp change affects a highly conserved amino acid residue located in a domain of the POLE protein that is known to be functional. The p.Arg728Trp substitution appears to be deleterious using several in-silico pathogenicity prediction tools (SIFT, PolyPhen2, Align GVGD, REVEL). Due to insufficient evidence and the lack of functional studies, the clinical significance of the p.Arg728Trp change remains unknown at this time. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1
Dec 09, 2024
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.R728W variant (also known as c.2182C>T), located in coding exon 20 of the POLE gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 2182. The arginine at codon 728 is replaced by tryptophan, an amino acid with dissimilar properties. This amino acid position is well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, the in silico prediction for this alteration is inconclusive. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

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
Aug 04, 2021
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
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
Uncertain
0.51
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.073
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.17
CADD
Pathogenic
29
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
DEOGEN2
Uncertain
0.43
T;.
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.92
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
0.88
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.98
D
LIST_S2
Pathogenic
1.0
D;D
M_CAP
Benign
0.025
D
MetaRNN
Uncertain
0.74
D;D
MetaSVM
Benign
-0.68
T
MutationAssessor
Pathogenic
2.9
M;.
PhyloP100
6.3
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.67
T
PROVEAN
Pathogenic
-6.6
D;D
REVEL
Uncertain
0.40
Sift
Pathogenic
0.0
D;D
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0010
D;D
Polyphen
1.0
D;D
Vest4
0.64
MutPred
0.56
Gain of catalytic residue at R728 (P = 0);.;
MVP
0.62
MPC
0.79
ClinPred
1.0
D
GERP RS
5.9
Varity_R
0.81
gMVP
0.68
Mutation Taster
=39/61
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: rs1020252487; hg19: chr12-133244226; COSMIC: COSV57683338; COSMIC: COSV57683338; API