Genetic Variant POLE:p.Thr1771Met (chr12-132641713-G-A) – ACMG Classification: Likely_benign (-2 pts)

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points: 0P and 2B. BP4_Moderate

The NM_006231.4(POLE):c.5312C>T(p.Thr1771Met) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000409 in 1,613,480 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

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

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000044 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLE
NM_006231.4 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:6B:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 6.73

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 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.2088519).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
POLE	NM_006231.4 link	c.5312C>T	p.Thr1771Met	missense_variant	Exon 39 of 49	ENST00000320574.10	NP_006222.2	Q07864

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
POLE	ENST00000320574.10 link	c.5312C>T	p.Thr1771Met	missense_variant	Exon 39 of 49	1	NM_006231.4	ENSP00000322570.5		Q07864

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.00000657

AC:

AN:

152190

Hom.:

Cov.:

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:

0.00

Gnomad SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad MID

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE

AF:

0.0000147

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD3 exomes

AF:

0.0000399

AC:

AN:

250702

Hom.:

AF XY:

0.0000369

AC XY:

AN XY:

135592

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.0000289

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.0000544

Gnomad SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.0000616

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.000163

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000445

AC:

AN:

1461290

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000426

AC XY:

AN XY:

726974

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Gnomad4 AFR exome

AF:

0.0000597

Gnomad4 AMR exome

AF:

0.0000224

Gnomad4 ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome

AF:

0.0000531

Gnomad4 OTH exome

AF:

0.0000331

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.00000657

AC:

AN:

152190

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000135

AC XY:

AN XY:

74346

show subpopulations

Gnomad4 AFR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 AMR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 NFE

AF:

0.0000147

Gnomad4 OTH

AF:

0.00

Alfa

AF:

0.000153

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000151

ExAC

AF:

0.0000412

AC:

Asia WGS

AF:

0.000289

AC:

AN:

3478

EpiCase

AF:

0.00

EpiControl

AF:

0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:6Benign:1

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided

Uncertain:3

Dec 28, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces threonine, which is neutral and polar, with methionine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 1771 of the POLE protein (p.Thr1771Met). This variant is present in population databases (rs777695766, 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: 405600). An algorithm developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function (PolyPhen-2) suggests that this variant¬†is likely to be tolerated. 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. -

Oct 31, 2019

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Feb 28, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Observed in an individual with ovarian cancer (PMID: 32546565); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 31034466, 32546565) -

Familial colorectal cancer

Uncertain:1

Jul 02, 2018

Mendelics

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

POLE-related disorder

Uncertain:1

Aug 14, 2024

PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method: clinical testing

The POLE c.5312C>T variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Thr1771Met. It has been reported in a case and 3 controls from an ovarian cancer cohort study (Table S6, Song et al. 2021. PubMed ID: 32546565). This variant is reported in 0.0062% of alleles in individuals of European (Non-Finnish) descent in gnomAD. It is interpreted as uncertain significance in ClinVar (https://preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/405600/). At this time, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain due to the absence of conclusive functional and genetic evidence. -

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

Feb 15, 2023

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome

Benign:1

Dec 13, 2024

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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Benign

0.077

BayesDel_addAF

Benign

-0.30

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.49

CADD

Benign

DANN

Uncertain

1.0

DEOGEN2

Benign

0.24

T;.

Eigen

Uncertain

0.27

Eigen_PC

Uncertain

0.38

FATHMM_MKL

Pathogenic

0.99

LIST_S2

Uncertain

0.90

D;D

M_CAP

Benign

0.012

MetaRNN

Benign

0.21

T;T

MetaSVM

Benign

-0.80

MutationAssessor

Benign

1.4

L;.

PrimateAI

Benign

0.44

PROVEAN

Uncertain

-2.5

D;D

REVEL

Benign

0.18

Sift

Benign

0.17

T;T

Sift4G

Benign

0.17

T;T

Polyphen

0.64

P;.

Vest4

0.21

MutPred

0.45

Gain of catalytic residue at G1773 (P = 0.001);.;

MVP

0.49

MPC

0.29

ClinPred

0.13

GERP RS

5.4

Varity_R

0.070

gMVP

0.32

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.020

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

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

LitVar

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