rs113994093

chr15-89330241-C-Gchr15-89330241-C-T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 6 ACMG points: 6P and 0B. PM2 PM5 PP3_Moderate

The NM_002693.3(POLG):c.695G>C(p.Arg232Pro) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic 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. R232H) has been classified as Pathogenic.

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
• Consequence: POLG NM_002693.3 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.76

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

Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 6 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PM5: Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chr15-89330241-C-T is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 21319.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.886

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
POLG	NM_002693.3	c.695G>C	p.Arg232Pro	missense_variant	3/23	ENST00000268124.11
POLGARF	NM_001406557.1	c.750G>C	p.Ala250=	synonymous_variant	3/23
POLG	NM_001126131.2	c.695G>C	p.Arg232Pro	missense_variant	3/23

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
POLG	ENST00000268124.11	c.695G>C	p.Arg232Pro	missense_variant	3/23	1	NM_002693.3	P1
POLGARF	ENST00000706918.1	c.750G>C	p.Ala250=	synonymous_variant	2/2			P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Invitae

Aug 10, 2022

This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). 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. This variant disrupts the p.Arg232 amino acid residue in POLG. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been observed in individuals with POLG-related conditions (PMID: 15689359, 16896309, 20513922, 28471437), which suggests that this may be a clinically significant amino acid residue. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function are either unavailable or do not agree on the potential impact of this missense change (SIFT: "Tolerated"; PolyPhen-2: "Probably Damaging"; Align-GVGD: "Class C0"). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 1351598). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with POLG-related conditions. This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with proline, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 232 of the POLG protein (p.Arg232Pro). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.73
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.52	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.51
Cadd	Pathogenic	30
Dann	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.69	D;D
Eigen	Pathogenic	0.88
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.88
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.99	D
M_CAP	Pathogenic	0.49	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.89	D;D
MetaSVM	Pathogenic	1.0	D
MutationAssessor	Uncertain	2.6	M;M
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	D;D
PrimateAI	Uncertain	0.58	T
PROVEAN	Uncertain	-3.5	D;D
REVEL	Pathogenic	0.84
Sift	Uncertain	0.011	D;D
Sift4G	Benign	0.084	T;T
Polyphen		1.0	D;D
Vest4		0.86
MutPred		0.52		Gain of phosphorylation at Y233 (P = 0.0894);Gain of phosphorylation at Y233 (P = 0.0894);
MVP		0.99
MPC		0.79
ClinPred		0.98	D
GERP RS		5.9
Varity_R		0.97
gMVP		0.90

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

No publications associated with this variant yet.

Other links and lift over

hg19: chr15-89873472;