rs149973644

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -21 ACMG points: 0P and 21B. BP4_StrongBP6_Very_StrongBP7BS1BS2

The NM_006231.4(POLE):​c.6675C>T​(p.Arg2225Arg) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0021 in 1,613,792 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 6 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. R2225R) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0013 ( 1 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0022 ( 5 hom. )

Consequence

POLE
NM_006231.4 synonymous

Scores

2

Clinical Significance

Benign/Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:18

Conservation

PhyloP100: -0.982

Publications

0 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: Benign. The variant received -21 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.82).
BP6
Variant 12-132624977-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr12-132624977-G-A is described in ClinVar as Benign/Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 220842.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.
BP7
Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=-0.982 with no splicing effect.
BS1
Variant frequency is greater than expected in population nfe. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.00126 (192/152314) while in subpopulation NFE AF = 0.00229 (156/68026). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.002. There are 1 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 80 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 33. This position passed quality control check.
BS2
High Homozygotes in GnomAdExome4 at 5 AR,AD gene

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
POLENM_006231.4 linkc.6675C>T p.Arg2225Arg synonymous_variant Exon 48 of 49 ENST00000320574.10 NP_006222.2 Q07864
POLEXM_011534795.4 linkc.*203C>T downstream_gene_variant XP_011533097.1
POLEXM_011534797.4 linkc.*203C>T downstream_gene_variant XP_011533099.1
POLEXM_011534802.4 linkc.*203C>T downstream_gene_variant XP_011533104.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
POLEENST00000320574.10 linkc.6675C>T p.Arg2225Arg synonymous_variant Exon 48 of 49 1 NM_006231.4 ENSP00000322570.5 Q07864

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00125
AC:
191
AN:
152198
Hom.:
1
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.000338
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000720
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS
AF:
0.00145
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.0000942
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00229
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.000958
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.00121
AC:
304
AN:
250536
AF XY:
0.00132
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.000309
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000203
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.000199
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.0000544
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.000231
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00216
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00180
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00219
AC:
3195
AN:
1461478
Hom.:
5
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00213
AC XY:
1551
AN XY:
727070
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.000448
AC:
15
AN:
33478
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000335
AC:
15
AN:
44712
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.000268
AC:
7
AN:
26132
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.0000252
AC:
1
AN:
39700
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.000777
AC:
67
AN:
86244
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.000244
AC:
13
AN:
53196
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.000694
AC:
4
AN:
5766
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00263
AC:
2928
AN:
1111860
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00240
AC:
145
AN:
60390
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.451
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
162
324
486
648
810
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Exome Hom
Variant carriers
0
114
228
342
456
570
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00126
AC:
192
AN:
152314
Hom.:
1
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00107
AC XY:
80
AN XY:
74472
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.000361
AC:
15
AN:
41570
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000719
AC:
11
AN:
15308
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3472
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5182
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00145
AC:
7
AN:
4826
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.0000942
AC:
1
AN:
10614
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00229
AC:
156
AN:
68026
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.000948
AC:
2
AN:
2110
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.495
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
11
22
32
43
54
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het
Variant carriers
0
4
8
12
16
20
<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:
0.00180
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00136
Asia WGS
AF:
0.000577
AC:
2
AN:
3478
EpiCase
AF:
0.00284
EpiControl
AF:
0.00255

ClinVar

Significance: Benign/Likely benign
Submissions summary: Benign:18
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Benign:9
Mar 24, 2023
ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, ARUP Laboratories
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

May 01, 2025
CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

POLE: BP4, BP7 -

Feb 04, 2025
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

-
Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

-
Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Center
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jul 27, 2020
GeneDx
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

-
Joint Genome Diagnostic Labs from Nijmegen and Maastricht, Radboudumc and MUMC+
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

May 09, 2017
PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

-
Breakthrough Genomics, Breakthrough Genomics
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:not provided

- -

not specified Benign:5
Jun 09, 2017
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

May 05, 2022
Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Mar 04, 2025
Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

-
Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical Center
Significance:Benign
Review Status:no assertion criteria provided
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Nov 22, 2021
Genetic Services Laboratory, University of Chicago
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Benign:2
Jun 19, 2015
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. -

Sep 16, 2020
Sema4, Sema4
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:curation

- -

Polymerase proofreading-related adenomatous polyposis;C3896578:Familial colorectal cancer type X Benign:1
Apr 06, 2023
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System
Significance:Likely benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 12 Benign:1
Jul 07, 2023
KCCC/NGS Laboratory, Kuwait Cancer Control Center
Significance:Benign
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.82
CADD
Benign
2.1
DANN
Benign
0.91
PhyloP100
-0.98
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.92
RBP_regulation_power_radar
2.0
Mutation Taster
=90/10
polymorphism

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: rs149973644; hg19: chr12-133201563; API