rs201786897

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. The variant received 9 ACMG points: 9P and 0B. PVS1PP5

The NM_002693.3(POLG):​c.1A>G​(p.Met1?) variant causes a start lost change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000521 in 1,535,024 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000020 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000036 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLG
NM_002693.3 start_lost

Scores

4
4
2

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1U:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: 2.85

Publications

3 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: Likely_pathogenic. The variant received 9 ACMG points.

PVS1
Start lost variant, next in-frame start position is after 21 pathogenic variants. Next in-frame start position is after 78 codons. Genomic position: 89333523. Lost 0.062 part of the original CDS.
PP5
Variant 15-89333754-T-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr15-89333754-T-C is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 528383.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
POLGNM_002693.3 linkc.1A>G p.Met1? start_lost Exon 2 of 23 ENST00000268124.11 NP_002684.1 P54098E5KNU5
POLGNM_001126131.2 linkc.1A>G p.Met1? start_lost Exon 2 of 23 NP_001119603.1 P54098E5KNU5
POLGARFNM_001430120.1 linkc.56A>G p.His19Arg missense_variant Exon 1 of 2 NP_001417049.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
POLGENST00000268124.11 linkc.1A>G p.Met1? start_lost Exon 2 of 23 1 NM_002693.3 ENSP00000268124.5 P54098
POLGARFENST00000706918.1 linkc.56A>G p.His19Arg missense_variant Exon 1 of 2 ENSP00000516626.1 A0A3B3IS91

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152130
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000196
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:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000308
AC:
4
AN:
130002
AF XY:
0.0000281
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000164
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:
0.00000362
AC:
5
AN:
1382776
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00000293
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
682414
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
31554
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000140
AC:
5
AN:
35680
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
25138
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
35696
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
79294
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33552
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5682
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
1078352
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
57828
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.515
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
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10
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30-35
35-40
40-45
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>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000197
AC:
3
AN:
152248
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000269
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
74436
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41568
American (AMR)
AF:
0.000196
AC:
3
AN:
15306
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3464
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5170
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4820
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10600
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
294
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
68000
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2114
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.458
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

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
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>80
Age
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1Uncertain:3
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:1Uncertain:1
Oct 01, 2024
GeneDx
Significance:Likely pathogenic
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Initiation codon variant in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 31665838) -

Jan 04, 2024
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

PM2_moderate, PVS1_moderate -

Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy Uncertain:2
Sep 29, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change affects the initiator methionine of the POLG mRNA. The next in-frame methionine is located at codon 78. This variant is present in population databases (rs201786897, gnomAD 0.02%). Disruption of the initiator codon has been observed in individual(s) with Alpers syndrome (PMID: 31665838). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 528383). 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. -

Feb 26, 2019
Baylor Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant was determined to be of uncertain significance according to ACMG Guidelines, 2015 [PMID:25741868]. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.27
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.23
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.35
CADD
Uncertain
23
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
Eigen
Uncertain
0.38
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.40
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.93
D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.97
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.83
D
PhyloP100
2.9
ClinPred
0.96
D
GERP RS
4.8
PromoterAI
-0.012
Neutral
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.1
Varity_R
0.87
Mutation Taster
=10/190
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: rs201786897; hg19: chr15-89876985; API