rs2307437

Variant names:

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Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points: 0P and 5B. BP4_StrongBP6

The NM_002693.3(POLG):c.970C>T(p.Pro324Ser) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000509 in 1,613,522 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 17/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. P324T) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00043 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.00052 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLG
NM_002693.3 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications U:11B:7

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.22

Publications

5 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]

POLG Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal dominant 1
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4a
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, G2P
sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis
Inheritance: AR Classification: DEFINITIVE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, Orphanet, G2P
autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy
Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
recessive mitochondrial ataxia syndrome
Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
spinocerebellar ataxia with epilepsy
Inheritance: AR Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
Leigh syndrome
Inheritance: AR Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: ClinGen

POLG links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.025510073).

BP6

Variant 15-89328996-G-A is Benign according to our data. Variant chr15-89328996-G-A is described in ClinVar as Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity. ClinVar VariationId is 21320.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
POLG	NM_002693.3 link	c.970C>T	p.Pro324Ser	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 23	ENST00000268124.11	NP_002684.1	P54098E5KNU5
POLG	NM_001126131.2 link	c.970C>T	p.Pro324Ser	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 23		NP_001119603.1	P54098E5KNU5

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
POLG	ENST00000268124.11 link	c.970C>T	p.Pro324Ser	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 23	1	NM_002693.3	ENSP00000268124.5		P54098

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.000434

AC:

AN:

152226

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.000145

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.0000654

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:

0.000867

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.000288

AC:

AN:

250106

AF XY:

0.000281

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.0000618

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.0000289

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.0000924

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.000595

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.000164

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.000517

AC:

756

AN:

1461296

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.000508

AC XY:

369

AN XY:

726916

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.000179

AC:

AN:

33464

American (AMR)

AF:

0.0000447

AC:

AN:

44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26136

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39700

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.0000116

AC:

AN:

86220

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.000150

AC:

AN:

53312

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5390

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.000632

AC:

703

AN:

1112006

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.000597

AC:

AN:

60344

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.452

Heterozygous variant carriers

136

182

227

0.00

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0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

112

140

<30

30-35

35-40

40-45

45-50

50-55

55-60

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>80

Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.000434

AC:

AN:

152226

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.000524

AC XY:

AN XY:

74368

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.000145

AC:

AN:

41464

American (AMR)

AF:

0.0000654

AC:

AN:

15284

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5198

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4824

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10630

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

314

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.000867

AC:

AN:

68038

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2090

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.485

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Variant carriers

<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:

0.000688

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.000393

TwinsUK

AF:

0.000539

AC:

ALSPAC

AF:

0.000778

AC:

ESP6500AA

AF:

0.00

AC:

ESP6500EA

AF:

0.000814

AC:

ExAC

AF:

0.000305

AC:

EpiCase

AF:

0.000763

EpiControl

AF:

0.000356

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Uncertain:11Benign:7

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided

Uncertain:5Benign:3

Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Aug 01, 2019

Revvity Omics, Revvity

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jan 04, 2021

Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories, Greenwood Genetic Center

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

No ACMG evidence could be applied applied -

Jul 10, 2024

Athena Diagnostics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Available data are insufficient to determine the clinical significance of the variant at this time. The frequency of this variant in the general population is uninformative in assessment of its pathogenicity. (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org) Polyphen and MutationTaster predict this amino acid change may be benign. -

May 02, 2017

Eurofins Ntd Llc (ga)

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jan 17, 2020

Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Mayo Clinic

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Sep 01, 2024

CeGaT Center for Human Genetics Tuebingen

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

POLG: BP4 -

not specified

Uncertain:1Benign:2

Nov 11, 2013

GeneDx

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is considered likely benign or benign based on one or more of the following criteria: it is a conservative change, it occurs at a poorly conserved position in the protein, it is predicted to be benign by multiple in silico algorithms, and/or has population frequency not consistent with disease. -

Clinical Genetics DNA and cytogenetics Diagnostics Lab, Erasmus MC, Erasmus Medical Center

Significance:Benign

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Oct 17, 2024

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: POLG c.970C>T (p.Pro324Ser) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the DNA mitochondrial polymerase, exonuclease domain (IPR041336) of the encoded protein sequence. Four of five in-silico tools predict a benign effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00029 in 250106 control chromosomes. This frequency is not significantly higher than estimated for a pathogenic variant in POLG causing POLG-Related Spectrum Disorders, allowing no conclusion about variant significance. To our knowledge, no occurrence of c.970C>T in individuals affected with POLG-Related Spectrum Disorders and no experimental evidence demonstrating its impact on protein function have been reported. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 21320). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance. -

Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy

Benign:2

Jan 23, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Oct 01, 2018

Wong Mito Lab, Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The NM_002693.2:c.970C>T (NP_002684.1:p.Pro324Ser) [GRCH38: NC_000015.10:g.89328996G>A] variant in POLG gene is interpretated to be a Benign based on ACMG guidelines (PMID: 25741868). This variant meets the following evidence codes reported in the ACMG-guideline. BS1:The minor allele frequency of this allele is high for Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4A (Alpers type). BS2:Observation of the variant in controls is inconsistent with penetrance of Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4A (Alpers type). BP4:Computational evidence/predictors indicate no impact on the POLG structure, function, or protein-protein interaction. Based on the evidence criteria codes applied, the variant is suggested to be Benign. -

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Uncertain:1

Oct 17, 2019

Cambridge Genomics Laboratory, East Genomic Laboratory Hub, NHS Genomic Medicine Service

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

POLG-Related Spectrum Disorders

Uncertain:1

Jan 12, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease. -

Inborn genetic diseases

Uncertain:1

Jun 09, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Unlikely to be causative of AD POLG-related progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Hereditary spastic paraplegia

Uncertain:1

Jun 01, 2019

Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, The Hospital for Sick Children

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

POLG-related disorder

Uncertain:1

Jul 26, 2024

PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

The POLG c.970C>T variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Pro324Ser. This variant has been reported in the heterozygous state in individuals with suspected POLG-deficiency and interpreted as uncertain significance (Tang et al. 2018. PubMed ID: 21880868). This variant is reported in 0.059% of alleles in individuals of European (Non-Finnish) descent in gnomAD, which may be too common to be a primary cause of disease. Although we suspect that this variant may be benign, at this time, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain due to the absence of conclusive functional and genetic evidence. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Benign

0.073

BayesDel_addAF

Benign

-0.30

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.31

CADD

Benign

9.3

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.21

DEOGEN2

Benign

0.17

T;T

Eigen

Benign

-1.5

Eigen_PC

Benign

-1.3

FATHMM_MKL

Uncertain

0.82

LIST_S2

Benign

0.29

.;T

M_CAP

Benign

0.039

MetaRNN

Benign

0.026

T;T

MetaSVM

Benign

-0.65

MutationAssessor

Benign

-0.26

N;N

PhyloP100

1.2

PrimateAI

Benign

0.20

PROVEAN

Benign

0.65

N;N

REVEL

Benign

0.29

Sift

Benign

0.85

T;T

Sift4G

Benign

0.75

T;T

Polyphen

0.0010

B;B

Vest4

0.15

MVP

0.58

MPC

0.16

ClinPred

0.86

GERP RS

-1.1

PromoterAI

-0.0082

Neutral

(source)

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.0

RBP_regulation_power_radar

1.7

Varity_R

0.016

gMVP

0.28

Mutation Taster

=96/4

polymorphism

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.010

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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