rs376683989

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points: 0P and 4B. BP4_Strong

The NM_002693.3(POLG):​c.154C>A​(p.Gln52Lys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000116 in 1,548,296 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 12/14 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. Q52H) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000067 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.00012 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLG
NM_002693.3 missense

Scores

9

Clinical Significance

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

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.0750

Publications

2 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_benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.06010729).

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_002693.3. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Sel.
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
POLG
NM_002693.3
MANE Select
c.154C>Ap.Gln52Lys
missense
Exon 2 of 23NP_002684.1P54098
POLGARF
NM_001430120.1
MANE Select
c.209C>Ap.Ala70Glu
missense
Exon 1 of 2NP_001417049.1A0A3B3IS91
POLG
NM_001126131.2
c.154C>Ap.Gln52Lys
missense
Exon 2 of 23NP_001119603.1P54098

Ensembl Transcripts

Sel.
GeneTranscriptTagsHGVScHGVSpEffectExon RankProteinUniProt
POLG
ENST00000268124.11
TSL:1 MANE Select
c.154C>Ap.Gln52Lys
missense
Exon 2 of 23ENSP00000268124.5P54098
POLGARF
ENST00000706918.1
MANE Select
c.209C>Ap.Ala70Glu
missense
Exon 1 of 2ENSP00000516626.1A0A3B3IS91
POLG
ENST00000442287.6
TSL:1
c.154C>Ap.Gln52Lys
missense
Exon 2 of 23ENSP00000399851.2P54098

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000668
AC:
10
AN:
149762
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000244
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:
0.000135
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD2 exomes
AF:
0.0000465
AC:
10
AN:
214870
AF XY:
0.0000755
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.0000853
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000948
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.000122
AC:
170
AN:
1398534
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.000115
AC XY:
80
AN XY:
695666
show subpopulations
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Exomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
32156
American (AMR)
AF:
0.0000237
AC:
1
AN:
42144
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
25320
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
38678
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
83598
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
44904
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5572
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.000155
AC:
166
AN:
1068140
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000517
AC:
3
AN:
58022
⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD4 Exomes is highly skewed from 0.5 (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.385
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
10
19
29
38
48
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
10
20
30
40
50
<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:
0.0000668
AC:
10
AN:
149762
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000683
AC XY:
5
AN XY:
73186
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.0000244
AC:
1
AN:
40932
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
14972
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3418
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5154
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4754
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10484
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
312
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.000135
AC:
9
AN:
66806
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2038
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.505
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
1
2
3
4
5
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
75-80
>80
Age
Alfa
AF:
0.0000965
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000604
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000234
AC:
2
ExAC
AF:
0.0000733
AC:
8

ClinVar

ClinVar submissions
Significance:Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Revision:criteria provided, conflicting classifications
View on ClinVar
Pathogenic
VUS
Benign
Condition
-
2
1
not provided (3)
-
2
-
Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy (2)
-
1
-
Inborn genetic diseases (1)
-
1
-
POLG-related disorder (1)

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.10
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
0.0076
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.23
CADD
Benign
13
DANN
Benign
0.45
Eigen
Benign
-1.4
Eigen_PC
Benign
-1.4
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.18
N
M_CAP
Benign
0.037
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.060
T
PhyloP100
0.075
ClinPred
0.015
T
PromoterAI
0.051
Neutral
Varity_R
0.24
Mutation Taster
=98/2
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: rs376683989; hg19: chr15-89876832; API