rs551811489

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PP3_Moderate

The NM_002693.3(POLG):​c.2977C>T​(p.Arg993Cys) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000036 in 1,613,030 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 Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000033 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000036 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLG
NM_002693.3 missense

Scores

12
5
2

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:7

Conservation

PhyloP100: 6.43
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 2 ACMG points.

PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.865

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
POLGNM_002693.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.2977C>T p.Arg993Cys missense_variant 18/23 ENST00000268124.11 NP_002684.1
POLGARFNM_001406557.1 linkuse as main transcriptc.*2249C>T 3_prime_UTR_variant 18/23 NP_001393486.1
POLGNM_001126131.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.2977C>T p.Arg993Cys missense_variant 18/23 NP_001119603.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
POLGENST00000268124.11 linkuse as main transcriptc.2977C>T p.Arg993Cys missense_variant 18/231 NM_002693.3 ENSP00000268124 P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000329
AC:
5
AN:
152198
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.0000482
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000131
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:
0.0000147
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.000108
AC:
27
AN:
250286
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000960
AC XY:
13
AN XY:
135408
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.0000616
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000694
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00000885
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.000163
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000363
AC:
53
AN:
1460714
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.0000358
AC XY:
26
AN XY:
726672
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.0000299
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.000693
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.0000252
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000144
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000663
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000328
AC:
5
AN:
152316
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000403
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
74486
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.0000481
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.000131
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.0000147
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000680
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000567
ExAC
AF:
0.0000906
AC:
11
EpiCase
AF:
0.0000545
EpiControl
AF:
0.00

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:7
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingEurofins Ntd Llc (ga)Apr 20, 2018- -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxMar 23, 2021Reported in an individual with onset of Parkinson disease at age 72 who also harbored two additional POLG variants, one of which was considered pathogenic (Ylonen et al., 2013); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant has a deleterious effect on protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 30941926, 32502631, 24122062) -
not specified Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpDec 12, 2023Variant summary: POLG c.2977C>T (p.Arg993Cys) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the DNA-directed DNA polymerase, family A, palm domain (IPR001098) of the encoded protein sequence. Five of five in-silico tools predict a damaging effect of the variant on protein function. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00011 in 250286 control chromosomes. This frequency is not significantly higher than estimated for a pathogenic variant in POLG causing Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome - POLG Related (0.00011 vs 0.0035), allowing no conclusion about variant significance. c.2977C>T has been reported in the literature in at-least one individual affected with features of Parkinsons Disease (example, Ylonen_2013 cited in Hsieh_2019). These data do not allow any conclusion about variant significance. To our knowledge, no experimental evidence demonstrating an impact on protein function has been reported. The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 30941926, 24122062). Five submitters have cited clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014. All submitters classified the variant as uncertain significance. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as uncertain significance. -
Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy;C1834846:Progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal dominant 1;C1843851:Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis;C3150914:Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4b;C4225153:Progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive 1;C4551995:Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 1 Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsFeb 14, 2022- -
Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsAug 22, 2019The p.R993C variant (also known as c.2977C>T), located in coding exon 17 of the POLG gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 2977. The arginine at codon 993 is replaced by cysteine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. This variant was identified in conjunction with two additional POLG vairants in an individual with parkinsonism without progressive external ophthalmoplegia (Hsieh PC et al. Brain Behav, 2019 May;9:e01281). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -
POLG-related disorder Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingPreventionGenetics, part of Exact SciencesDec 01, 2023The POLG c.2977C>T variant is predicted to result in the amino acid substitution p.Arg993Cys. This variant was reported in an individual with late-onset Parkinson disease (Ylönen et al 2013. PubMed ID: 24122062). This variant is reported in 0.069% of alleles in individuals of Latino descent in gnomAD. At this time, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain due to the absence of conclusive functional and genetic evidence. -
Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpJan 22, 2024This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 993 of the POLG protein (p.Arg993Cys). This variant is present in population databases (rs551811489, gnomAD 0.07%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with POLG-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 405570). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt POLG protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. 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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.25
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.29
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.54
CADD
Pathogenic
29
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.94
D;D
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.75
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
0.67
FATHMM_MKL
Uncertain
0.96
D
LIST_S2
Pathogenic
0.97
.;D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.57
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.86
D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
1.1
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.9
M;M
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.59
T
PROVEAN
Pathogenic
-5.1
D;D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.93
Sift
Uncertain
0.0010
D;D
Sift4G
Uncertain
0.0040
D;D
Polyphen
1.0
D;D
Vest4
0.68
MutPred
0.69
Gain of catalytic residue at W994 (P = 8e-04);Gain of catalytic residue at W994 (P = 8e-04);
MVP
0.95
MPC
0.32
ClinPred
0.87
D
GERP RS
5.2
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.51
gMVP
0.77

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

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs551811489; hg19: chr15-89864001; COSMIC: COSV99175243; COSMIC: COSV99175243; API