rs745506700

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -4 ACMG points: 0P and 4B. BP4_Strong

The NM_002693.3(POLG):c.1498G>A(p.Ala500Thr) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000285 in 1,614,112 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 16/21 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. A500D) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000026 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000029 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLG
NM_002693.3 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:5

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.155

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 links:

POLGARF (HGNC:):

POLGARF links:

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -4 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.04646334).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE
POLG	NM_002693.3 linkuse as main transcript	c.1498G>A	p.Ala500Thr	missense_variant	8/23	ENST00000268124.11
POLGARF	NM_001406557.1 linkuse as main transcript	c.*770G>A		3_prime_UTR_variant	8/23
POLG	NM_001126131.2 linkuse as main transcript	c.1498G>A	p.Ala500Thr	missense_variant	8/23

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
POLG	ENST00000268124.11 linkuse as main transcript	c.1498G>A	p.Ala500Thr	missense_variant	8/23	1	NM_002693.3	P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000263

AC:

AN:

152230

Hom.:

Cov.:

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Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00

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:

0.0000588

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD3 exomes

AF:

0.0000358

AC:

AN:

251484

Hom.:

AF XY:

0.0000515

AC XY:

AN XY:

135920

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.0000289

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:

0.0000703

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000287

AC:

AN:

1461882

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000358

AC XY:

AN XY:

727240

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Gnomad4 AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome

AF:

0.0000224

Gnomad4 ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 SAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 NFE exome

AF:

0.0000351

Gnomad4 OTH exome

AF:

0.0000331

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000263

AC:

AN:

152230

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000269

AC XY:

AN XY:

74378

show subpopulations

Gnomad4 AFR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 AMR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 EAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad4 NFE

AF:

0.0000588

Gnomad4 OTH

AF:

0.00

Alfa

AF:

0.0000564

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000189

ExAC

AF:

0.0000165

AC:

EpiCase

AF:

0.00

EpiControl

AF:

0.000119

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:5

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided

Uncertain:2

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	GeneDx	Mar 13, 2018	A variant of uncertain significance has been identified in the POLG gene. The A500T variant has not been published as a pathogenic variant, nor has it been reported as a benign variant to our knowledge. The A500T variant is not observed at a significant frequency in large population cohorts (Lek et al., 2016; 1000 Genomes Consortium et al., 2015; Exome Variant Server). The A500T variant is a non-conservative amino acid substitution, which is likely to impact secondary protein structure as these residues differ in polarity, charge, size and/or other properties. However, this substitution occurs at a position that is not conserved and in silico analysis predicts this variant likely does not alter the protein structure/function. Therefore, based on the currently available information, it is unclear whether this variant is a pathogenic variant or a rare benign variant. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Athena Diagnostics	Jan 06, 2020	- -

Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy

Uncertain:2

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Wong Mito Lab, Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine	Oct 01, 2018	The NM_002693.2:c.1498G>A (NP_002684.1:p.Ala500Thr) [GRCH38: NC_000015.10:g.89326999C>T] variant in POLG gene is interpretated to be a Uncertain Significance based on ACMG guidelines (PMID: 25741868). This variant meets the following evidence codes reported in the ACMG-guideline. 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 Uncertain Significance. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Invitae	Oct 12, 2022	This sequence change replaces alanine, which is neutral and non-polar, with threonine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 500 of the POLG protein (p.Ala500Thr). This variant is present in population databases (rs745506700, gnomAD 0.006%). 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: 405575). 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 not expected to disrupt POLG protein function. 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. -

POLG-Related Spectrum Disorders

Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Mar 02, 2018

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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Benign

0.071

BayesDel_addAF

Benign

-0.26

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.43

Cadd

Benign

6.0

Dann

Benign

0.55

DEOGEN2

Benign

0.20

T;T

Eigen

Benign

-1.1

Eigen_PC

Benign

-1.1

FATHMM_MKL

Benign

0.27

M_CAP

Benign

0.035

MetaRNN

Benign

0.046

T;T

MetaSVM

Benign

-0.84

MutationAssessor

Benign

0.26

N;N

MutationTaster

Benign

1.0

N;N

PrimateAI

Benign

0.30

PROVEAN

Benign

0.47

N;N

REVEL

Benign

0.081

Sift

Benign

0.61

T;T

Sift4G

Benign

0.67

T;T

Polyphen

0.0

B;B

Vest4

0.16

MutPred

0.25

Gain of phosphorylation at A500 (P = 0.0119);Gain of phosphorylation at A500 (P = 0.0119);

MVP

0.43

MPC

0.15

ClinPred

0.024

GERP RS

0.54

Varity_R

0.035

gMVP

0.17

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.050

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

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

LitVar

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