rs751217859

chr12-132624996-T-C

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 9 ACMG points: 9P and 0B. PVS1_Moderate PM2 PP3_Strong PP5

The NM_006231.4(POLE):c.6658-2A>G variant causes a splice acceptor change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000342 in 1,460,592 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. 3/3 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: not found (cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000034 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: POLE NM_006231.4 splice_acceptor
• Scores: Splicing: ADA: 1.000
• Clinical Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1 U:2
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 7.28

Genes affected

POLE (HGNC:9177): (DNA polymerase epsilon, catalytic subunit) This gene encodes the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase epsilon. The enzyme is involved in DNA repair and chromosomal DNA replication. Mutations in this gene have been associated with colorectal cancer 12 and facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, and short stature. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Likely_pathogenic. Variant got 9 ACMG points.

• PVS1: Splicing variant, NOT destroyed by nmd, known LOF gene, truncates exone, which is 0.01297187 fraction of the gene. Cryptic splice site detected, with MaxEntScore 3.9, offset of 12, new splice context is: cctttcgggtctgcctgaAGtgc. Cryptic site results in inframe change. If cryptic site found is not functional and variant results in exon loss, it results in inframe change.
• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: Splicing scoreres supports a deletorius effect: Scorers claiming Pathogenic: dbscSNV1_ADA, dbscSNV1_RF, max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.
• PP5: Variant 12-132624996-T-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr12-132624996-T-C is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 579764.We mark this variant Likely_pathogenic, oryginal submissions are: {Uncertain_significance=2, Likely_pathogenic=1}.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
POLE	NM_006231.4	c.6658-2A>G		splice_acceptor_variant		ENST00000320574.10
POLE	XM_011534795.4			downstream_gene_variant
POLE	XM_011534797.4			downstream_gene_variant
POLE	XM_011534802.4			downstream_gene_variant

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
POLE	ENST00000320574.10	c.6658-2A>G		splice_acceptor_variant		1	NM_006231.4	P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 33

GnomAD3 exomes AF: 0.00000801 AC: 2 AN: 249760 Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.00000739 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 135258

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

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: 0.0000178

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.00000342 AC: 5 AN: 1460592 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 30 AF XY: 0.00000413 AC XY: 3 AN XY: 726660

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.00

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: 0.00000450

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 33

Alfa AF: 0.000111 Hom.: 0

ExAC AF: 0.00000824 AC: 1

EpiCase AF: 0.00

EpiControl AF: 0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:2

Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:1 Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	GeneDx	Jun 18, 2019	Not observed at a significant frequency in large population cohorts (Lek et al., 2016); Canonical splice site variant predicted to result in an in-frame deletion of exon 48 (p.2220-2249).; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Invitae	Jun 15, 2023	In summary, the currently available evidence indicates that the variant is pathogenic, but additional data are needed to prove that conclusively. Therefore, this variant has been classified as Likely Pathogenic. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 579764). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with POLE-related conditions. This variant is present in population databases (rs751217859, gnomAD 0.002%). This sequence change affects an acceptor splice site in intron 47 of the POLE gene. It is expected to disrupt RNA splicing. Variants that disrupt the donor or acceptor splice site typically lead to a loss of protein function (PMID: 16199547), and loss-of-function variants in POLE are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 23230001, 25948378, 30503519). -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Ambry Genetics

Jul 23, 2018

The c.6658-2A>G intronic variant results from an A to G substitution two nucleotides upstream from coding exon 48 in the POLE gene. This nucleotide position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. Using the BDGP and ESEfinder splice site prediction tools, this alteration is predicted to abolish the native splice acceptor site; however, direct evidence is unavailable. Alterations that disrupt the canonical splice site are expected to cause aberrant splicing, resulting in an abnormal protein or a transcript that is subject to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. However, loss of function via haploinsufficiency in POLE has not been clearly established as a mechanism of disease. Since supporting evidence is limited at this time, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.33	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.25
Cadd	Pathogenic	27
Dann	Uncertain	0.99
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.0
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.84
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	1.0	D
MutationTaster	Benign	1.0	D;D;D;D
GERP RS		4.8
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
dbscSNV1_ADA	Pathogenic	1.0
dbscSNV1_RF	Pathogenic	0.93
SpliceAI score (max)		0.97		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AL_spliceai		0.97		Position offset: -2

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

Publications

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs751217859; hg19: chr12-133201582;