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rs758454871

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points: 4P and 0B. PM1PP3_Moderate

The NM_002693.3(POLG):​c.487C>T​(p.Pro163Ser) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000128 in 1,561,606 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 (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. P163L) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000033 ( 0 hom., cov: 34)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000011 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLG
NM_002693.3 missense

Scores

7
1
2

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: 7.57
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 made for transcript

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 4 ACMG points.

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 10 uncertain in NM_002693.3
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.86

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE UniProt
POLGNM_002693.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.487C>T p.Pro163Ser missense_variant 2/23 ENST00000268124.11
POLGARFNM_001406557.1 linkuse as main transcriptc.542C>T p.Ala181Val missense_variant 2/23
POLGNM_001126131.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.487C>T p.Pro163Ser missense_variant 2/23

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Appris UniProt
POLGENST00000268124.11 linkuse as main transcriptc.487C>T p.Pro163Ser missense_variant 2/231 NM_002693.3 P1
POLGARFENST00000706918.1 linkuse as main transcriptc.542C>T p.Ala181Val missense_variant 1/2 P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000328
AC:
5
AN:
152240
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.000327
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:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000291
AC:
5
AN:
171530
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000425
AC XY:
4
AN XY:
94192
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.000110
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.0000772
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.0000402
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000106
AC:
15
AN:
1409366
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.0000129
AC XY:
9
AN XY:
696018
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.0000313
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.000129
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.0000542
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000123
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00000553
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000328
AC:
5
AN:
152240
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.0000538
AC XY:
4
AN XY:
74370
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.000327
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000316
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000491
ExAC
AF:
0.0000256
AC:
3

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:3
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingWomen's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorpJul 27, 2023Variant summary: POLG c.487C>T (p.Pro163Ser) results in a non-conservative amino acid change located in the DNA mitochondrial polymerase, exonuclease domain (IPR041336) 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 2.9e-05 in 171530 control chromosomes (gnomAD). The available data on variant occurrences in the general population are insufficient to allow any conclusion about variant significance. c.487C>T has been reported in the literature in an individual affected with POLG Related condition (example: Woodbridge_2013). These data do not allow any conclusion about variant significance. One publication reports experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function, however, does not allow convincing conclusions about the variant effect (example: Kasahara_2017). The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 27987238, 22647225). Two 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. -
not provided Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAthena DiagnosticsJun 28, 2018- -
Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingInvitaeSep 17, 2023Advanced 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. 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. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 586365). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with chronic progressiveexternal ophthalmoplegia, seizure, neuropathy, and ataxia (PMID: 22647225). This variant is present in population databases (rs758454871, gnomAD 0.01%). This sequence change replaces proline, which is neutral and non-polar, with serine, which is neutral and polar, at codon 163 of the POLG protein (p.Pro163Ser). -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.30
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.28
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.38
CADD
Uncertain
25
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
Eigen
Pathogenic
0.73
Eigen_PC
Uncertain
0.64
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.98
D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.46
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.86
D
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D
ClinPred
0.99
D
GERP RS
3.9
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.2

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: rs758454871; hg19: chr15-89876499; API