rs780299012

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points: 0P and 2B. BP4_Moderate

The NM_006231.4(POLE):​c.1346C>T​(p.Thr449Met) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000161 in 1,612,514 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. T449T) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000017 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLE
NM_006231.4 missense

Scores

1
3
15

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:1U:5

Conservation

PhyloP100: 4.96
Variant links:
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Likely_benign. Variant got -2 ACMG points.

BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.15544328).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
POLENM_006231.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.1346C>T p.Thr449Met missense_variant 13/49 ENST00000320574.10 NP_006222.2

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
POLEENST00000320574.10 linkuse as main transcriptc.1346C>T p.Thr449Met missense_variant 13/491 NM_006231.4 ENSP00000322570 P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152180
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMI
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad EAS
AF:
0.000193
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:
0.0000320
AC:
8
AN:
249944
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000222
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
135288
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad AMR exome
AF:
0.0000579
Gnomad ASJ exome
AF:
0.0000993
Gnomad EAS exome
AF:
0.000109
Gnomad SAS exome
AF:
0.0000980
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000171
AC:
25
AN:
1460334
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.0000179
AC XY:
13
AN XY:
726558
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.0000447
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.0000383
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.000353
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.0000580
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.00000270
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152180
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000135
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74340
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.000193
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Bravo
AF:
0.0000302
ExAC
AF:
0.0000330
AC:
4
Asia WGS
AF:
0.000289
AC:
1
AN:
3478

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1Uncertain:5
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:3
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxNov 21, 2023Observed in two individuals with colorectal cancer, one of whom also harbored a germline MSH2 pathogenic variant (PMID: 34549727, 29596542); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 29056344, 34549727, 29596542) -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingQuest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan CapistranoMar 07, 2023The frequency of this variant in the general population, 0.000098 (3/30616 chromosomes in South Asian subpopulation, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org), is higher than would generally be expected for pathogenic variants in this gene. In the published literature, the variant has been reported in an individual with a personal and family history of colorectal cancer (PMID: 34549727 (2021)). Analysis of this variant using bioinformatics tools for the prediction of the effect of amino acid changes on protein structure and function yielded predictions that this variant is benign. Based on the available information, we are unable to determine the clinical significance of this variant. -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpJan 26, 2024This sequence change replaces threonine, which is neutral and polar, with methionine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 449 of the POLE protein (p.Thr449Met). This variant is present in population databases (rs780299012, gnomAD 0.01%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with colorectal cancer (PMID: 34549727). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 405790). 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 POLE protein function with a negative predictive value of 80%. 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. -
Colorectal cancer Pathogenic:1
Likely pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedresearchDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.Jul 19, 2021The Thr449Met variant in POLE has been reported in 1 Chinese family with autosomal dominant predisposition in familial colorectal cancer (CRC). -
Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 12 Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor GeneticsMar 22, 2024- -
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsMay 27, 2022The p.T449M variant (also known as c.1346C>T), located in coding exon 13 of the POLE gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 1346. The threonine at codon 449 is replaced by methionine, an amino acid with similar properties. This alteration was detected in an individual with a personal and family history of colorectal cancer who underwent whole-exome sequencing (Xu P et al. JCI Insight, 2021 09;6). This amino acid position is well conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be tolerated by in silico analysis. 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
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.089
BayesDel_addAF
Benign
-0.16
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.24
CADD
Uncertain
24
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.12
T;.
Eigen
Benign
-0.37
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.17
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.97
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.96
D;D
M_CAP
Benign
0.011
T
MetaRNN
Benign
0.16
T;T
MetaSVM
Benign
-1.1
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
0.38
N;.
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D;D
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.64
T
PROVEAN
Benign
-1.7
N;N
REVEL
Benign
0.18
Sift
Benign
0.092
T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.18
T;T
Polyphen
0.010
B;B
Vest4
0.38
MutPred
0.36
Gain of catalytic residue at Q451 (P = 0.0099);.;
MVP
0.27
MPC
0.21
ClinPred
0.079
T
GERP RS
4.7
RBP_binding_hub_radar
1.1
RBP_regulation_power_radar
2.9
Varity_R
0.066
gMVP
0.36

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: rs780299012; hg19: chr12-133250174; COSMIC: COSV57693921; COSMIC: COSV57693921; API