rs869312803

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely pathogenic. Variant got 8 ACMG points: 8P and 0B. PVS1

The NM_006231.4(POLE):ā€‹c.941C>Gā€‹(p.Ser314Ter) variant causes a stop gained change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000744 in 1,613,182 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 Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars). Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: š‘“ 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes š‘“: 0.0000075 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLE
NM_006231.4 stop_gained

Scores

5
1
1

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:2U:5B:1

Conservation

PhyloP100: 9.95
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_pathogenic. Variant got 8 ACMG points.

PVS1
Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
POLENM_006231.4 linkuse as main transcriptc.941C>G p.Ser314Ter stop_gained 10/49 ENST00000320574.10 NP_006222.2

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
POLEENST00000320574.10 linkuse as main transcriptc.941C>G p.Ser314Ter stop_gained 10/491 NM_006231.4 ENSP00000322570 P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152198
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:
0.00
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
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000753
AC:
11
AN:
1460984
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
31
AF XY:
0.00000825
AC XY:
6
AN XY:
726834
show subpopulations
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:
0.00000900
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.0000166
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152198
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000134
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74352
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:
0.0000147
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000282
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000756
EpiCase
AF:
0.0000545
EpiControl
AF:
0.00

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:2Uncertain:5Benign:1
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:2Uncertain:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpOct 19, 2023This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Ser314*) in the POLE gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in POLE are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 23230001, 25948378, 30503519). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This premature translational stop signal has been observed in individual(s) with breast cancer (PMID: 26845104). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 224590). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may disrupt the consensus splice site. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Likely pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxApr 05, 2024Nonsense variant predicted to result in protein truncation or nonsense mediated decay in a gene for which loss of function is a known mechanism of disease; Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); Observed in an individual with breast cancer (PMID: 26845104); This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 27244218, 29056344, 26845104) -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingQuest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan CapistranoSep 27, 2018- -
Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 12 Uncertain:1Benign:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCounsylSep 07, 2016- -
Likely benign, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingUniversity of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of WashingtonOct 30, 2017A large study of hypermutated tumors describes specific missense driver mutations in POLE (Campbell 2017). Variants in POLE that increase cancer risk cause increased mutations in replicating DNA by specifically altering the exonuclease, or proofreading, activity while maintaining the polymerase, or DNA synthesis, activity of this enzyme Truncating variants that eliminate all polymerase activity are not predicted to produce a similar hypermutation phenotype. Consistently, there are no reported observations of truncating variants in the POLE gene, such as p.S314*, causing hypermutation in tumors with increased cancer risk. -
not specified Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLaboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized MedicineApr 21, 2017The p.Ser314X variant in POLE has been reported in 1 individual with breast canc er (Shirts 2015), has also been reported in ClinVar (Variation ID 224590) and wa s absent from large population studies. This nonsense variant leads to a prematu re termination codon at position 314, which is predicted to lead to a truncated or absent protein. Although this variant is expected to severely impact the prot ein, the POLE gene has not yet been widely studied in patients (to date, virtual ly all variants reported in patients with colorectal cancer represent missense c hanges). In summary, the clinical significance of the p.Ser314X variant is uncer tain. -
POLE-related disorder Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingPreventionGenetics, part of Exact SciencesDec 16, 2022The POLE c.941C>G variant is predicted to result in premature protein termination (p.Ser314*). This variant has been reported as a variant of uncertain significance in an individual with breast cancer (Table S1 - Shirts et al. 2016. PubMed ID: 26845104). This variant is not present in a large population database (http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org), indicating this variant is rare. Missense variants that disrupt the proofreading, but not the polymerase, activity of the POLE protein have been predominantly implicated in colorectal adenomas and carcinomas (Palles et al. 2013, PubMed ID: 23263490; Briggs & Tomlinson 2013. PubMed ID: 23447401). The effect of truncating variants that would significantly disrupt or abolish POLE protein function is unclear (Lorca et al. 2019. PubMed ID: 31285513; ClinVar). At this time, the clinical significance of this variant is uncertain due to the absence of conclusive functional and genetic evidence. -
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome Uncertain:1
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingAmbry GeneticsApr 12, 2019The p.S314* variant (also known as c.941C>G), located in coding exon 10 of the POLE gene, results from a C to G substitution at nucleotide position 941. This changes the amino acid from a serine to a stop codon within coding exon 10. This alteration has been reported as a variant of uncertain significance in a patient with breast cancer from a cohort of 1,462 sequential patients referred for testing by multi-gene panels (Shirts BH et al. Genet. Med. 2016 10;18:974-81). This region is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. This alteration is expected to result in loss of function by premature protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay; however, loss of function of 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
0.62
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.66
CADD
Pathogenic
40
DANN
Uncertain
0.99
Eigen
Pathogenic
1.3
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
1.2
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
1.0
D
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
A;A;A
Vest4
0.88
GERP RS
5.8
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7

Splicing

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)
0.080
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: rs869312803; hg19: chr12-133252759; API