rs878854844

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points: 2P and 0B. PP3_Moderate

The NM_006231.4(POLE):c.1657C>T(p.Arg553Cys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000041 in 1,461,792 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. R553P) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000041 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLE
NM_006231.4 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

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

Conservation

PhyloP100: 8.08

Publications

0 publications found

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]

POLE Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

POLE-related polyposis and colorectal cancer syndrome
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE Submitted by: ClinGen
colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 12
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
facial dysmorphism-immunodeficiency-livedo-short stature syndrome
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, MODERATE, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
intrauterine growth retardation, metaphyseal dysplasia, adrenal hypoplasia congenita, genital anomalies, and immunodeficiency
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: G2P
IMAGe syndrome
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
Polymerase proofreading-related adenomatous polyposis
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet

POLE links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 2 ACMG points.

PP3

MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.899

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
POLE	NM_006231.4 link	c.1657C>T	p.Arg553Cys	missense_variant	Exon 15 of 49	ENST00000320574.10	NP_006222.2	Q07864

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
POLE	ENST00000320574.10 link	c.1657C>T	p.Arg553Cys	missense_variant	Exon 15 of 49	1	NM_006231.4	ENSP00000322570.5		Q07864

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

Cov.:

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.00000410

AC:

AN:

1461792

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00000550

AC XY:

AN XY:

727194

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33480

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26134

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39700

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.0000464

AC:

AN:

86256

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53344

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00000180

AC:

AN:

1111994

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

60392

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.492

Heterozygous variant carriers

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0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

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GnomAD4 genome

Cov.:

Alfa

AF:

0.00

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Polymerase proofreading-related adenomatous polyposis

Uncertain:1

Oct 04, 2019

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Health System

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

not provided

Uncertain:1

Dec 21, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 553 of the POLE protein (p.Arg553Cys). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with POLE-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 240400). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt POLE protein function with a positive 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. -

Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome

Uncertain:1

Mar 25, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.R553C variant (also known as c.1657C>T), located in coding exon 15 of the POLE gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 1657. The arginine at codon 553 is replaced by cysteine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Pathogenic

0.96

BayesDel_addAF

Pathogenic

0.26

BayesDel_noAF

Uncertain

0.13

CADD

Pathogenic

(source)

DANN

Pathogenic

1.0

DEOGEN2

Pathogenic

0.81

D;.

Eigen

Pathogenic

0.84

Eigen_PC

Pathogenic

0.74

FATHMM_MKL

Pathogenic

0.99

LIST_S2

Pathogenic

1.0

D;D

M_CAP

Uncertain

0.13

MetaRNN

Pathogenic

0.90

D;D

MetaSVM

Uncertain

-0.20

MutationAssessor

Pathogenic

3.6

H;.

PhyloP100

8.1

PrimateAI

Pathogenic

0.89

PROVEAN

Pathogenic

-7.5

D;D

REVEL

Uncertain

0.64

Sift

Pathogenic

0.0

D;D

Sift4G

Pathogenic

0.0

D;D

Polyphen

1.0

D;D

Vest4

0.96

MutPred

0.61

Gain of catalytic residue at V551 (P = 2e-04);.;

MVP

0.61

MPC

0.91

ClinPred

1.0

GERP RS

4.8

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.92

RBP_regulation_power_radar

2.1

Varity_R

0.81

gMVP

0.87

Mutation Taster

=10/90

disease causing

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.040

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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