rs886041592

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 16 ACMG points: 16P and 0B. PM1PM5PP3_StrongPP5_Very_Strong

The NM_002693.3(POLG):​c.925C>T​(p.Arg309Cys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000434 in 1,613,060 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 Pathogenic (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R309L) has been classified as Likely pathogenic.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000041 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

POLG
NM_002693.3 missense

Scores

15
3
1

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:8

Conservation

PhyloP100: 10.0
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Pathogenic. Variant got 16 ACMG points.

PM1
In a helix (size 11) in uniprot entity DPOG1_HUMAN there are 4 pathogenic changes around while only 0 benign (100%) in NM_002693.3
PM5
Other missense variant is known to change same aminoacid residue: Variant chrnull-null-null-null is described in UniProt as null.
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.957
PP5
Variant 15-89329041-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr15-89329041-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Pathogenic]. Clinvar id is 280375.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons MANE Protein UniProt
POLGNM_002693.3 linkuse as main transcriptc.925C>T p.Arg309Cys missense_variant 4/23 ENST00000268124.11 NP_002684.1
POLGARFNM_001406557.1 linkuse as main transcriptc.*197C>T 3_prime_UTR_variant 4/23 NP_001393486.1
POLGNM_001126131.2 linkuse as main transcriptc.925C>T p.Arg309Cys missense_variant 4/23 NP_001119603.1

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect #exon/exons TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
POLGENST00000268124.11 linkuse as main transcriptc.925C>T p.Arg309Cys missense_variant 4/231 NM_002693.3 ENSP00000268124 P1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152196
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
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:
0.000207
Gnomad FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad MID
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.00000411
AC:
6
AN:
1460864
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.00000413
AC XY:
3
AN XY:
726698
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:
0.0000348
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:
152196
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
32
AF XY:
0.00
AC XY:
0
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:
0.000207
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Bravo
AF:
0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:8
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Pathogenic:4
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingGeneDxJul 22, 2016The R309C pathogenic variant in the POLG gene has been reported previously in the homozygous state in an individual with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, abnormal MRI signaling of the white matter, and mitochondrial proliferation and defective cytochrome C oxidase histochemical staining on muscle biopsy (Amiot et al., 2009). It has also been reported in trans with another missense variant in an individual with sensory and motor neuropathy, ophthalmoparesis and stroke (Lam et al., 2015). Functional studies in a yeast strain with R309C (R265C) exhibited respiratory deficiency and increase of mitochondrial genome stability, which is due to loss of POLG enzyme function (Kaliszewska et al., 2015). The R309C variant is a non-conservative amino acid substitution, which is likely to impact secondary protein structure as these residues differ in polarity, charge, size and/or other properties. This substitution occurs at a position that is conserved across species. Additionally, other missense variants at this same residue (R309L, R309H) have been reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database in association with POLG-related disorders (Stenson et al., 2014), supporting the functional importance of this region of the protein. The R309C variant was not observed in approximately 6500 individuals of European and African American ancestry in the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project, indicating it is not a common benign variant in these populations. We interpret R309C as a pathogenic variant. -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingEurofins Ntd Llc (ga)Mar 15, 2018- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingCeGaT Center for Human Genetics TuebingenApr 01, 2018- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingRevvity Omics, RevvityFeb 18, 2022- -
Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy Pathogenic:3
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingBaylor GeneticsApr 04, 2023- -
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingLabcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), LabcorpJan 29, 2024This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 309 of the POLG protein (p.Arg309Cys). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This missense change has been observed in individuals with autosomal recessive POLG-related conditions (PMID: 26077851, 26169155). It has also been observed to segregate with disease in related individuals. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 280375). 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 expected to disrupt POLG protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies have shown that this missense change affects POLG function (PMID: 26077851). This variant disrupts the p.Arg309 amino acid residue in POLG. Other variant(s) that disrupt this residue have been observed in individuals with POLG-related conditions (PMID: 16621917, 26077851), which suggests that this may be a clinically significant amino acid residue. For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -
Pathogenic, no assertion criteria providedclinical testingBiochemical Molecular Genetic Laboratory, King Abdulaziz Medical CitySep 26, 2019- -
Progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy;C1834846:Progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal dominant 1;C1843851:Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis;C3150914:Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4b;C4225153:Progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive 1;C4551995:Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 1 Pathogenic:1
Pathogenic, criteria provided, single submitterclinical testingFulgent Genetics, Fulgent GeneticsNov 07, 2021- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Pathogenic
0.69
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.54
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.54
CADD
Pathogenic
32
DANN
Pathogenic
1.0
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.92
D;D
Eigen
Pathogenic
1.1
Eigen_PC
Pathogenic
1.0
FATHMM_MKL
Pathogenic
0.99
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.89
.;D
M_CAP
Uncertain
0.23
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.96
D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
1.0
D
MutationAssessor
Pathogenic
3.6
H;H
MutationTaster
Benign
1.0
D;D
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.59
T
PROVEAN
Pathogenic
-6.4
D;D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.93
Sift
Pathogenic
0.0
D;D
Sift4G
Pathogenic
0.0
D;D
Polyphen
1.0
D;D
Vest4
0.95
MutPred
0.79
Loss of MoRF binding (P = 0.0045);Loss of MoRF binding (P = 0.0045);
MVP
0.98
MPC
0.77
ClinPred
1.0
D
GERP RS
5.8
RBP_binding_hub_radar
0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar
1.7
Varity_R
0.84
gMVP
0.89

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: rs886041592; hg19: chr15-89872272; API