POLE c.1473+21C>T, p.?

NM_006231.4:c.1473+21C>T
Variant of Uncertain Significance (VUS)
This intronic POLE variant is extremely rare (PM2) and computational evidence suggests no impact on splicing or function (BP4). No other supporting evidence for pathogenicity or benign impact is available, resulting in a classification of Variant of Uncertain Significance.
ACMG/AMP Criteria Applied
PM2 BP4

Genetic Information

Gene & Transcript Details
Gene
POLE
Transcript
NM_006231.4 MANE Select
Total Exons
49
Strand
Reverse (−)
Reference Sequence
NC_000012.11
Alternative Transcripts
IDStatusDetails
NM_006231.2 Alternative 49 exons | Reverse
NM_006231.3 RefSeq Select 49 exons | Reverse
Variant Details
HGVS Notation
NM_006231.4:c.1473+21C>T
Protein Change
?
Location
Exon 14 (Exon 14 of 49)
14
5'Exon Structure (49 total)3'
Functional Consequence
Loss of Function
Related Variants
Variant interpretation based on transcript NM_006231.4

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Clinical Data

Population Frequency
Global Frequency
0.000708%
Very Rare
Highest in Population
African/African American
0.00801%
Rare
Global: 0.000708%
African/African American: 0.00801%
0%
0.05%
0.1%
1%
5%
10%+
Allele Information
Total: 282550Alt: 2Homozygotes: 0
ACMG Criteria Applied
PM2
This variant is present in gnomAD (MAF= 0.000708%, 2/282550 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and at a higher frequency in the African/African American population (MAF= 0.00801%, 2/24968 alleles, homozygotes = 0). The variant is rare (MAF < 0.1%), supporting PM2 criterion application.
ClinVar 2025-11-24T13:00:16.527882
Classification
Unknown
Publications (0)
No publication details.
Clinical Statement
COSMIC
COSMIC ID
Unknown
Recurrence
0 occurrences
PM1 Criteria
Not Applied
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Functional Impact

Functional Domain
Hotspot Status
Not a hotspot
Domain Summary

This variant is not located in a mutational hotspot or critical domain (0 mutations).

Related Variants in This Domain
Functional Studies & Therapeutic Relevance
Functional Summary
The POLE 1473+21c>T variant has not been functionally characterized.
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Computational Analysis

Pathogenicity Predictions
Predictor Consensus
Mixed/VUS
PP3 Applied
No
Additional Predictors
Benign:
CADD: 0.28
SpliceAI Scores Window: ±500bp
Effect TypeScorePosition
-Acceptor Loss
0.0
109 bp
-Donor Loss
0.01
-104 bp
+Acceptor Gain
0.0
-286 bp
+Donor Gain
0.0
21 bp
High impact (≥0.5)
Medium impact (0.2-0.49)
Low impact (<0.2)

VCEP Guidelines

Applied ACMG/AMP Criteria (VCEP Specific)
PVS1
PVS1 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PVS1 is: "Null variant in a gene where loss of function (LoF) is a known mechanism of disease (e.g., nonsense, frameshift, canonical ±1 or 2 splice sites, initiation codon, single exon deletion in a LoF gene)". The evidence for this variant shows: it is located at intronic position +21, not affecting canonical splice sites or causing a null effect. Therefore, this criterion is not applied because the variant does not meet the definition of a null variant.
PS1
PS1 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PS1 is: "Same amino acid change as a known pathogenic variant but different nucleotide change". The evidence for this variant shows: there is no amino acid change (intronic variant) and no matching known pathogenic missense change. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PS2
PS2 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PS2 is: "De novo (both maternity and paternity confirmed) in a patient with the disease and no family history". The evidence for this variant shows: no data on de novo occurrence or parental genotypes. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PS3
PS3 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PS3 is: "Well-established functional studies supportive of a damaging effect on the gene or gene product". The evidence for this variant shows: no functional studies have been performed. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PS4
PS4 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PS4 is: "Prevalence in affected individuals significantly increased compared with controls". The evidence for this variant shows: no case-control data or disease association studies. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PM1
PM1 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM1 is: "Located in a mutational hot spot or well-established functional domain without benign variation". The evidence for this variant shows: the variant is intronic and not in a recognized hotspot or functional domain. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PM2
PM2 (Moderate)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM2 is: "Absent from controls (or at extremely low frequency if recessive)". The evidence for this variant shows: extremely rare in gnomAD (MAF = 0.000708%). Therefore, this criterion is applied at Moderate strength because the variant is absent or at extremely low frequency in population databases.
PM3
PM3 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM3 is: "Detected in trans with a pathogenic variant (for recessive disorders)". The evidence for this variant shows: no data on trans configuration with another variant. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PM4
PM4 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM4 is: "Protein length changes due to in-frame deletions/insertions or stop-loss variants". The evidence for this variant shows: no change in protein length (intronic substitution). Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PM5
PM5 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM5 is: "Novel missense change at an amino acid residue where a different pathogenic missense change has been seen". The evidence for this variant shows: intronic variant with no amino acid change. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PM6
PM6 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PM6 is: "Assumed de novo, but without confirmation of paternity and maternity". The evidence for this variant shows: no assumed de novo data. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PP1
PP1 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP1 is: "Co-segregation with disease in multiple affected family members". The evidence for this variant shows: no family segregation data. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PP2
PP2 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP2 is: "Missense variant in a gene with a low rate of benign missense variation and where missense variants are a common mechanism of disease". The evidence for this variant shows: intronic change, not missense. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PP3
PP3 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP3 is: "Multiple lines of computational evidence support a deleterious effect on the gene/gene product (e.g., conservation, splicing impact)". The evidence for this variant shows: computational tools (CADD, SpliceAI) predict no impact. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PP4
PP4 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP4 is: "Patient's phenotype or family history highly specific for a disease with a single genetic etiology". The evidence for this variant shows: no phenotype or clinical data provided. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
PP5
PP5 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for PP5 is: "Reputable source reports variant as pathogenic, but without accessible evidence". The evidence for this variant shows: not reported in ClinVar or other sources. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BA1
BA1 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BA1 is: "Allele frequency is too high for the disorder". The evidence for this variant shows: MAF = 0.000708%, well below any threshold for BA1. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BS1
BS1 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BS1 is: "Allele frequency is greater than expected for the disorder". The evidence for this variant shows: frequency is extremely low. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BS2
BS2 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BS2 is: "Observed in healthy adult individuals for a dominant (with full penetrance expected at an early age), X-linked or mitochondrial disorder with full penetrance expected at an early age". The evidence for this variant shows: no data on observation in healthy individuals. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BS3
BS3 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BS3 is: "Well-established functional studies show no damaging effect on protein function or splicing". The evidence for this variant shows: no functional studies available. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BS4
BS4 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BS4 is: "Lack of segregation in affected family members". The evidence for this variant shows: no segregation data. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP1
BP1 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP1 is: "Missense variant in a gene where only LoF causes disease". The evidence for this variant shows: intronic substitution, not missense. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP2
BP2 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP2 is: "Observed in trans with a pathogenic variant for dominant disorders or in cis with a pathogenic variant". The evidence for this variant shows: no information on phase. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP3
BP3 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP3 is: "In-frame deletions/insertions in a repetitive region without known function". The evidence for this variant shows: single nucleotide substitution, not an in-frame indel. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP4
BP4 (Supporting)
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP4 is: "Multiple lines of computational evidence suggest no impact on gene or gene product". The evidence for this variant shows: SpliceAI score 0.01, CADD score 0.28, and other tools predict no impact. Therefore, this criterion is applied at Supporting strength because computational evidence uniformly suggests no effect.
BP5
BP5 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP5 is: "Variant found in a case with an alternate molecular basis for disease". The evidence for this variant shows: no case reports with alternate molecular basis. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP6
BP6 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP6 is: "Reputable source reports variant as benign, but without accessible evidence". The evidence for this variant shows: not reported in ClinVar or other sources. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.
BP7
BP7 (Not Applied) Strength Modified
According to standard ACMG guidelines, the rule for BP7 is: "Synonymous variant with no predicted impact on splicing". The evidence for this variant shows: non-coding intronic change, not synonymous. Therefore, this criterion is not applied.