ClinVar

Description

Variant summary: POLD1 c.841-10A>G alters a non-conserved nucleotide located close to a canonical splice site and therefore could affect mRNA splicing, leading to a significantly altered protein sequence. 4/4 computational tools predict no significant impact on normal splicing. However, these predictions have yet to be confirmed by functional studies. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 6.3e-05 in 175902 control chromosomes. The observed variant frequency is approximately 4.4 fold above the estimated maximal expected allele frequency for a pathogenic variant in POLD1 causing Colorectal Cancer phenotype (1.4e-05), strongly suggesting that the variant is benign. To our knowledge, no occurrence of c.841-10A>G in individuals affected with Colorectal Cancer and no experimental evidence demonstrating its impact on protein function have been reported. Three clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 with two classifying the variant as likely benign. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as benign.