ClinVar

Description

The p.Pro925Leu variant in POLR3B has been reported in 1 individual in the compound heterozygous state with 4H leukodystrophy (PMID: 27029625), and has been identified in 0.004% (1/25122) of European (Finnish) chromosomes by the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org; dbSNP ID: rs775141057). Although this variant has been seen in the general population in a heterozygous state, its frequency is low enough to be consistent with a recessive carrier frequency. This variant has also been reported in ClinVar (Variation ID#: 375248) and has been interpreted as pathogenic by GeneReviews and Biochimie-Hormonologie (Robert Debre Hospital). Computational prediction tools and conservation analyses suggest that this variant may impact the protein, though this information is not predictive enough to determine pathogenicity. The number of missense variants reported in POLR3B in the general population is lower than expected, suggesting there is little benign variation in this gene and slightly increasing the possibility that a missense variant in this gene may not be tolerated. In summary, the clinical significance of the p.Pro925Leu variant is uncertain. ACMG/AMP Criteria applied: PM2_supporting, PP3, PP2 (Richards 2015).