POLA2DNA polymerase alpha 2, accessory subunit
Autism Reports / Total Reports
7 / 7Rare Variants / Common Variants
7 / 0Aliases
-Associated Syndromes
-Chromosome Band
11q13.1Associated Disorders
-Relevance to Autism
A de novo missense variant in the POLA2 gene was identified in an ASD proband from the Simons Simplex Collection (Iossifov et al., 2014); this variant was later determined to be a postzygotic mosaic mutation (PZM) in Lim et al., 2017. A second non-synonymous PZM in this gene were identified in an ASD proband in Lim et al., 2017; comparison with a background set of 84,448 privately inherited variants demonstrated that this gene harbored more PZMs than expected based on background rates (2/571 observed vs. 2/84,448 expected; hypergeometric P-value of 4.6E-05).
Molecular Function
May play an essential role at the early stage of chromosomal DNA replication by coupling the polymerase alpha/primase complex to the cellular replication machinery.
External Links
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Reports related to POLA2 (7 Reports)
# | Type | Title | Author, Year | Autism Report | Associated Disorders |
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1 | Primary | The contribution of de novo coding mutations to autism spectrum disorder | Iossifov I et al. (2014) | Yes | - |
2 | Recent Recommendation | Rates, distribution and implications of postzygotic mosaic mutations in autism spectrum disorder | Lim ET , et al. (2017) | Yes | - |
3 | Support | - | Woodbury-Smith M et al. (2022) | Yes | - |
4 | Support | - | Zhou X et al. (2022) | Yes | - |
5 | Support | - | Yuan B et al. (2023) | Yes | - |
6 | Support | - | Wang J et al. (2023) | Yes | - |
7 | Support | - | Cirnigliaro M et al. (2023) | Yes | - |
Rare Variants (7)
Status | Allele Change | Residue Change | Variant Type | Inheritance Pattern | Parental Transmission | Family Type | PubMed ID | Author, Year |
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c.157C>T | p.His53Tyr | missense_variant | De novo | - | - | 35982159 | Zhou X et al. (2022) | |
c.443C>A | p.Pro148Gln | missense_variant | De novo | - | - | 36881370 | Yuan B et al. (2023) | |
c.737C>A | p.Pro246Gln | missense_variant | De novo | - | Simplex | 37393044 | Wang J et al. (2023) | |
c.1249G>C | p.Gly417Arg | missense_variant | De novo | - | Multiplex | 28714951 | Lim ET , et al. (2017) | |
c.877G>A | p.Glu293Lys | missense_variant | De novo | - | Simplex | 25363768 | Iossifov I et al. (2014) | |
c.1467C>T | p.Ser489= | synonymous_variant | Unknown | - | - | 35205252 | Woodbury-Smith M et al. (2022) | |
c.1078del | p.Leu360CysfsTer4 | frameshift_variant | Familial | Paternal | Multiplex | 37506195 | Cirnigliaro M et al. (2023) |
Common Variants
No common variants reported.
SFARI Gene score
Strong Candidate


A de novo missense variant in the POLA2 gene was identified in an ASD proband from the Simons Simplex Collection (Iossifov et al., 2014); this variant was later determined to be a postzygotic mosaic mutation (PZM) in Lim et al., 2017. A second non-synonymous PZM in this gene were identified in an ASD proband in Lim et al., 2017; comparison with a background set of 84,448 privately inherited variants demonstrated that this gene harbored more PZMs than expected based on background rates (2/571 observed vs. 2/84,448 expected; hypergeometric P-value of 4.6E-05).
Score Delta: Score remained at 2
criteria met
See SFARI Gene'scoring criteriaWe considered a rigorous statistical comparison between cases and controls, yielding genome-wide statistical significance, with independent replication, to be the strongest possible evidence for a gene. These criteria were relaxed slightly for category 2.
4/1/2022

Decreased from 3 to 2
Description
A de novo missense variant in the POLA2 gene was identified in an ASD proband from the Simons Simplex Collection (Iossifov et al., 2014); this variant was later determined to be a postzygotic mosaic mutation (PZM) in Lim et al., 2017. A second non-synonymous PZM in this gene were identified in an ASD proband in Lim et al., 2017; comparison with a background set of 84,448 privately inherited variants demonstrated that this gene harbored more PZMs than expected based on background rates (2/571 observed vs. 2/84,448 expected; hypergeometric P-value of 4.6E-05).
10/1/2019

Decreased from 4 to 3
New Scoring Scheme
Description
A de novo missense variant in the POLA2 gene was identified in an ASD proband from the Simons Simplex Collection (Iossifov et al., 2014); this variant was later determined to be a postzygotic mosaic mutation (PZM) in Lim et al., 2017. A second non-synonymous PZM in this gene were identified in an ASD proband in Lim et al., 2017; comparison with a background set of 84,448 privately inherited variants demonstrated that this gene harbored more PZMs than expected based on background rates (2/571 observed vs. 2/84,448 expected; hypergeometric P-value of 4.6E-05).
Reports Added
[New Scoring Scheme]7/1/2017

Increased from to 4
Description
A de novo missense variant in the POLA2 gene was identified in an ASD proband from the Simons Simplex Collection (Iossifov et al., 2014); this variant was later determined to be a postzygotic mosaic mutation (PZM) in Lim et al., 2017. A second non-synonymous PZM in this gene were identified in an ASD proband in Lim et al., 2017; comparison with a background set of 84,448 privately inherited variants demonstrated that this gene harbored more PZMs than expected based on background rates (2/571 observed vs. 2/84,448 expected; hypergeometric P-value of 4.6E-05).
Krishnan Probability Score
Score 0.32729918729611
Ranking 25244/25841 scored genes
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ExAC Score
Score 0.0002159590604807
Ranking 12675/18225 scored genes
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Sanders TADA Score
Score 0.87876511208678
Ranking 4770/18665 scored genes
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Zhang D Score
Score -0.43131278753245
Ranking 18647/20870 scored genes
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