Human Gene Module / Chromosome 11 / POLA2

POLA2DNA polymerase alpha 2, accessory subunit

SFARI Gene Score
2
Strong Candidate Criteria 2.1
Autism Reports / Total Reports
7 / 7
Rare Variants / Common Variants
7 / 0
Aliases
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Associated Syndromes
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Chromosome Band
11q13.1
Associated Disorders
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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.

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Reports related to POLA2 (7 Reports)
# Type Title Author, Year Autism Report Associated Disorders
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
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%3D 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
2

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
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2

Strong Candidate

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We 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
3
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2

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
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3

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
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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


[Show Scoring Methodology]
Krishnan and colleagues generated probability scores genome-wide by using a machine learning approach on a human brain-specific gene network. The method was first presented in Nat Neurosci 19, 1454-1462 (2016), and scores for more than 25,000 RefSeq genes can be accessed in column G of supplementary table 3 (see: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v19/n11/extref/nn.4353-S5.xlsx). A searchable browser, with the ability to view networks of associated ASD risk genes, can be found at asd.princeton.edu.
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ExAC Score

Score 0.0002159590604807

Ranking 12675/18225 scored genes


[Show Scoring Methodology]
The Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC) is a summary database of 60,706 exomes that has been widely used to estimate 'constraint' on mutation for individual genes. It was introduced by Lek et al. Nature 536, 285-291 (2016), and the ExAC browser can be found at exac.broadinstitute.org. The pLI score was developed as measure of intolerance to loss-of- function mutation. A pLI > 0.9 is generally viewed as highly constrained, and thus any loss-of- function mutations in autism in such a gene would be more likely to confer risk. For a full list of pLI scores see: ftp://ftp.broadinstitute.org/pub/ExAC_release/release0.3.1/functional_gene_constraint/fordist_cle aned_exac_nonTCGA_z_pli_rec_null_data.txt
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Sanders TADA Score

Score 0.87876511208678

Ranking 4770/18665 scored genes


[Show Scoring Methodology]
The TADA score ('Transmission and De novo Association') was introduced by He et al. PLoS Genet 9(8):e1003671 (2013), and is a statistic that integrates evidence from both de novo and transmitted mutations. It forms the basis for the claim of 65 individual genes being strongly associated with autism risk at a false discovery rate of 0.1 (Sanders et al. Neuron 87, 1215-1233 (2015)). The calculated TADA score for 18,665 RefSeq genes can be found in column P of Supplementary Table 6 in the Sanders et al. paper (the column headed 'tadaFdrAscSscExomeSscAgpSmallDel'), which represents a combined analysis of exome data and small de novo deletions (see www.cell.com/cms/attachment/2038545319/2052606711/mmc7.xlsx).
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Zhang D Score

Score -0.43131278753245

Ranking 18647/20870 scored genes


[Show Scoring Methodology]
The DAMAGES score (disease-associated mutation analysis using gene expression signatures), or D score, was developed to combine evidence from de novo loss-of- function mutation with evidence from cell-type- specific gene expression in the mouse brain (specifically translational profiles of 24 specific mouse CNS cell types isolated from 6 different brain regions). Genes with positive D scores are more likely to be associated with autism risk, with higher-confidence genes having higher D scores. This statistic was first presented by Zhang & Shen (Hum Mutat 38, 204- 215 (2017), and D scores for more than 20,000 RefSeq genes can be found in column M in supplementary table 2 from that paper.
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