Is POLQ p.Arg987= (c.2961A>G) pathogenic?

POLQ p.Arg987= (c.2961A>G) is classified Likely benign in POLQ (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-05-07). Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is POLQ p.Arg987= (c.2961A>G) in the general population?

POLQ p.Arg987= (c.2961A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

POLQ p.Arg987=

c.2961A>G · rs2048052464 · VCV1798168

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,581,212)

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1	GERP 0.39, phastCons 0.86
Overall
CADD	6.695	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,581,212). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: POLQ
Protein: p.Arg987=
Coding: c.2961A>G
MANE Select: NM_016218 · reported on NM_199420
dbSNP: rs2048052464
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr3:121489970 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 70.62 · 19 PDB

Full POLQ gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/polq-p-arg987 (accessed [today's date]).

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