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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2025; 31(44): 112524
Published online Nov 28, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i44.112524
Published online Nov 28, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i44.112524
Table 2 The DNA polymerase epsilon exonuclease domain mutations and non-exonuclease domain mutations observed in colorectal cancer patients
| POLE mutation | Exon | Nucleotide substitution | Protein change | Mutation type | Clinical significance |
| Non-EDM | 34 | c.4337_4338delTG | p.V1446fs*3 | Microsatellite (frameshift) | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity |
| EDM | 14 | c.1373A>T | p.Y458F | Nonsense | Pathogenic |
| EDM | 14 | c.1402T>A | p.Y468N | Missense | Uncertain significance |
| Non-EDM | 17 | c.1834G>A | p.D612N | Missense | Uncertain significance |
| Non-EDM | 42 | c.5725C>T | p.R1909 | Nonsense | Pathogenic |
| Non-EDM | 15 | c.1551delC | p.N518fs*10 | Deletion | Pathogenic |
| Non-EDM | 41 | c.5653G>A | p.A1885T | Frameshift | Uncertain significance |
| Non-EDM | 29 | c.3510dupA | p.L1171fs*6 | Duplication | Pathogenic |
| Non-EDM | 39 | c.5320C>T | p.Q1774* | Nonsense | Pathogenic |
| Non-EDM | 24 | c.2731C>T | p.Q911* | Nonsense | Pathogenic |
- Citation: Taskiran I, Orenay-Boyacioglu S, Boyacioglu O, Erdogdu IH, Culhaci N, Meteoglu I. DNA polymerase epsilon-mutant colorectal cancers: Insights into non-exonuclease domain mutation variants, microsatellite instability status, and co-mutation profiles. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(44): 112524
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i44/112524.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i44.112524