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Monogenic hearing loss

Gene: POLD1

Red List (low evidence)

POLD1 (DNA polymerase delta 1, catalytic subunit)
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh38): ENSG00000062822
EnsemblGeneIds (GRCh37): ENSG00000062822
OMIM: 174761, Gene2Phenotype
POLD1 is in 16 panels

2 reviews

Ida Ertmanska (Genomics England Curator)

Red List (low evidence)

PMID: 31944473 Oh et al., 2020
Korean family with autosomal recessive non-syndromic SNHL caused by biallelic POLD1 variants. The two affected siblings carried compound heterozygous mutations: one frameshift variant (p.Ser197Hisfs*54) predicted to be a null allele, and one missense variant (p.Gly1100Arg) that reduces polymerase activity by 30-40% while preserving normal exonuclease activity.
Created: 12 Feb 2026, 5:41 p.m. | Last Modified: 12 Feb 2026, 5:41 p.m.
Panel Version: 5.51

Mode of inheritance
BIALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal

Phenotypes
hearing loss disorder, MONDO:0005365

Publications

Jun Shen (Harvard Medical School)

Mode of inheritance
MONOALLELIC, autosomal or pseudoautosomal, imprinted status unknown

Phenotypes
#612591:{Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 10}[Colorectal adenomasColorectal polypsColorectal carcinoma; Endometrial carcinoma; Colorectal carcinomaEndometrial carcinoma]; #615381:Mandibular hypoplasia, deafness, progeroid features, and lipodystrophy syndrome[Normal birth weight; Mandibular hypoplasiaProgeroid appearance; Sensorineural deafness; Prominent eyes; Beaked nose; Small mouth; Crowded teeth; Poor breast development (in women); HepatomegalyHepatic steatosis; Cryptorchidism; OsteoporosisJoint contractures; KyphosisScoliosis; Tight skinScleroderma-like changesTelangiectasesSkin atrophy; LipodystrophyLoss of subcutaneous fat, particularly affecting the limbsLoss of subcutaneous fat, generalizedIncreased visceral fat; High-pitched voice; Insulin resistanceDiabetes mellitusHypogonadism (in males); Abnormal liver function testsHypertriglyceridemia]

Publications

History Filter Activity

8 Mar 2021, Gel status: 1

Set Phenotypes

Arina Puzriakova (Genomics England Curator)

Phenotypes for gene: POLD1 were changed from {Colorectal cancer, susceptibility to, 10}, 612591Mandibular hypoplasia, deafness, progeroid features, and lipodystrophy syndrome,615381; Colorectalcancer,susceptibilityto,10},612591Mandibularhypoplasia,deafness,progeroidfeatures,andlipodystrophysyndrome,615381 to Mandibular hypoplasia, deafness, progeroid features, and lipodystrophy syndrome, OMIM:615381

24 Jun 2015, Gel status: 1

Added New Source

Ellen McDonagh (Genomics England Curator)

POLD1 was added to Congenital hearing impairment (Profound/Severe)panel. Sources: Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen