3-169765025-G-A

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points: 2P and 4B. PM2BP4_Strong

The ENST00000602385.3(TERC):n.36C>T variant causes a non coding transcript exon change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000657 in 152,226 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)

Consequence

TERC
ENST00000602385.3 non_coding_transcript_exon

Scores

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3

Conservation

PhyloP100: 2.79

Publications

1 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

TERC (HGNC:11727): (telomerase RNA component) Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase that maintains telomere ends by addition of the telomere repeat TTAGGG. The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, and an RNA component, encoded by this gene, that serves as a template for the telomere repeat. Telomerase expression plays a role in cellular senescence, as it is normally repressed in postnatal somatic cells resulting in progressive shortening of telomeres. Deregulation of telomerase expression in somatic cells may be involved in oncogenesis. Studies in mouse suggest that telomerase also participates in chromosomal repair, since de novo synthesis of telomere repeats may occur at double-stranded breaks. Mutations in this gene cause autosomal dominant dyskeratosis congenita, and may also be associated with some cases of aplastic anemia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

TERC Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 1
Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: G2P, Ambry Genetics, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
acute myeloid leukemia
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp

TERC links:

ENSG00000296372 (HGNC:):

ENSG00000296372 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -2 ACMG points.

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.53).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
TERC	NR_001566.3 link	n.36C>T		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 1 of 1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
TERC	ENST00000602385.3 link	n.36C>T		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 1 of 1	6
ENSG00000296372	ENST00000738610.1 link	n.640G>A		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 1 of 1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.00000657

AC:

AN:

152226

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad SAS

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad MID

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE

AF:

0.0000147

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

Cov.:

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.00000657

AC:

AN:

152226

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

74362

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

41466

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15290

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5190

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4824

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10618

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

316

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000147

AC:

AN:

68044

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2094

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.525

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Alfa

AF:

0.00

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.00000756

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 1

Uncertain:2

Jan 12, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant occurs in the TERC gene, which encodes an RNA molecule that does not result in a protein product. This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has been observed in individual(s) with clinical features of dyskeratosis congenita (PMID: 21931702, 29146883, 30426156). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 619284). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of variants on gene product structure and function are not available or were not evaluated for this variant. Experimental studies have shown that this variant affects TERC function (PMID: 21931702). This variant is located in a region of TERC in which a significant number of disease causing variants have been reported (PMID: 15082312, 21844345, 21931702). These observations suggest that this may be a clinically significant region. In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

May 06, 2022

MGZ Medical Genetics Center

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 2

Uncertain:1

Jan 31, 2019

Johns Hopkins Genomics, Johns Hopkins University

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This TERC variant is absent from large population datasets. TERC n.36C>T has not been reported in ClinVar, to our knowledge. This variant has been reported in both the heterozygous and homozygous state in individuals with aplastic anemia. The importance of the position of this variant within the TERC pseudoknot/template domain remains unclear, however, it is thought to affect telomerase RNA structure. This has not been confirmed experimentally to our knowledge. The clinical significance of n.36C>T is uncertain at this time. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.53

CADD

Benign

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.77

PhyloP100

2.8

RBP_binding_hub_radar

1.0

RBP_regulation_power_radar

2.4

Splicing

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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