5-1253491-G-A

Variant names:

• chr5-1253491-G-A
• rs567092780
• NM_198253.3:c.*237C>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points: 0P and 4B. BP4_Strong

The NM_198253.3(TERT):​c.*237C>T variant causes a 3 prime UTR change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000147 in 592,402 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 0.00022 (0 hom., cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.00012 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: TERT NM_198253.3 3_prime_UTR
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.729

Genes affected

TERT (HGNC:11730): (telomerase reverse transcriptase) 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, encoded by this gene, and an RNA component which 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. Alternatively spliced variants encoding different isoforms of telomerase reverse transcriptase have been identified; the full-length sequence of some variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing at this locus is thought to be one mechanism of regulation of telomerase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ENSG00000287486 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -4 ACMG points.

• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.9).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
TERT	NM_198253.3	c.*237C>T		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 16 of 16	ENST00000310581.10	NP_937983.2
TERT	NM_001193376.3	c.*237C>T		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 15 of 15		NP_001180305.1
TERT	NR_149162.3	n.3344C>T		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 13 of 13
TERT	NR_149163.3	n.3308C>T		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 13 of 13

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
TERT	ENST00000310581.10	c.*237C>T		3_prime_UTR_variant	Exon 16 of 16	1	NM_198253.3	ENSP00000309572.5

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.000217 AC: 33 AN: 152232 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.000531

Gnomad AMI AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR AF: 0.000196

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: 0.000118

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.000123 AC: 54 AN: 440052 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 3 AF XY: 0.0000951 AC XY: 22 AN XY: 231288

African (AFR) AF: 0.000570 AC: 7 AN: 12282

American (AMR) AF: 0.000271 AC: 5 AN: 18424

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 13502

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 30596

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.0000220 AC: 1 AN: 45404

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 28762

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00104 AC: 2 AN: 1916

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.000110 AC: 29 AN: 263544

Other (OTH) AF: 0.000390 AC: 10 AN: 25622

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.000217 AC: 33 AN: 152350 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.000282 AC XY: 21 AN XY: 74502

African (AFR) AF: 0.000529 AC: 22 AN: 41584

American (AMR) AF: 0.000196 AC: 3 AN: 15310

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3470

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5188

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4828

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10626

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 294

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.000118 AC: 8 AN: 68030

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2108

Alfa AF: 0.000214 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.000306

Asia WGS AF: 0.000289 AC: 1 AN: 3478

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Aplastic anemia Uncertain:1

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease. -

Dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2 Uncertain:1

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease. -

Pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 1 Uncertain:1

Jan 13, 2018

Illumina Laboratory Services, Illumina

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.90
CADD	Benign	2.5
DANN	Benign	0.42
PhyloP100		0.73
Mutation Taster		=100/0	polymorphism

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.010		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

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

Publications

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Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs567092780; hg19: chr5-1253606;