5-1279468-G-T

Variant names:

• chr5-1279468-G-T
• rs201088708
• NM_198253.3:c.1953C>A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 1 ACMG points: 3P and 2B. PM2 PP3 BP6_Moderate

The NM_198253.3(TERT):​c.1953C>A​(p.Ala651Ala) variant causes a splice region, synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000129 in 1,548,818 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 1/1 splice prediction tools predicting alterations to normal splicing. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. A651A) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 (0 hom., cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 7.2e-7 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: TERT NM_198253.3 splice_region, synonymous
• Clinical Significance: Likely benign criteria provided, single submitter B:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -2.12
• Publications: 1 publications found

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]

TERT Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

• pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 1

  Inheritance: AD Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics
• dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2

  Inheritance: AR, AD, SD, Unknown Classification: DEFINITIVE, STRONG, MODERATE Submitted by: Ambry Genetics, G2P, Genomics England PanelApp, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), ClinGen, Laboratory for Molecular Medicine
• acute myeloid leukemia

  Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
• dyskeratosis congenita

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome

  Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
• melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 9

  Inheritance: AD Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Ambry Genetics

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 1 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: Splicing predictors support a deleterious effect. Scorers claiming Pathogenic: max_spliceai. No scorers claiming Uncertain. No scorers claiming Benign.
• BP6: Variant 5-1279468-G-T is Benign according to our data. Variant chr5-1279468-G-T is described in ClinVar as Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 1425336.Status of the report is criteria_provided_single_submitter, 1 stars.

Variant Effect in Transcripts

ACMG analysis was done for transcript: NM_198253.3. You can select a different transcript below to see updated ACMG assignments.

RefSeq Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	TERT	NM_198253.3	MANE Select	c.1953C>A	p.Ala651Ala	splice_region synonymous	Exon 5 of 16	NP_937983.2
	TERT	NM_001193376.3		c.1953C>A	p.Ala651Ala	splice_region synonymous	Exon 5 of 15	NP_001180305.1
	TERT	NR_149162.3		n.2032C>A		splice_region non_coding_transcript_exon	Exon 5 of 13

Ensembl Transcripts

Selected	Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein	UniProt
	TERT	ENST00000310581.10	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.1953C>A	p.Ala651Ala	splice_region synonymous	Exon 5 of 16	ENSP00000309572.5
	TERT	ENST00000334602.10	TSL:1	c.1953C>A	p.Ala651Ala	splice_region synonymous	Exon 5 of 15	ENSP00000334346.6
	TERT	ENST00000460137.6	TSL:1	n.1953C>A		splice_region non_coding_transcript_exon	Exon 5 of 13	ENSP00000425003.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152148 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.0000241

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: 0.00

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 7.16e-7 AC: 1 AN: 1396670 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 688954

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 31586

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 35776

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 25178

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.0000279 AC: 1 AN: 35802

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 79178

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 47882

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4190

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 1079244

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 57834

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.00000657 AC: 1 AN: 152148 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.00 AC XY: 0 AN XY: 74322

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5.

African (AFR) AF: 0.0000241 AC: 1 AN: 41426

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15280

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3468

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 5192

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4832

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10618

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 316

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 68016

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2090

⚠️ The allele balance in gnomAD version 4 Genomes is significantly skewed from the expected value of 0.5. (p-value = 0), which strongly suggests a high chance of mosaicism in these individuals.

Alfa AF: 0.00 Hom.: 0

ClinVar

Significance: Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis;C3151443:Dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2 Benign:1

Feb 23, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Likely benign

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.87
CADD	Benign	8.3
DANN	Benign	0.48
PhyloP100		-2.1
RBP_binding_hub_radar		0.0
RBP_regulation_power_radar		1.1
Mutation Taster		=97/3	polymorphism

Splicing

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
SpliceAI score (max)		0.61		Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2
DS_AG_spliceai		0.61		Position offset: -2

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs201088708; hg19: chr5-1279583;