5-1282609-G-A

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points: 0P and 0B.

The NM_198253.3(TERT):c.1589C>T(p.Pro530Leu) variant causes a missense change. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000558 in 1,613,872 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. P530S) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000013 ( 0 hom., cov: 32)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000048 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

TERT
NM_198253.3 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

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

Conservation

PhyloP100: 4.07

Publications

8 publications found

Variant links:

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

TERT links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
TERT	NM_198253.3 link	c.1589C>T	p.Pro530Leu	missense_variant	Exon 3 of 16	ENST00000310581.10	NP_937983.2	O14746-1
TERT	NM_001193376.3 link	c.1589C>T	p.Pro530Leu	missense_variant	Exon 3 of 15		NP_001180305.1	O14746-3
TERT	NR_149162.3 link	n.1668C>T		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 3 of 13
TERT	NR_149163.3 link	n.1668C>T		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 3 of 13

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
TERT	ENST00000310581.10 link	c.1589C>T	p.Pro530Leu	missense_variant	Exon 3 of 16	1	NM_198253.3	ENSP00000309572.5		O14746-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000131

AC:

AN:

152140

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

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:

0.0000147

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.0000120

AC:

AN:

250614

AF XY:

0.00000738

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.0000617

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.0000177

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.00000479

AC:

AN:

1461732

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00000413

AC XY:

AN XY:

727144

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.0000299

AC:

AN:

33480

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44724

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26136

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

39700

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

86256

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53276

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00000360

AC:

AN:

1111998

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.0000331

AC:

AN:

60394

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.496

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

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0.40

0.60

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0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

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Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000131

AC:

AN:

152140

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.00

AC XY:

AN XY:

74330

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.0000241

AC:

AN:

41424

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15268

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3472

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5196

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4836

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10612

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

316

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000147

AC:

AN:

68014

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2090

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.425

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

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0.40

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0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Variant carriers

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Age

Alfa

AF:

0.0000275

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000113

ESP6500AA

AF:

0.00

AC:

ESP6500EA

AF:

0.000116

AC:

ExAC

AF:

0.0000165

AC:

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified

Uncertain:1

Jun 11, 2025

Women's Health and Genetics/Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Variant summary: TERT c.1589C>T (p.Pro530Leu) results in a non-conservative amino acid change in the encoded protein sequence. Algorithms developed to predict the effect of missense changes on protein structure and function all suggest that this variant is likely to be disruptive. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 1.2e-05 in 250614 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.1589C>T has been observed in individuals affected with Dyskeratosis congenita (e.g., Carillo_2012, Vogiatzi_2013, Callopy_2015). These data indicate that the variant may be associated with disease. Publications report experimental evidence evaluating an impact on protein function. The most pronounced variant effect results in 30%-50% of normal activity (Calado_2011). The following publications have been ascertained in the context of this evaluation (PMID: 21520173, 22664374, 23335200, 26024875). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 242218). Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as VUS-possibly pathogenic. -

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

Uncertain:1

Oct 30, 2023

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces proline, which is neutral and non-polar, with leucine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 530 of the TERT protein (p.Pro530Leu). This variant is present in population databases (rs369539932, gnomAD 0.007%). This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), dyskeratosis congenita (DKC), and autosomal recessive Hoyeraal Hreidarrson syndrome (HHS) (PMID: 21520173, 22664374, 23335200, 26024875). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 242218). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) performed at Invitae indicates that this missense variant is expected to disrupt TERT protein function with a positive predictive value of 95%. Experimental studies are conflicting or provide insufficient evidence to determine the effect of this variant on TERT function (PMID: 21520173, 23335200). Algorithms developed to predict the effect of sequence changes on RNA splicing suggest that this variant may create or strengthen a splice site. 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. -

Dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2

Uncertain:1

Feb 15, 2024

Baylor Genetics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Benign

0.28

BayesDel_addAF

Pathogenic

0.20

BayesDel_noAF

Pathogenic

0.23

CADD

Uncertain

(source)

DANN

Uncertain

0.99

DEOGEN2

Pathogenic

0.92

D;.

Eigen

Uncertain

0.39

Eigen_PC

Benign

0.21

FATHMM_MKL

Uncertain

0.93

LIST_S2

Uncertain

0.90

D;D

M_CAP

Pathogenic

0.48

MetaRNN

Uncertain

0.70

D;D

MetaSVM

Pathogenic

0.80

MutationAssessor

Pathogenic

3.1

M;M

PhyloP100

4.1

PrimateAI

Uncertain

0.53

PROVEAN

Pathogenic

-5.8

D;D

REVEL

Uncertain

0.58

Sift

Uncertain

0.0030

D;D

Sift4G

Uncertain

0.0030

D;D

Polyphen

1.0

D;D

Vest4

0.45

MVP

0.90

MPC

1.8

ClinPred

0.99

GERP RS

4.6

Varity_R

0.53

gMVP

0.71

Mutation Taster

=3/97

disease causing

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.24

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

DS_AG_spliceai

0.24

Position offset: -9

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

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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