chr3-169764717-G-A

Variant names:

• chr3-169764717-G-A
• rs374793413
• ENST00000602385.3:n.344C>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points: 0P and 5B. BP4_Strong BS2_Supporting

The ENST00000602385.3(TERC):​n.344C>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 0.0000172 in 757,910 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 0.000020 (0 hom., cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.000017 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: TERC ENST00000602385.3 non_coding_transcript_exon
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, single submitter U:1
• Conservation: PhyloP100: -0.810
• Publications: 1 publications found

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

ENSG00000296372 (HGNC:):

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points.

• BP4: Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.7).
• BS2: High AC in GnomAdExome4 at 10 AD gene. Variant has AC lower than other variant known as pathogenic in the gene, so the strength is limited to Supporting.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
TERC	NR_001566.3	n.344C>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	n.344C>T		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 1 of 1	6
ENSG00000296372	ENST00000738610.1	n.332G>A		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 1 of 1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000197 AC: 3 AN: 152208 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMI AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS AF: 0.000386

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: 0.0000377 AC: 8 AN: 212272 AF XY: 0.0000424

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.000429

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.000183

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.0000165 AC: 10 AN: 605702 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 0 AF XY: 0.0000151 AC XY: 5 AN XY: 330720

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 17454

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 42916

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 20760

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.000252 AC: 9 AN: 35646

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 68682

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 37078

Middle Eastern (MID) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3844

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 346706

Other (OTH) AF: 0.0000307 AC: 1 AN: 32616

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000197 AC: 3 AN: 152208 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.0000134 AC XY: 1 AN XY: 74352

African (AFR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 41450

American (AMR) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 15288

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 3472

East Asian (EAS) AF: 0.000386 AC: 2 AN: 5182

South Asian (SAS) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 4836

European-Finnish (FIN) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 10620

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

European-Non Finnish (NFE) AF: 0.0000147 AC: 1 AN: 68038

Other (OTH) AF: 0.00 AC: 0 AN: 2094

Alfa AF: 0.0000712 Hom.: 0

Bravo AF: 0.0000151

Asia WGS AF: 0.000577 AC: 2 AN: 3478

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:1

Revision: criteria provided, single submitter

Submissions by phenotype

Dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 1 Uncertain:1

Jun 20, 2024

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 present in population databases (rs374793413, gnomAD 0.03%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with TERC-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 465767). This variant is located within the BoxH/ACA scaRNA domain of the TERC RNA component, which is required for telomerase activity (PMID: 21844345). 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. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
BayesDel_noAF	Benign	-0.70
CADD	Benign	8.4
DANN	Benign	0.91
PhyloP100		-0.81

Splicing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs374793413; hg19: chr3-169482505;