Genetic Variant TERT:p.Thr886Thr (chr5-1264589-G-T) – ACMG Classification: Benign (-17 pts)

Variant summary

Our verdict is Benign. The variant received -17 ACMG points: 0P and 17B. BP4_StrongBP6_Very_StrongBP7BS1

The NM_198253.3(TERT):c.2658C>A(p.Thr886Thr) variant causes a synonymous change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.000116 in 1,613,954 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, including 1 homozygotes. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Likely benign (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. T886T) has been classified as Likely benign.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.00070 ( 1 hom., cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000055 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

TERT
NM_198253.3 synonymous

Scores

Clinical Significance

Benign/Likely benign criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts B:5

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.453

Publications

0 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: Benign. The variant received -17 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (BayesDel_noAF=-0.62).

BP6

Variant 5-1264589-G-T is Benign according to our data. Variant chr5-1264589-G-T is described in ClinVar as Benign/Likely_benign. ClinVar VariationId is 227098.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

BP7

Synonymous conserved (PhyloP=0.453 with no splicing effect.

BS1

Variant frequency is greater than expected in population afr. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.000702 (107/152354) while in subpopulation AFR AF = 0.00253 (105/41574). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.00213. There are 1 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 41 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 33. This position passed quality control check.

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

Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein
TERT	NM_198253.3	MANE Select	c.2658C>A	p.Thr886Thr	synonymous	Exon 11 of 16	NP_937983.2
TERT	NM_001193376.3		c.2654+1875C>A		intron	N/A	NP_001180305.1
TERT	NR_149162.3		n.2551+1875C>A		intron	N/A

Ensembl Transcripts

Gene	Transcript	Tags	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon Rank	Protein
TERT	ENST00000310581.10	TSL:1 MANE Select	c.2658C>A	p.Thr886Thr	synonymous	Exon 11 of 16	ENSP00000309572.5
TERT	ENST00000334602.10	TSL:1	c.2654+1875C>A		intron	N/A	ENSP00000334346.6
TERT	ENST00000460137.6	TSL:1	n.*48+1875C>A		intron	N/A	ENSP00000425003.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.000703

AC:

107

AN:

152236

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.00253

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.000131

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

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.000185

AC:

AN:

249252

AF XY:

0.000133

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00291

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.0000290

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.00

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000547

AC:

AN:

1461600

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000426

AC XY:

AN XY:

727094

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00224

AC:

AN:

33480

American (AMR)

AF:

0.0000671

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:

86258

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53134

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

8.99e-7

AC:

AN:

1112008

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.0000166

AC:

AN:

60392

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.455

Heterozygous variant carriers

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Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

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Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.000702

AC:

107

AN:

152354

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.000550

AC XY:

AN XY:

74502

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00253

AC:

105

AN:

41574

American (AMR)

AF:

0.000131

AC:

AN:

15310

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3470

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5184

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

4828

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10630

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

294

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

68036

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2116

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.499

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Genome Hom

Variant carriers

<30

30-35

35-40

40-45

45-50

50-55

55-60

60-65

65-70

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>80

Age

Alfa

AF:

0.000346

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.000842

ClinVar

Significance: Benign/Likely benign

Submissions summary: Benign:5

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified

Benign:1

Feb 21, 2013

Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

Thr886Thr in exon 11 of TERT: This variant is not expected to have clinical sign ificance because it does not alter an amino acid residue and is not located with in the splice consensus sequence. It has been identified in 0.3% (13/4174) of Af rican American chromosomes from a broad population by the NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project (http://evs.gs.washington.edu/EVS).

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

Benign:1

Feb 03, 2025

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

not provided

Benign:1

Nov 10, 2020

GeneDx

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

See Variant Classification Assertion Criteria.

Dyskeratosis congenita

Benign:1

Jul 14, 2015

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This alteration is classified as likely benign based on a combination of the following: seen in unaffected individuals, population frequency, intact protein function, lack of segregation with disease, co-occurrence, RNA analysis, in silico models, amino acid conservation, lack of disease association in case-control studies, and/or the mechanism of disease or impacted region is inconsistent with a known cause of pathogenicity.

TERT-related disorder

Benign:1

May 02, 2024

PreventionGenetics, part of Exact Sciences

Significance:Likely benign

Review Status:no assertion criteria provided

Collection Method:clinical testing

This variant is classified as likely benign based on ACMG/AMP sequence variant interpretation guidelines (Richards et al. 2015 PMID: 25741868, with internal and published modifications).

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.9

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.62

CADD

Benign

3.0

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.31

PhyloP100

0.45

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.0

RBP_regulation_power_radar

1.7

Mutation Taster

=100/0

polymorphism

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.0

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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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Variant Effect in Transcripts

RefSeq Transcripts

Ensembl Transcripts

Frequencies

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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