rs1414898591

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 0 ACMG points: 2P and 2B. PM1BP4_Moderate

The NM_198253.3(TERT):​c.404G>C​(p.Gly135Ala) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000101 in 1,588,832 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 (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. G135R) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.0000066 ( 0 hom., cov: 34)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000010 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

TERT
NM_198253.3 missense

Scores

2
3
14

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:4

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.558

Publications

2 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

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

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

PM1
In a hotspot region, there are 2 aminoacids with missense pathogenic changes in the window of +-8 aminoacids around while only 1 benign, 15 uncertain in NM_198253.3
BP4
Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.22938177).

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
TERTNM_198253.3 linkc.404G>C p.Gly135Ala missense_variant Exon 2 of 16 ENST00000310581.10 NP_937983.2 O14746-1
TERTNM_001193376.3 linkc.404G>C p.Gly135Ala missense_variant Exon 2 of 15 NP_001180305.1 O14746-3
TERTNR_149162.3 linkn.483G>C non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 2 of 13
TERTNR_149163.3 linkn.483G>C non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 2 of 13

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
TERTENST00000310581.10 linkc.404G>C p.Gly135Ala missense_variant Exon 2 of 16 1 NM_198253.3 ENSP00000309572.5 O14746-1
TERTENST00000334602.10 linkc.404G>C p.Gly135Ala missense_variant Exon 2 of 15 1 ENSP00000334346.6 O14746-3
TERTENST00000460137.6 linkn.404G>C non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 2 of 13 1 ENSP00000425003.1 O14746-4
TERTENST00000656021.1 linkn.404G>C non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 2 of 17 ENSP00000499759.1 A0A590UK92

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152214
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR
AF:
0.00
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:
0.00000489
AC:
1
AN:
204476
AF XY:
0.00
show subpopulations
Gnomad AFR exome
AF:
0.00
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:
0.0000110
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000104
AC:
15
AN:
1436618
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
35
AF XY:
0.00000700
AC XY:
5
AN XY:
714164
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
33168
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
43858
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
25832
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
39296
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
84880
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
36780
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.000181
AC:
1
AN:
5512
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000117
AC:
13
AN:
1107560
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.0000167
AC:
1
AN:
59732
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.505
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
2
3
5
6
8
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het
Variant carriers
0
2
4
6
8
10
<30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
>80
Age
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.00000657
AC:
1
AN:
152214
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
34
AF XY:
0.0000134
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74364
show subpopulations
African (AFR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
41470
American (AMR)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
15284
Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
3470
East Asian (EAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
5186
South Asian (SAS)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
4838
European-Finnish (FIN)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
10626
Middle Eastern (MID)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
314
European-Non Finnish (NFE)
AF:
0.0000147
AC:
1
AN:
68020
Other (OTH)
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
AN:
2094
Allele Balance Distribution
Red line indicates average allele balance
Average allele balance: 0.425
Heterozygous variant carriers
0
0
1
1
2
2
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
0.95
Allele balance
Alfa
AF:
0.00
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.00000378

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance
Submissions summary: Uncertain:4
Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not specified Uncertain:1
Oct 27, 2016
Genetic Services Laboratory, University of Chicago
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis;C3151443:Dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2 Uncertain:1
May 06, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, with alanine, which is neutral and non-polar, at codon 135 of the TERT protein (p.Gly135Ala). This variant is present in population databases (no rsID available, gnomAD 0.001%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with TERT-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 436989). 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 80%. 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. -

not provided Uncertain:1
Jan 17, 2024
GeneDx
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis supports that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -

Dyskeratosis congenita Uncertain:1
Apr 25, 2025
Ambry Genetics
Significance:Uncertain significance
Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method:clinical testing

The p.G135A variant (also known as c.404G>C), located in coding exon 2 of the TERT gene, results from a G to C substitution at nucleotide position 404. The glycine at codon 135 is replaced by alanine, an amino acid with similar properties. This amino acid position is conserved. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be tolerated by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this variant remains unclear. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name
Calibrated prediction
Score
Prediction
AlphaMissense
Benign
0.099
BayesDel_addAF
Uncertain
0.040
T
BayesDel_noAF
Benign
-0.18
CADD
Benign
20
DANN
Benign
0.74
DEOGEN2
Benign
0.39
T;.
Eigen
Benign
-0.45
Eigen_PC
Benign
-0.42
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.018
N
LIST_S2
Benign
0.76
T;T
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.64
D
MetaRNN
Benign
0.23
T;T
MetaSVM
Uncertain
-0.068
T
MutationAssessor
Benign
1.4
L;L
PhyloP100
0.56
PrimateAI
Pathogenic
0.87
D
PROVEAN
Benign
-1.5
N;N
REVEL
Uncertain
0.30
Sift
Benign
0.24
T;T
Sift4G
Benign
1.0
T;T
Polyphen
0.12
B;B
Vest4
0.15
MutPred
0.70
Loss of glycosylation at S134 (P = 0.067);Loss of glycosylation at S134 (P = 0.067);
MVP
0.75
MPC
1.2
ClinPred
0.11
T
GERP RS
1.6
Varity_R
0.14
gMVP
0.89
Mutation Taster
=16/84
disease causing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs1414898591; hg19: chr5-1294597; API