rs1554038257

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points: 18P and 0B. PVS1PM2PP5_Very_Strong

The NM_198253.3(TERT):c.3110_3111delCT(p.Ser1037fs) variant causes a frameshift change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.00000137 in 1,461,848 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. S1037S) has been classified as Likely benign. Variant results in nonsense mediated mRNA decay.

Frequency

Genomes: not found (cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.0000014 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

TERT
NM_198253.3 frameshift

Scores

Not classified

Clinical Significance

Pathogenic criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts P:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 0.831

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:

ENSG00000287486 (HGNC:):

ENSG00000287486 links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Pathogenic. The variant received 18 ACMG points.

PVS1

Loss of function variant, product undergoes nonsense mediated mRNA decay. LoF is a known mechanism of disease.

PM2

Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;

PP5

Variant 5-1255332-CAG-C is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr5-1255332-CAG-C is described in ClinVar as Pathogenic. ClinVar VariationId is 539193.Status of the report is criteria_provided_multiple_submitters_no_conflicts, 2 stars.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
TERT	NM_198253.3 link	c.3110_3111delCT	p.Ser1037fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 14 of 16	ENST00000310581.10	NP_937983.2	O14746-1
TERT	NM_001193376.3 link	c.2921_2922delCT	p.Ser974fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 13 of 15		NP_001180305.1	O14746-3
TERT	NR_149162.3 link	n.2818_2819delCT		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 11 of 13
TERT	NR_149163.3 link	n.2782_2783delCT		non_coding_transcript_exon_variant	Exon 11 of 13

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
TERT	ENST00000310581.10 link	c.3110_3111delCT	p.Ser1037fs	frameshift_variant	Exon 14 of 16	1	NM_198253.3	ENSP00000309572.5		O14746-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

Cov.:

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.00000137

AC:

AN:

1461848

Hom.:

AF XY:

0.00000275

AC XY:

AN XY:

727220

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African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33480

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

44708

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:

86244

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53418

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5766

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

8.99e-7

AC:

AN:

1112000

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.0000166

AC:

AN:

60396

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.475

Heterozygous variant carriers

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0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

GnomAD4 genome

Cov.:

ClinVar

Significance: Pathogenic

Submissions summary: Pathogenic:2

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

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

Pathogenic:1

Mar 20, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change creates a premature translational stop signal (p.Ser1037*) in the TERT gene. It is expected to result in an absent or disrupted protein product. Loss-of-function variants in TERT are known to be pathogenic (PMID: 16247010, 17460043). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). 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: 539193). For these reasons, this variant has been classified as Pathogenic. -

Dyskeratosis congenita

Pathogenic:1

May 16, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Pathogenic

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.3110_3111delCT pathogenic mutation, located in coding exon 14 of the TERT gene, results from a deletion of two nucleotides at nucleotide positions 3110 to 3111, causing a translational frameshift with a predicted alternate stop codon (p.S1037*). This variant is considered to be rare based on population cohorts in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD). This alteration is expected to result in loss of function by premature protein truncation or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. As such, this alteration is interpreted as a disease-causing mutation. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

PhyloP100

0.83

Mutation Taster

=4/196

disease causing (ClinVar)

(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

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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