rs372140951

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 5 ACMG points: 5P and 0B. PM2PP3_ModeratePP5

The NM_198253.3(TERT):​c.2005C>T​(p.Arg669Trp) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000116 in 1,551,682 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity (no stars).

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000013 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)
Exomes 𝑓: 0.000011 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

TERT
NM_198253.3 missense

Scores

7
6
6

Clinical Significance

Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity criteria provided, conflicting classifications P:1U:2

Conservation

PhyloP100: 2.27
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]

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ACMG classification

Classification made for transcript

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 5 ACMG points.

PM2
Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage;
PP3
MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.847
PP5
Variant 5-1279416-G-A is Pathogenic according to our data. Variant chr5-1279416-G-A is described in ClinVar as [Conflicting_classifications_of_pathogenicity]. Clinvar id is 539196.We mark this variant Likely_pathogenic, oryginal submissions are: {Likely_pathogenic=1, Uncertain_significance=1}.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank MANE Protein UniProt
TERTNM_198253.3 linkc.2005C>T p.Arg669Trp missense_variant Exon 5 of 16 ENST00000310581.10 NP_937983.2 O14746-1
TERTNM_001193376.3 linkc.2005C>T p.Arg669Trp missense_variant Exon 5 of 15 NP_001180305.1 O14746-3
TERTNR_149162.3 linkn.2084C>T non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 5 of 13
TERTNR_149163.3 linkn.2084C>T non_coding_transcript_exon_variant Exon 5 of 13

Ensembl

Gene Transcript HGVSc HGVSp Effect Exon rank TSL MANE Protein Appris UniProt
TERTENST00000310581.10 linkc.2005C>T p.Arg669Trp missense_variant Exon 5 of 16 1 NM_198253.3 ENSP00000309572.5 O14746-1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes
AF:
0.0000131
AC:
2
AN:
152162
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
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:
0.0000294
Gnomad OTH
AF:
0.00
GnomAD3 exomes
AF:
0.0000195
AC:
3
AN:
154146
Hom.:
0
AF XY:
0.0000242
AC XY:
2
AN XY:
82684
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 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad FIN exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad NFE exome
AF:
0.0000509
Gnomad OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 exome
AF:
0.0000114
AC:
16
AN:
1399520
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000130
AC XY:
9
AN XY:
690676
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS exome
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN exome
AF:
0.0000208
Gnomad4 NFE exome
AF:
0.0000139
Gnomad4 OTH exome
AF:
0.00
GnomAD4 genome
AF:
0.0000131
AC:
2
AN:
152162
Hom.:
0
Cov.:
33
AF XY:
0.0000135
AC XY:
1
AN XY:
74328
show subpopulations
Gnomad4 AFR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 AMR
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 ASJ
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 EAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 SAS
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 FIN
AF:
0.00
Gnomad4 NFE
AF:
0.0000294
Gnomad4 OTH
AF:
0.00
Alfa
AF:
0.0000312
Hom.:
0
Bravo
AF:
0.0000113
ESP6500AA
AF:
0.00
AC:
0
ESP6500EA
AF:
0.000121
AC:
1
ExAC
AF:
0.0000184
AC:
2

ClinVar

Significance: Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
Submissions summary: Pathogenic:1Uncertain:2
Revision: criteria provided, conflicting classifications
LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

Acute myeloid leukemia;C3151443:Dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2;C3553617:Pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 1;C3554574:Melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 9 Pathogenic:1
Jun 11, 2024
Fulgent Genetics, Fulgent Genetics
Significance: Likely pathogenic
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
Oct 18, 2024
Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with tryptophan, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 669 of the TERT protein (p.Arg669Trp). The frequency data for this variant in the population databases is considered unreliable, as metrics indicate poor data quality at this position in the gnomAD database. This missense change has been observed in individual(s) with pulmonary fibrosis and myelodysplastic syndrome (PMID: 32315675, 34019641). ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 539196). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) 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: 34019641). 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 Uncertain:1
Mar 12, 2025
Ambry Genetics
Significance: Uncertain significance
Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter
Collection Method: clinical testing

The p.R669W variant (also known as c.2005C>T), located in coding exon 5 of the TERT gene, results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 2005. The arginine at codon 669 is replaced by tryptophan, an amino acid with dissimilar properties. This variant showed a significant association with familial pulmonary fibrosis in a cohort of individuals from the Netherlands (van der Vis JJ et al. Chest, 2020 Aug;158:612-619). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious 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
0.27
BayesDel_addAF
Pathogenic
0.31
D
BayesDel_noAF
Pathogenic
0.21
CADD
Benign
21
DANN
Uncertain
1.0
DEOGEN2
Pathogenic
0.88
D;.
Eigen
Uncertain
0.24
Eigen_PC
Benign
0.19
FATHMM_MKL
Benign
0.71
D
LIST_S2
Uncertain
0.90
D;D
M_CAP
Pathogenic
0.86
D
MetaRNN
Pathogenic
0.85
D;D
MetaSVM
Pathogenic
0.99
D
MutationAssessor
Uncertain
2.3
M;M
PrimateAI
Uncertain
0.66
T
PROVEAN
Uncertain
-4.1
D;D
REVEL
Pathogenic
0.72
Sift
Benign
0.053
T;T
Sift4G
Benign
0.17
T;T
Polyphen
0.96
D;D
Vest4
0.60
MVP
0.96
MPC
1.8
ClinPred
0.94
D
GERP RS
4.7
Varity_R
0.13
gMVP
0.96

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

LitVar

Below is the list of publications found by LitVar. It may be empty.

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs372140951; hg19: chr5-1279531; COSMIC: COSV57230660; API