Is POT1 p.Pro5= (c.15A>C) pathogenic?

POT1 p.Pro5= (c.15A>C) is classified Likely benign in POT1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-12-05). Very rare (popmax 0.00271%, eas); Associated with tumor predisposition syndrome 3.

What condition is associated with POT1 p.Pro5= (c.15A>C)?

POT1 p.Pro5= (c.15A>C) is associated with tumor predisposition syndrome 3 (ClinVar).

How common is POT1 p.Pro5= (c.15A>C) in the general population?

POT1 p.Pro5= (c.15A>C) is very rare (popmax 0.00271%, eas) (gnomAD).

POT1 p.Pro5=

c.15A>C · VCV3726706

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00271%, eas)

Conditions

tumor predisposition syndrome 3

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.2	GERP 1.8
Overall
CADD	13.59	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00271% East Asian · 1/36,926 alleles

Overall 6.98e-05% 1/1,431,932 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,280,228 · genomes 0/151,704 · joint denominator

Rarity supports pathogenicity (ACMG PM2); frequency above a disease-specific BA1/BS1 threshold argues against it. A variant frequent in one ancestry group can be near-absent in others, so a single global figure can mislead.

Variant & gene context

Gene: POT1
Protein: p.Pro5=
Coding: c.15A>C
MANE Select: NM_015450
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:124892375 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.871 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 2/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.63 · 14 PDB

Full POT1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

tumor predisposition syndrome 3 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

POT1 p.Pro5Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
POT1 c.10-2A>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
POT1 c.1163+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
POT1 c.1164-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
POT1 c.124+1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
POT1 c.124+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
POT1 c.125-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
POT1 c.1369+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/pot1-p-pro5 (accessed [today's date]).

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