Is POT1 p.Pro537= (c.1611C>T) pathogenic?

POT1 p.Pro537= (c.1611C>T) is classified Likely benign in POT1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-09-02). Very rare (popmax 0.00135%, afr); Associated with tumor predisposition syndrome 3.

What condition is associated with POT1 p.Pro537= (c.1611C>T)?

POT1 p.Pro537= (c.1611C>T) is associated with tumor predisposition syndrome 3, hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is POT1 p.Pro537= (c.1611C>T) in the general population?

POT1 p.Pro537= (c.1611C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00135%, afr) (gnomAD).

POT1 p.Pro537=

c.1611C>T · rs1480046591 · VCV1118288

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00135%, afr)

Conditions

tumor predisposition syndrome 3

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.124	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -0.86	GERP -2.3
Overall
CADD	5.845	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00135% African / African-American · 1/74,180 alleles

Overall 6.29e-05% 1/1,589,702 alleles · very rare exomes 0/1,437,586 · genomes 1/152,116 · 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.Pro537=
Coding: c.1611C>T
MANE Select: NM_015450
dbSNP: rs1480046591
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:124827289 (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

Also linked: hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Similar variants

POT1 p.Pro537His Uncertain significance ★★ same residue
POT1 p.Pro537Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
POT1 p.Pro537Ser Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
POT1 p.Pro537_Leu538del 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

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-pro537 (accessed [today's date]).

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