Is POT1 p.Val79= (c.237T>C) pathogenic?

POT1 p.Val79= (c.237T>C) is classified Likely benign in POT1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-04-25). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with POT1 p.Val79= (c.237T>C)?

POT1 p.Val79= (c.237T>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is POT1 p.Val79= (c.237T>C) in the general population?

POT1 p.Val79= (c.237T>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

POT1 p.Val79=

c.237T>C · VCV3308942

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

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 4	GERP -0.84, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	7.521	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: POT1
Protein: p.Val79=
Coding: c.237T>C
MANE Select: NM_015450
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr7:124870929 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.871 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 2/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.63 · 14 PDB
Residue 79: a β-strand

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

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

POT1 p.Val79Ile 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-val79 (accessed [today's date]).

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