Is RTEL1 p.Ala237= (c.711A>G) pathogenic?

RTEL1 p.Ala237= (c.711A>G) is classified Likely benign in RTEL1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-01-06). Very rare (popmax 0.00227%, eas); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

How common is RTEL1 p.Ala237= (c.711A>G) in the general population?

RTEL1 p.Ala237= (c.711A>G) is very rare (popmax 0.00227%, eas) (gnomAD).

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Q: What condition is associated with RTEL1 p.Ala237= (c.711A>G)?

RTEL1 p.Ala237= (c.711A>G) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases, dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 5, pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 3 (ClinVar).

c.711A>G · rs2090266105 · VCV1088510

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00227%, eas)

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

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 -2.6	GERP -2.3
Overall
CADD	0.689	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00227% East Asian · 1/44,044 alleles

Filtering AF 8.1e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 5.4e-05%

Overall 0.000316% 5/1,582,998 alleles · very rare exomes 5/1,430,670 · genomes 0/152,328 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00227%	44,044
European (non-Finnish)	0.000344%	290,595

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: RTEL1
Protein: p.Ala237=
Coding: c.711A>G
MANE Select: NM_001283009
dbSNP: rs2090266105
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:63672567 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.661 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.64 · 3 PDB
Residue 237: the helicase atp-binding domain

Full RTEL1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 5 pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 3

Similar variants

RTEL1 p.Ala237Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
RTEL1 p.Ala237Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
RTEL1 c.1037+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RTEL1 c.1192-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RTEL1 c.1596-1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RTEL1 c.2142-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RTEL1 c.2265+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
RTEL1 c.2413+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

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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/rtel1-p-ala237 (accessed [today's date]).

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