Is RTEL1 p.Arg987= (c.2961G>A) pathogenic?

RTEL1 p.Arg987= (c.2961G>A) is classified Likely benign in RTEL1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-10-17). Very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr); Associated with dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 5.

What condition is associated with RTEL1 p.Arg987= (c.2961G>A)?

RTEL1 p.Arg987= (c.2961G>A) is associated with dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 5, pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 3 (ClinVar).

How common is RTEL1 p.Arg987= (c.2961G>A) in the general population?

RTEL1 p.Arg987= (c.2961G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr) (gnomAD).

RTEL1 p.Arg987=

c.2961G>A · rs765696960 · VCV1078123

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.005%, amr)

Conditions

dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 5

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 1.3	GERP -1.4, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	6.266	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.005% Admixed American · 3/59,948 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00133% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000668%

Overall 0.00105% 17/1,611,838 alleles · very rare exomes 16/1,459,804 · genomes 1/152,034 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.005%	19,983
East Asian	0.00445%	22,452
African / African-American	0.00267%	37,412
South Asian	0.0011%	91,092
European (non-Finnish)	0.000763%	131,049

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.Arg987=
Coding: c.2961G>A
MANE Select: NM_001283009
dbSNP: rs765696960
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:63693252 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.661 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.64 · 3 PDB
Residue 987: the 'disordered' region

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

Disease context

dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 5 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 3

Similar variants

RTEL1 p.Arg987Lys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
RTEL1 p.Arg987Thr 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-arg987 (accessed [today's date]).

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