Is RTEL1 p.Val515= (c.1545C>T) pathogenic?

RTEL1 p.Val515= (c.1545C>T) is classified Likely benign in RTEL1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-11-05). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0133%, amr); Associated with dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 5.

What condition is associated with RTEL1 p.Val515= (c.1545C>T)?

RTEL1 p.Val515= (c.1545C>T) is associated with dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal recessive 5, pulmonary fibrosis and/or bone marrow failure, Telomere-related, 3 (ClinVar).

How common is RTEL1 p.Val515= (c.1545C>T) in the general population?

RTEL1 p.Val515= (c.1545C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0133%, amr) (gnomAD).

RTEL1 p.Val515=

c.1545C>T · rs777040365 · VCV719401

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0133%, 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 -2.4	GERP -3.1
Overall
CADD	5.6	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0133% Admixed American · 8/60,006 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00661% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00482%

Overall 0.00217% 35/1,612,674 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 31/1,460,478 · genomes 4/152,196 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Admixed Americangrpmax	0.0133%	7,501
South Asian	0.00439%	22,769
European (non-Finnish)	0.00186%	53,636
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,468

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.Val515=
Coding: c.1545C>T
MANE Select: NM_001283009
dbSNP: rs777040365
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr20:63688000 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.661 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.64 · 3 PDB

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.Val515Ile Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
RTEL1 p.Val515Leu 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

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/rtel1-p-val515 (accessed [today's date]).

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