Is TERF2IP p.Ala98= (c.294C>G) pathogenic?

TERF2IP p.Ala98= (c.294C>G) is classified Likely benign in TERF2IP (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-03-04). Very rare (popmax 8.64e-05%, nfe).

How common is TERF2IP p.Ala98= (c.294C>G) in the general population?

TERF2IP p.Ala98= (c.294C>G) is very rare (popmax 8.64e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

TERF2IP p.Ala98=

c.294C>G · rs11556638 · VCV1798017

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.64e-05%, nfe)

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 1.1	GERP 0.95, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	11.69	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.64e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,156,774 alleles

Overall 0.000657% 1/152,126 alleles · very rare

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: TERF2IP
Protein: p.Ala98=
Coding: c.294C>G
MANE Select: NM_018975
dbSNP: rs11556638
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:75648176 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.45 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.76 · 5 PDB
Residue 98: the brct domain

Full TERF2IP gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

TERF2IP p.Ala98Thr Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
TERF2IP p.Ala123Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TERF2IP p.Ala200Gly Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TERF2IP p.Ala387Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TERF2IP p.Ala61Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TERF2IP p.Ala65Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TERF2IP p.Arg133Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
TERF2IP p.Arg378Ser Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/terf2ip-p-ala98 (accessed [today's date]).

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