Is TERF2IP p.Glu73= (c.219G>A) pathogenic?

TERF2IP p.Glu73= (c.219G>A) is classified Likely benign in TERF2IP (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-09-01). Very rare (popmax 0.00542%, afr).

How common is TERF2IP p.Glu73= (c.219G>A) in the general population?

TERF2IP p.Glu73= (c.219G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00542%, afr) (gnomAD).

TERF2IP p.Glu73=

c.219G>A · rs750152484 · VCV1787558

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00542%, afr)

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 2.2	GERP 0.95, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	12.29	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00542% African / African-American · 4/73,784 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00176% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00105%

Overall 0.000257% 4/1,558,276 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.Glu73=
Coding: c.219G>A
MANE Select: NM_018975
dbSNP: rs750152484
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:75648101 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.45 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.76 · 5 PDB

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

Similar variants

TERF2IP p.Glu73Asp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
TERF2IP p.Glu73Gln 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

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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-glu73 (accessed [today's date]).

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