Is TERT p.Asp516= (c.1548C>T) pathogenic?

TERT p.Asp516= (c.1548C>T) is classified Likely benign in TERT (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-06-07). Very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas); Associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

What condition is associated with TERT p.Asp516= (c.1548C>T)?

TERT p.Asp516= (c.1548C>T) is associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2 (ClinVar).

How common is TERT p.Asp516= (c.1548C>T) in the general population?

TERT p.Asp516= (c.1548C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas) (gnomAD).

How is Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis inherited?

Typically Multigenic/multifactorial (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

TERT p.Asp516=

c.1548C>T · rs1418447738 · VCV2020226

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.0011%, sas)

Conditions

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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 4.9	GERP 6.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	5.855	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0011% South Asian · 1/91,084 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,613,244 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,460,874 · genomes 0/152,370 · joint denominator

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: TERT
Protein: p.Asp516=
Coding: c.1548C>T
MANE Select: NM_198253
dbSNP: rs1418447738
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:1293338 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.593 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 1/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 80.98 · 32 PDB
Residue 516: the 'required for oligomerization' region; the 'rna-interacting domain 2' region; the 'qfp motif' region

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

Disease context

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: dyskeratosis congenita, autosomal dominant 2

For Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Multigenic/multifactorial
Onset: Adult
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Worldwide)

Similar variants

TERT p.Asp516Asn Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
TERT p.Asp516His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
TERT c.2130+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TERT c.2130+2T>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TERT c.2131-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TERT c.2286+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TERT c.3157+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
TERT p.Ala1009Val 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/tert-p-asp516 (accessed [today's date]).

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