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. 2020 Nov 17;10(11):120. doi: 10.1038/s41408-020-00386-z

Table 1.

Table summarizing clinical features, variants, and testing results for patients with a clinical phenotype of a STS.

Case no. Age/sex Clinical features Significant family history (yes/no)a FlowFISH TL (centile length in granulocytes/ lymphocytes) Gene cDNA change Protein change Protein region In silico predictions (SIFT/PolyPhen) CADD score 3D model prediction Conclusion from TRAP assay ACMG classification (at the clinical report/after research testing)
1b 23/M Premature graying of hair, macrocytosis, thrombocytopenia, bilateral hip avascular necrosis Yes <1st/<1st TERT c.2768 C > T p.Pro923Leu Reverse-transcriptase domain Deleterious/probably damaging 24.2 Destabilizes structure NA Pathogenic/pathogenic
2 69/F Premature graying of hair, IPF, anemia, leukopenia No 10th/10th TERT c.3362 C > T p.Pro1121Leu C-terminal extension Deleterious/probably damaging 22.9 Destabilizes structure Absent telomerase function VUS/likely pathogenic
3 27/F Macrocytosis, neutropenia No <1st/1st TERT c.1765A > C p.Ile589Leu None described Tolerated/benign 5.08 Neutral Decreased telomerase function VUS/likely pathogenic
4 19/M Macrocytosis No <1st/<1st TERT c.1885G > A p.Gly629Arg Reverse-transcriptase domain Deleterious/probably damaging 23.1 NA Decreased telomerase function VUS/pathogenic
5 47/M IPF, pancytopenia No <1st/<1st TERC n.238 G > C NA NA NA NA Changes TERC organization NA VUS/pathogenic

FISH fluorescence in situ hybridization, IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, NA not applicable, STS short telomere syndrome, TL telomere length, TRAP telomerase repeated amplification protocol.

aSignificant family history was defined as the presence of one or more first- or second-degree relatives with one or more clinical features characteristic of STSs, such as premature onset of hair graying (age < 30 years), IPF, cryptogenic cirrhosis or nodular regenerative hyperplasia, or unexplained cytopenias.

bClinical history of this case were previously published; however, functional testing results are new.