Is ABCC6 p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) pathogenic?

ABCC6 p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) is classified Benign/Likely benign in ABCC6 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 5 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-01). Rare (popmax 0.276%, afr); Associated with autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum.

What condition is associated with ABCC6 p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T)?

ABCC6 p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) is associated with autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste, arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2 (ClinVar).

How common is ABCC6 p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) in the general population?

ABCC6 p.Ala353= (c.1059C>T) is rare (popmax 0.276%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Pseudoxanthoma elasticum inherited?

Typically Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

ABCC6 p.Ala353=

c.1059C>T · rs150016641 · VCV720505

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 5 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.276%, afr)

Conditions

autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum

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 -11	GERP -2.2
Overall
CADD	1.059	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.276% African / African-American · 207/75,012 alleles

Filtering AF 0.245% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.233%

Overall 0.0194% 313/1,613,948 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.276%	362
Admixed American	0.0267%	3,751
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0192%	5,208
European (non-Finnish)	0.00644%	15,525
East Asian	0.00223%	44,880
South Asian	0.0011%	91,068

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: ABCC6
Protein: p.Ala353=
Coding: c.1059C>T
MANE Select: NM_001171
dbSNP: rs150016641
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:16202118 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.917 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 81.32 · 4 PDB
Residue 353: the abc transmembrane type-1 1 domain

Full ABCC6 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2

For Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: All ages
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

ABCC6 p.Ala353Val Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ ⚠ same residue
ABCC6 p.Ala353Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
ABCC6 c.1868-5T>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCC6 c.2591-1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCC6 c.2787+1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCC6 c.3507-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCC6 c.37-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
ABCC6 c.3736-1G>A 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/abcc6-p-ala353 (accessed [today's date]).

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