Is ACE p.Phe479= (c.1437T>C) pathogenic?

ACE p.Phe479= (c.1437T>C) is classified Uncertain significance in ACE (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-06-10). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid); Associated with renal tubular dysgenesis of genetic origin.

What condition is associated with ACE p.Phe479= (c.1437T>C)?

ACE p.Phe479= (c.1437T>C) is associated with renal tubular dysgenesis of genetic origin, microvascular complications of diabetes, susceptibility to, 3, hemorrhage, intracerebral, susceptibility to (ClinVar).

How common is ACE p.Phe479= (c.1437T>C) in the general population?

ACE p.Phe479= (c.1437T>C) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid) (gnomAD).

ACE p.Phe479=

c.1437T>C · VCV3582476

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid)

Conditions

renal tubular dysgenesis of genetic origin

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 -0.49	GERP -3.4, phastCons 0.082
Overall
CADD	4.652	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0165% Middle Eastern · 1/6,062 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00174% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00104%

Overall 0.000929% 15/1,614,134 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0165%	6,062
African / African-American	0.00533%	18,762
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0048%	20,836
South Asian	0.00439%	22,770
European (non-Finnish)	0.000254%	393,340

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: ACE
Protein: p.Phe479=
Coding: c.1437T>C
MANE Select: NM_000789
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:63483123 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.88 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 91.38 · 97 PDB
Residue 479: an α-helix; the peptidase m2 1 domain

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

Disease context

renal tubular dysgenesis of genetic origin — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: microvascular complications of diabetes, susceptibility to, 3 hemorrhage, intracerebral, susceptibility to

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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/ace-p-phe479 (accessed [today's date]).

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