Is ADAR p.Arg84= (c.250A>C) pathogenic?

ADAR p.Arg84= (c.250A>C) is classified Likely benign in ADAR (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-12-16). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria.

What condition is associated with ADAR p.Arg84= (c.250A>C)?

ADAR p.Arg84= (c.250A>C) is associated with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria, Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome 6 (ClinVar).

How common is ADAR p.Arg84= (c.250A>C) in the general population?

ADAR p.Arg84= (c.250A>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria inherited?

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

ADAR p.Arg84=

c.250A>C · VCV4786887

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria

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 -1.5	GERP -1.9
Overall
CADD	2.054	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: ADAR
Protein: p.Arg84=
Coding: c.250A>C
MANE Select: NM_001111
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:154602392 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.449 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 68.86 · 24 PDB

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

Disease context

dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome 6

For Dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Childhood

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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/adar-p-arg84 (accessed [today's date]).

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