Is AIRE p.Arg15= (c.45C>T) pathogenic?

AIRE p.Arg15= (c.45C>T) is classified Likely benign in AIRE (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-07-29). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1.

What condition is associated with AIRE p.Arg15= (c.45C>T)?

AIRE p.Arg15= (c.45C>T) is associated with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (ClinVar).

How common is AIRE p.Arg15= (c.45C>T) in the general population?

AIRE p.Arg15= (c.45C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy type 1 inherited?

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

AIRE p.Arg15=

c.45C>T · rs2517875590 · VCV1979417

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,540,478)

Conditions

autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1

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 3	GERP 2.1, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	14.77	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,540,478). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: AIRE
Protein: p.Arg15=
Coding: c.45C>T
MANE Select: NM_000383
dbSNP: rs2517875590
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr21:44286051 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.169 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 62.30 · 4 PDB
Residue 15: the hsr domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in aps1); a UniProt-annotated variant site (in aps1; prevents homooligomerization; slightly alters subcellular localization; no effect on the transcriptional transactivation activity)

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

Disease context

autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy type 1 (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Onset: Adolescent, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Finland)

Similar variants

AIRE p.Arg15His Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
AIRE p.Arg15Leu Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
AIRE p.Arg15Cys Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
AIRE p.Arg15Gly Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
AIRE p.Arg15delinsHisAlaGlyPheTer Pathogenic ★★ same residue
AIRE c.1095+2T>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
AIRE c.1096-1G>A Pathogenic ★★ same condition
AIRE c.1278+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

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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/aire-p-arg15 (accessed [today's date]).

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