Is ANKS6 p.Arg237Trp (c.709C>T) pathogenic?

ANKS6 p.Arg237Trp (c.709C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in ANKS6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-05-01). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.1301); Very rare (popmax 0.00162%, nfe); Associated with nephronophthisis 16.

What condition is associated with ANKS6 p.Arg237Trp (c.709C>T)?

ANKS6 p.Arg237Trp (c.709C>T) is associated with nephronophthisis 16 (ClinVar).

How common is ANKS6 p.Arg237Trp (c.709C>T) in the general population?

ANKS6 p.Arg237Trp (c.709C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00162%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Nephronophthisis inherited?

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

What do computational predictors say about ANKS6 p.Arg237Trp (c.709C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.1301) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ANKS6 p.Arg237Trp

c.709C>T · VCV3596097

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.1301 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00162%, nfe)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

nephronophthisis 16

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.1301	likely benign
REVEL	0.27	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -9.81	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 2.9	GERP 0.43, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.99	unconstrained · MANE · 60 kb · p 0.79 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	20.2	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00162% European (non-Finnish) · 19/1,174,098 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00103% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000834%

Overall 0.00131% 21/1,605,152 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
European (non-Finnish)grpmax	0.00162%	61,795
African / African-American	0.00134%	74,776
South Asian	0.0011%	90,906

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: ANKS6
Protein: p.Arg237Trp
Coding: c.709C>T
MANE Select: NM_173551
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:98790257 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.869 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 60.60 · 1 PDB

Full ANKS6 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

nephronophthisis 16 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Nephronophthisis (Orphanet):

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

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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/anks6-p-arg237trp (accessed [today's date]).

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