Is BBS1 p.Arg460= (c.1380C>A) pathogenic?

BBS1 p.Arg460= (c.1380C>A) is classified Likely benign in BBS1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-12-22). Very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr); Associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

What condition is associated with BBS1 p.Arg460= (c.1380C>A)?

BBS1 p.Arg460= (c.1380C>A) is associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BBS1 p.Arg460= (c.1380C>A) in the general population?

BBS1 p.Arg460= (c.1380C>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Bardet-Biedl syndrome inherited?

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

BBS1 p.Arg460=

c.1380C>A · rs1167767003 · VCV1129949

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00534%, afr)

Conditions

Bardet-Biedl syndrome

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	GERP -1.5, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	7.475	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00534% African / African-American · 4/74,884 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00175% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00104%

Overall 0.000248% 4/1,610,758 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,458,642 · genomes 3/152,116 · joint denominator

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: BBS1
Protein: p.Arg460=
Coding: c.1380C>A
MANE Select: NM_024649
dbSNP: rs1167767003
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:66529859 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.003 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 90.05 · 1 PDB

Full BBS1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Bardet-Biedl syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Bardet-Biedl syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive, Oligogenic
Onset: Antenatal, Childhood, Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Specific population)

Similar variants

BBS1 p.Arg460Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
BBS1 p.Arg460His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
BBS1 c.1110+3G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS1 c.1111-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS1 c.1181-9C>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS1 c.124+1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS1 c.159+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS1 c.432+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/bbs1-p-arg460 (accessed [today's date]).

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