Is BBS12 p.Glu43= (c.129A>G) pathogenic?

BBS12 p.Glu43= (c.129A>G) is classified Likely benign in BBS12 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-06-20). Very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe); Associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

What condition is associated with BBS12 p.Glu43= (c.129A>G)?

BBS12 p.Glu43= (c.129A>G) is associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BBS12 p.Glu43= (c.129A>G) in the general population?

BBS12 p.Glu43= (c.129A>G) is very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

How is Bardet-Biedl syndrome inherited?

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

BBS12 p.Glu43=

c.129A>G · rs2150735912 · VCV1622943

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe)

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 0.19	GERP -3.4, phastCons 0.001
Overall
CADD	3.59	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.48e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,179,722 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,454 alleles · very rare

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: BBS12
Protein: p.Glu43=
Coding: c.129A>G
MANE Select: NM_152618
dbSNP: rs2150735912
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:122742021 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.419 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.92

Full BBS12 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)

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BBS12 p.Gln149Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS12 p.Gln228Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS12 p.Gln300Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS12 p.Gln402Ter 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/bbs12-p-glu43 (accessed [today's date]).

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