Is BBS12 p.Ser281Cys (c.841A>T) pathogenic?

BBS12 p.Ser281Cys (c.841A>T) is classified Uncertain significance in BBS12 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2016-11-04). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.096); Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is BBS12 p.Ser281Cys (c.841A>T) in the general population?

BBS12 p.Ser281Cys (c.841A>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about BBS12 p.Ser281Cys (c.841A>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.096) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

BBS12 p.Ser281Cys

c.841A>T · rs996402604 · VCV497981

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.096 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.096	likely benign
REVEL	0.258	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -7.33	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 0.84	GERP -3.8, phastCons 0.015
Regional constraint	o/e 0.90	unconstrained · MANE · 2,129 bp · p 0.0042 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	17.93	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

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: BBS12
Protein: p.Ser281Cys
Coding: c.841A>T
MANE Select: NM_152618
dbSNP: rs996402604
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:122742733 (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

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BBS12 p.Gln149Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
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BBS12 p.Gln300Ter Pathogenic ★★ same type
BBS12 p.Gln402Ter Pathogenic ★★ same type

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-ser281cys (accessed [today's date]).

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