Is BBS12 p.Ser429= (c.1287T>C) pathogenic?

BBS12 p.Ser429= (c.1287T>C) is classified Benign/Likely benign in BBS12 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 6 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-28). Rare (popmax 0.841%, afr); Associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

What condition is associated with BBS12 p.Ser429= (c.1287T>C)?

BBS12 p.Ser429= (c.1287T>C) is associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is BBS12 p.Ser429= (c.1287T>C) in the general population?

BBS12 p.Ser429= (c.1287T>C) is rare (popmax 0.841%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Bardet-Biedl syndrome inherited?

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

BBS12 p.Ser429=

c.1287T>C · rs17006094 · VCV262671

Benign/Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Benign/Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 6 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.841%, 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 -2.2	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	2.052	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.841% African / African-American · 631/75,040 alleles

Filtering AF 0.787% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.765%

Overall 0.0425% 686/1,614,188 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.841%	119
Admixed American	0.05%	2,001
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0384%	2,605
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,032

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.Ser429=
Coding: c.1287T>C
MANE Select: NM_152618
dbSNP: rs17006094
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr4:122743179 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.419 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 73.92
Residue 429: a UniProt-annotated variant site (in)

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)

Similar variants

BBS12 p.Ser429Thr Benign/Likely benign ★★ same residue
BBS12 p.Ala289Pro Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS12 p.Arg214Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS12 p.Arg355Ter Pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS12 p.Arg675Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS12 p.Gln149Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS12 p.Gln228Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BBS12 p.Gln300Ter 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-ser429 (accessed [today's date]).

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