Is BCOR p.Ala1527= (c.4581C>T) pathogenic?

BCOR p.Ala1527= (c.4581C>T) is classified Benign in BCOR (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-04-07). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.074%, eas); Associated with microphthalmia, syndromic 2.

What condition is associated with BCOR p.Ala1527= (c.4581C>T)?

BCOR p.Ala1527= (c.4581C>T) is associated with microphthalmia, syndromic 2 (ClinVar).

How common is BCOR p.Ala1527= (c.4581C>T) in the general population?

BCOR p.Ala1527= (c.4581C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.074%, eas) (gnomAD).

BCOR p.Ala1527=

c.4581C>T · rs758631631 · VCV1169653

Benign Single submitter

Classification

Benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.074%, eas)

Conditions

microphthalmia, syndromic 2

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.091	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.62	GERP -3.1, phastCons 0.99
Overall
CADD	7.989	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.074% East Asian · 25/33,765 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0515% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0439%

Overall 0.00215% 26/1,210,028 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.074%	1,351
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0021%	47,605

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: BCOR
Protein: p.Ala1527=
Coding: c.4581C>T
MANE Select: NM_001123385
dbSNP: rs758631631
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:40057169 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 39.82 · 5 PDB

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

Disease context

microphthalmia, syndromic 2 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/bcor-p-ala1527 (accessed [today's date]).

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