Is BCOR p.Ala58= (c.174G>A) pathogenic?

BCOR p.Ala58= (c.174G>A) is classified Likely benign in BCOR (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-03-14). Very rare (popmax 0.00533%, sas); Associated with microphthalmia, syndromic 2.

What condition is associated with BCOR p.Ala58= (c.174G>A)?

BCOR p.Ala58= (c.174G>A) is associated with microphthalmia, syndromic 2 (ClinVar).

How common is BCOR p.Ala58= (c.174G>A) in the general population?

BCOR p.Ala58= (c.174G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00533%, sas) (gnomAD).

BCOR p.Ala58=

c.174G>A · VCV3722737

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00533%, sas)

Conditions

microphthalmia, syndromic 2

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 -4.9	GERP -2.8
Overall
CADD	0.351	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00533% South Asian · 3/56,284 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00141% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000858%

Overall 0.00201% 22/1,094,021 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.00533%	18,761
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.00421%	23,753
Admixed American	0.00219%	45,697
European (non-Finnish)	0.00179%	55,849

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.Ala58=
Coding: c.174G>A
MANE Select: NM_001123385
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:40075172 (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-ala58 (accessed [today's date]).

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