Is BCOR p.Ser569= (c.1707C>T) pathogenic?

BCOR p.Ser569= (c.1707C>T) is classified Likely benign in BCOR (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2022-08-16). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0178%, eas); Associated with microphthalmia, syndromic 2.

What condition is associated with BCOR p.Ser569= (c.1707C>T)?

BCOR p.Ser569= (c.1707C>T) is associated with microphthalmia, syndromic 2 (ClinVar).

How common is BCOR p.Ser569= (c.1707C>T) in the general population?

BCOR p.Ser569= (c.1707C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0178%, eas) (gnomAD).

BCOR p.Ser569=

c.1707C>T · rs1438078198 · VCV1592127

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0178%, eas)

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 -12	GERP -3.2
Overall
CADD	0.006	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0178% East Asian · 6/33,794 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00765% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00527%

Overall 0.00355% 43/1,211,255 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.0178%	5,632
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0063%	15,874
South Asian	0.00351%	28,469
African / African-American	0.00348%	28,769
European (non-Finnish)	0.00324%	30,881
Admixed American	0.00217%	46,038

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.Ser569=
Coding: c.1707C>T
MANE Select: NM_001123385
dbSNP: rs1438078198
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chrX:40073639 (GRCh38)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 39.82 · 5 PDB
Residue 569: the 'disordered' region

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-ser569 (accessed [today's date]).

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