Is BRIP1 p.Cys86Arg (c.256T>C) pathogenic?

BRIP1 p.Cys86Arg (c.256T>C) is classified Uncertain significance in BRIP1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-07-12). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.6715); Very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe); Associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome.

What condition is associated with BRIP1 p.Cys86Arg (c.256T>C)?

BRIP1 p.Cys86Arg (c.256T>C) is associated with hereditary neoplastic syndrome, Fanconi anemia complementation group J, hereditary breast carcinoma (ClinVar).

How common is BRIP1 p.Cys86Arg (c.256T>C) in the general population?

BRIP1 p.Cys86Arg (c.256T>C) is very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about BRIP1 p.Cys86Arg (c.256T>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.6715) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

BRIP1 p.Cys86Arg

c.256T>C · rs1555617900 · VCV461117

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.6715 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.000169%, nfe)

Missense predictors

1/2 damaging

AlphaMissense, SaProt · REVEL no call

Conditions

hereditary neoplastic syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.6715	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.324	indeterminate
SaProt	LLR -6.24	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense calls this damaging; SaProt does not; REVEL makes no call.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 11	GERP 2.1, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.92	unconstrained · MANE · 68 kb · p 0.065 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	23.9	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.000169% European (non-Finnish) · 2/1,179,988 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000137% 2/1,461,810 alleles · very rare

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: BRIP1
Protein: p.Cys86Arg
Coding: c.256T>C
MANE Select: NM_032043
dbSNP: rs1555617900
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr17:61857181 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.848 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 64.19 · 6 PDB
Residue 86: the helicase atp-binding domain

Full BRIP1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

hereditary neoplastic syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Fanconi anemia complementation group J hereditary breast carcinoma

Similar variants

BRIP1 p.Cys86Tyr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
BRIP1 p.Cys86= Benign/Likely benign ★★ same residue
BRIP1 p.Cys86Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
BRIP1 p.Cys86Ter Pathogenic ★ same residue
BRIP1 c.1140+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BRIP1 c.1141-2A>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BRIP1 c.1141-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
BRIP1 c.1141-2A>T Likely 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/brip1-p-cys86arg (accessed [today's date]).

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