Is CEL p.Ala468Thr (c.1402G>A) pathogenic?

CEL p.Ala468Thr (c.1402G>A) is classified Uncertain significance in CEL (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-11-26). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid); Associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 8.

What condition is associated with CEL p.Ala468Thr (c.1402G>A)?

CEL p.Ala468Thr (c.1402G>A) is associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 8 (ClinVar).

How common is CEL p.Ala468Thr (c.1402G>A) in the general population?

CEL p.Ala468Thr (c.1402G>A) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid) (gnomAD).

How is MODY inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Not applicable (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

CEL p.Ala468Thr

c.1402G>A · rs777913068 · VCV1030479

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0165%, mid)

Conditions

maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 8

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.069	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.52	GERP -3.7, phastCons 0.004
Regional constraint	o/e 0.75	unconstrained · MANE · 651 bp · p 0.0028 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	10.12	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0165% Middle Eastern · 1/6,062 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00286% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00195%

Overall 0.00167% 27/1,613,892 alleles · ultra-rare exomes 27/1,461,836 · genomes 0/152,056 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0165%	6,062
South Asian	0.00659%	15,178
East Asian	0.00223%	44,870
European (non-Finnish)	0.00153%	65,554
African / African-American	0.00133%	74,918

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: CEL
Protein: p.Ala468Thr
Coding: c.1402G>A
MANE Select: NM_001807
dbSNP: rs777913068
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:133070576 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.972 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.10 · 7 PDB
Residue 468: an α-helix

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

Disease context

maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 8 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For MODY (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Not applicable
Onset: Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
Prevalence: 1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)

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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/cel-p-ala468thr (accessed [today's date]).

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