Is CEL p.Thr471Met (c.1412C>T) pathogenic?

CEL p.Thr471Met (c.1412C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in CEL (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-04-11). Rare (popmax 0.172%, eas); Associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 8.

What condition is associated with CEL p.Thr471Met (c.1412C>T)?

CEL p.Thr471Met (c.1412C>T) is associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 8 (ClinVar).

How common is CEL p.Thr471Met (c.1412C>T) in the general population?

CEL p.Thr471Met (c.1412C>T) is rare (popmax 0.172%, eas) (gnomAD).

How is MODY inherited?

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

CEL p.Thr471Met

c.1412C>T · rs199524286 · VCV1803447

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

rare (popmax 0.172%, eas)

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	0.112	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 1.5	GERP -2.5, phastCons 0.97
Regional constraint	o/e 0.75	unconstrained · MANE · 651 bp · p 0.0028 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	12.15	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.172% East Asian · 77/44,880 alleles

Filtering AF 0.141% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.129%

Overall 0.00886% 143/1,614,142 alleles · rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.172%	583
Middle Eastern	0.033%	3,031
South Asian	0.0209%	4,794
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0144%	6,945
Admixed American	0.00667%	15,002
European (non-Finnish)	0.00254%	39,334
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00156%	64,036
African / African-American	0.00133%	75,040

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.Thr471Met
Coding: c.1412C>T
MANE Select: NM_001807
dbSNP: rs199524286
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr9:133070586 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.972 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.10 · 7 PDB
Residue 471: 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)

Similar variants

CEL p.Thr471fs Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
CEL p.Thr471= Uncertain significance ★ same residue
CEL p.Thr471Lys Uncertain significance ★ same residue
CEL p.Thr471Ser Uncertain significance ★ same residue
CEL c.67-3C>A Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CEL p.Ala295Ser Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CEL p.Ala548Glu Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
CEL p.Ala722Val Uncertain significance ★★ 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/cel-p-thr471met (accessed [today's date]).

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