Is CEP120 p.Ala64= (c.192G>T) pathogenic?

CEP120 p.Ala64= (c.192G>T) is classified Likely benign in CEP120 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2026-01-26). Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0996%, mid); Associated with short-rib thoracic dysplasia 13 with or without polydactyly.

What condition is associated with CEP120 p.Ala64= (c.192G>T)?

CEP120 p.Ala64= (c.192G>T) is associated with short-rib thoracic dysplasia 13 with or without polydactyly (ClinVar).

How common is CEP120 p.Ala64= (c.192G>T) in the general population?

CEP120 p.Ala64= (c.192G>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0996%, mid) (gnomAD).

CEP120 p.Ala64=

c.192G>T · rs149909431 · VCV2102957

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0996%, mid)

Conditions

short-rib thoracic dysplasia 13 with or without polydactyly

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 -9.7	GERP -3.6
Overall
CADD	0.109	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.0996% Middle Eastern · 6/6,022 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0473% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0424%

Overall 0.00437% 70/1,602,358 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
Middle Easterngrpmax	0.0996%	1,004
African / African-American	0.0616%	1,624
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0129%	7,735
South Asian	0.00448%	22,333
East Asian	0.00223%	44,778
Admixed American	0.0017%	58,748
European (non-Finnish)	0.000341%	293,279

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: CEP120
Protein: p.Ala64=
Coding: c.192G>T
MANE Select: NM_001375405
dbSNP: rs149909431
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr5:123418373 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.93 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 79.22 · 4 PDB
Residue 64: the c2 1 domain; an α-helix

Full CEP120 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

short-rib thoracic dysplasia 13 with or without polydactyly — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

CEP120 p.Ala64Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
CEP120 c.1255+1G>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CEP120 c.2580+2T>A Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CEP120 p.Ala199Pro Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CEP120 p.Arg722Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CEP120 p.Gln775Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CEP120 p.Lys539Ter Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
CEP120 c.1038+6T>C 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/cep120-p-ala64 (accessed [today's date]).

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