Is CEP290 p.Thr672= (c.2016A>G) pathogenic?

CEP290 p.Thr672= (c.2016A>G) is classified Likely benign in CEP290 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2023-08-02). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Meckel syndrome.

What condition is associated with CEP290 p.Thr672= (c.2016A>G)?

CEP290 p.Thr672= (c.2016A>G) is associated with Meckel syndrome, Joubert syndrome, nephronophthisis (ClinVar).

How common is CEP290 p.Thr672= (c.2016A>G) in the general population?

CEP290 p.Thr672= (c.2016A>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

CEP290 p.Thr672=

c.2016A>G · rs886038690 · VCV261830

Likely benign Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Conditions

Meckel syndrome

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 0.6	GERP -3.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	5.958	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: CEP290
Protein: p.Thr672=
Coding: c.2016A>G
MANE Select: NM_025114
dbSNP: rs886038690
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:88114456 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.094 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 60.90
Residue 672: the 'self-association (with itself or c-terminus)' region; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in lca10; also found in a patient with night blindness and hearing loss)

Full CEP290 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

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

Also linked: Joubert syndrome nephronophthisis

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CEP290 c.2991+1655A>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CEP290 c.6271-8T>G Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CEP290 p.Arg1272Ter Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CEP290 p.Arg1465Ter Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
CEP290 p.Arg1752Trp 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/cep290-p-thr672 (accessed [today's date]).

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