Is COX6A1 p.Arg78= (c.234C>T) pathogenic?

COX6A1 p.Arg78= (c.234C>T) is classified Likely benign in COX6A1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-03-27). Very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe).

How common is COX6A1 p.Arg78= (c.234C>T) in the general population?

COX6A1 p.Arg78= (c.234C>T) is very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

COX6A1 p.Arg78=

c.234C>T · rs773833020 · VCV2990987

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe)

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
REVEL	0.142	moderately benign-leaning
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 4.8	GERP 1.8, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	16.49	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.47e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,180,042 alleles

Overall 6.84e-05% 1/1,461,894 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: COX6A1
Protein: p.Arg78=
Coding: c.234C>T
MANE Select: NM_004373
dbSNP: rs773833020
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:120438509 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.355 · pLI 0.02 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 84.06 · 3 PDB

Full COX6A1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/cox6a1-p-arg78 (accessed [today's date]).

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