Is DEF6 p.Ile11= (c.33C>T) pathogenic?

DEF6 p.Ile11= (c.33C>T) is classified Likely benign in DEF6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2024-04-02). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr).

How common is DEF6 p.Ile11= (c.33C>T) in the general population?

DEF6 p.Ile11= (c.33C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

DEF6 p.Ile11=

c.33C>T · VCV3617303

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

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 5.8	GERP 1.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	16.4	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/75,032 alleles

Filtering AF 2.8e-05% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 1.1e-05%

Overall 0.000206% 3/1,455,248 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00133%	75,032
European (non-Finnish)	0.00017%	588,789

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: DEF6
Protein: p.Ile11=
Coding: c.33C>T
MANE Select: NM_022047
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr6:35297889 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.61 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 78.91

Full DEF6 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

DEF6 p.Ile11Val Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
DEF6 p.Ala395Glu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
DEF6 p.Ala617Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
DEF6 p.Arg104Pro Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
DEF6 p.Arg104Trp Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
DEF6 p.Arg192Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
DEF6 p.Arg195Gln Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type
DEF6 p.Arg349Leu Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same type

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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/def6-p-ile11 (accessed [today's date]).

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