Is DUSP16 p.Arg598Cys (c.1792C>T) pathogenic?

DUSP16 p.Arg598Cys (c.1792C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in DUSP16 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-01-18). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.2037); Very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas).

How common is DUSP16 p.Arg598Cys (c.1792C>T) in the general population?

DUSP16 p.Arg598Cys (c.1792C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about DUSP16 p.Arg598Cys (c.1792C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.2037) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

DUSP16 p.Arg598Cys

c.1792C>T · rs753562199 · VCV2476537

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.2037 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00891%, eas)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.2037	likely benign
REVEL	0.267	benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -8.65	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this tolerated.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 10	GERP 1.7, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.89	unconstrained · MANE · 44 kb · p 0.0011 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	32.0	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

ClinVar classifies this uncertain; the computational predictors unanimously lean tolerated — a triage signal, not a reclassification

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00891% East Asian · 4/44,902 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00323% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00207%

Overall 0.00167% 27/1,614,124 alleles · very rare exomes 23/1,461,890 · genomes 4/152,234 · joint denominator

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
East Asiangrpmax	0.00891%	11,225
Admixed American	0.00833%	12,001
South Asian	0.00439%	22,773
African / African-American	0.004%	24,979
Finnishnot grpmax-eligible	0.00156%	64,040
European (non-Finnish)	0.000847%	118,006

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: DUSP16
Protein: p.Arg598Cys
Coding: c.1792C>T
MANE Select: NM_030640
dbSNP: rs753562199
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:12477039 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.502 · pLI 0.97 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 60.81 · 3 PDB
Residue 598: the 'disordered' region

Full DUSP16 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/dusp16-p-arg598cys (accessed [today's date]).

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