Is EMC1 p.Arg8Cys (c.22C>T) pathogenic?

EMC1 p.Arg8Cys (c.22C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in EMC1 (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 3 submitters; last evaluated 2025-04-11). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.2009); Ultra-rare (popmax 0.0516%, sas); Associated with Inborn genetic diseases.

What condition is associated with EMC1 p.Arg8Cys (c.22C>T)?

EMC1 p.Arg8Cys (c.22C>T) is associated with Inborn genetic diseases (ClinVar).

How common is EMC1 p.Arg8Cys (c.22C>T) in the general population?

EMC1 p.Arg8Cys (c.22C>T) is ultra-rare (popmax 0.0516%, sas) (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about EMC1 p.Arg8Cys (c.22C>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.2009) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

EMC1 p.Arg8Cys

c.22C>T · rs759788442 · VCV955665

Uncertain significance Multiple submitters

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 3 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.2009 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

ultra-rare (popmax 0.0516%, sas)

Missense predictors

0/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

Inborn genetic diseases

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.2009	likely benign
REVEL	0.035	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -6.57	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 -4.4	GERP -3.4
Regional constraint	o/e 0.95	unconstrained · MANE · 16 kb · p 0.24 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	2.641	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 0.0516% South Asian · 47/91,094 alleles

Filtering AF 0.0398% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.0357%

Overall 0.00304% 49/1,614,008 alleles · ultra-rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
South Asiangrpmax	0.0516%	1,938
Remaining individualsnot grpmax-eligible	0.0016%	62,486
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,043

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: EMC1
Protein: p.Arg8Cys
Coding: c.22C>T
MANE Select: NM_015047
dbSNP: rs759788442
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:19251488 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.913 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 87.67 · 10 PDB

Full EMC1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Inborn genetic diseases — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

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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/emc1-p-arg8cys (accessed [today's date]).

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