Is GDF6 p.Ser317= (c.951G>T) pathogenic?

GDF6 p.Ser317= (c.951G>T) is classified Likely benign in GDF6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2025-08-26). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with Leber congenital amaurosis 17.

What condition is associated with GDF6 p.Ser317= (c.951G>T)?

GDF6 p.Ser317= (c.951G>T) is associated with Leber congenital amaurosis 17, Klippel-Feil syndrome 1, autosomal dominant, isolated microphthalmia 4 (ClinVar).

How common is GDF6 p.Ser317= (c.951G>T) in the general population?

GDF6 p.Ser317= (c.951G>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

How is Leber congenital amaurosis inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

GDF6 p.Ser317=

c.951G>T · rs2487829960 · VCV2129384

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,355,604)

Conditions

Leber congenital amaurosis 17

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 -0.53	GERP -2.2, phastCons 0.006
Overall
CADD	7.528	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 1,355,604). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: GDF6
Protein: p.Ser317=
Coding: c.951G>T
MANE Select: NM_001001557
dbSNP: rs2487829960
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr8:96144980 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.342 · pLI 1.00 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 70.88
Residue 317: the 'disordered' region

Full GDF6 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Leber congenital amaurosis 17 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: Klippel-Feil syndrome 1, autosomal dominant isolated microphthalmia 4 microphthalmia, isolated, with coloboma 6

For Leber congenital amaurosis (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
Onset: Infancy, Neonatal
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

Similar variants

GDF6 p.Ser317Leu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
GDF6 p.Ser317Trp Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
GDF6 p.Ser317Pro Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
GDF6 c.*268G>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
GDF6 c.*273C>T Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
GDF6 c.*274T>C Uncertain significance ★★ same condition
GDF6 p.Ala199Thr Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same condition
GDF6 p.Ala199Val Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ 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/gdf6-p-ser317 (accessed [today's date]).

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