Is GNPTAB p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) pathogenic?

GNPTAB p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) is classified Likely benign in GNPTAB (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2019-01-29). Very rare (popmax 0.00401%, afr); Associated with mucolipidosis type II.

What condition is associated with GNPTAB p.Phe229= (c.687C>T)?

GNPTAB p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) is associated with mucolipidosis type II, mucolipidosis type III, alpha/beta (ClinVar).

How common is GNPTAB p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) in the general population?

GNPTAB p.Phe229= (c.687C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00401%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Mucolipidosis type II inherited?

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

GNPTAB p.Phe229=

c.687C>T · rs1389848190 · VCV1100372

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00401%, afr)

Conditions

mucolipidosis type II

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 3.8	GERP -1.9, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.598	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00401% African / African-American · 3/74,904 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00106% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.000495%

Overall 0.000186% 3/1,613,600 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: GNPTAB
Protein: p.Phe229=
Coding: c.687C>T
MANE Select: NM_024312
dbSNP: rs1389848190
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:101780236 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.8 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 72.15 · 5 PDB
Residue 229: a β-strand

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

Disease context

mucolipidosis type II — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: mucolipidosis type III, alpha/beta

For Mucolipidosis type II (Orphanet):

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

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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/gnptab-p-phe229 (accessed [today's date]).

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