Is GUCY2C p.Phe22= (c.66T>C) pathogenic?

GUCY2C p.Phe22= (c.66T>C) is classified Likely benign in GUCY2C (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2022-11-16). Very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe).

How common is GUCY2C p.Phe22= (c.66T>C) in the general population?

GUCY2C p.Phe22= (c.66T>C) is very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

GUCY2C p.Phe22=

c.66T>C · rs2137120577 · VCV2814680

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.47e-05%, nfe)

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 1.7	GERP -2.5, phastCons 0.003
Overall
CADD	8.748	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.47e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,179,998 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,614,110 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,852 · genomes 0/152,258 · joint denominator

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: GUCY2C
Protein: p.Phe22=
Coding: c.66T>C
MANE Select: NM_004963
dbSNP: rs2137120577
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:14696383 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.118 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 80.08 · 3 PDB

Full GUCY2C gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/gucy2c-p-phe22 (accessed [today's date]).

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