Is HRAS p.Arg161= (c.483T>C) pathogenic?

HRAS p.Arg161= (c.483T>C) is classified Likely benign in HRAS (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2023-07-03). Very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe); Associated with Costello syndrome.

What condition is associated with HRAS p.Arg161= (c.483T>C)?

HRAS p.Arg161= (c.483T>C) is associated with Costello syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is HRAS p.Arg161= (c.483T>C) in the general population?

HRAS p.Arg161= (c.483T>C) is very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe) (gnomAD).

HRAS p.Arg161=

c.483T>C · rs2133982410 · VCV1091737

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 8.48e-05%, nfe)

Conditions

Costello syndrome

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 -4	GERP -3.7
Overall
CADD	3.304	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 8.48e-05% European (non-Finnish) · 1/1,179,188 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,612,222 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,459,924 · genomes 0/152,298 · 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: HRAS
Protein: p.Arg161=
Coding: c.483T>C
MANE Select: NM_005343
dbSNP: rs2133982410
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr11:532723 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.893 · pLI 0.02 · ClinGen HI 0/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 92.50 · 256 PDB
Residue 161: an α-helix

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

Disease context

Costello syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

HRAS p.Arg161Cys Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
HRAS p.Arg161His Uncertain significance ★★ ⚠ same residue
HRAS p.Gly161Arg Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ★ same residue
HRAS p.Arg161_Lys170del Uncertain significance ★ same residue
HRAS p.Arg161Gly Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
HRAS p.Ala59Thr Likely pathogenic ★★★ same condition
HRAS p.Gly12Ser Pathogenic ★★★ same condition
HRAS p.Gly13Cys Pathogenic ★★★ 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/hras-p-arg161 (accessed [today's date]).

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