Is IFT172 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) pathogenic?

IFT172 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) is classified Likely benign in IFT172 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2025-04-08). Very rare (popmax 0.00934%, afr); Associated with short-rib thoracic dysplasia 10 with or without polydactyly.

How common is IFT172 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) in the general population?

IFT172 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) is very rare (popmax 0.00934%, afr) (gnomAD).

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Q: What condition is associated with IFT172 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T)?

IFT172 p.Asp59= (c.177C>T) is associated with short-rib thoracic dysplasia 10 with or without polydactyly, retinitis pigmentosa 71 (ClinVar).

c.177C>T · rs950375924 · VCV1919432

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00934%, afr)

Conditions

short-rib thoracic dysplasia 10 with or without polydactyly

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 5.8	GERP 0.53, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	9.672	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00934% African / African-American · 7/74,920 alleles

Filtering AF 0.00437% ClinGen BA1/BS1 input FAF95, joint · FAF99 0.00309%

Overall 0.000558% 9/1,613,942 alleles · very rare

Ancestry group	Frequency	1 in
African / African-Americangrpmax	0.00934%	10,703
South Asian	0.0011%	91,078
European (non-Finnish)	8.47e-05%	1,180,025

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: IFT172
Protein: p.Asp59=
Coding: c.177C>T
MANE Select: NM_015662
dbSNP: rs950375924
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr2:27485366 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.745 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 83.98 · 1 PDB

Full IFT172 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

short-rib thoracic dysplasia 10 with or without polydactyly — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Also linked: retinitis pigmentosa 71

Similar variants

IFT172 p.Asp59Glu Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
IFT172 c.1411+2T>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
IFT172 c.1525-1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
IFT172 c.184-2A>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
IFT172 c.2443-1G>C Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
IFT172 c.2976-2A>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
IFT172 c.3111+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
IFT172 c.3821+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely 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/ift172-p-asp59 (accessed [today's date]).

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