Is KRT1 p.Arg179Pro (c.536G>C) pathogenic?

KRT1 p.Arg179Pro (c.536G>C) is classified Uncertain significance in KRT1 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2024-06-17). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.95); Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is KRT1 p.Arg179Pro (c.536G>C) in the general population?

KRT1 p.Arg179Pro (c.536G>C) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about KRT1 p.Arg179Pro (c.536G>C)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.95) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

KRT1 p.Arg179Pro

c.536G>C · rs59044845 · VCV66646

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.95 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

2/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.95	likely pathogenic
REVEL	0.644	pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -8.21	tolerated
⇒ AlphaMissense and REVEL call this damaging; SaProt does not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP -3.8	GERP -3.7
Regional constraint	o/e 0.96	unconstrained · MANE · 5,152 bp · p 0.25 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	16.8	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: KRT1
Protein: p.Arg179Pro
Coding: c.536G>C
MANE Select: NM_006121
dbSNP: rs59044845
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr12:52679813 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.7 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 66.62 · 3 PDB
Residue 179: the 'head' region; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in palmoplantar keratoderma; and mild ichthyosis largely limited to the flexural areas)

Full KRT1 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

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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/krt1-p-arg179pro (accessed [today's date]).

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