Is LDLR p.Cys329Phe (c.986G>T) pathogenic?

LDLR p.Cys329Phe (c.986G>T) is classified Likely pathogenic in LDLR (ClinVar, Multiple submitters, 2 submitters; last evaluated 2016-03-25). AlphaMissense: likely pathogenic (0.996); Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1.

What condition is associated with LDLR p.Cys329Phe (c.986G>T)?

LDLR p.Cys329Phe (c.986G>T) is associated with hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 (ClinVar).

How common is LDLR p.Cys329Phe (c.986G>T) in the general population?

LDLR p.Cys329Phe (c.986G>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about LDLR p.Cys329Phe (c.986G>T)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely pathogenic (score 0.996) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

LDLR p.Cys329Phe

c.986G>T · rs761954844 · VCV251586

Likely pathogenic Multiple submitters

Classification

Likely pathogenic

ClinVar

Review

Multiple submitters ★★☆☆

ClinVar · 2 submitters

AlphaMissense

likely pathogenic

0.996 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

3/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Conditions

hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.996	likely pathogenic ✓ concordant with ClinVar · top 3% in LDLR
REVEL	0.962	strongly pathogenic-leaning
SaProt	LLR -15.22	damaging
⇒ AlphaMissense, REVEL and SaProt all call this damaging.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 12	GERP 2.4, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 1.00	unconstrained · MANE · 42 kb · p 0.91 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	27.4	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: LDLR
Protein: p.Cys329Phe
Coding: c.986G>T
MANE Select: NM_000527
dbSNP: rs761954844
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:11110697 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 1.091 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 75.81 · 36 PDB
Residue 329: the egf-like 1 domain; a UniProt-annotated variant site (in fhcl1); a β-strand; a disulfide bond

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

Disease context

hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

Similar variants

LDLR p.Cys329Gly Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
LDLR p.Cys329Tyr Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same residue
LDLR p.Cys329Arg Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
LDLR p.Cys329Ter Pathogenic ★ same residue
LDLR p.Cys329Trp Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
LDLR p.Cys329Ser Likely pathogenic ★ same residue
LDLR p.Cys329= Likely benign ★ same residue
LDLR c.1186+5G>A 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/ldlr-p-cys329phe (accessed [today's date]).

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